What is "klinghoffer"

Klinghoffer is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• David Klinghoffer, author and essayist at the Discovery Institute, and proponent of intelligent design
• Josh Klinghoffer (born 1979), musician and record producer from Los Angeles, California, and current guitarist for the Red Hot Chili Peppers
• Leon Klinghoffer (1916–1985), disabled American who was murdered and thrown overboard in the hijacking of the cruise ship Achille Lauro in 1985
• Yitzhak Klinghoffer (1905–1990), Israeli jurist and politician