(1786-1875) English-born explorer in Australia who, with Hamilton Hume, traveled overland from Gunning, SW of Sydney, to Port Phillip in 1824.
Hovell was born in Yarmouth, England. A mistake in his calculations on the expedition to Port Phillip led him to believe they had reached Westernport and that the hinterland was suitable for agriculture. Based on these reports a party, accompanied by Hovell, sailed south, but attempts to settle were abandoned when the error was realized.