Hof (surname)

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Hof is a Dutch and German toponymic surname.[http://www.cbgfamilienamen.nl/nfb/detail_naam.php?gba_lcnaam=hof&gba_naam=Hof&nfd_naam=Hof&operator=eq&taal= Hof] at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands. Notable people with the surname include:

• Anne Catherine Hof Blinks (1903–1995), American botanist
• Bennie Hofs (1946–2017), Dutch footballer
• Dennis Hof (1946–2018), American brothel owner in Nevada
• Erich Hof (1936–1995), Austrian footballer and coach
• Heinz Hof (born 1944), pseudonym of Werner Janssen, Dutch/German philosopher and poet
• Jennifer Hof (born 1991), German fashion model
• Marjolijn Hof (born 1956), Dutch writer
• Mark-Peter Hof (born 1990), Dutch basketball player
• Norbert Hof (1944–2020), Austrian retired footballer
• Samuel Hof (1870–1937), US Army major general
• Wim Hof (born 1959), Dutch daredevil nicknamed "the Iceman" for his resistance to extreme cold