Hoare is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Albert Alfred Hoare, known as Bert Hoare (1874–1962), South Australian politician
C. A. R. Hoare (born 1934), British computer scientist
Des Hoare (born 1934), Australian cricketer
Desmond Hoare (admiral) (1910–1988), British sailor and educator
Henry Hoare (banker) (1677–1725), English banker and land-owner
Henry Hoare (1705–1785), English banker and garden owner-designer
Joe Hoare (1881–1947), English footballer
John Gurney Hoare (1810–1875), English cricketer and banker
Kelly Hoare (born 1963), Australian politician
Louisa Gurney Hoare (1784–1836), English diarist and writer
Marko Attila Hoare (born 1972), British historian
Mike Hoare (born 1919), Irish mercenary leader
Prince Hoare (elder) (c.1711–1769), English sculptor
Prince Hoare (younger) (1755–1834), English painter and dramatist
Sir Richard Hoare (1648–1718), British goldsmith, banker and politician
Sir Richard Hoare, 2nd Baronet (1758–1838), British antiquarian and archaeologist
Sir Samuel Hoare, 1st Baronet (1841–1915), English politician
Samuel Hoare, 1st Viscount Templewood (1880–1959), British politician
Sean Hoare (1963–2011), British journalist
Sean Hoare (footballer) (born 1994), Irish professional footballer
Simon Hoare (born 1969), British politician
Wilfred Hoare (1909–2003), English cricketer and headmaster
William Hoare (c.1707–1792), British painter
