Karl Hoffmann may refer to:Karl Hoffmann (architect) (1883–1951), German architect Karl Hoffmann (politician) (1820–1895), declined election to the Swiss Federal Council in 1881 Karl Hoffmann (naturalist) (1823–1859), German physician and naturalist Karl Hoffmann (linguist) (1915–1996), German linguist Karl Hoffmann (rower), German Olympic rower Karl Hoffmann (footballer) (1935–2020), German footballer Karl W. Hofmann, former United States Ambassador to Togo