Hitchens is a surname of early medieval English origin. Notable people with the surname include:Alfred Hitchens (1861–1942), English painter Anthony Hitchens, American football linebacker Bob Hitchens (1952–2020), American college football player Christopher Hitchens (1949–2011), Anglo-American author, journalist and broadcaster Dolores Hitchens (1907–1973), American mystery novelist Gerry Hitchens (1934–1983), English footballer Ivon Hitchens (1893–1979), English painter John Hitchens, English painter Keith Hitchins (1931–2020), American historian Peter Hitchens, British author, journalist and broadcaster Robert Hichens (disambiguation), various people Robert Smythe Hichens (1864–1950), English writer, known as Robert Hichens Robert Hichens (1882–1940), quartermaster on the RMS Titanic Robert Peverell Hichens (1909–1943), RNVR officer in the Second World War Tim Hitchens, British diplomat
