Hofbauer (or Hoffbauer) is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Hofbauer Clement Mary Hofbauer (Saint Clement, 1751–1820), patron saint of Vienna Dominik Hofbauer (born 1990), Austrian footballer Ernst Hofbauer (1925–1984), Austrian film director Gert Hofbauer (1937–2017), Austrian conductor and trumpeter Jil Y. Creek, also known as Ilona Hofbauer, Austrian guitarist Josef Hofbauer (1901–1968), Austrian footballer Kevin Hofbauer, Australian actor Matthias Hofbauer (born 1981), Swiss floorball player Michael Hofbauer (1964–2013), Czech film actor Otto Hofbauer (born 1932), Austrian footballer Steve Hofbauer, American politician Trevor Hofbauer (born 1992), Canadian long-distance runner
Hoffbauer Charles Hoffbauer (1875–1957), French artist
See also Hofbauer cell, type of cell found in the human female placenta Hofbauer Österreich, Viennese chocolatier founded in 1882, now owned by Lindt & Sprüngli Hofbauer Treppen, staircase maker in Abensberg, Germany, operating since 1706