The taxon authority Hunter may refer to:

• Alexander Hunter (1729-1809; Hunter), Scottish botanist
• Alice S. Hunter [née Baker] (1923–), U.S.-Colombian entomologist
• Fiona Frances Hunter (1960–), Canadian entomlogist
• George William Hunter, U.S. army parasitologist, also published as George W. Hunter III
• Ingrid L. Hunter (I.L.Hunter), U.S. mycologist
• John T. Hunter (J.T.Hunter), Australian botanist, also published as Thomas D. McGann
• Preston E. Hunter (1927–1998), U.S. acarologist
• Robert A. Hunter (fl. 1959–1979), Colombian entomlogist
• Walter David Hunter (1875–1925), U.S. entomologist
• William Hunter (1755–1812, W.Hunter), British botanist