Hoke is a

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and a

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. Notable people with the name include:

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Brady Hoke Brady Patrick Hoke (; born November 3, 1958) is an American football coach in his second stint as the head coach at San Diego State University. He was previously the head coach at the University of Michigan from 2011 to 2014. Hoke grew up in O ...

(born 1958), American football coach, formerly head coach at the University of Michigan *

Chris Hoke Christopher L. Hoke (born April 6, 1976) is a former American football defensive lineman in the National Football League. He spent his entire eleven-year professional career with the Pittsburgh Steelers. High school years Hoke attended Foothil ...

(born 1976), American retired National Football League player *

Eldon Hoke Eldon Wayne Hoke (March 23, 1958 – April 19, 1997), nicknamed El Duce, was an American musician best known as the drummer and lead singer of the shock rock band the Mentors, as well as other acts, including Chinas Comidas and the Sc ...

(1958–1997), American musician *

Jacob Hoke Jacob Hoke (March 17, 1825 – December 26, 1893) was a nineteenth-century American merchant and businessman in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. His personal observations and diary entries formed the basis for one of the earliest classic accounts o ...

(1825-1893), American businessman and author *

Jon Hoke Jonathan David Hoke (born January 24, 1957) is an American football coach who is the Passing game coordinator and cornerbacks coach for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). He previously served as the defensive coordinator ...

(born 1957), American football coach and former player *

Lisa Hoke Lisa Hoke (born 1952) is an American visual artist based in New York City and Hudson Valley, New York.Sisto, Elena"'Unmitigated, Unknowable Joy': A Studio Visit with Lisa Hoke" ''artcritical'', June 16, 2015. Retrieved August 18, 2021.Butler, Sh ...

(born 1952), American artist *

Martin Hoke Martin R. Hoke (born May 18, 1952) is an American Republican politician, former member of the Ohio Casino Control Commission, and former member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio. Biography Hoke was born in Lakewood, Ohio, a ...

(born 1952), American Republican politician *

Michael Hoke Michael Hoke (1874 – 1944) was a leading orthopedic surgeon who pioneered the advance of the science for disabled children throughout the United States. The son of American Civil War Maj. Gen. Robert F. Hoke, Michael Hoke spent his childhoo ...

(1874–1944), orthopedic surgeon *

Robert Hoke Robert Frederick Hoke (May 27, 1837 – July 3, 1912) was a Confederate major general during the American Civil War. He was present at one of the earliest battles, the Battle of Big Bethel, where he was commended for coolness and judgment. Wo ...

(1837–1912), Confederate major general, businessman and railroad executive * Stefan-Heinrich Höke (1905–1944), German World War II officer * William A. Hoke (1851–1925), American politician and jurist

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Hoke Norris Hoke Marion Norris (October 8, 1913 – July 8, 1977) was a Chicago journalist whose reporting during the Civil Rights Movement had a significant impact on popular opinion in Chicago. Born in 1913 in Holly Springs, North Carolina, Norris studi ...

(1913–1977), American journalist and writer * Hoke L. Smith (1931–2004), tenth president of Towson University *

M. Hoke Smith Michael Hoke Smith (September 2, 1855November 27, 1931) was an American attorney, politician, and newspaper owner who served as United States secretary of the interior (1893–1896), 58th governor of Georgia (1907–1909, 1911), and a United S ...

(1855–1931), American politician and newspaper owner * Hoke

Hooks Warner Hoke Hayden Warner (May 22, 1894 – February 19, 1947) was a baseball player for the Chicago Cubs and the Pittsburgh Pirates. He was 170 pounds and batted left and threw right. He started his career on August 21, 1916. His final game was on ...

(1894–1947), American Major League Baseball player {{given name, type=both