John Hoffman may refer to: John Hoffman (filmmaker) (1904–1980), American montage editor and filmmaker John Hoffman (defensive end) (born 1943), American football defensive end John Hoffman (running back) (1925–1987), American football running back John Hoffman (baseball) (1943–2001), Major League Baseball catcher John Jay Hoffman (born 1965), acting Attorney General of New Jersey John Robert Hoffman, American actor/screenwriter John Thompson Hoffman (1828–1888), Governor of New York, 1869–1872 John Hoffman (politician) (born 1965), Minnesota State Senator John D. Hoffman (1904–2004), American chemist and author John H. Hoffman, space scientist