Hugh Hampton Young (September 18, 1870 – August 23, 1945) was an American surgeon, urologist, and medical researcher.

[6] He is credited with conceiving of the use of radical perineal prostatectomy to treat prostate cancer and performed the first operation of that kind on April 7, 1904.

Goodfellow traveled extensively across the United States for several years training other physicians in the operation, including Dr. Young.

He was also active in community affairs and was known to be a supporter of Albert Cabell Ritchie, a Maryland politician who made a bid for the presidency in 1932 but lost the nomination to Franklin Delano Roosevelt at the Democratic Party convention in Chicago, where Young was among the delegates.

Notable recipients include John K. Lattimer, pioneer of pediatric urology and physician investigator of the JFK assassination, and Larry I. Lipshultz, founder of Society for the Study of Male Reproduction.

The Hugh Hampton Young Memorial Fellowship at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology was established by an anonymous donor in 1965, for the benefit of MIT graduate students ; it "seeks individuals exhibiting a blend of broad focus, leadership, and initiative,"[12] and recognizes "academic achievement across multiple disciplines and [honors] students who possess exceptional character strengths.