Imhoff or Imhof is a German surname, meaning "Im Garten wohnen Wir" which translates to "In the garden we live" in English. Notable people with the surname include:
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Imhoff family
The Imhoff, Imhof or Im Hof family is a noble patrician family that belonged to the wealthy trading dynasties and ruling oligarchy in the Free Imperial City of Nuremberg during its ''Golden Age'' in the Renaissance. The ''Imhoff Trading Company'' ...
, one of the oldest patrician families in the German city of Nuremberg
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Anne Imhof
Anne Imhof (born 1978 in Giessen, Germany) is a German visual artist, choreographer, and performance artist who lives and works between Frankfurt and Paris. She is best known for her endurance art, although she cites painting as central to her pr ...
(born 1978) German contemporary artist
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Berthold Imhoff (1868–1939), German-Canadian painter
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Daniel Imhof
Daniel Wendel Imhof (born 22 November 1977) is a former professional soccer player who played as a midfielder. Born in Switzerland, he made 37 appearances for the Canada national team.
Club career
Early life
Imhof was born in Wil, Switzerlan ...
(born 1977), Canadian soccer player
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Darrall Imhoff
Darrall Tucker Imhoff (October 11, 1938 – June 30, 2017) was an American professional basketball player. He spent 12 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA), playing for six teams from 1960 to 1972. He made an NBA All-Star team, a ...
(1938–2017), American basketball player
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Dominic Imhof (born 1982), Canadian soccer player, brother of Daniel
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Eduard Imhof
Eduard Imhof (25 January 1895 – 27 April 1986) was a professor of cartography at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zürich, from 1925 to 1965. His fame, which extends far beyond the Institute of Technology, stems from his relief shadi ...
(1895–1986), Swiss cartographer
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Facundo Imhoff (born 1989), Argentine volleyball player
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Floris van Imhoff
Floris van Imhoff (born 21 January 1964, Wassenaar
Wassenaar (; population: in ) is a municipality and town located in the province of South Holland, on the western coast of the Netherlands.
An affluent suburb of The Hague, Wassenaar lies no ...
(born 1964), Dutch curler
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Frank Imhoff (born 1968), German farmer and politician
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Fritz Imhoff
Fritz Imhoff, real name: Friedrich Arnold Heinrich Jeschke (January 6, 1891, Alsergrund February 24, 1961, Wieden) was an Austrian actor. He was a brother of the Wienerlied composer (18901962).
Selected filmography
* '' Daughter of the Re ...
(1891–1961), Austrian actor
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Gary Imhoff
Gary Imhoff is an American actor. He was a teacher at Milton Katselas' Beverly Hills Playhouse. Imhoff teaches The Professional Artists Workshop and The Musical Artists Workshop at The Whitmore-Lindley Theatre in North Hollywood, California. Imh ...
(born 1952), American actor
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Guillermo Imhoff
Guillermo Sergio Imhoff (born October 11, 1982) is an Argentine football player. The central defender last played for Bali De Vata FC.
Club career
Imhoff started his career playing in the Argentine Primera, where he had spells with Colón de Sa ...
(born 1982), Argentine football player
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Gustaaf Willem van Imhoff
Gustaaf Willem, Baron van Imhoff (8 August 1705 – 1 November 1750) was a Dutch colonial administrator for the Dutch East India Company (VOC). He served as Governor of Ceylon from 1736 to 1740 and as Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies fr ...
(1705–1750), governor of Ceylon and the Dutch East Indies
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Hans Imhoff Hans Imhoff (March 12, 1922 – December 21, 2007) was a German chocolate producer and founder of the Imhoff-Schokoladenmuseum (English: Imhoff Chocolate Museum, nowadays: Schokoladenmuseum Köln, English: Chocolate Museum Cologne) in Cologne, Germ ...
(1922–2007), German industrialist and businessman
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Hans Walter Imhoff
Hans Walter Imhoff (25 February 1886 – 19 March 1971) was a Swiss professional footballer, who played as a striker for Milan F.B.C.C.
Honours
Club
* Milan F.B.C.C.
**Prima Categoria
The Prima Categoria is the seventh level (since 20 ...
(1886–1971), Swiss football player
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Joseph Imhoff
Joseph Imhof (1871–1955) was an American painter.
Though he made his name painting portraits of the Southwest's native peoples, Joseph Imhof was born and raised in New York City. After teaching himself lithography, he was hired by Currier & Ive ...
(1871–1955), American painter
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Juan José Imhoff
Juan José Imhoff (born 11 May 1988) is a former Argentine professional rugby union player who played as a Wing (rugby union), wing.
Club career
He played for Duendes Rugby Club, from 2009 to 2011, in the Nacional de Clubes, which he won twic ...
(born 1988), Argentine rugby player
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Karl Imhoff
Karl Imhoff (7 April 1876 in Mannheim – 28 September 1965) was a German civil engineer, author, and a pioneer of wastewater treatment used throughout the world.
Action
Karl Imhoff was the driving force in the development and invention of the ...
(1876–1965), German engineer, inventor of the Imhoff tank for sewage processing
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Laura van Imhoff
Laura van Imhoff is a Dutch curler and curling coach.
At the international level, she competed as the skip
Skip or Skips may refer to:
Acronyms
* SKIP (Skeletal muscle and kidney enriched inositol phosphatase), a human gene
* Simple Key ...
, Dutch curler and coach
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Lawrence E. Imhoff (1895–1988), American soldier, lawyer, and politician from Ohio
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Leopold Freiherr von Imhof
Leopold Freiherr von Imhof (7 July 1869 – 30 April 1922) was an Austrian civil servant who served as the List of heads of government of Liechtenstein, Governor of Liechtenstein from 1914 to 1918.
Early life and career
Imhof was born on 7 Ju ...
(1869–1922), Austrian civil servant and Governor of Liechtenstein
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Martin Imhof
Martin Carl Imhof (born October 9, 1949) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL) for the St. Louis Cardinals, Washington Redskins, New England Patriots, and Denver Broncos ...
(born 1949), American football player
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Maximus von Imhof
Maximus Ritter von Imhof (26 July 1758 – 11 April 1817), born at Reisbach, in Bavaria, was a German physicist. He taught in the monastery in Munich from 1786 to 1791.Catholic Encyclopedia article See also
*List of Roman Catholic scientist-cleri ...
(1758–1817), German physicist
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Roger Imhof
Frederick Roger Imhof (August 15, 1875 – April 15, 1958) was an American film actor, vaudeville, burlesque and circus performer, sketch writer, and songwriter.
Early years
Imhof was born in Rock Island, Illinois, on April 15, 1875, to Nichola ...
(1875–1958), American actor and vaudeville and burlesque performer
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Sigmund von Imhoff
Sigmund von Imhoff (30 June 1881 – 7 July 1967) was a Generalmajor in the Luftwaffe during World War II.
Biography
Wilhelm Maria Sigmund Heinrich, Freiherr von Imhoff, was born a member of the Imhoff family in Metz, Lorraine, on 30 June 1881 ...
(1881–1967), German soldier
See also
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Emhoff
{{surname, Imhof
German-language surnames