Hippobotus (; ; 200 BC) was a Greek historian of philosophers and philosophical schools. His writings are frequently quoted by Diogenes Laërtius.Diogenes Laërtius, i. 19, 42; ii. 88; v. 90; vi. 85, 102; vii. 25, 38; viii. 43, 51, 72; ix. 5, 40, 115 He wrote On the Sects ()Diogenes Laërtius, i. 19, ii. 88 and a Register of Philosophers ().Diogenes Laërtius, i. 42 He treated philosophers as early as the Seven Sages and Pythagoras, and as late as Crates, Menedemus, and Zeno, hence it is inferred that he wrote in the 3rd or 2nd century BC. His work included lists of pupils of ZenoDiogenes Laërtius, vii. 38 and Timon.Diogenes Laërtius, ix. 115 Diogenes Laërtius relates that Hippobotus refused to put the Cynic, Eleatic and Dialectical schools into his On Sects.Diogenes Laërtius, i. 19
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