Hitchen is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Albert Hitchen (1938–2015), English professional road racing cyclist Brian Hitchen (1936–2013), British publisher and newspaper editor Cedric Hitchen (1905–1975), English cricketer and chemist Charles Hitchen (c. 1675 – 1727), English mobster Gillian Hitchen (born 1959), English athlete Harry Hitchen (1922–1993), English footballer Joseph Edward Hitchen, pseudonym Joe E. Legend (born 1969), Canadian professional wrestler Kris Hitchen (born 1974), English actor Steve Hitchen (born 1976), English footballer Trevor Hitchen (born 1926), English footballer and manager William Thomas Hitchen, Australian Army soldier
See also Hitchens