Hoffman
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'''Hoffmann''' and '''Hofmann''' are [[German surname]]s (meaning ''man of the yard, court'') which in American English or Eastern European languages are often rendered as '''Hoffman''', '''Hofman''' and also [[Huffman]].
==Hoffman==
*[[Abbie Hoffman]], social activist of prominence in the 1960s and 1970s
*[[Al Hoffman]], songwriter
*[[Alice Hoffman]], American author
*[[Bill Hoffman]], professional baseball player
*[[Charles E. Hoffman]], Chief Executive Officer
*[[Carl von Hoffman]], adventurer
*[[Charles Fenno Hoffman]] (1806-1884), 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
*[[H. Lawrence Hoffman]], illustrator
*[[Heinrich Hofmann]], a German painter
*[[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
*[[Josiah Ogden Hoffman, Sr.|Josiah Ogden Hoffman]] (1766-1837), New York State Attorney General 1795-1802
*[[Julius Hoffman]], presiding judge in the Chicago Eight trial
*[[Kara & Shelby Hoffman]], twin child actresses
*[[Malvina Hoffman]], sculptor
*[[Mat Hoffman]], American BMX rider
*[[Max Hoffman]], Austrian-born importer of European automobiles into the United States
*[[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
*[[Ogden Hoffman]] (1794-1856), New York State Attorney General 1854-1855
*[[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
*[[Steve Hoffman (businessman)]]
*[[Steve Hoffman]], audio engineer from Los Angeles, California,
*[[Wilhelm Hoffman]], [[German 6th Army]] soldier during WW2; chronicled the [[Battle of Stalingrad]]
== Hofman(s) ==
* [[Adam Hofman]] (b. 1980), Polish politician
* [[David Hofman]] (1908-2003), member of the Universal House of Justice
* [[René Hofman]] (b. 1961), retired Dutch footballer
* [[Robin Hofman]] (b. 1986), Dutch footballer
* [[Solly Hofman]] (1882-1956), Major League Baseball outfield player
* [[Wlastimil Hofman]] (1881-1970), Polish painter
* [[Greet Hofmans]] (1894-1968)
* [[David Hofmans]], horse trainer
==Hoffmann==
*[[Arthur Hoffmann]], (1857-1927), Swiss politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council
*[[August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben]]
*[[Banesh Hoffmann]] (1906–1986) A physicist and biographer of Einstein
*[[Bruno Hoffmann]], (1913-1991), German glass harp player
*[[Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann]], German writer, eponym of [[Tales of Hoffmann]]
*[[Ernst Hoffmann (conductor)|Ernst Hoffmann]] (1899?-1956), American symphony conductor
*[[Falk Hoffmann]] (born 1952), East German diver
*[[Felix Hoffmann]] (1868-1946), German chemist ([[Aspirin]])
*[[François Benoît Hoffmann]] (1760-1828), French playwright and critic
*[[Friedrich Hoffmann]] (1660-1742), German physicist and chemist at Halle
*[[Fritz Hoffmann]] (1871-1927) German athlete
*[[Fritz Hoffmann-La Roche]] (1868-1920) Swiss founder of chemical company
*[[Gaby Hoffmann]] (b. 1982), American actress
*[[Heinrich Hoffmann (author)|Heinrich Hoffmann]] (1809-1894), German author
*[[Heinrich Hoffmann]] (1885-1957), German photographer
*[[Ingo Hoffmann]] (b. 1953), Formula One & Two racecar driver
*[[Jens Hoffmann]] (b. 1974), writer and curator of exhibitions
*[[Johann Joseph Hoffmann]] (1805-1878), German scholar and Oriental philologist
*[[John-Baptist Hoffmann]] (1857-1928), German Jesuit, anthropologist and [[Munda language|Munda]] scholar
*[[Jörg Hoffmann (swimmer)|Jörg Hoffmann]] (born 1970), German swimmer
*[[Josef Hoffmann]], Austrian architect and designer
*[[Lord Hoffmann]], British Law Lord
*[[Max Hoffmann]] (1869-1927) was a German officer and military strategist during World War I
*[[Roald Hoffmann]] (b. 1937), Polish-American chemist and Nobel laureate.
*[[Roy Hoffmann]], US Navy Rear Admiral
*[[Zdzisław Hoffmann]] (b. 1959), Polish triple jumper
==Hofmann==
*[[Albert Hofmann]] (1906-2008), 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 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
*[[Leopold Hofmann]] (1738-1793), Austrian classical composer
*[[Ludwig von Hofmann]] (1861-1945), German artist
*[[Mark Hofmann]] (born 1954), U.S. murderer and forger, antagonistic former LDS
*[[Michael Hofmann]] (born 1957), German poet and translator
*[[Murad Wilfried Hofmann]] (born 1931), Muslim German diplomat and author
*[[Otto Hofmann]], Nazi official
*[[Peter Hofmann]], (born 1944), German Tenor
*[[William Hofmann]], illustrator
*[[Henner Hofmann]], Director of Photography
*[[James Hofmann]], professor
==Places in the United States==
*[[Hoffman, Illinois]] (village)
*[[Hoffman Estates, Illinois]] (village)
*[[Hoffman, Minnesota]] (city)
*[[Hoffman, North Carolina]] (town)
*[[Hoffman, Oklahoma]] (town)
*[[Hoffman Island]]
==Animals==
*[[Hoffmann's Two-toed Sloth]]
*[[Hoffmann's Titi]]
*[[Hoffmann's Woodpecker]]
*[[Hoffmanns's Woodcreeper]]
*[[Hoffmann's Pika]]
*[[Hoffmann's Rat]]
==Artistic Works==
*''[[Hoffman (film)]]'' a novel and screenplay by Ernest Gebler and a 1970 comedy film by Alvin Rakoff starring Peter Sellers as Benjamin Hoffman.
*''[[Tales of Hoffmann]]'', an 1881 opera
*''[[The Tales of Hoffmann (film)|The Tales of Hoffmann]]'', a 1951 film
==Other==
*[[Compound spirit of ether|Hoffmann's anodyne]], a drug used as a painkiller or hypnotic.
*[[Hofmann voltameter]], a piece of chemistry apparatus sometimes used to collect hydrogen and oxygen gas created in the electrolysis of water.
*[[Hoffmann-La Roche]], a Swiss pharmaceutical company
*[[Hoffmann (motorcycle)|Hoffmann]], a former German bicycle and motorcycle manufacturer.
*[[Hoffman Television]], a manufacturer of television sets in the 1950s and 1960s.
*[[Hofmann elimination]]
*[[Hofmann rearrangement]]
*[[Hoffmann's sign]], a reflex in the hand
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