Hoskins is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Allen Hoskins (1920–1980), American child actor who played Farina in the Our Gang series * Andrew Hoskins (born 1975), Canadian rower *

Anthony Hoskins Admiral Sir Anthony Hiley Hoskins, (1 September 1828 – 21 June 1901) was a Royal Navy officer. As a junior officer, he took part in the Cape Frontier War of 1851 and then saw action at the Battle of Canton in December 1857 and the Battle of ...

(1828–1901), Royal Navy admiral and First Sea Lord *

Basil Hoskins Basil William Hoskins (10 June 1929 – 17 January 2005) was an English theatre and film actor. Hoskins, a native of Edmonton, London, was educated at the Edmonton County School. Hoskins studied acting at RADA and joined the Nottingham Playhous ...

(1929–2005), British actor * Bert Hoskins (1885–1968), British football forward and football manager *

Bob Hoskins Robert William Hoskins (26 October 1942 – 29 April 2014) was an English actor. His work included lead roles in films and television series such as '' Pennies from Heaven'' (1978), ''The Long Good Friday'' (1980), ''Mona Lisa'' (1986), ''Who ...

(1942–2014), British actor * Bob Hoskins (American football) (1945–1980), retired National Football League defensive tackle * Brian Hoskins (born 1945), British meteorologist and climatologist * Brian Hoskins (born 1943), British Red Arrows Captain *

Dave Hoskins David Will Hoskins (August 3, 1917 – April 2, 1970) was an American professional baseball player: a right-handed pitcher who appeared in 26 games for the Cleveland Indians of Major League Baseball during the 1953 season and 14 games during the ...

(1925–1970), American baseball pitcher in the Negro leagues and Major League Baseball *

Derrick Hoskins Derrick Tremayne Hoskins (born November 14, 1970) is a former professional American football safety in the National Football League. He played five seasons for the Los Angeles/Oakland Raiders The Los Angeles Raiders were a professional Amer ...

(born 1970), American retired National Football League defensive back * Eric Hoskins (born 1960), Canadian physician and politician * George Hoskins (disambiguation) *

Gregory Hoskins Gregory Hoskins and the Stickpeople were a Canadian folk rock band active between 1985 and 1996. best known for their 1991 single "Neighbourhood". The band's consistent members throughout its lifetime were singer/songwriter Gregory Hoskins, backin ...

, vocalist and guitarist with

Gregory Hoskins and the Stickpeople Gregory Hoskins and the Stickpeople were a Canadian folk rock band active between 1985 and 1996. best known for their 1991 single "Neighbourhood". The band's consistent members throughout its lifetime were singer/songwriter Gregory Hoskins, backin ...

, a 1990s Canadian folk rock band * Harold K. Hoskins (1927–2012), US Air Force lieutenant colonel and Tuskegee Airman *

John Hoskins (disambiguation) John Hoskins may refer to: * John Hoskins (footballer), (born 1931), English footballer * John Hoskins (officer) (1898–1964), American navy admiral during World War II and Korean War * John Hoskins (painter) (died 1664), English miniature painter ...

* Johnnie Hoskins 1892–1987), sports promoter believed by some to have invented motorcycle speedway *

Katherine Hoskins Katherine de Montalant Hoskins (May 25, 1909 – May 26, 1988) was an American poet, short story writer, and playwright. Life Born in Indian Head, Maryland to Katherine Peck Lackey and U.S. Navy Rear-Admiral Henry Ellis Lackey, Katherine was home- ...

(1909–1988), American poet, short story writer and playwright *

Kerri Hoskins Kerri Hoskins (born February 20, 1970) is an American former glamour model and video game actress. Biography Kerri Hoskins is best known for portraying Sonya Blade in several incarnations of the game beginning with ''Mortal Kombat 3'', replacing ...

(born 1970), American model * Melissa Hoskins (born 1991), Australian track and road racing cyclist *

Oregan Hoskins Oregan Hoskins is a rugby administrator who served as president of the South African Rugby Union from 2006 to 2016, and as vice-president of World Rugby (formerly known as the International Rugby Board) from 2012 to 2016. Overview of policies He ...

, South African rugby administrator * Patricia Hoskins (born 1967), American basketball player * Percy Hoskins (1904–1989), British reporter * Phil Hoskins (born 1997), American football player *

Reed Hoskins Reed Hoskins (born ) is an American college football coach. He is the head football coach for Simpson College; a position he has held since 2023. He also coached for North Carolina Wesleyan Battling Bishops football, North Carolina Wesleyan, St. ...

(born 1983), American college football coach * Rhys Hoskins (born 1993), American professional baseball player *

Richard Hoskins Richard Hoskins (born 1964) is an author and criminologist, with expertise in African ritual crime.'' Sunday Times''. 1 July 2012. Early life Hoskins was born in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, in February 1964, and educated at Uppingham Sch ...

(born 1964), British author and criminologist *

Roy Hoskins A. E. Roy Hoskins (born c. 1900) was a rugby union Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, ...

(1900–??), Australian rugby union player *

Sam Hoskins Samuel Tobias Hoskins (born 4 February 1993) is an English professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for club Northampton Town. Hoskins was born in Dorchester, Dorset and began his career at Southampton, joining the club a ...

(born 1993), British footballer *

Samuel Elliott Hoskins Samuel Elliott Hoskins (1799–1888) was a British physician. Life Hoskins was born at Guernsey in 1799. His father, Samuel Hoskins, a native of Honiton, Devon, England, was in business at 66 Mark Lane, London, with the firm of Merrick, Hoskins, ...

(1799–1888), British physician *

Theodore Hoskins Theodore Hoskins (born June 15, 1938), also referred to as Ted Hoskins, is an American politician with the Democratic Party. He was a member of the Missouri House of Representatives and has been mayor of Berkeley, Missouri since his election in 20 ...

(born 1938), American politician *

Tom Hoskins Tom James Hoskins (13 March 1864 – 16 July 1934) was an English-born Australian politician. He was born at Stratton-on-the-Fosse in Somerset to master mason William Hoskins and Sophia, ''née'' Carter. While a young man he arrived in New S ...

(1864–1934), British-born Australian politician *

Will Hoskins William Richard Hoskins (born 6 May 1986) is an English footballer who plays for club Kings Langley, where he plays as a forward. Playing career Rotherham United Hoskins was born in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, where his career began at local ...

(born 1986), British association football striker * William Hoskins (disambiguation), multiple people, including: **

William Hoskins (actor) William Hoskins (17 February 1816 – 28 September 1886) was a Shakespearean actor from England whose later career was mostly in Australia and New Zealand, reputedly "one of the best actors who has ever trod our stage". History Hoskins was a son o ...

(1816–1887), career in England, Australia and New Zealand ** William Hoskins (baseball) (1914–1975), American Negro league baseball player ** William Hoskins (inventor) (1862–1934), American co-inventor of nichrome and modern billiard chalk ** William Hoskins (MP) for Westbury in 1555 ** William George Hoskins (1908–1992), British local historian, academic and author **

William Lawrence Hoskins William Lawrence Hoskins (24 December 1828 – 8 March 1901) was a Democratic member of the Wisconsin State Assembly. He was elected in 1870 and 1871. Hoskins was born in North East, Pennsylvania and is buried at the Rock Lake Cemetery in Lake ...

(1828–1901), American politician

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