A hunt is an activity during which humans or animals chase some prey, such as wild or specially bread animals (traditionally targeted species are known as game), in order to catch or kill them, either for food, sale, or as a form of sport. See hunting.

The word also applies collectively to a group of hunters practicing such a hunt, especially with dogs. It may also, at least since circa 1200, take the less bloodthirsty form of a search for a target that can, unlike a hunting prey, remain unheard, as in specific compounds such as scavenger hunt or treasure hunt. Synonyms of hunt(ing) may have a similar derived meaning, e.g. photo safari.

Hunt is also a common surname. It may refer to:

• Albert Hunt, American engineer, inventor of the wigwag
• Bonnie Hunt (born 1964), American writer and actress
• Dave Hunt, Christian apologist and author (Calvary Chapel)
• David Hunt, Baron Hunt of Wirral (born 1942), British politician
• E. Howard Hunt (born 1918), White House "plumber" and author of spy novels
• Francesca Hunt, British actress
• Frank W. Hunt (1871-1906), former Governor of Idaho
• George W.P. Hunt (1859-1934), first Governor of the State of Arizona
• George Ward Hunt (1825-1877), British politician
• Greg Hunt (born 1965), Australian politician
• H. Guy Hunt (born 1933), Baptist preacher and former Governor of Alabama
• H. L. Hunt (1889-1974), American oil tycoon
• Helen Hunt (born 1963), American actress
• Henry Hunt (1773-1835), radical British speaker
• Henry Jackson Hunt (1819-1889), American Civil War commander
• Henry L. Hunt (1944-2003), murderer, executed
• James Hunt (1947-1993), British Formula One race car driver
• James Henry Leigh Hunt (1784-1859), English poet
• Jerry Hunt (born 1943), American composer
• Jim Hunt (born 1937), former Governor of North Carolina
• Jonathan Hunt (1787-1832), American politician
• Jonathan Hunt (born 1938), New Zealand politician
• Lamar Hunt (born 1932), American sportsman, son of H. L. Hunt
• Linda Hunt, (born 1945), American actress
• Marsha Hunt (born 1917), American actress
• Marsha Hunt (born 1946), singer (Hair) and novelist
• Sir Peter Hunt, British Army officer
• Peter R. Hunt (1925-2002) is a director and film editor
• Richard Morris Hunt (1827-1895), US architect
• Stephen Hunt, author
• Swanee Hunt, American ambassador, academic, daughter of H. L. Hunt
• Tristram Hunt (born 1974), British historian
• Washington Hunt (1811-1867), former Governor of New York
• William Henry Hunt (judge) (1857–1949), American judge and commonwealth governor
• William Henry Hunt (painter) (1790–1864), English painter
• William Holman Hunt (1827-1910), British Pre-Raphaelite painter

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