Bob Hope was a notable 20th century American comedian and actor.
In 2153, Commander Tucker suggested that the first movie night in the Delphic Expanse should feature a comedy film with Hope and Bing Crosby. (ENT: "Impulse")
According to the Star Trek Encyclopedia, 4th ed., vol. 1, p. 347, Bob Hope was known for his partnership with Bing Crosby and they appeared together in several films made by Paramount Pictures. The authors of this reference work noted, in a note to "Bob Crosby", "We have been told that at one time, Bob Hope and Bing Crosby both had offices in the building on the Paramount lot that was later occupied by Gene Roddenberry, Michael Piller, and many staff writers on Star Trek: The Next Generation and subsequent spinoffs."