Huffman (surname)

Huffman is a Bohemian American surname likely derived from the German surname " Hoffman". Notable people with the surname include: *

Berl Huffman Berl Huffman (August 27, 1907 – October 16, 1990) was a college baseball, college basketball, and college football head coach. He coached at Texas Tech University and the University of New Mexico. Coaching career Baseball Huffman was the fourt ...

(1907–1990), American college sports coach * Booker Huffman (born 1965), American professional wrestler better known as Booker T * Cady Huffman *

Dave Huffman David Lambert Huffman (April 4, 1957 – November 21, 1998) was an American college and professional American football, football player who was an offensive lineman in the National Football League and United States Football League (USFL) for ...

, former NFL player *

David Huffman David Oliver Huffman (May 10, 1945 – February 27, 1985) was an American actor and producer. Personal life Huffman was born on May 10, 1945, in Berwyn, Illinois, to Clarence and Opal Huffman (née Dippel). Huffman married casting director Ph ...

, American actor * David Huffman (artist), contemporary American artist *

David A. Huffman David Albert Huffman (August 9, 1925 – October 7, 1999) was an American pioneer in computer science, known for his Huffman coding. He was also one of the pioneers in the field of mathematical origami. Education Huffman earned his bachelor's d ...

, creator of Huffman coding *

Donald Huffman Donald R. Huffman (born 1935) is a Professor Emeritus of Physics at the University of Arizona. With Wolfgang Krätschmer, he developed a technique in 1990 for the simple production of large quantities of C60, or Buckminsterfullerene. Previousl ...

, American physicist *

Felicity Huffman Felicity Kendall Huffman (born December 9, 1962) is an American actress. Huffman began her acting career in theatre, and in the 1990s also had many supporting roles in film and television. She starred as Dana Whitaker in the comedy-drama '' Spor ...

(born 1962), American actress *

George Huffman George Phillips Huffman (September 6, 1862 – December 31, 1897) was an American businessman. His Davis Sewing Machine Company, which began producing bicycles in the late 19th century, was the precursor to the Huffman Manufacturing Company (later ...

(1862–1897), American businessman *

James W. Huffman James Wylie Huffman (September 13, 1894May 20, 1980) was an American lawyer and Democratic Party politician from Ohio. He represented Ohio in the United States Senate from 1945 until 1946. Early life Huffman was born in Chandlersville, Ohio on ...

, United States Senator from Ohio (1945–1946) * Jared Huffman, United States Representative from California (2013–present) *

Jim Huffman James L. Huffman (born March 25, 1945) is a former professor of law and the former dean of Lewis & Clark Law School in Portland, Oregon. He was the Republican nominee in the 2010 U.S. Senate election in Oregon, losing to incumbent Democrat Ron ...

, law professor and candidate for United States Senate from Oregon *

John W. Huffman John William Huffman (1932–2022) was a professor of organic chemistry at Clemson University who first synthesised novel cannabinoids. His research, funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse, was focused on making a drug to target endocanna ...

, professor emeritus of organic chemistry at Clemson University who first synthesised many novel cannabinoids *

Kathy Rae Huffman Kathy Rae Huffman is an American curator, writer, producer, researcher, lecturer and expert for video and media art. Since the early 1980s, Huffman is said to have helped establish video and new media art, online and interactive art, installation an ...

, art curator for video art, new media art, online and interactive art, based in California, USA. * Kurt Huffman, American politician * Lash Huffman (born 1960), American professional wrestler better known as Stevie Ray; brother of Booker T * Laton Alton Huffman (1854–1931) was an American photographer of Frontier and Native American life * Maven Huffman (born 1976), American professional wrestler often known by his first name only * Nate Huffman (1975–2015), American basketball player, 2001 Israeli Basketball Premier League MVP *

Robert Huffman Robert Huffman (born March 12, 1968) is an American former stock car racing driver from Claremont, North Carolina. He drove in eleven NASCAR Busch Series between 1991 and 1993. He next raced two NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series races in 1997. He ret ...

* Robert E. Huffman, American scientist and author *

Rosanna Huffman Rosanna Huffman (August 12, 1938 – May 20, 2016) was an American actress and voiceover artist. Huffman's film credits as a voice actress included ''Oliver & Company'' in 1988, ''The Fabulous Baker Boys'' in 1989, ''FernGully: The Last Rainfor ...

, American actress *

Scott Huffman Scott Huffman (born November 30, 1964, in Quinter, Kansas) is a retired American pole vaulter. He competed in the 1988, 1992, and 1996 Olympic Trials, earning a spot as an Olympian on the 1996 Atlanta team. He had a very successful NCAA record at t ...

(born 1964), American pole-vaulting champion *

Shirley Huffman Shirley Todd Huffman (August 30, 1928 – July 1, 2018) was an American politician and legal secretary in the U.S. state of Oregon. Raised in Dayton, Oregon, she settled in Hillsboro, Oregon, where she served on the city council before serving ...

(1928–2018), American politician * Steve Huffman, CEO of Reddit {{surname German-language surnames