Houda is a given name and a surname. Notable people with these names include:

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Houda Ben Daya Houda Ben Daya (; born July 21, 1979, in Tunis) is a Tunisian judoka, who competed in the women's half-heavyweight category. She picked up a total of five medals, including three golds from the African Championships and a bronze from the 2001 Med ...

(born 1979), Tunisian judoka *

Houda Benyamina Houda Benyamina (born 1980) is a French director and screenwriter. She won the Cannes Film Festival Camera d'Or and César Award for Best First Feature Film for her 2016 film '' Divines''. Career In 2013, Benyamina directed the short film ''On th ...

(born 1980), French director and screenwriter *

Houda Darwish Houda Darwish () is an Algerian novelist, poet, writer, and women's rights activist. According to Abdel Madjid Djaber, a Palestinian critic and academician, she is a "charming lady of Algerian literature.". Personal life Born in West Algeria o ...

(born 1991), Algerian novelist, poet, writer, and women's rights activist *

Houda Echouafni Houda Echouafni is a British-Moroccan actress. Her theatre work includes The RSC, The National Theatre and The Globe Theatre. Echouafni began filming Penny Woolcock's '' The Death of Klinghoffer'' in Malta while she was still at Drama school. Oth ...

, British actress *

Houda-Imane Faraoun Houda-Imane Faraoun, also spelled Feraoun, is an Algerian physicist and materials scientist who was appointed Minister of Post, Information Technology & Communication in the government of Algerian Prime Minister Abdelmalek Sellal on 1 May 2015. ...

(born 1979), Algerian scientist *

Houda Miled Houda Miled (Arabic: هدى ميلاد; born 8 February 1987 in Kairouan, Tunisia) is a Tunisian judoka. She represented her country in two Summer Olympics: in 2008 in the 78 kg event (where she lost her first match to Stéphanie Possamaï ...

(born 1987), Tunisian judoka *

Houda Nonoo Houda Ezra Ebrahim Nonoo (; born 7 September 1964) is a Bahraini politician who served as the Bahraini Ambassador to the United States from 2008 to 2013. She was appointed to the position by Foreign Affairs Minister Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa. ...

(born 1964), Bahraini Ambassador

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Doug Houda Douglas Harold Houda (born June 3, 1966) is a Canadian former National Hockey League (NHL) defenceman who recently served as assistant coach of the New York Islanders. He was a former assistant coach for the Detroit Red Wings of the NHL. He was d ...

(born 1966), Canadian hockey player *

Fatima Houda-Pepin Fatima Houda-Pepin (born December 26, 1951) is a Quebec politician and a former member of the National Assembly of Quebec, Canada. She represented the La Pinière La Pinière () is a provincial electoral district in the Montérégie region of Q ...

(born 1951), Canadian politician *

Nour El Houda Bouregua Nour El Houda Bouregua (born ) is an Algerian female volleyball player. She was part of the Algeria women's national volleyball team. She participated in the 2015 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix The 2015 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix was ...

(born 1992), Algerian volleyball player *

Nour El-Houda Ettaieb Nour El-Houda Ettaieb (born 15 October 1996) is a Tunisian rower. She and Khadija Krimi placed 20th in the women's lightweight double sculls event at the 2016 Summer Olympics. She qualified to represent Tunisia at the 2020 Summer Olympics ...

(born 1996), Tunisian rower *

Sayed Houda Sayed Houda (19 November 1900 – 8 August 1985) was an Egyptian footballer. He competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics and the 1928 Summer Olympics The 1928 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the IX Olympiad (), was an international m ...

(1900–1985), Egyptian footballer *

Simona Houda-Šaturová Simona Houda-Šaturová is a Slovak classical soprano who has had an active international career performing in operas, concerts, and recitals since the early 1990s. In 2001, she was honored with a Thalia Award and in 2007 she won the Charlotte a ...

, Slovak classical soprano

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