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| * ], a heavy bass driven drone sound used in electronic music | * ], a heavy bass driven drone sound used in electronic music | ||
| * ], a Belgian band originally named Hoover | * ], a Belgian band originally named Hoover | ||
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| ==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 | |||
| * ] (1874–1964), 31st president of the United States | |||
| * ] (1903–1969), the son of President Herbert Hoover; a successful engineer and businessman | |||
| * ] (1895–1972), longest-serving head of the Federal Bureau of Investigation | |||
| * ] (1962–2014), American Major League Baseball pitcher | |||
| * ] (1887–1970), U.S. Navy Admiral who served in World War II | |||
| * ] (1937 – 2018), US composer and flutist | |||
| * ] (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 '']''<!-- <ref>{{cite web|url=https://plants.jstor.org/stable/10.5555/al.ap.person.bm000003755|title=Robert Francis Hoover Biogrpahy|publisher=]|accessdate=2019-11-18}}</ref> --> | |||
| * ] (born 1948), former Boston-based investment manager | |||
| * ] (1849-1932), founder of ] | |||
| ==Military Conflict== | ==Military Conflict== | ||
| * ] | * ] | ||
| ==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 '']'' | |||
| *Hoover, an agent of the Grail in Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon's ] | |||
| ==Other uses== | ==Other uses== | ||
| * ] | |||
| * ] (hoover is a registered trademark) | * ] (hoover is a registered trademark) | ||
| * ], a harbor seal that learned to imitate basic human speech | * ], a harbor seal that learned to imitate basic human speech | ||
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| * ], a German surname (Anglicized form is '''Hoover''') | * ], a German surname (Anglicized form is '''Hoover''') | ||
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{{disambiguation|geo}} | ||
Revision as of 12:59, 24 April 2020
Hoover may refer to:
Places
United States
- Hoover, Alabama
- Hoover, Indiana
- Hoover, Missouri
- Hoover, South Dakota
- 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, a 285-foot structure on the campus of Stanford University
Organizations
Companies
- The Hoover Company, a manufacturer of appliances, especially vacuum cleaners
- D&B Hoovers, a business information company based in Austin, Texas, US
Other organizations
- 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
Music
- Hoover (band), an American post-hardcore band
- Hoover (singer), Willis Hoover, a Country Western performer active in 1960s and 70s
- Hoover sound, a heavy bass driven drone sound used in electronic music
- Hooverphonic, a Belgian band originally named Hoover
Military Conflict
Other uses
- Hoover (surname)
- Vacuum cleaner (hoover is a registered trademark)
- 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
- Hoover (film), a 2000 American drama film
See also
- Hoover Building, in London, England originally a Hoover Company factory
- Hover (disambiguation)
- Huber, a German surname (Anglicized form is Hoover)
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