Hoffman

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Hoffman is a surname of German 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 spelled Hoffmann, Hofmann, Hofman, Huffman, and Hofmans.

People with the surname

A

  • Aaron Hoffman (1880–1944), American writer, director and comedian
  • Abbie Hoffman (1936–1989), American social activist of prominence in the 1960s and 1970s
  • Abraham Hoffman (1938–2015), Israeli basketball player
  • Adolph Hoffmann (1858-1930), German politician and Prussian Minister for Science, Culture and Education
  • Al Hoffman (1902–1960), Russian-born American songwriter
  • Alan Hoffman (born 1982), American entrepreneur
  • Albert Hofmann (1906–2008), Swiss chemist and discoverer of LSD
  • Alex Hoffman-Ellis (born 1989), American football player
  • Alice Hoffman (born 1952), American author
  • Anthony Hoffman (1739–1790), New York politician
  • Arthur Sullivant Hoffman (1876–1966), American magazine editor
  • August Wilhelm von Hofmann (1818-1892) German organic chemist

B

  • 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 (1913–1979), American photographer
  • Biff Hoffman (1904–1954), American football player
  • Bill Hoffman (disambiguation), several people
  • Brock Hoffman (born 1998), American football player
  • Bryce G. Hoffman (born 1969), American author

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D

E

F

G

H

  • H. Lawrence Hoffman (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) (1885–1957), Hitler's personal photographer and Nazi politician
  • Henry William Hoffman (1825–1895), American politician

I

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

J

  • Jack Hoffman (born 2005), American pediatric cancer patient
  • Jack Hoffman (American football) (1930–2001), American football player
  • Jackie Hoffman (born 1960), American actress and stand-up comedian
  • Jacob Hoffman (1881–1956), Hungarian rabbi
  • Jacob Hoffman (musician) (died 1974), American xylophone player
  • Jan Hoffmann (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
  • Joanna Hoffman (born 1953), Polish-born American computer executive
  • John Hoffman (filmmaker) (1904–1980), Hungarian-American filmmaker
  • John T. Hoffman (1828–1888), governor of New York state and mayor of New York City
  • Josef Hofmann (1876–1954), Polish-American pianist, composer, music teacher, and inventor
  • Josef Anton Hofmann (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 (1895–1983), presiding judge in the Chicago Eight trial

K

L

  • Larry Hoffman (1878–1948), American baseball player
  • Lauren Hoffman (born 1977), American singer
  • Lyman Hoffman (born 1950), member of the Alaska Senate

M

  • Malvina Hoffman (1887–1966), American sculptor and author
  • Mani Hoffman (born 1975), French singer and songwriter
  • Manny Hoffman (1937–2013), American politician and businessman
  • Marc Hoffman (born 1961), American composer
  • Mark González Hoffman (born 1984), Chilean footballer
  • Mat Hoffman (born 1972), American BMX rider
  • Matthew Hoffman (murderer) (born 1980), American triple murderer
  • Max Hoffman (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 (1902–1959), English-born Irish cricketer
  • Myn M. Hoffman (1883–1951), American military nurse

N

O

P

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

R

  • Rachel Hoffman (1984–2008), American student, murder victim in botched drug sting
  • Reid Hoffman (born 1967), American entrepreneur
  • Richard Hoffman (disambiguation), several people
  • Rick Hoffman, American actor
  • Robert Hoffman (disambiguation), several people

S

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

T

W

  • William Hoffman (disambiguation), several people
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