Antonius Jacobus Leonardus (Anton) van Hooff (born 1943) is a Dutch historian of antiquity, author and a former docent.

[1] From 2009 until 2015, he chaired the freethinkers association De Vrije Gedachte.

[2][3] In 1971, Van Hooff graduated with the dissertation Pax romana: een studie van het Romeinse imperialisme ("Pax Romana: a Study of Roman Imperialism").

Until 2008, Van Hooff was docent in ancient history at the Radboud University Nijmegen.

[4] He specialises in classical antiquity, and regularly publishes in various newspapers and magazines.