Housden is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Fred Housden, English athletics coach
• Jak Housden (born 1969), Australian musician
• James Housden (1904–1994), Australian Anglican bishop
• Leslie Housden (1894–1963), English medical doctor and long-distance runner
• Peter Housden (born 1950), British government officer

• Sir Shah Nawaz Bhutto
• Sirsha, India
• Sir Shane Leslie
• Sirshasana
• Sir Sholto Douglas
• Sir Shridath Ramphal
• Sirsi
• Sir Sidney Godolphin Alexander Shippard
• Sir sidney gordon
• Sir Sidney Gordon
• Sir Sidney Herbert, 1st Baronet
• Sir Sidney Kimber
• SirsiDynix
• Sir Sikandar Hyat Khan
• Sirsi, Karnataka
• Sir Silas Atopare
• Sir Simon Rattle
• Sirsir
• Sirsi, Uttar Pradesh
• Sir Smith Child
• Sir Smith Child, 1st Baronet
• Sir Smith Child, 2nd Baronet
• Sir Smith Hill Child
• Sir Smith Hill Child, 2nd Baronet
• Sir Sobha Singh