Hovey is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Alvin P. Hovey, Union general in American Civil War, governor of Indiana
Charles Hovey (naval officer), naval officer
Charles Edward Hovey, Union general in American Civil War
Charles Fox Hovey, businessman and social reformer before the American Civil War
Elliot Hovey, Olympic athlete, rowing
Frederick Hovey, tennis player
Gilbert Hovey Grosvenor (1875–1966), editor of National Geographic Magazine and president of the National Geographic
Natasha Hovey (born 1967), Italian actress
Richard Hovey, poet, songwriter, playwright
