Hickson is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Catherine Hickson (born 1955), Canadian volcanologistDarby Hickson, American graphic designer, wife of Karl RoveDavid Hickson (disambiguation), multiple peopleElla Hickson (born 1985), British playwrightGeoff Hickson (born 1939), English former football goalkeeperIan Hickson, Swiss-British proponent of web standardsIrene Hickson (1915–1995), catcher in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball LeagueJ.W.A. Hickson (1873–1956), Canadian psychologist and mountaineerJJ Hickson (born 1988), American basketball playerJoan Hickson (1906–1998), British actressJohn Lawrence Hickson (1862–1920), English rugby union playerJohn Hickson (cinematographer) (fl. 1928–1940), American cinematographerJohn Hickson (cricketer) (1864–1945), English first-class cricketerJoseph Hickson (1830–1897), Canadian railway executiveJulie Hickson, American film producer and screenwriterMabel Murray Hickson (1859–1922), English writer of short storiesOswald Hickson (1877–1944), English lawyerSamuel Hickson (fl. 1895–1903), English association footballerSimon Hickson, British comedian from duo Trevor and SimonSydney J. Hickson (1859–1940), British zoologistWilliam Edward Hickson (1803–1870), British educational writer