Hovey is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Alvin P. Hovey, Union general in American Civil War, governor of IndianaCharles Hovey (naval officer), naval officerCharles Edward Hovey, Union general in American Civil WarCharles Fox Hovey, businessman and social reformer before the American Civil WarElliot Hovey, Olympic athlete, rowingFrederick Hovey, tennis playerGilbert Hovey Grosvenor (1875–1966), editor of National Geographic Magazine and president of the National GeographicNatasha Hovey (born 1967), Italian actressRichard Hovey, poet, songwriter, playwright