Hoare

Hoare is an English surname derived from Middle English hor(e) meaning grey- or white-haired. Notable people with the surname include:


 * Albert Alfred Hoare, known as Bert Hoare (1874–1962), South Australian politician
 * Des Hoare (born 1934), Australian cricketer
 * Desmond Hoare (Royal Navy officer) (1910–1988), British sailor and educator
 * Edward Hoare (disambiguation), several people
 * Elizabeth Hoare (1915–2001), English church furnisher and actress
 * Henry Hoare (banker) (1677–1725), English banker and land-owner
 * Henry Hoare (1705–1785), English banker and garden owner-designer
 * James Hoare (born 1943), British academic and historian
 * Joe Hoare (1881–1947), English footballer
 * John Gurney Hoare (1810–1875), English cricketer and banker
 * Kelly Hoare (born 1963), Australian politician
 * Louisa Gurney Hoare (1784–1836), English diarist and writer
 * Mad Mike Hoare (1919–2020), Irish mercenary leader
 * Marko Attila Hoare (born 1972), British historian
 * Mary Hoare (1744–1820), English artist
 * Peter Hoare (disambiguation), several people
 * Prince Hoare (elder) (c.1711–1769), English sculptor
 * Prince Hoare (younger) (1755–1834), English painter and dramatist
 * Sir Richard Hoare (banker) (1648–1718), British goldsmith, banker and politician
 * Sir Richard Hoare, 2nd Baronet (1758–1838), British antiquarian and archaeologist
 * Sir Samuel Hoare, 1st Baronet (1841–1915), English politician
 * Samuel Hoare, 1st Viscount Templewood (1880–1959), British politician
 * Sarajane Hoare, British-born fashion journalist, stylist and magazine editor
 * Seamus Hoare, Gaelic footballer
 * Sean Hoare (1963–2011), British journalist
 * Seán Hoare (born 1994), Irish professional footballer
 * Simon Hoare (born 1969), British politician
 * Sir Tony Hoare (born 1934), British computer scientist
 * Wilfred Hoare (1909–2003), English cricketer and headmaster
 * William Hoare (c.1707–1792), British painter