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Hoyt is an English
medieval surname, sometimes used as a given name. It is a
topographical surname for someone who lived high, or on a hill.
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People
Given name
Surname
Adelia M. Hoyt (1865–1966), American librarian, author, and advocate for blind people
Beatrix Hoyt (1880–1963), American amateur golfing champion
Clegg Hoyt (1910–1967), American film and television actor
Daniel Hoyt (1681–1764), member of the House of Representatives of the Colony of Connecticut (1734)
Dick and Rick Hoyt,
Team Hoyt American duo, with Dick pushing, pulling or carrying his son Rick, who has cerebral palsy, in athletic competitions
Edith Hoyt (1894–1971), American painter
Erich Hoyt (born 1950), American-Canadian author and conservationist
George Henry Hoyt (1837–1877), American attorney who defended
John Brown (abolitionist)
Homer Hoyt (1895–1984), American economist
Huested W. R. Hoyt (1842–1894), American politician
James Henry Hoyt (1809–1873), American railroad entrepreneur and member of the Connecticut Senate from 1857 to 1858
James Hoyt (baseball) (born 1986), American major league baseball pitcher
Jesse Hoyt (1792–1867), New York politician
John Hoyt (1905–1991), American actor
John Philo Hoyt (1841–1926), Governor of Arizona Territory (1877-8) and Justice of the Washington Supreme Court (1889-97)
John Wesley Hoyt (1831–1910), Territorial Governor of Wyoming (1878−1882)
LaMarr Hoyt (1955–2021), American baseball player
Lance Hoyt (born 1977), American professional wrestler
Martha Seavey Hoyt , American biographer, newspaper correspondent, businesswoman
Matt Hoyt , American film director
Nicholas Hoyt (1620-?), British member of the Connecticut General Assembly (1673)
Norris Hoyt , (1935-2013), American lawyer and politician
Oliver Hoyt (1823–1887), American politician
Sam Hoyt (born 1962), American politician
Sarah Hoyt (born 1962), Portuguese-American award-winning fiction writer
Waite Hoyt (1899–1984), American hall of Fame baseball pitcher
Walter Hoyt (1618–1698), founding settler of Norwalk, Connecticut
William Hoyt (disambiguation) , several people
Fictional characters
Charles Hoyt, a fictional serial killer in the television series
Rizzoli & Isles
Emma Hoyt, girlfriend of Gerry Bertier in
Remember the Titans played by Kate Bosworth
Lenar Hoyt, Jesuit Priest from the
Hyperion cantos
Jake Hoyt, a detective in the movie
Training Day portrayed by Ethan Hawke
Jaz Hoyt, a Nazi biker on the HBO drama
Oz
Detective Woody Hoyt, on the show
Crossing Jordan
Sheriff Hoyt , portrayed by R. Lee Ermey in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre films
Hoyt Fortenberry , on the HBO series True Blood
Hoyt Platter , brother of Peggy Hill in
King of the Hill
Hoyt Thorpe, in Tom Wolfe's
I am Charlotte Simmons
Hoyt Volker, in the video game
Far Cry 3
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