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