Hoare is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Albert Alfred Hoare, known as Bert Hoare (1874–1962), South Australian politicianC. A. R. Hoare (born 1934), British computer scientistDes Hoare (born 1934), Australian cricketerDesmond Hoare (admiral) (1910–1988), British sailor and educatorHenry Hoare (banker) (1677–1725), English banker and land-ownerHenry Hoare (1705–1785), English banker and garden owner-designerJoe Hoare (1881–1947), English footballerJohn Gurney Hoare (1810–1875), English cricketer and bankerKelly Hoare (born 1963), Australian politicianLouisa Gurney Hoare (1784–1836), English diarist and writerMarko Attila Hoare (born 1972), British historianMike Hoare (born 1919), Irish mercenary leaderPrince Hoare (elder) (c.1711–1769), English sculptorPrince Hoare (younger) (1755–1834), English painter and dramatistSir Richard Hoare (1648–1718), British goldsmith, banker and politicianSir Richard Hoare, 2nd Baronet (1758–1838), British antiquarian and archaeologistSir Samuel Hoare, 1st Baronet (1841–1915), English politicianSamuel Hoare, 1st Viscount Templewood (1880–1959), British politicianSean Hoare (1963–2011), British journalistSean Hoare (footballer) (born 1994), Irish professional footballerSimon Hoare (born 1969), British politicianWilfred Hoare (1909–2003), English cricketer and headmasterWilliam Hoare (c.1707–1792), British painter