Joseph Hoult (1847–1917), British ship-owner and Member of Parliament for Wirral 1900–1906
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Norah Hoult (1898–1984), Irish writer of novels and short stories
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Nicholas Hoult (born 1989), English actor, star of television series Skins
On 8 March 1915, as the German U-boat Campaign moved into a phase of unrestricted attacks on the merchant shipping of Britain and her allies, The Times newspaper published a letter from Hoult commending one of his sea captains who had vowed that he would try to ram and sink any U-boats he encountered.
Nightmare Hunters is an upcoming British children’s adventure film starring Aaron Swartz, Jonathan Hansler, Brenock O’Connor, Toby Murray and Julie Hoult.
John Hoult had a paper mill which was later converted into a steel tilt and run by the Sanderson Bros firm.
In 2010 Zoe performed in Hoult's second solo show Enemy of the World and her own show An Hour of Telly Live alongside Margaret Cabourn-Smith both at the Edinburgh Festival.