Heston is both an Irish and English surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:

Surname Alan Heston (born 1934–2024), American economist Charlton Heston (1923–2008), American actor Chris Heston (born 1988), American baseball player Edward W. Heston (1745–1824), American revolutionary Fraser Clarke Heston (born 1955), American screenwriter, son of Charlton Heston Steven L. Heston, American mathematician, economist and financier Watson Heston (1846–1905), American cartoonist Willie Heston (1878–1963), American footballer

Given name Heston Blumenthal (born 1966), English chef Heston Kjerstad (born 1999), American baseball player

Fictional characters Heston Carter, on the soap opera Doctors