| Office: | Minister of Education and Church Affairs |
| Term Start: | 8 July 1909 |
| Term End: | 2 February 1910 |
| Primeminister: | Gunnar Knudsen |
| Predecessor: | Karl Seip |
| Successor: | Just Qvigstad |
| Birth Name: | Knut Johannes Hougen |
| Birth Date: | 26 November 1854 |
| Birth Place: | Kragerø, Telemark, United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway |
| Death Place: | Bærum, Akershus, Norway |
| Party: | Liberal |
| Spouse: | Elise Aars Isefjær Helene Elise Aars Ziesler |
| Children: | Peter Ernst |
Knut Johannes Hougen (26 November 1854 - 29 July 1954) was a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party. He served as Minister of Education and Church Affairs from 1909 to 1910.[1] Hougen was also a representative for the city of Kristiansand in the Norwegian Parliament in the period 1908–27.[2] He was central to the development of broadcasting in Norway, and in 1932 published the 2-volume work Oslo kringkastingsselskaps historie ("The Development of Oslo Broadcasting Corporation").[2]