Hoffman
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Hoffman, Hoffmann, or Hofmann may refer to several things, such as surnames, place names which are derived from these surnames (mainly German), and other things, names of which are derived from these surnames. It is related to the name Huffman.
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[edit] Hoffman
- Abbie Hoffman, social activist of prominence in the 1960s and 1970s
- Al Hoffman, songwriter
- Alice Hoffman, American author
- Bill Hoffman, professional baseball player
- Carl von Hoffman, adventurer
- Charles Fenno Hoffman, American author and poet
- David Zwi Hoffman - (1843 - 1921), rabbi in Germany
- Dustin Hoffman, actor
- Edward J. Hoffman, professor and co-inventor of the PET scanner
- Harold G. Hoffman, American politician and governor of New Jersey
- Ingo Hoffman, Formula One & Two racecar driver
- Jeffrey A. Hoffman, astronaut
- Jerzy Hoffman, Polish film director and screenwriter
- John T. Hoffman, governor of New York state and Mayor of New York City
- Julius Hoffman, presiding judge in the Chicago Eight trial
- Kara & Shelby Hoffman, twin child actresses
- Malvina Hoffman, sculptor
- Max Hoffman, Austrian importer of European automobiles into the United States after World War Two, who was inducted into the International Automobile Hall of Fame because of his profound influence upon the development of automobiles and the trade
- Melchior Hoffman, 16th-century German religious leader
- Michael Hoffman, American movie director
- Michael A. Hoffman (1944 - 1990), American archaeologist
- Michael A. Hoffman II (born 1954), American historical revisionist author
- Nicholas von Hoffman, American journalist
- Nina Kiriki Hoffman,American fantasy author
- Philip Seymour Hoffman, actor
- Reid Hoffman, American entrepreneur
- Richard A. Hoffman, U.S. Congressional candidate
- Toni Hoffman, Australian of the Year Local Hero
- Trevor Hoffman, Major League Baseball pitcher and all-time saves leader.
- Timothy Hoffmann, CAD Teacher
- Steve Hoffman, All-Star Shooting Guard for the Clawson Trojans with 24 points/per game
[edit] Hoffmann
- Arthur Hoffmann
- August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben
- Bruno Hoffmann, (1913-1991), German glass harp player
- E.T.A. Hoffmann, German writer, eponym of Tales of Hoffmann
- Ernst Hoffmann (1899?-1956), American symphony conductor
- Felix Hoffmann (1868-1946), German chemist (Aspirin)
- François Benoît Hoffmann (1760-1828), French playwright and critic
- Friedrich Hoffmann
- Gaby Hoffmann
- Heinrich Hoffmann (1809-1894), German author
- Heinrich Hoffmann (1885-1957), German photographer
- Hoffmann A/S, Danish Construction Company
- Johann Joseph Hoffmann
- Jörg Hoffmann (born 1970), German swimmer
- Josef Hoffmann, Austrian architect and designer
- Max Hoffmann, (January 25, 1869 - July 8, 1927) was a German officer and military strategist during World War I
- Nelson Hoffmann
- Roald Hoffmann
- Roy Hoffmann
[edit] Hofmann
- Albert Hofmann (born 1906), Swiss chemist, "father" of LSD
- Andreas Joseph Hofmann (1752-1849), German philosopher and revolutionary
- Armin Hofmann, Swiss designer
- August Wilhelm von Hofmann (1818-1892), German chemist
- Gert Hofmann (1931-1993), German writer
- Hans Hofmann, painter
- Heinrich Hofmann (1824-1911), German painter
- Hofmann Industries (founded 1923), family owned U.S. metals manufacturer & fabricator, founded by John Henry Hofmann, originally known as the 'Hofmann Broom Works'
- Hofmann von Hofmannsthal
- Hugo von Hofmannsthal
- Isaak Löw Hofmann, Edler von Hofmannsthal
- John Beck Hofmann, Hollywood screenwriter and director
- Józef Hofmann (1876-1957), Polish pianist and composer
- Ludwig von Hofmann (1861-1945), German artist
- Mark Hofmann (born 1954), U.S. murderer and forger, member of LDS
- Michael Hofmann (born 1957), German poet and translator
- Murad Wilfried Hofmann (born 1931), Muslim German diplomat and author
- Otto Hofmann, Nazi official
[edit] Places
- Hoffman, Illinois (village)
- Hoffman Estates, Illinois (village)
- Hoffman, Minnesota (city)
- Hoffman, North Carolina (town)
- Hoffman, Oklahoma (town)
[edit] Other
- Hoffmann A/S, Danish Construction Company
- Compound spirit of ether, also known as Hoffmann's anodyne
- Hofmann voltameter, a piece of chemistry apparatus sometimes used to collect hydrogen and oxygen gas created in the electrolysis of water.
- Hoffman is a novel / screenplay by Ernest Gebler and a 1970 comedy film by Alvin Rakoff starring Peter Sellers as Benjamin Hoffman.
- Hoffmann-La Roche, a Swiss pharmaceutical company
- Tales of Hoffmann, an 1881 opera
- The Tales of Hoffmann, a 1951 movie
- Hoffman, a manufacturer of television sets in the 1950s and 1960s.
- Hofmann elimination
- Hofmann rearrangement