# Hosea (disambiguation)

Hosea is a Biblical prophet and primary author of the Book of Hosea in the Hebrew Bible
Hosea may also refer to:

## Other religion uses

* Book of Hosea, first book in the Twelve Minor Prophets of the Old Testament
** Hosea 1, first chapter of the book of Hosea
** Hosea 2, second chapter of the book of Hosea
** Hosea 3, third chapter of the book of Hosea
** Hosea 4, fourth chapter of the book of Hosea
** Hosea 5, fifth chapter of the book of Hosea
** Hosea 6, sixth chapter of the book of Hosea
** Hosea 7, seventh chapter of the book of Hosea
** Hosea 8, eighth chapter of the book of Hosea
** Hosea 9, ninth chapter of the book of Hosea
** Hosea 10, tenth chapter of the book of Hosea
** Hosea 11, eleventh chapter of the book of Hosea
** Hosea 12, twelfth chapter of the book of Hosea
** Hosea 13, thirteenth chapter of the book of Hosea
** Hosea 14, fourteenth chapter of the book of Hosea

## People
### Given name

* Hosea Ballou (1771–1852), American universalist clergyman and theological writer
* Hosea Ballou II (1796–1861), American universalist minister
* Hosea Ballou Morse (1855–1934), Canadian-born American customs official and Chinese historian
* Hosea Chanchez (born 1981), American actor
* Hosea Easton (1798–1837), American congregationalist, minister, abolitionist and author
* Hosea Jan "Ze" Frank (born 1972), American online performance artist, composer and humorist
* Hosea Garrett (1800–1888), American clergyman and philanthropist
* Hosea Hildreth (1792–1835), American educator and minister
* Hosea Holcombe (1780–1841), American church historian
* Hosea Hudson (1898–1988), American labor leader
* Hosea Jacobi (1841–1925), Chief Rabbi of Zagreb, Croatia
* Aadam Ismaeel Khamis (born Hosea Kosgei, 1989), Kenyan-born Bahraini long-distance runner
* Hosea M. Knowlton (1847–1902), American District Attorney and Attorney general of Massachusetts
* Hosea Quimby (1804–1878), American Baptist pastor and author
* Hosea Rosenberg, American chef and winner of Top Chef: New York
* Hosea Stout (1810–1889), American soldier, lawyer, Mormon pioneer and leader
* Hosea T. Lockard (1920–2011) American court judge from South Carolina
* Hosea Williams (1926–2000), American civil rights leader, activist, minister, philanthropist and businessman

### Sportspeople

* Hosea Allen (1918–1948), American baseball pitcher
* Hosea Burton (born 1988), British professional boxer
* Hosea Fortune (born 1959), American football wide receiver
* Hosea Macharinyang (born 1986), Kenyan runner
* Hosea Saumaki (born 1992), Tongan rugby union player
* Hosea Siner (1885–1948), American baseball player
* Hosea Taylor (born 1958), American football player

### Politicians

* Hosea T. Botts (1873–1963), American attorney and politician, Mayor of Tillamook, Oregon
* Hosea Ehinlanwo (born 1938), Nigerian senator
* Hosea Kiplagat (1945–2021), Kenyan politician and entrepreneur
* Hosea Kutako (1870–1970), Namibian politician
* Hosea Mann (1858–1948), American politician
* Hosea Moffit (1757–1825), U.S. representative from New York
* Hosea Washington Parker (1833–1922), U.S. representative from New Hampshire
* Hosea H. Rockwell (1840–1918), U.S. representative from New York
* Hosea Townsend (1840–1909), American attorney and U.S. representative from Colorado

### Fictional characters

* Hosea Biglow, fictional character from James Russell Lowell's book: The Biglow Papers
* Hosea Matthews, fictional character from Red Dead Redemption 2

### Surname

* Bobby Hosea (born 1955), American actor
* Trevor Hosea (born 1999), Australian rugby union player
* Birgitta Hosea (born 1966), British animator
* Addison Hosea (1914–1985), American prelate and bishop
* Chris Hosea (born 1973), American poet

## Places

* Hosea, Eswatini, inkhundla of Eswatini in the Shiselweni Region
* Hosea Kutako International Airport, airport in Namibia

## Other uses

* Hosea lobbii, sole plant species of the Hosea genus