John Houston, OBE, RSA (1 April 1930 – 27 September 2008) was a Scottish painter. Houston was born in Buckhaven, Fife, raised in nearby Windygates, and educated at Buckhaven High School and Edinburgh College of Art. An early career as a semi-professional footballer with Dundee United F.C. was ended by a knee injury. Houston received an Honorary Doctorate from Heriot-Watt University in 2004