Hoyt (name)
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. People Given name Hoyt Axton (1938–1999), Country singer Hoyt Curtin (1922–2000), American composer Hoyt Ming (1902–1985), old-time fiddler Hoyt Sherman (1827–1904), American banker Hoyt Patrick Taylor (1890–1964), American politician Hoyt Patrick Taylor Jr. (1924–2018), American politician Hoyt Vandenberg (1899–1954), U.S. Air Force general Hoyt Wilhelm (1922–2002), Hall of fame baseball pitcher Hoyt Richard "Dick" Murdoch (1946–1996), American professional wrestler Surname Adelia M. Hoyt (1865–1966), American librarian, author, and advocate for blind people Beatrix Hoyt (1880–1963), 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, with Dick pushing, pulling or carrying his son Rick, who has cerebral palsy, in athletic competitions Erich Hoyt (born 1950), American-Canadian author and conservationist George Henry Hoyt (1837–1877), attorney who defended John Brown (abolitionist) Homer Hoyt (1895–1984), economist Huested W. R. Hoyt (1842–1894), American politician James Henry Hoyt (1809–1873), railroad entrepreneur and member of the Connecticut Senate from 1857 to 1858 James Hoyt (baseball) (born 1986), major