Hood (surname)

Real people

Academics

• Alan Hood, professor at the University of St Andrews
• Christopher Hood, Oxford professor
• Hugh Hood, Canadian novelist and professor
• John Hood, New Zealand businessman and administrator
• Joseph Douglas Hood, American entomologist
• Leroy Hood, American biologist
• Paul Hood, English academic administrator
• Sinclair Hood, Irish Archaeologist and academic
• William Hood, American art historian

  Athletes

• Bruce Hood, Canadian author, businessman, politician, and NHL referee
• Elijah Hood, American football player
• Enoch Hood, English footballer
• Frank Hood, American football player
• Graham Hood, Canadian middle-distance runner
• Marjorie Hood, American Baseball player
• Peter Hood, Chairman of the Bradford Bulls
• Roderick Hood, American football player
• Rodney Hood, American basketball player

  Entertainers

• Adam Hood, American musician
• Calum Hood, Australian bassist from the band 5 Seconds of Summer
• Darla Hood, American actress
• Dave Hood, American actor
• David Hood, American musician
• Florence Hood, Australian-born Canadian violinist
• Gavin Hood, South African director
• Joey Hood, voice actor
• Kate Hood, Australian actress
• Kit Hood, Canadian television director
• Morag Hood, Scottish actress
• Patterson Hood, American guitarist, singer and songwriter
• Robert Hood, American music producer and DJ

  Military personnel

• Admiral Hood, multiple people with the surname who was an admiral
• Alexander Hood, English Royal Navy officer
• Horace Hood, British admiral
• John Hood , American naval admiral
• John Bell Hood, American Confederate general
• Michael John Hood, Royal Canadian Air Force Lieutenant General, Commander RCAF

  Politicians

• Alexander Hood, 1st Viscount Bridport
• Alexander Fuller-Acland-Hood, 1st Baron St Audries, British Conservative Party politician
• Arthur Hood, 1st Baron Hood of Avalon
• Clark L. Hood, American politician
• Dave Hood Jr., American politician and judge
• Dennis Hood, Australian politician
• Glenda Hood, former secretary of state for Florida
• Jim Hood, Attorney General of Mississippi
• Jimmy Hood, politician in the United Kingdom
• John Hood , MP in Victoria, Australia
• Morris Hood Jr., American politician
• Morris Hood III, American politician
• Nicholas Hood, American politician
• Raymond W. Hood, American politician
• Samuel Hood, 1st Viscount Hood
• Samuel Hood, 2nd Baron Bridport, former Baron Bridport
• Sir Samuel Hood, 1st Baronet

  Writers

• Basil Hood, British librettist and lyricist
• Daniel Hood, American novelist
• Sam Hood, Australian photographer and photojournalist
• Sean Hood, American screenwriter
• Stuart Hood, Scottish novelist and former controller of the BBC
• Thomas Hood, British poet and humorist
• Tom Hood, English humorist and playwright

  Others

• Archibald Hood, Scottish coalowner
• Cherry Hood, Australian artist
• George Hood,, New Zealand pioneer aviator who perished attempting the first flight across the Tasman Sea.
• James Hood, one of the first black students to enroll in the University of Alabama
• Raymond Hood, early twentieth-century architect
• Calum Hood, Australian bassist and vocalist in 5 Seconds of Summer

  Fictional characters

• Baby Bonnie Hood, fictional character
• Red Hood, fictional character in DC Comics
• Robin Hood, English folk hero from medieval legends
• Fleet Admiral Lord Terrence Hood, a fictional character in the Halo video-game franchise