Hood is an English and Scottish surname. Notable people with the surname include:

Real people

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Academics

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Athletes

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  • Bruce Hood (1936–2018), Canadian author, businessman, politician, and NHL referee
  • Edmund Hood (1898–1990), Australian rules footballer
  • Elijah Hood (born 1996), American football player
  • Enoch Hood (1861–1940), English footballer
  • Frank Hood (1908–1955), American football player
  • Graham Hood (born 1972), Canadian middle-distance runner
  • Leslie Hood (1876–1932), English rugby player
  • Marjorie Hood (20th century), American baseball player
  • Peter Hood, Chairman of the Bradford Bulls (an English rugby league club)
  • Roderick Hood (born 1981), American football player
  • Rodney Hood (born 1992), American basketball player

Entertainers

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Military personnel

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Politicians

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Writers

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  • Basil Hood (1864–1917), British librettist and lyricist
  • Daniel Hood, American novelist
  • Sam Hood (1872–1953), Australian photographer and photojournalist
  • Sean Hood (born 1966), American screenwriter
  • Stuart Hood (1915–2011), Scottish novelist and former controller of the BBC
  • Thomas Hood (1799–1845), British poet and humorist
  • Tom Hood (1835–1874), English humorist and playwright

Others

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  • Archibald Hood (1823–1902), Scottish coalowner
  • Cherry Hood (born 1959), Australian artist
  • George Hood, (1891–1928), New Zealand pioneer aviator who perished attempting the first flight across the Tasman Sea.
  • James Hood (1942–2013), one of the first black students to enroll in the University of Alabama
  • Raymond Hood (1881–1934), early twentieth-century architect
  • William Charles Hood (1824-1870), English doctor

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