Hooft

Hooft or 't Hooft is a Dutch surname meaning "(the) head" (''hoofd'' in modern Dutch). Notable people with the surname include:

;Hooft *Cornelis Hooft (1547–1627), Dutch statesman, father of P.C. Hooft *Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft (1581–1647), Dutch historian, poet and playwright * (1617–1678), Dutch mayor of Amsterdam, *Catharina Hooft (1618–1691), woman of the Dutch Golden Age *Hendrik Daniëlsz Hooft (1716–1794), Dutch politician during the Patriottentijd *Jeannette Hooft (1888–1939), Dutch traveler, mountaineer, and writer *Henri Hooft (born 1969), Dutch kickboxer and trainer ;'t Hooft / Visser 't Hooft / Van 't Hooft *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 and Nobel Laureate *Jotie T'Hooft (1956–1977), Flemish Belgian neo-romantic poet ;Van Hooft / Van der Hooft * (born 1941), Dutch Socialist Party politician *Anna Van Hooft (born 1980s), Canadian actress *Elroy van der Hooft (born 1990), Dutch football forward Provided by Wikipedia