Hoyle is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Arthur Hoyle (1922–2012), Australian historian and biographer *

Bert Hoyle Herbert Hoyle (22 April 1920 – 6 July 2003) was a professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper in The Football League for Exeter City and Bristol Rovers. Hoyle was born in Baildon, West Yorkshire, and began his career with local side ...

(1920–2003), English footballer * Colin Hoyle (born 1972), English footballer *

David Hoyle (performance artist) David Hoyle (born 19 September 1962) is an English performance artist, avant-garde cabaret artist, singer, actor, comedian and film director. His performances are known to combine many disparate elements, from satirical comedy to painting, surre ...

(born 1962), British performance artist * David W. Hoyle (born 1939), North Carolina politician *

Dean Hoyle Dean Hoyle (born 16 April 1967) is the founder and former owner of Card Factory and the chairman of Championship side Huddersfield Town. In 2015, Hoyle became chairman and majority shareholder of British discount retailer, The Works. According ...

(born 1967), British businessman * Doug Hoyle (born 1930), British politician *

Edmond Hoyle Edmond Hoyle (167229 August 1769) was an English writer best known for his works on the rules and play of card games. The phrase "according to Hoyle" (meaning "strictly according to the rules") came into the language as a reflection of his gene ...

(1672–1769), compiler of rules of card games * Sir

Fred Hoyle Sir Fred Hoyle FRS (24 June 1915 – 20 August 2001) was an English astronomer who formulated the theory of stellar nucleosynthesis and was one of the authors of the influential B2FH paper. He also held controversial stances on other sci ...

(1915–2001), British astronomer and science fiction writer *

Geoff Hoyle Geoff Hoyle (born 15 April 1945) is an English performer who originated the role of Zazu in the Broadway theatre production of ''The Lion King.'' Hoyle has also performed in vaudeville shows, worked with Bill Irwin in "The Pickle Family Circus", p ...

(born 1945), British actor *

Geoffrey Hoyle Geoffrey Hoyle (born 12 January 1941) is an English science fiction writer, best known for the works which he co-wrote with his father, the astronomer Sir Fred Hoyle. About half of Fred Hoyle's science fiction works were co-written with his son. ...

(born 1942), English science fiction writer, son of Sir Fred Hoyle *

Henry Hoyle Henry "Harry" Clement Hoyle (20 November 1852 – 20 July 1926) was an Australian politician and rugby league football administrator of the 1890s and 1900s. A life member of the New South Wales Rugby League, Hoyle is credited with helping t ...

(born 1852), Australian politician and rugby league football administrator *

Isaac Hoyle Isaac Hoyle (1828 – 2 September 1911) was a British mill-owner and Liberal politician. Born in Bacup, Lancashire, he was the fourth son of Joshua Hoyle. His father was the founder of Joshua Hoyle and Sons Ltd, cotton manufacturers of Summerse ...

(1828–1911), British mill owner and politician * Jacob Hoyle (born 1994), American Olympic fencer * Jonas Hoyl (1834–1906), American politician *

Joshua Hoyle Joshua Hoyle (died 6 December 1654) was a Professor of Divinity at Trinity College, Dublin and Master of University College, Oxford during the Commonwealth of England. Life He was born at Sowerby, Yorkshire, and educated at Magdalen Hall, Oxford ...

(died 1654), English theologian * Katie Hoyle (born 1988), New Zealand footballer * Sir

Lindsay Hoyle Sir Lindsay Harvey Hoyle (born 10 June 1957)'HOYLE, Hon. Lindsay (Harvey)', Who's Who 2013, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2013; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2012 ; online edn, Nov 201 Retrieved 31 December 20 ...

(born 1957), British politician and current Speaker of the House of Commons * Mark Hoyle (born 1987), British YouTuber known as LadBaby *

Rebecca Hoyle Rebecca Bryony Hoyle is a professor of applied mathematics at the University of Southampton, and associate dean for research at Southampton. She was the London Mathematical Society Mary Cartwright Lecturer for 2017. Research Hoyle describes herse ...

, British mathematician * Robert Hoyle (1781–1857), British businessman and politician * Stephen Hoyle (born 1992), English footballer * Theodore Hoyle (1884–1953), English cricketer * Trevor Hoyle (born 1940), English science fiction writer * William Hoyle (disambiguation)

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