Hoskyns is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *

Anthony Leigh Egerton Hoskyns-Abrahall Anthony Leigh Egerton Hoskyns-Abrahall (13 October 19031 May 1982) was an Anglican priest and bishop who served as the Bishop of Lancaster (a suffragan bishop in the Diocese of Blackburn) from 1955 until 1975.Mosley, Charles, editor. ''Burke's Pe ...

(1903–1982), Anglican Bishop of Lancaster * Barney Hoskyns (born 1959), British music critic *

Bennet Hoskyns Sir Bennet Hoskyns, 1st Baronet (1609–1680) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1640 and 1659. Hoskyns was the son of John Hoskyns of Hereford and his wife Benedicta Moyle, daughter of Robert Moyle of ...

, MP for

Hereford Hereford () is a cathedral city, civil parish and the county town of Herefordshire, England. It lies on the River Wye, approximately east of the border with Wales, south-west of Worcester and north-west of Gloucester. With a population ...

1645 and 1654 *

Bill Hoskyns Henry William Furse "Bill" Hoskyns MBE (19 March 1931 – 4 August 2013) was a British fencer who appeared at six Olympic Games., Fencing career Hoskyns, born in London won two silver medals in 1960 and 1964 Olympic Games. No British fence ...

(1931–2013), British Olympic fencer *

Chandos Wren-Hoskyns Chandos Wren-Hoskyns BA, JP, DL (15 February 1812 – 28 November 1876) was an English landowner, agriculturist, politician and author. Not all of his views are shared today. Family Born Chandos Hoskyns, as the second son of Sir Hungerford Ho ...

(1812–1876), English landowner *

Sir Edwyn Hoskyns, 12th Baronet Sir Edwyn Hoskyns, 12th Baronet (22 May 18512 December 1925) was a British Anglican bishop who served in the Church of England in the early 20th century. Early life Edwyn Hoskyns was born at Aston Tirrold (where his father was Rector), fourth son ...

(1851–1925) *

Sir Edwyn Hoskyns, 13th Baronet Sir Edwyn Clement Hoskyns, 13th Baronet, (9 August 1884 – 28 June 1937) was an English Anglican priest and theologian. Career Hoskyns was born on 9 August 1884 in Notting Hill, London, the eldest child and only son of Bishop Edwyn Hoskyns a ...

(1884–1937) *

Sir John Hoskyns, 2nd Baronet Sir John Hoskyns, 2nd Baronet PRS (23 July 1634 – 12 September 1705) was an English baronet. He was one of the founders of the Royal Society and served as its president from 1682 to 1683. Between 1685 and 1687 he also represented Herefords ...

(1634–1705), baronet and one of the founders of the

Royal Society The Royal Society, formally The Royal Society of London for Improving Natural Knowledge, is a learned society and the United Kingdom's national academy of sciences. The society fulfils a number of roles: promoting science and its benefits, re ...

John Hoskyns (policy advisor) Sir John Leigh Austin Hungerford Hoskyns (23 August 1927 – 20 October 2014) was best known as a Policy Advisor to Margaret Thatcher while head of the Prime Minister's Policy Unit from May 1979 and April 1982. Prior to this he acted as a policy ...

(1927–2014), policy advisor to Margaret Thatcher (1979–1982)

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