Hoffman is a surname of

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and

Jewish Jews ( he, יְהוּדִים, , ) or Jewish people are an ethnoreligious group and nation originating from the Israelites Israelite origins and kingdom: "The first act in the long drama of Jewish history is the age of the Israelites""The ...

origin. The original meaning in medieval times was "steward", i.e. one who manages the property of another. In

English English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England ** English national id ...

and other European languages, including Yiddish and Dutch, the name can also be spelled

Hoffmann Hoffmann is a German surname. People A * Albert Hoffmann (1846–1924), German horticulturist * Alexander Hoffmann (born 1975), German politician *Arthur Hoffmann (politician) (1857–1927), Swiss politician and member of the Swiss Federal Coun ...

Hofmann Hoffman is a surname of German and Jewish origin. The original meaning in medieval times was "steward", i.e. one who manages the property of another. In English and other European languages, including Yiddish and Dutch, the name can also be sp ...

, Hofman, Huffman,

Hofmans Hofmans is a Dutch-language surname and a variant of Hofman. It may refer to: *David Hofmans (born 1943), American horse-trainer *Greet Hofmans (1894–1968), Dutch faith-healer *Gunther Hofmans (born 1967), Belgian footballer {{Surname Dutch-l ...

People with the surname

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* Aaron Hoffman (1880–1944), American writer, director and comedian *

Abbie Hoffman Abbot Howard "Abbie" Hoffman (November 30, 1936 – April 12, 1989) was an American political and social activist who co-founded the Youth International Party ("Yippies") and was a member of the Chicago Seven. He was also a leading propone ...

(1936–1989), American social activist of prominence in the 1960s and 1970s * Abraham Hoffman (1938–2015), Israeli basketball player *

Al Hoffman Al Hoffman (September 25, 1902 – July 21, 1960) was an American song composer. He was a hit songwriter active in the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s, usually co-writing with others and responsible for number-one hits through each decade, many of wh ...

(1902–1960), Russian-born American songwriter * Alan Hoffman (born 1982), American entrepreneur *

Albert Hofmann Albert Hofmann (11 January 1906 – 29 April 2008) was a Swiss chemist known for being the first to synthesize, ingest, and learn of the psychedelic effects of lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD). Hofmann's team also isolated, named and synthesi ...

(1906–2008), Swiss chemist and discoverer of LSD * Alex Hoffman-Ellis (born 1989), American football player *

Alice Hoffman Alice Hoffman (born March 16, 1952) is an American novelist and young-adult and children's writer, best known for her 1995 novel '' Practical Magic'', which was adapted for a 1998 film of the same name. Many of her works fall into the genre o ...

(born 1952), American author * Anthony Hoffman (1739–1790), New York politician * Arthur Sullivant Hoffman (1876–1966), American magazine editor *

August Wilhelm von Hofmann August Wilhelm von Hofmann (8 April 18185 May 1892) was a German chemist who made considerable contributions to organic chemistry. His research on aniline helped lay the basis of the aniline-dye industry, and his research on coal tar laid the ...

(1818-1892) German organic chemist

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* Barbara Hoffman (born 1931), All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player * Beate Hofmann (born 1963), German Lutheran bishop * Ben Hoffman (born 1974), American comedian and writer * Ben Hoffman (triathlete) (born 1983), American triathlete * Benjamin Hoffman (1864–1922), American lawyer, politician, and judge * Benzion Hoffman best known by the pen name Zivion, Yiddish writer, journalist, and political activist * Bern Hoffman (1913–1979), American film and television actor *

Bernard Hoffman Bernard Hoffman (1913–1979) was an American photographer and documentary photographer. The bulk of his photographic journalism was done during the first 18 years of the revamped ''Life'' magazine, starting in 1936. During this time he prod ...

(1913–1979), American photographer *

Biff Hoffman Clifford Ellsworth "Biff" Hoffman (1904 – January 29, 1954) was an American football player. Early life Hoffman attended Petaluma High School in Petaluma, California, and then went on to attend Stanford University. Track and field At Stanfor ...

(1904–1954), American football player * Bill Hoffman (disambiguation), several people * Brock Hoffman (born 1998), American football player

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* Calvin Hoffman (died 1987), American theater press agent and writer *

Camille Hoffman Camille Hoffman is a painter and mixed-media installation artist, living and working in New York, NY. Using everyday materials and drawing from Philippine weaving and Jewish folk traditions, Hoffman combines personal narrative and historical critiq ...

(born 1987), American artist * Carl von Hoffman (1889–1982), Russian adventurer * Carl Henry Hoffman (1896–1980), Pennsylvania politician * Charles Hoffman (1911–1972), American screenwriter and film producer *

Charles E. Hoffman Charles "Charlie" E. Hoffman (born January 27, 1949) is an American business executive, having served two publicly traded companies as CEO for over 10 years. As of September 2013, he is the dean of the College of Business Administration at the Uni ...

(born 1949), American business executive and college dean *

Charles Fenno Hoffman Charles Fenno Hoffman (February 7, 1806 – June 7, 1884) was an American author, poet and editor associated with the Knickerbocker Group in New York. Biography Hoffman was born in New York City on February 7, 1806. He was the son of New York ...

(1806–1884), American author, poet and editor * Charlotta Hoffman (1807–1877) Swedish actress * Christopher Hoffman (born 1981), Zimbabwean actor and voice artist * Clare Hoffman (1875–1967), American politician

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Daniel Hoffman Daniel Gerard Hoffman (April 3, 1923 – March 30, 2013) was an American poet, essayist, and academic. He was appointed the twenty-second Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress in 1973. Early life and education Hoffman w ...

(1923–2013), American poet, essayist, and academic * Danny Hoffman (1880–1922), American baseball player *

David Hoffman (disambiguation) David Hoffman may refer to: * David Hoffman (jurist) (1784–1854), American jurist * David Alan Hoffman (born 1947), American attorney * David Allen Hoffman, American mathematician * David E. Hoffman (born 1953), American writer and journalist * ...

, several people * Darleane C. Hoffman (born 1926), American nuclear chemist * Donald D. Hoffman (born 1955), American cognitive psychologist and popular science author * Dorothea Hoffman (died 1710), Swedish hat maker * Dorothy Hoffman (1915–1996), American engineer *

Doug Hoffman Douglas L. Hoffman (born 1953) is an American businessman, accountant and former congressional candidate. He was the Conservative Party candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives in the 2009 special election for New York's 23rd congressional ...

(born 1953), politician, congressional candidate *

Dustin Hoffman Dustin Lee Hoffman (born August 8, 1937) is an American actor and filmmaker. As one of the key actors in the formation of New Hollywood, Hoffman is known for his versatile portrayals of antiheroes and emotionally vulnerable characters. He is ...

(born 1937), American actor and film director *

Dutch Hoffman Clarence Casper "Dutch" Hoffman (January 28, 1904 – December 6, 1962) was an outfielder in Major League Baseball. He played for the Chicago White Sox in 1929.

(1904–1962), American baseball player

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* E. T. A. Hoffmann (1776–1822), Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann, German Romantic author of fantasy and Gothic horror * Edward George Hoffman (1877–1931), American politician *

Edward J. Hoffman Edward Joseph Hoffman (January 1, 1942 – July 1, 2004) helped invent the first human PET scanner, a commonly used whole-body scanning procedure for detecting diseases like cancer. Hoffman, with Michel Ter-Pogossian and Michael E. Phelps, deve ...

(1942–2004), American professor, co-inventor of the PET scanner * Elaine Hoffman Watts (1932–2017), American klezmer drummer * Elisha Hoffman (1839–1929), American hymn composer * Elmer J. Hoffman (1899–1976), American politician * Emily Hoffman (1876-1927), American socialite * Ernst Reinhold von Hofmann (1801–1871), Russian geologist and mineralogist * Eugene Augustus Hoffman (1829–1902), American clergyman

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* F. Burrall Hoffman (1882–1980), American architect * Fabian Hoffman (1917–1980), American football player * François-Benoît Hoffman (1760–1828), French playwright and critic * Frederick Ludwig Hoffman (1865–1946), American statistician

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Gene L. Hoffman Gene L. Hoffman (September 26, 1932 – December 28, 2007) was an American educator and politician. Born on a farm near Canton, Illinois, Hoffman served in the United States Army. He received his bachelor's degree from Illinois State Universit ...

(1932–2007), American educator and politician *

George H. Hoffman George Harrison Hoffman (January 21, 1838August 31, 1922) was the second Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota from 1891 to 1893. Life George Hoffman was born in Adams County, Pennsylvania. In 1844 he moved with his parents to DeKalb County, Ind ...

(1838–1922), South Dakota politician *

Glenn Hoffman Glenn Edward Hoffman (born July 7, 1958) is an American former Major League Baseball shortstop, coach, and manager. Hoffman had a nine-year playing career in the Majors, and was manager of the 1998 Los Angeles Dodgers for the last 88 games of ...

(born 1958), American baseball player, coach, and manager *

Grace Hoffman Grace Hoffman (born Goldie Hoffman; January 14, 1921July 26, 2008) was an American operatic mezzo-soprano and academic teacher. Based at the Staatsoper Stuttgart from 1955 to 1992, she performed roles such as Verdi's Azucena and Eboli at leadi ...

(1921–2008), American operatic mezzo-soprano and academic teacher *

Gregory Hofmann Gregory may refer to: People and fictional characters * Gregory (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the given name * Gregory (surname), a surname Places Australia *Gregory, Queensland, a town in the Shire of ...

(born 1992), Swiss ice hockey player

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H. Lawrence Hoffman H. Lawrence Hoffman (23 October 1911 – 20 January 1977) was a commercial book jacket designer, illustrator,calligrapher and painter who worked in New York City. He illustrated book covers for over 25 publishing companies, including Alfred A Knopf ...

(1911–1977), American illustrator * Harold G. Hoffman (1896–1954), American politician and governor of New Jersey * Heinrich Hoffman (1836–1894), American Civil War Corporal in the Union Army *

Heinrich Hoffmann (photographer) Heinrich Hoffmann (12 September 188515 December 1957) was Adolf Hitler's official photographer, and a Nazi politician and publisher, who was a member of Hitler's intimate circle. Hoffmann's photographs were a significant part of Hitler's propag ...

(1885–1957), Hitler's personal photographer and Nazi politician *

Henry William Hoffman Henry William Hoffman (November 10, 1825 – July 28, 1895) was a U.S. Representative from Maryland. Born in Cumberland, Maryland, Hoffman attended the public schools and Allegany County Academy. He graduated from Jefferson College (now Washing ...

(1825–1895), American politician

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* Irwin Hoffman (1924–2018), North American and Latin American Conductor * Izzy Hoffman (1875–1942), American baseball player

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Jack Hoffman Jack Hoffman (born September 26, 2005), from Atkinson, Nebraska, is a current high school football player and pediatric brain cancer patient. In 2012, between his first and second brain surgeries, he was introduced to Rex Burkhead, then a foot ...

(born 2005), American pediatric cancer patient *

Jack Hoffman (American football) Jack Howard Hoffman (March 11, 1930 – December 13, 2001) was an American football defensive end who played five seasons with the Chicago Bears of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the fifth round of the 1952 N ...

(1930–2001), American football player *

Jackie Hoffman Jacqueline Laura Hoffman (born November 29, 1960 in Queens, New York City) is an American actress, singer, and comedian known for her one-woman shows of Jewish-themed original songs and monologues. She is a veteran of Chicago's famed The Second ...

(born 1960), American actress and stand-up comedian * Jacob Hoffman (1881–1956), Hungarian rabbi * Jacob Hoffman (musician) (died 1974), American xylophone player *

Jan Hoffmann Jan Hoffmann (born 26 October 1955) is a German figure skater who represented East Germany in competition. A four-time Olympian, he is the 1980 Olympic silver medalist, the 1974 & 1980 World Champion, and a four-time (1974, 1977–1979) Eur ...

(born 1955), German figure skater * Janice Hoffman, birth name of Janice H. Levin (1913–2001), philanthropist and art collector from New York City * Jason Hoffman (born 1989), Australian football (soccer) player * Jay Hoffman (rugby league) (born 1958), Australian rugby league footballer * Jean Hoffman (water polo) (1893–?), Belgian water polo player * Jeff Hoffman (born 1993), American baseball player * Jeffrey A. Hoffman (born 1944), American astronaut * Jerzy Hoffman (born 1932), Polish film director and screenwriter *

John Hoffman (filmmaker) John Hoffman (29 August 1904, Hungary – 6 January 1980, Altadena, California), was an American editor of montage sequences for several Hollywood studio features. He also directed a number of films, including ''The Wreck of the Hesperus'' and ''St ...

(1904–1980), Hungarian-American filmmaker *

John T. Hoffman John Thompson Hoffman (January 10, 1828March 24, 1888) was the 23rd governor of New York (1869–72). He was also recorder of New York City (1861–65) and the 78th mayor of New York City (1866–68). Connections to the Tweed Ring ...

(1828–1888), governor of New York state and mayor of New York City *

Josef Hofmann Josef Casimir Hofmann (originally Józef Kazimierz Hofmann; January 20, 1876February 16, 1957) was a Polish-American pianist, composer, music teacher, and inventor. Biography Josef Hofmann was born in Podgórze (a district of Kraków), in ...

(1876–1954), Polish-American pianist, composer, music teacher, and inventor *

Josef Anton Hofmann Josef Anton Hofmann (July 22, 1924 – November 12, 2010) was a London-born American audio engineer and speaker-system designer. He is known for Hofmann’s Iron Law, and was a son of pianist Josef Hofmann. Biography Hofmann was born in London ...

(1924–2010), London-born American audio engineer, son of Josef Hofmann * Josh Hoffman (born 1988), Australian Rugby League player * Josiah Ogden Hoffman (1766–1837), New York State Attorney General 1795–1802 * Josias Philip Hoffman (1807–1879), Boer politician and first President of the Orange Free State *

Julius Hoffman Julius Jennings Hoffman (July 7, 1895 – July 1, 1983) was an American attorney and jurist who served as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. He presided over the Chicago Seven ...

(1895–1983), presiding judge in the Chicago Eight trial

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* Karla Hoffman, American operations researcher * Katherine B. Hoffman (1914–2020), American chemist and academic administrator *

Klaus H. Hofmann Klaus H. Hofmann (February 21, 1911 – December 25, 1995) was an American biological chemist and medical researcher. The New York Times called Hofmann an "expert on synthesis of body compounds". His career was highlighted by synthesis of a prot ...

(1911–1995), American chemist * Klementyna Hoffmanowa (1798–1845), Polish writer and translator

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* Larry Hoffman (1878–1948), American baseball player *

Lauren Hoffman Lauren Hoffman (born 1977) is an American singer-songwriter. She released her debut album ''Megiddo'' through Virgin Records in 1997 to critical praise. In 1999 Hoffman independently issued her second LP ''From The Blue House'' and an EP, ''A Ha ...

(born 1977), American singer *

Lyman Hoffman Lyman F. Hoffman (born February 13, 1950) is a Yup'ik politician and registered Democrat who caucuses with the Republicans in the Alaska Senate. He represents the S district since 1995, and from 1991 through 1992 previously. He was a member of ...

(born 1950), member of the Alaska Senate

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Malvina Hoffman Malvina Cornell Hoffman (June 15, 1885July 10, 1966) was an American sculptor and author, well known for her life-size bronze sculptures of people. She also worked in plaster and marble. Hoffman created portrait busts of working-class people and ...

(1887–1966), American sculptor and author * Mani Hoffman (born 1975), French singer and songwriter *

Manny Hoffman Manny Hoffman (February 22, 1937 – February 27, 2013) was an American businessman and politician. Hoffman was born in Chicago, Illinois and graduated from Hirsch High School. He went to Northwestern University, Purdue University and to ...

(1937–2013), American politician and businessman * Marc Hoffman (born 1961), American composer * Mark González Hoffman (born 1984), Chilean footballer *

Mat Hoffman Mat Hoffman (born January 9, 1972) is an American BMX rider who is considered one of the best vert ramp riders in the history of the sport. He is nicknamed "The Condor" and runs the BMX Freestyle brand Hoffman BMX Bikes based out of ...

(born 1972), American BMX rider * Matthew Hoffman (murderer) (born 1980), American triple murderer *

Max Hoffman Maximilian Edwin Hoffman (12 November 1904 in Vienna, Austria – 9 August 1981), was an Austrian-born, New York-based importer of luxury European automobiles into the United States during the 1950s. Known equally for his acumen and influe ...

(1904–1981), Austrian-born importer of European automobiles into the United States * Melchior Hoffman (c. 1490 – 1543), 16th-century German religious leader * Michael Hoffman (director) (born 1956), American movie director * Michael A. Hoffman (1944–1990), American archaeologist * Michael A. Hoffman II (born 1954), American Holocaust denier * Mike Hoffman (born 1989), Canadian ice hockey player *

Myer Hoffman Myer Hoffman (21 July 1902 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England – 14 October 1959 in Lourenço Marques, Mozambique) was an English-born Irish cricketer Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field ...

(1902–1959), English-born Irish cricketer *

Myn M. Hoffman Myn M. Hoffman (1883-1951) was the fourth Superintendent of the United States Navy Nurse Corps. Early life Hoffman was born in Bradford, Illinois on May 12, 1883. After several years as an educator, she attended St. Joseph's Hospital Training ...

(1883–1951), American military nurse

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Nadine Hoffman Nadine Hoffman was an All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player. Nadine Hoffman played in two games for the Peoria Redwings club in the 1946 All-American Girls Professional Baseball League season, 1946 season. She went hitless in fou ...

, All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player * Nanna Hoffman (1846–1920), Swedish entrepreneur *

Nicholas von Hoffman Nicholas von Hoffman (October 16, 1929 – February 1, 2018) was an American journalist and author. He first worked as a community organizer for Saul Alinsky in Chicago for ten years from 1953 to 1963. Later, Von Hoffman wrote for ''The Washingt ...

(1929–2018), American journalist * Nina Kiriki Hoffman (born 1955), American fantasy author * Noah Hoffman (born 1989), American Olympic skier

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* Ogden Hoffman (1794–1856), New York State Attorney General 1854–1855 * Ogden Hoffman Jr. (1822–1891), American federal judge *

Otto Hoffman Otto F. Hoffman (May 2, 1879 – June 23, 1944) was an American film actor. He appeared in almost 200 films between 1915 and 1944. He was born in New York City and died in Los Angeles, California, from lung cancer. Hoffman's Broadway credit ...

(1879–1944), American film actor

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* Paul Hoffman (basketball) (1925–1998), American basketball player * Paul G. Hoffman (1891–1974), American automobile company executive * Philip Hoffman (disambiguation), several people

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* Rachel Hoffman (1984–2008), American student, murder victim in botched drug sting *

Reid Hoffman Reid Garrett Hoffman (born August 5, 1967) is an American internet entrepreneur, venture capitalist, podcaster, and author. Hoffman was the co-founder and executive chairman of LinkedIn, a business-oriented social network used primarily for pro ...

(born 1967), American entrepreneur *

Richard Hoffman (disambiguation) Richard Hof(f)man(n) may refer to: * Richard Hoffman (composer) (1831–1909), English-born American pianist and composer * Richard Hofmann (composer) (1844–1918), German composer and pedagogue who worked in Leipzig * Richard H. Hoffmann (1887� ...

, several people * Rick Hoffman, American actor * Robert Hoffman (disambiguation), several people

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* Samuel Hoffman (1903–1967), American thereminist * Steve Hoffman (disambiguation), several people

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* Tex Hoffman (1893–1947), American baseball player *

Thom Hoffman Thomas Antonius Cornelis Ancion (born 3 March 1957), known by the pseudonym Thom Hoffman, is a Dutch actor and photographer.Note: parts of this article have been translated from the Dutch version of this page. Biography Hoffman acts mainly i ...

(born 1957), Dutch actor and photographer *

Toni Hoffman Toni Ellen Hoffman (born 9 July 1957)''Who's Who in Australia'', ConnectWeb. is a senior nurse who was made a Member of the Order of Australia and awarded the 2006 Australian of the Year Local Hero Award. She took on the role of whistleblower in ...

, Australian nurse and whistleblower *

Trevor Hoffman Trevor William Hoffman (born October 13, 1967) is an American former professional baseball relief pitcher who played 18 years in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1993 to 2010. A long-time closer, he pitched for the Florida Marlins, San Diego P ...

(born 1967), Major League Baseball pitcher * Tristan Hoffman (born 1970), Dutch road racing cyclist

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William Hoffman (disambiguation) William Hoffman may refer to: * William Hoffman (author) (1925–2009), American novelist * William M. Hoffman (1939–2017), American playwright * Bill Hoffman (baseball) (1918–2004), American baseball player * Billy Hoffman (singer), American ...

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