Hobson (surname)
Hobson is a surname of Scandinavian Origin during the Viking Age as well as Anglo-Saxon, and may refer to:
- Barry Hobson, Northern Irish cricketer and educator
- Bulmer Hobson, Northern Irish writer and Republican
- Butch Hobson, American baseball player
- Charles Hobson (trade unionist)
- Charles Hobson, Baron Hobson
- Darington Hobson (born 1987), American basketball player
- Dave Hobson, American politician
- David Hobson (tenor) (born 1969), Australian opera singer
- Dorothy Hobson, Jamaican and West Indies cricketer
- E. W. Hobson, English mathematician
- Edward H. Hobson, American Civil War general
- Edward Hobson (botanist) (1782–1830), English weaver and botanist
- Frederick Hobson, Canadian soldier
- Gary Hobson, English former professional footballer
- George Andrew Hobson, British civil engineer
- Harold Hobson, theatre critic for the Sunday Times
- Henry Hobson, American Bishop
- Howard Hobson, American basketball coach
- Jason Hobson, English rugby union player
- John Allan Hobson (born 1933), American psychologist, professor of psychiatry at the Harvard Medical School, see Allan Hobson
- J. A. Hobson (1858–1940), English economist and liberal
- Julius Hobson, American politician
- Laura Z. Hobson, American novelist
- M. K. Hobson, American speculative fiction/fantasy writer
- Mark Hobson, English murderer
- Mary Hobson, American curler
- Mellody Hobson, American president of Chicago investment firm
- Michael Z. Hobson, American publisher of Marvel Comics
- Peter Hobson, English psychology professor
- Richmond P. Hobson (1870–1937) U.S. Navy admiral, Medal of Honor recipient, and U.S. Congressman from Alabama
- Richmond P. Hobson Jr. (1907–1966), American-Canadian writer
- T. Frank Hobson (1900–1966), Justice of the Florida Supreme Court
- Theo Hobson (born 1972), British theologian
- Thomas Hobson (postal carrier) (c.1554–1631), English stable manager responsible for origin of the phrase Hobson's choice (some sources give his first name as Tobias)
- Valerie Hobson (1917–1998), British actress, wife of John Profumo
- Victor Hobson, American football player
- Wilder Hobson (1906–1964), American writer and editor
- William Hobson (1792–1842), first Governor-General of New Zealand
- William Hobson (born 1991), birth name of professional wrestler Powerhouse Hobbs
Fictional
- Gary Hobson, leading character of the television series Early Edition
- Dr. Laura Hobson, pathologist, UK TV series Inspector Lewis and Inspector Morse (recurring character played by Clare Holman)
- Christopher Hobson, a character in Star Trek: The Next Generation, played by Timothy Carhart
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