Captain Sir William Hoste, 1st Baronet, KCB was a Royal Navy officer who served in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. A protégé of Lord Nelson, he was one of the most talented frigate captains of the Napoleonic Wars.
- Occupation
- military personnel
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of Great Britain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Born
- August 26, 1780, 1780
- Died
- December 6, 1828, 1828