Hoskins is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:Allen Hoskins (1920–1980), American child actor who played Farina in the Our Gang series Andrew Hoskins, Canadian rower Anthony Hoskins (1828–1901), Royal Navy admiral and First Sea Lord Basil Hoskins (1929–2005), British actor Bert Hoskins (1885–1968), British football forward and football manager Bob Hoskins (1942–2014), British actor Bob Hoskins (1945–1980), retired National Football League defensive tackle Brian Hoskins, British meteorologist and climatologist Brian Hoskins, British Red Arrows Captain Charles Hoskins (1851-1926), Australian industrialist Dave Hoskins (1925–1970), American baseball pitcher in the Negro leagues and Major League Baseball Derrick Hoskins, American retired National Football League defensive back Eric Hoskins, Canadian physician and politician George Hoskins (disambiguation) Gregory Hoskins, vocalist and guitarist with Gregory Hoskins and the Stickpeople, a 1990s Canadian folk rock band Harold K. Hoskins (1927–2012), US Air Force lieutenant colonel and Tuskegee Airman John Hoskins (disambiguation) Johnnie Hoskins 1892–1987), sports promoter believed by some to have invented motorcycle speedway Katherine Hoskins (1909–1988), American poet, short story writer and playwright Kerri Hoskins, American model Melissa Hoskins, Australian track and road racing cyclist Oregan Hoskins, South African rugby administrator Patricia Hoskins, American basketball player Percy Hoskins (1904–1989), British reporter Phil Hoskins, American football player Rassie Hoskins (1862–1944), American clubwoman Reed Hoskins, American college football coach Rhys Hoskins, American professional baseball player Richard Hoskins, British author and criminologist Roy Hoskins (1900–??), Australian rugby union player Sam Hoskins, British footballer Samuel Elliott Hoskins (1799–1888), British physician Theodore Hoskins, American politician Tom Hoskins (1864–1934), British-born Australian politician Will Hoskins, British association football striker William Hoskins (disambiguation), multiple people, including: William Hoskins (actor) (1816–1887), career in England, Australia and New Zealand William Hoskins (baseball) (1914–1975), American Negro league baseball player William Hoskins (inventor) (1862–1934), American co-inventor of nichrome and modern billiard chalk William Hoskins (MP) for Westbury in 1555 William George Hoskins (1908–1992), British local historian, academic and author William Lawrence Hoskins (1828–1901), American politician