Hobie Explained

Hobie is a name or nickname.

People with the given name

• Hobie Call (born 1977), American obstacle course racer
• Hobie Verhulst (born 1993), Dutch professional footballer

People with the nickname

• Hobart Alter (1933–2014), creator of the Hobie Cat catamaran and a founding pioneer in the surfboard shaping industry
• Hobie Billingsley, American diver and coach, member of the International Swimming Hall of Fame
• Gregg "Hobie" Hubbard, keyboard player for Sawyer Brown
• Hobie Harris (born 1993), American baseball player
• Hobie Kitchen (born 1904), Canadian National Hockey League player
• Hobie Landrith (1930-2023), American Major League Baseball catcher
• J-Hope (born 1994), member of the popular K-pop band BTS

Fictional characters with the name

• Hobie Brown, the first Prowler, a Marvel Comics superhero
• Hobie Buchannon, from the TV series Baywatch
• Hobie Doyle, from the Coen Brothers’ movie Hail, Caesar!
• James "Hobie" Hobart, from Donna Tart’s novel The Goldfinch

See also

• Hobey Baker (1892–1918), American hockey and football player, the only person in both the Hockey and College Football Halls of Fame