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==Music== | ||
| ⚫ | * ], an American post-hardcore band | ||
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| ⚫ | * ], a Belgian band originally named Hoover | ||
| ⚫ | * ] | ||
| ⚫ | * ], Willis Hoover, a country and western performer active in 1960s and '70s | ||
| * ], a 2016 song by Swedish rapper Yung Lean | |||
| ⚫ | * ], a heavy bass driven drone sound used in electronic music | ||
| * ], Katherine Hoover an American contemporary classical music and chamber music composer. | |||
| ⚫ | == People == | ||
| * ] | |||
| ⚫ | ** ], 31st president of the United States | ||
| ⚫ | ** ] (1895–1972), first director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) | ||
| * ] (born 1978), Brazilian race car driver | |||
| ⚫ | * ] (1928–2003), American football and track and field coach | ||
| ⚫ | ==Places in the United States== | ||
| * ], the 6th largest city in Alabama | |||
| * ] | * ] | ||
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| * ], on the Colorado River, Nevada and Arizona | * ], on the Colorado River, Nevada and Arizona | ||
| * ], on the Big Walnut Creek | * ], on the Big Walnut Creek | ||
| * ], Washington, D.C.'s first airport, located where the Pentagon now stands | * ], Washington, D.C.'s first airport, located where the Pentagon now stands | ||
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* ], an {{convert|285|ft|m|adj=on|order=flip}} structure on the campus of Stanford University | ||
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==Schools== | ||
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| ===Companies=== | |||
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| ⚫ | * ], a business information company based in Austin, Texas, US | ||
| ===Other organizations=== | |||
| ⚫ | * ], a public-policy think tank at Stanford University founded by Herbert Hoover, later US |
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| ⚫ | * ], created by the Republican Party to campaign for the re-election of U.S. |
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| ==Music== | |||
| ⚫ | * ], an American post-hardcore band | ||
| ⚫ | * ], Willis Hoover, a |
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| ⚫ | * ], a heavy bass driven drone sound used in electronic music | ||
| ⚫ | * ], a Belgian band originally named Hoover | ||
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| <!--'''Hoover''' is a surname, an Anglicized form of the German '']'', originally designating a landowner or a prosperous small farmer.--> | |||
| ⚫ | ==People== | ||
| * ] (1928–2014), All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player | |||
| * ] (1922–2016), airshow and test pilot, author | |||
| * ] (born 1976), American football fullback | |||
| * ] (1955–2011), American comic book artist and animator | |||
| ⚫ | * ], American football coach | ||
| * ] (1925–1981), American Major League Baseball player | |||
| * ] (1929–2009), American professional bowler | |||
| * ] (1904–1995), Canadian artist | |||
| * ] (born 1926), inventor of the computerized telephone switching system | |||
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| * ] (1903–1969), the son of President Herbert Hoover; a successful engineer and businessman | |||
| ⚫ | * ] (1895–1972), |
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| * ] (1962–2014), American Major League Baseball pitcher | |||
| * ] (1887–1970), U.S. Navy Admiral who served in World War II | |||
| * ] (1887–1944), American college sports coach | |||
| * ] (born 1950), leader of the Gangster Disciples street gang | |||
| * ] (1874–1944), wife of President Herbert Hoover | |||
| * ] (died 1952), American politician (who is not related to the 31st President of the United States) | |||
| * ] (born 1977), American political consultant and commentator, great-granddaughter of the former President | |||
| * ] (born 1946), American poet | |||
| * ] (born 1976), American Major League Baseball catcher | |||
| * ] (1913–1970), botanist; See '']'' | |||
| * ] (born 1948), former Boston-based investment manager | |||
| * ], country and western performer active in the 1960s and 1970s | |||
| ==Fictional characters== | |||
| * Robert Hoover, from the movie '']'' | |||
| * Elizabeth Hoover (Miss Hoover), fictional school teacher from the US TV series ''The Simpsons''; See ] | |||
| * Walter Hoover, in James Curtis's novel '']'' | |||
| ** Walter Hoover, played by Ernest Thesiger in the film adaptation '']'' | |||
| * Dwayne Hoover, in Kurt Vonnegut's novel '']'' | |||
| * Bertolt Hoover, in Hajime Isayama's Manga/Anime '']'' | |||
| ==Other uses== | ==Other uses== | ||
| ⚫ | * ], a manufacturer of appliances, especially vacuum cleaners | ||
| * ] (hoover is a registered trademark) | |||
| * ], called by the generic term ''hoover'' in some countries | |||
| ** Also ] named after the vacuum cleaner, meaning to suck in or inhale | |||
| ⚫ | * ], a business information company based in Austin, Texas, US | ||
| * ], a 2000 American drama film | |||
| * ], a harbor seal that learned to imitate basic human speech | * ], a harbor seal that learned to imitate basic human speech | ||
| * ], Edgar Malone Hoover's inequality measure | * ], Edgar Malone Hoover's inequality measure | ||
| * ], nicknamed Hoover | * ], nicknamed Hoover | ||
| * ] | |||
| ⚫ | * ], a public-policy think tank at Stanford University founded by Herbert Hoover, later US president | ||
| ⚫ | * ], created by the Republican Party to campaign for the re-election of U.S. president Herbert Hoover | ||
| ==See also== | ==See also== | ||
| * ], in London, England originally a Hoover Company factory<!--]--> | * ], in London, England originally a Hoover Company factory<!--]--> | ||
| * ] | |||
| * {{in title}} | |||
| * ] | * ] | ||
| * ], a German surname (Anglicized form is '''Hoover''') | * ], a German surname (Anglicized form is '''Hoover''') | ||
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{{disambiguation|geo|given name}} | ||
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Latest revision as of 21:32, 18 November 2024
Hoover may refer to:
Music
- Hoover (band), an American post-hardcore band
- Hooverphonic, a Belgian band originally named Hoover
- Hoover (singer), Willis Hoover, a country and western performer active in 1960s and '70s
- "Hoover" (song), a 2016 song by Swedish rapper Yung Lean
- Hoover sound, a heavy bass driven drone sound used in electronic music
- Hoover (composer), Katherine Hoover an American contemporary classical music and chamber music composer.
People
- Hoover (surname)
- Herbert Hoover, 31st president of the United States
- J. Edgar Hoover (1895–1972), first director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
- Hoover Orsi (born 1978), Brazilian race car driver
- Hoover J. Wright (1928–2003), American football and track and field coach
Places in the United States
- Hoover, Alabama, the 6th largest city in Alabama
- Hoover, Indiana
- Hoover, Missouri
- Hoover, Oklahoma
- Hoover, South Dakota
- Hoover, Texas
- Hoover Dam, on the Colorado River, Nevada and Arizona
- Hoover Dam (Ohio), on the Big Walnut Creek
- Hoover Field, Washington, D.C.'s first airport, located where the Pentagon now stands
- Hoover Tower, an 87-metre (285 ft) structure on the campus of Stanford University
Schools
Other uses
- The Hoover Company, a manufacturer of appliances, especially vacuum cleaners
- Vacuum cleaner, called by the generic term hoover in some countries
- Also an idiomatic verb named after the vacuum cleaner, meaning to suck in or inhale
- D&B Hoovers, a business information company based in Austin, Texas, US
- Hoover (film), a 2000 American drama film
- Hoover (seal), a harbor seal that learned to imitate basic human speech
- Hoover index, Edgar Malone Hoover's inequality measure
- Lockheed S-3 Viking, nicknamed Hoover
- Operation Hoover
- Hoover Institution, a public-policy think tank at Stanford University founded by Herbert Hoover, later US president
- Hoover League, created by the Republican Party to campaign for the re-election of U.S. president Herbert Hoover
See also
- Hoover Building, in London, England originally a Hoover Company factory
- Hoover House (disambiguation)
- All pages with titles containing Hoover
- Hover (disambiguation)
- Huber, a German surname (Anglicized form is Hoover)
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