Robert Hovenden D.D. (1544–1614) was an English academic administrator at the University of Oxford. Hovenden was elected Warden (head) of All Souls College, Oxford in 1571, a post he held until 1614.During his time as Warden of All Souls College, he was also Vice-Chancellorof Oxford University during 1582–3.Hovenden was a humanist, undertook building work for All Souls College, and produced strip maps of the College estates.