Cushing is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Alonzo Cushing (1841–1863), U.S. Army officer and recipient of the Medal of Honor
Brian Cushing (born 1987), American football player
Caleb Cushing (1800–1879), US legislator
Charles Cushing (1905–1982), American composer
Christine Cushing, Canadian celebrity chef
Eliza Lanesford Cushing (1794–1886), American-Canadian author and editor
Frank Hamilton Cushing (1857–1900), American anthropologist
Harvey Williams Cushing (1869–1939), pioneer American neurosurgeon
James M. Cushing (1908–1963), US Army mining engineer
James T. Cushing (1937–2002). American physicist and philosopher of science
John Perkins Cushing (1787-1862), American merchant and philanthropist
Luther Cushing (1803–1856), author of one of the earliest works on parliamentary procedure
Peter Cushing (1913–1994), British actor
Richard Cushing (1895–1970), American Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church
Stephen B. Cushing (died 1868), New York State Attorney General 1856–1857
Thomas Cushing (1725–1788), American lawyer and statesman
William Cushing (1732–1810), Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court
William B. Cushing (1842–1874), U.S. Navy officer
William Orcutt Cushing (1823-1902), American Unitarian minister and hymn writer
