Hugo Zöller (12 January 1852 – 1933) was a German explorer and journalist. His brother (1847-1891?) was an author and friend of Karl Pearson. Hugo was born near Schleiden. He studied law and in 1872 to 1874 travelled to countries in Mediterranean Sea region. In 1874 he became a journalist for . In 1879 Zöller started his travels around the world. The result was a two volume book Rund um die Erde (Köln 1881). In 1881 and 1882 he travelled across South America and then published Die Deutschen im brasilianischen Urwald (Stuttgart 1883) and Pampas und Anden (Stuttgart 1884).