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Adolph Hoffmann Johann Franz Adolph Hoffmann (23 March 1858 – 1 December 1930) was a German people, German Socialism, socialist politician and Prussian Minister for Science, Culture and Education. Born in Berlin, Hoffmann worked as an engraver, and then as ...

(1858–1930), German politician * Albert Hoffmann (1846–1924), German horticulturist * Alexander Hoffmann (born 1975), German politician * Andrew Hoffman (born 2000), American baseball player * Arthur Hoffmann (politician) (1857–1927), Swiss politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council *

Asa Hoffmann Asa Hoffmann (born February 25, 1943) is a FIDE Master in chess, chess teacher and author from the United States of America. He is known as "the sparring partner of champions". His peak regular USCF rating is 2471, his peak quick rating is 2515 ...

(born 1943), American chess player *

August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben August Heinrich Hoffmann (, calling himself von Fallersleben, after his hometown; 2 April 179819 January 1874) was a German poet. He is best known for writing "", whose third stanza is now the national anthem of Germany, and a number of popular ...

(1798–1874), German poet

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Banesh Hoffmann Banesh Hoffmann (6 September 1906 – 5 August 1986) was a British mathematician and physicist known for his association with Albert Einstein. Life Banesh Hoffmann was born in Richmond, Surrey, on 6 September 1906. He studied mathematics and t ...

(1906–1986), American mathematician and physicist, biographer of Einstein *

Baptist Hoffmann Johann Baptist Hoffmann (9 July 18635 July 1937) was a German operatic baritone and voice teacher. A long-term member of the Staatsoper Berlin, Berlin Court Opera, he performed leading roles in Europe, such as Verdi's Rigoletto and Wagner's Du ...

(1863–1937), German operatic baritone and voice teacher * Bettina Hoffmann (born 1960), German politician * Bruno Hoffmann (1913–1991), German glass harp player

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* Charles F. Hoffmann (1838–1913), German-American topographer *

Christoph Hoffmann Gottlob Christoph Jonathan Hoffmann (December 2, 1815December 8, 1885) was born in Leonberg in the Kingdom of Württemberg, Germany. His parents were Beate Baumann (1774–1852) and Gottlieb Wilhelm Hoffmann (1771–1846), who was chairman of the ...

(1815–1885), German politician and Templer *

(born 1957), German politician

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* David Hoffmann (disambiguation)

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* E. T. A. Hoffmann (Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann; 1776–1822), German writer, eponym of ''The Tales of Hoffmann'' * Erich Hoffmann (1868–1959), German dermatologist *

Ernst Hoffmann (conductor) Ernst Heinrich Hoffmann (June 18, 1899–January 3, 1956) was an American conductor who served as the music director of the Houston Symphony for eleven years. Hoffmann was born in Boston, Massachusetts. His father was a violinist in the Bosto ...

(1899–1956), American symphony conductor

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Falk Hoffmann Falk Hoffmann (born 29 August 1952) is a retired diver from East Germany, who won the gold medal in the men's 10 m platform event at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Soviet Union. He competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for hi ...

(born 1952), East German diver *

Felix Hoffmann Felix Hoffmann (21 January 1868 – 8 February 1946) was a German chemist notable for re-synthesising diamorphine (independently from C.R. Alder Wright who synthesized it 23 years earlier), which was popularized under the Bayer trade name ...

(1868–1949), German chemist (aspirin) * Felix Hoffmann (basketball) (born 1989), German basketball player *

Felix Hoffmann (illustrator) Felix Hoffmann (18 April 1911 in Aarau – 16 June 1975) was a Swiss graphic designer, illustrator and stained glass artist. He created countless illustrations for children's books, illustrations from literature (including the only one of Thomas ...

(1911–1975), Swiss graphic designer and artist *

Francis Hoffmann Francis Arnold Hoffmann (June 5, 1822 – January 23, 1903) was a German-American Lutheran clergyman, politician, banker and writer. Biography He was born in Westphalia, Prussia, the son of Fredrick and Wilhelmina (Groppe) Hoffmann. In ...

(1822–1903), German-American clergyman, politician and writer *

Frederic de Hoffmann Frederic de Hoffmann (July 8, 1924 – October 4, 1989) was an Austrian-born American nuclear physicist who worked on the Manhattan Project. He was born in Vienna, Austria and died in San Diego, California. He came to the United States of America ...

(1924–1989), Austrian-American nuclear physicist *

Friedrich Hoffmann Friedrich Hoffmann or Hofmann (19 February 1660 – 12 November 1742) was a German physician and chemist. He is also sometimes known in English as Frederick Hoffmann. Life His family had been connected with medicine for 200 years before him. Bo ...

(1660–1742), German physician and chemist at Halle *

Friedrich Albin Hoffmann Friedrich Albin Hoffmann (13 November 1843, Ruhrort – 13 November 1924, Leipzig) was a German internist. He studied medicine in Würzburg, Tübingen and Berlin, and after graduation (1868), he became an assistant to Friedrich Theodor von F ...

(1843–1924), German internist *

Fritz Hoffmann-La Roche Fritz Hoffmann-La Roche, later Fritz Hoffmann-von der Mühll (24 October 1868 18 April 1920), was a Swiss businessman who founded the pharmaceutical company F. Hoffmann-LaRoche & Co. Early life Fritz Hoffmann was born in Basel, Switzerlan ...

(1868–1920), Swiss founder of chemical company

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Gaby Hoffmann Gabrielle Mary Antonia HoffmannStated on ''Finding Your Roots'', November 21, 2017 (born January 8, 1982) is an American actress. She made her film debut in ''Field of Dreams'' (1989) and found success as a child actress in ''Uncle Buck'' (1989 ...

(born 1982), American actress *

Geza von Hoffmann Geza von Hoffmann (1885 – 1921)Turda, Marius, and Paul Weindling. "Blood and Homeland": Eugenics and Racial Nationalism in Central and Southeast Europe, 1900-1940. Budapest: Central European UP, 2007. pp. 1 Print. was a prominent Austrian-Hungar ...

(1885–1921), Austrian-Hungarian eugenicist and writer *

Georg Franz Hoffmann Georg Franz Hoffmann was a German Botany, botanist and lichenology, lichenologist. He was born on 13 January 1760 in Marktbreit, Germany, and died on 17 March 1826 in Moscow, Russia. Professional career After graduating from the University of Er ...

(1760–1826), German botanist and lichenologist *

Gerhard Hoffmann (pilot) Gerhard Hoffmann (6 November 1919 – 11 April 1945) was a German Luftwaffe military aviator during World War II, a fighter ace credited with 130 aerial victories—that is, 130 aerial combat encounters resulting in the destruction of the enem ...

(1919–1945), World War II German flying ace *

Gleisi Hoffmann Gleisi Helena Hoffmann (; born 6 September 1965) is a Brazilian lawyer and politician. She was the Chief of Staff of Brazil from 8 June 2011 to 2 February 2014, during the presidency of Dilma Rousseff. Following her tenure as Chief of Staff, she ...

, Brazilian politician and lawyer

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* Hanna Hoffmann (1858–1917), Danish sculptor and silversmith * Hans Hoffmann (painter) (c.1530–1592), German artist * Héctor Omar Hoffmann (1949–2020), Argentine singer-songwriter artistically known as Sergio Denis *

Heinrich Hoffmann (author) Heinrich Hoffmann (June 13, 1809 – September 20, 1894) was a German psychiatrist, who also wrote some short works including ''Struwwelpeter, Der Struwwelpeter'', an illustrated book portraying children misbehaving. Early life and education Ho ...

(1809–1894), German psychiatrist and author * Heinrich Hoffmann (sport shooter) (1867–?), German sports shooter *

Heinrich Hoffmann (photographer) Heinrich Hoffmann (12 September 1885 – 16 December 1957) was Adolf Hitler's official photographer, and a Nazi politician and publisher, who was a member of Hitler's inner circle. Hoffmann's photographs were a significant part of Hitler's propa ...

(1885–1957), German photographer *

Heinrich Hoffmann (pilot) Heinrich Hoffmann (8 March 1913 – 3 October 1941) was a German fighter ace in the Luftwaffe during World War II. Hoffmann was credited with 63 aerial victories in 261 combat missions and was the first non-commissioned officer and first po ...

(1913–1941), World War II German flying ace *

Heinz Hoffmann Heinz Hoffmann (28 November 1910 – 2 December 1985) was a German military officer and politician who served as the Ministry of National Defense (East Germany), Minister of National Defense in the Council of Ministers of the East Germany, Germ ...

(1910–1985), East German General and Defence Minister *

Hermann Hoffmann Heinrich Karl (or Carl) Hermann Hoffmann (; April 1819 – 26 October 1891) was a German botanist and mycologist born in Rödelheim. Career He studied medicine at the University of Giessen, and in 1839 furthered his education in Berlin as a stud ...

(1819–1891), German botanist and mycologist *

Hilmar Hoffmann Hilmar Hoffmann (25 August 1925 – 1 June 2018) was a German stage and film director, cultural politician and academic lecturer. He founded the International Short Film Festival Oberhausen. He was for decades an influential city councillor in F ...

(1925–2018), German film festival director, cultural politician, director of Goethe-Institute, writer

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* Ingo Hoffmann (born 1953), Brazilian Formula One & Two racecar driver

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* James Hoffmann (born 1979), English barista, businessman and online influencer *

Jan Hoffmann Jan Hoffmann (born 26 October 1955) is a German figure skater who represented East Germany in competition. A four-time Olympian, he is the 1980 Olympic silver medalist, the 1974 & 1980 World Champion, and a four-time (1974, 1977–1979) Eu ...

(born 1955), German figure skater *

Jens Hoffmann Jens Hoffmann Mesén (born 1974 in San José, Costa Rica) is a writer, editor, educator, and exhibition maker. His work has attempted to expand the definition and context of exhibition making. From 2003 to 2007 Hoffmann was director of exhibit ...

(born 1974), Costa Rican writer and curator of exhibitions *

Joachim Hoffmann Joachim Hoffmann (1 December 1930 – 8 February 2002) was a German historian who was the academic director of the German Armed Forces Military History Research Office. Life Joachim Hoffmann was born in Königsberg, East Prussia, in 1930. In t ...

(1930–2002), German historian *

Johann Hoffmann (neurologist) Johann Hoffmann (28 March 1857 – 1 November 1919) was a German neurologist born in Hahnheim. He is remembered for describing Hoffmann's reflex and Werdnig–Hoffmann disease (now spinal muscular atrophy type 1). He is also known for the adu ...

(1857–1919), German neurologist * Johann Joseph Hoffmann (1805–1878), German scholar and Oriental philologist * Johann Leonard Hoffmann (1710–1782), Dutch army surgeon and amateur geologist * Johannes Hoffmann (1867–1930), Bavarian politician and Minister-President * John-Baptist Hoffmann (1857–1928), German Jesuit, anthropologist and Munda scholar *

Jörg Hoffmann (swimmer) Jörg Hoffmann (born 29 January 1970) is a retired freestyle swimmer from Germany and former World record holder. He was also multiple World and European champion, in both Long and Short Course Championships. Career Hoffmann was born in Sch ...

(born 1970), German swimmer *

Josef Hoffmann Josef Hoffmann (15 December 1870 – 7 May 1956) was an Austrians, Austrian-Sudeten Germans, Moravian architect and designer. He was among the founders of Vienna Secession and co-establisher of the Wiener Werkstätte. His most famous architect ...

(1870–1956), Austrian architect and designer * Jules A. Hoffmann (born 1941), Luxembourg-born French immunologist and Nobel laureate

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* Karel Hoffmann (1872–1936), Czech violinist * Karl Hoffmann (Swiss politician) (1820–1895) *

Karl August Otto Hoffmann Karl August Otto Hoffmann (25 October 1853 in Beeskow – 11 September 1909) was a German botanist and a high school teacher in Berlin. Author of ''Sertum plantarum madagascariensium'', the genus ''Hoffmanniella'' in the family (biology), famil ...

(1853–1909), German botanist * Karol Hoffmann (born 1989), Polish athlete *

Kurt-Caesar Hoffmann Kurt-Caesar Hoffmann (26 August 1895 – 19 May 1988) was a senior naval commander in the German Navy (''Kriegsmarine'') during World War II, who commanded the battleship . He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Career Hoffma ...

(1895–1988), German admiral during World War II

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Leonard Hoffmann, Baron Hoffmann Leonard Hubert "Lennie" Hoffmann, Baron Hoffmann (born 8 May 1934) is a senior South African–British judge. Currently, he serves as a Non-Permanent Judge of the Court of Final Appeal of Hong Kong; he formerly served as a Lord of Appeal in ...

(born 1934), British Law Lord * Luc Hoffmann (1923–2016), Swiss ornithologist, co-founder of the World Wildlife Fund

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* Mat Hoffman (born 1972), American BMX rider *

Max Hoffmann Carl Adolf Maximilian Hoffmann (25 January 1869 – 8 July 1927) was a German military officer and strategist. As a staff officer at the beginning of World War I, he was Deputy Chief of Staff of the 8th Army, soon promoted Chief of Staff. Hoff ...

(1869–1927), German officer and military strategist during World War I * Melanie Hoffmann (born 1974), German footballer * Mike Hoffmann (1953/1954–2021), American musician and record producer * Marcin Hoffmann (born 1972), Polish professor of chemistry at Adam Mickiewicz University

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* Nickel Hoffmann (1536–1592), German architect

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Oskar Hoffmann (painter) Oskar Georg Adolf Hoffmann (Russian: Оскар Адольфович Гофман; 5 February 1851, Dorpat (Tartu, Estonia) – 3 March 1912, Novaya Derevnya, now part of Saint Petersburg, Russia) was a Baltic German painter from the Russian Emp ...

(1851–1912), Baltic-German artist from Estonia * Oskar Hoffmann (author) (1866–1928), German science fiction author *

Oswald Hoffmann Oswald Carl Julius Hoffmann (December 6, 1913 – September 8, 2005) was an American clergyman and broadcaster who was best known as a speaker for ''The Lutheran Hour'', a long-running radio program affiliated with the Lutheran Church–Misso ...

(1913-2005), American clergyman and Lutheran broadcaster

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*Paul Hoffmann, pseudonym of composer

Montague Ewing Montague George Ewing (21 May 1890 – 4 March 1957), was a British composer and arranger of light music and ballads. As a composer and lyricist he used his own name and various other pseudonyms, most famously Sherman Myers, but also Rex Avon, Her ...

(1890–1957) * Philipp Hoffmann (1806–1889), German architect * Professor Hoffmann (1839–1919), pseudonym for Angelo Lewis, English barrister, magician and writer

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* Ralph Hoffmann (1870–1932), American ornithologist * Reinhild Hoffmann (born 1943), German choreographer *

Roald Hoffmann Roald Hoffmann (born Roald Safran; July 18, 1937) is a Polish-American theoretical chemist who won the 1981 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. He has also published plays and poetry. He is the Frank H. T. Rhodes Professor of Humane Letters Emeritus at C ...

(born 1937), Polish-American chemist and Nobel laureate * Roy Hoffmann, US Navy Rear Admiral * Rüdiger Hoffmann (born 1964), German cabarettist

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Thorsten Hoffmann Thorsten Hoffmann (born 5 February 1961) is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union ( CDU) from Dortmund. From 2015 to 2017, he was a member of the Bundestag. Career In 1980, Hoffmann joined the police service. Two years later, h ...

(born 1961), German politician

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Ulrike Hoffmann-Richter Ulrike Hoffmann-Richter (17 March 1958 – 18 August 2024) was a German psychiatrist, psychotherapist and author. She built up the insurance psychiatric service of the Swiss Accident Insurance (SUVA). Life Ulrike Hoffmann-Richter studied hu ...

(1958–2024), German psychiatrist

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Zdzisław Hoffmann Zdzisław Hoffmann (born 27 August 1959) is a retired triple jumper from Poland. He is best known for winning the gold medal at the inaugural 1983 World Championships, for which he was named Polish Sportspersonality of the Year at the end o ...

(born 1959), Polish triple jumper

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* Hoffmann (motorcycle), defunct German bicycle and motorcycle manufacturer * Hoffmann (automobile), German three-wheeled car * Mount Hoffmann

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