Hooft
Hooft or 't Hooft is a Dutch surname. Notable people with the surname include:
- Cornelis Hooft (1547–1627), Dutch statesman
- Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft (1581–1647), Dutch historian, poet and playwright
- Catharina Hooft (1618–1691), woman of the Dutch Golden Age
- Willem Visser 't Hooft (1900–1985), Dutch theologian and the first secretary general of the World Council of Churches
- Haas Visser 't Hooft (1905–1977), Dutch field hockey player
- Francis van 't Hooft (born 1940), Dutch field hockey player
- Gerard 't Hooft (born 1946), Dutch theoretical physicist
- 9491 Thooft (without an apostrophe) is an asteroid named after Gerard 't Hooft
- Jotie T'Hooft (1956–1977), Flemish Belgian neo-romantic poet
See also
- Hooft (island) an island in the IJmeer
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