Tofte is a surname of Norwegian origin which may refer to:
People
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Andreas Tofte (1794–1851), Norwegian businessman and Mayor of Oslo
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Arthur Tofte
Arthur R Tofte (June 8, 1902 – May 21, 1980) was an American writer, best known for his science fiction and fantasy. He has an award named after him, which is given to the category of children's literature by the Council for Wisconsin W ...
(1902–1980), American science fiction and fantasy author
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Britt Pettersen Tofte (born 1961), Norwegian cross country skier
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Jørg Tofte Jebsen
Jørg Tofte Jebsen (27 April 1888 – 7 January 1922) was a physicist from Norway, where he was the first to work on Einstein's general theory of relativity. In this connection he became known after his early death for what many now call the ...
(1888–1922), Norwegian physicist
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Jørgen Tofte Nielsen (born 1971), Danish former football goalkeeper
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Mads Tofte (born 1959), Danish computer scientist
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Robert Tofte (1562–1620), English translator and poet
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Tracy Tofte (Tracy Wells, born 1971), American actress
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Valdemar Tofte
Lars Valdemar Tofte (21 October 1832 – 28 May 1907) was a Danish violinist who taught for a half century and trained over 300 of Denmark's violinists.
Biography
Tofte was born on 21 October 1832 in Copenhagen, Denmark, to distiller Hans Larsen ...
(1832–1907), Danish violinist and teacher
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Ørnulf Tofte (1922–2020), Norwegian police officer
Places
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Tofte, Norway
250 px, Statkraft Hurum saltkraftverk
Tofte is a village in the Asker municipality in Viken, Norway. It is situated on the Hurum Peninsula (''Hurumhalvøya'') on the Oslo Fjord. It is the second largest settlement in Hurum.
Before 1897, the ...
, village in the municipality of Asker, Norway
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Södra Cell Tofte, a pulp mill located in Tofte, Norway
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Tofte Township, Cook County, Minnesota
Tofte Township is one of the three townships of Cook County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 226 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated community of Tofte is located within the township.
Geography
According to the United States Cen ...
, an American township
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Tofte, Minnesota, an unincorporated community in Tofte Township
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Tofte Glacier
Tofte Glacier is a glacier immediately south of Sandefjord Cove on the west side of Peter I Island
Peter I Island ( no, Peter I Øy) is an uninhabited volcanic island in the Bellingshausen Sea, from continental Antarctica. It is claimed as a d ...
, on Peter I Island near Antarctica
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Toft (disambiguation)
Toft may refer to:
People
* Albert Toft (1862–1949), English sculptor
* Alfonso Toft (1866–1964), English pottery artist
* Christian Toft (born 1968), Danish Olympic swimmer
* Claude Toft (1922–1981), Irish politician and Mayor of Galway
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Tuft (disambiguation)
Tuft or tufts or tufted can refer to:
Biology
* Tufted grass, grasses growing in tussocks
* Fascicle (botany), or tuft, a bundle of leaves or flowers growing closely together
*specific tufts of feathers on a bird, for example a pectoral tuft
*Un ...
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Tufte
Tufte is a surname of Norwegian origin. Notable people with the name include:
* Virginia Tufte (fl. 1920s-2010s), American author and distinguished emerita professor of English
* Edward Tufte (born 1942), American statistician, political scientis ...
, surname
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Danish-language surnames
Norwegian-language surnames