Hook (surname)

Hook is an English surname, originating from people who lived in the bend of a lane or valley. Notable people with the surname include:

• Alfred Henry Hook (1850–1905), English recipient of the Victoria Cross
• Chris Hook (born 1968), American baseball player and coach
• Elias Hook (1805–1881), of E. and G.G. Hook & Hastings, American organ manufacturers
• Frank Eugene Hook (1893–1982), American politician
• Geoff "Jeff" Hook (1928–2018), Australian cartoonist
• George Hook (born 1930), Irish journalist
• George Greenleaf Hook, (1807–1880), of E. and G.G. Hook & Hastings, American organ manufacturers
• Henry Hook, 1850–1905, English recipient of the Victoria Cross
• Hilary Hook (1918–1990), British soldier
• Jake Hook, English songwriter and producer
• James Hook (born 1985), Welsh rugby player
• James Hook (1746–1827), English composer
• James Clarke Hook (1819–1907), English painter
• Jay Hook (born 1936), American baseball player
• Julian J. Hook (1941-2022), American lawyer and politician
• Peter Hook (born 1956) English musician
• Sidney Hook (1902–1989), American pragmatic philosopher
• Ted Hook (1910–1990), Australian public servant and lawyer
• Theodore Edward Hook (1788–1841), English author
• Walter Farquhar Hook (1798–1875), Victorian churchman

Fictional

• Captain Hook, fictional character

See also

• Hook (disambiguation)
• Hooke (disambiguation)
• Houk

Surname list

This page lists people with the surname Hook.
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This page was last edited on 15 June 2023, at 13:18