Hofstadter is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:Albert Hofstadter (1910–1989), American philosopher Douglas Hofstadter, American professor, author of Gödel, Escher, Bach Richard Hofstadter (1916–1970), American historian Robert Hofstadter (1915–1990), American Nobel Prize-winner in physics Samuel H. Hofstadter (1894–1970), New York politician and judge
