Hoare is an

English English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Culture, language and peoples * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England * ''English'', an Amish ter ...

surname derived from

Middle English Middle English (abbreviated to ME) is a form of the English language that was spoken after the Norman Conquest of 1066, until the late 15th century. The English language underwent distinct variations and developments following the Old English pe ...

'' hor(e)'' meaning grey- or white-haired. Notable people with the surname include: * Albert Alfred Hoare, known as

Bert Hoare Albert Alfred Hoare (22 November 1874 – 25 January 1962) was a South Australian politician. Born in Alberton, South Australia, he was educated at Port Adelaide, South Australia, Port Adelaide and Mount Barker, South Australia, Mount Barker st ...

(1874–1962), South Australian politician *

Bertie Hoare Bertie Hoare, (1912 – 26 March 1947) was a flying ace who served in the Royal Air Force (RAF) during the Second World War. During his service with the RAF, he was credited with having destroyed at least nine German aircraft. Born in Brighton, ...

(1912–1947), World War II flying ace *

Des Hoare Desmond Edward Hoare (born 19 October 1934) is an Australian former cricketer who played in one Test match in 1961. He also played Australian rules football for East Fremantle in the West Australian National Football League (WANFL). Life and ...

(born 1934), Australian cricketer * Desmond Hoare (Royal Navy officer) (1910–1988), British sailor and educator *

Edward Hoare (disambiguation) Edward Hoare may refer to: * Edward Hoare (politician) (died 1765), Member of the Irish Parliament for Cork City, 1710–1713 * Sir Edward Hoare, 2nd Baronet (1745–1814), of the Hoare Baronets * Edward Hoare (priest) (1802–1877), Irish Anglican ...

, several people *

Elizabeth Hoare Elizabeth Louise Hoare ( Scott: 17 November 1915 – 13 October 2001) was an English church furnisher and actress who was the owner of the Watt's and Co. producer of domestic furniture, ecclesiastical vestments, textiles and wallpaper. She was on ...

(1915–2001), English church furnisher and actress * Henry Hoare (banker) (1677–1725), English banker and land-owner *

Henry Hoare Henry Hoare II (1705–1785), known as Henry the Magnificent, was an English banker and garden owner-designer. Family Henry's grandfather, Richard Hoare, was a goldsmith-banker and Lord Mayor of London. His father, Henry Hoare I, bought th ...

(1705–1785), English banker and garden owner-designer *

James Hoare James Edward Hoare (born 1943) is a British academic and historian specialising in Korean and Chinese studies, and a career diplomat in the British Foreign Office. Academia Hoare is a graduate of London's School of Oriental and African Studies ...

(born 1943), British academic and historian *

Joe Hoare Joseph Henry Hoare (November 1881 – 24 March 1947) was an English professional association football, footballer who played as a defender (football)#Full back, full-back for Southampton F.C., Southampton and Liverpool F.C., Liverpool in the 190 ...

(1881–1947), English footballer *

John Gurney Hoare John Gurney Hoare (7 May 1810 – 16 February 1875) was an English cricketer with amateur status, and later a banker. Biography Hoare was born in Hampstead Hampstead () is an area in London, England, which lies northwest of Charing Cro ...

(1810–1875), English cricketer and banker *

Kelly Hoare Kelly Joy Hoare (; 1 July 1963 – 21 March 2024) was an Australian politician. She was a member of the House of Representatives from 1998 to 2007, representing the New South Wales seat of Charlton for the Australian Labor Party (ALP). She suc ...

(born 1963), Australian politician *

Louisa Gurney Hoare Louisa Gurney Hoare (25 September 1784 – 6 September 1836) was an English diarist and writer on education, and a member of the Gurney family. She was concerned particularly with standards of education. Early life Gurney was born on 25 Septe ...

(1784–1836), English diarist and writer *

Mad Mike Hoare Thomas Michael "Mad Mike" Hoare (17 March 1919 – 2 February 2020) was a British-Irish military officer and mercenary who fought during the Simba rebellion and was involved in carrying out the 1981 Seychelles coup d'état attempt. Early lif ...

(1919–2020), Irish mercenary leader *

Marko Attila Hoare Marko Attila Hoare (born 1972) is a British historian of the former Yugoslavia who also writes about current affairs, especially Southeast Europe, including Turkey and the Caucasus. Hoare is Associate Professor of History at the University Sara ...

(born 1972), British historian *

Mary Hoare Mary Hoare (1744–1820) was an English painter Painting is a Visual arts, visual art, which is characterized by the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a solid surface (called "matrix" or "Support (art), suppor ...

(1744–1820), English artist *

Mary Hoare, Lady Hoare Lady Nora (Mary) Hoare (; – 21 September 1973) was the Lady Mayoress Lady mayoress is an official female companion to the lord mayor of a major city in the United Kingdom or Republic of Ireland, or a capital city of an Australian state. Tr ...

(d. 1973), English charity worker *

Peter Hoare (disambiguation) Peter Hoare or Hore may refer to: * Peter Hore (prankster), Australian prankster * Peter Hoare (tenor), British singer * Peter Hore (historian) (born 1944), British historian * Peter Hore (chemist), British chemist and academic * Peter Merrick H ...

, several people *

Prince Hoare (elder) Prince Hoare ( – 5 November 1769) was an English sculptor. "Prince" in this instance was a given name, not a royal title. Life Possibly born near Eye, Suffolk, brother of William Hoare RA, he trained under Peter Scheemakers in London. He su ...

(c.1711–1769), English sculptor *

Prince Hoare (younger) Prince Hoare (1755 – 22 December 1834) was an English painter, art critic, dramatist and librettist. ('Prince' is a given name, not a royal title.) Among many interventions in Britain's art scene around 1800, Hoare was active in the Ro ...

(1755–1834), English painter and dramatist * Sir

Richard Hoare (banker) Sir Richard Hoare (1648 – 6 January 1719)Victoria Hutchings"Hoare, Sir Richard (1648–1719)" ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'', Oxford University Press, 2004, accessed 12 November 2014. was the English founder of C. Hoare & Co, the ...

(1648–1718), British goldsmith, banker and politician *

Sir Richard Hoare, 2nd Baronet Sir Richard Colt Hoare, 2nd Baronet (9 December 1758 – 19 May 1838) was an English antiquarian, archaeologist, artist, and traveller of the 18th and 19th centuries, the first major figure in the detailed study of the history of his home count ...

(1758–1838), British antiquarian and archaeologist *

Sir Samuel Hoare, 1st Baronet Sir Samuel Hoare, 1st Baronet (7 September 1841 – 20 January 1915), was an English Conservative Party politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1886 to 1906. Family Hoare was the eldest son of John Gurney Hoare (1810–1875) and Caro ...

(1841–1915), English politician *

Samuel Hoare, 1st Viscount Templewood Samuel John Gurney Hoare, 1st Viscount Templewood (24 February 1880 – 7 May 1959), more commonly known as Sir Samuel Hoare, was a senior British Conservative politician who served in various Cabinet posts in the Conservative and National gov ...

(1880–1959), British politician * Sarajane Hoare, British-born fashion journalist, stylist and magazine editor * Seamus Hoare, Gaelic footballer *

Sean Hoare Sean Matthew Hoare (1963 – c. 17 July 2011) was a British entertainment journalist. He contributed to articles on show business, from actors to reality television stars. He played a central role in contributing to exposing the News Internati ...

(1963–2011), British journalist *

Seán Hoare Seán Hoare (born 15 March 1994) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a centre back for League of Ireland Premier Division club St Patrick's Athletic. Club career St Patrick's Athletic Under 19s Hoare signed with St Patrick's Athl ...

(born 1994), Irish professional footballer *

Simon Hoare Simon James Hoare (born 28 June 1969) is a British Conservative Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for North Dorset since 2015. He was formerly Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Local Government from Novemb ...

(born 1969), British politician * Sir Tony Hoare (born 1934), British computer scientist * Wilfred Hoare (1909–2003), English cricketer and headmaster *

William Hoare William Hoare, RA ( – 12 December 1792) was an English painter. From 1740 to 1759, he was the leading oil portraitist at Bath, Somerset until Thomas Gainsborough arrived in the town. Noted for his pastels, Hoare was a co-founder of the R ...

(c.1707–1792), British painter

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