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Revision as of 18:58, 8 July 2007 by Eep² (talk | contribs) (see also)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)The name Hoover may refer to:
People:
- Herbert Hoover, 31st President of the United States, mining engineer
- J. Edgar Hoover, chief of the Federal Bureau of Investigation for 48 years
- Lou Henry Hoover, wife of President Herbert Hoover
- M. Herbert Hoover, an Ohio politician
- Bob Hoover, legendary airshow and test pilot, author
- Brad Hoover, a fullback for the Carolina Panthers
- Brooks Robinson, a U.S. baseball player who acquired the nickname "the human vacuum cleaner" and then "Hoover"
- Erna Schneider Hoover, inventor of the computerized telephone switching system
- Larry Hoover, leader of the Gangster Disciples street gang
Places:
- Hoover, Alabama
- Hoover Dam, originally named Boulder Dam
- Hoover Dam (Ohio), a dam 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
Companies:
- The Hoover Company, a former division of the Whirlpool Corporation sold to Techtronic Industries (famous for their vacuums)
- Hoover's, Inc., a business information company that is owned by Dun & Bradstreet
- Hoover Institution, a public policy think tank at Stanford University
- Hoover Industries, A designer and manufacturer of interior and safety products for the airline industry (eg. Seats, lifevests, liferafts, etc.), based in Miami, Florida.
Music:
- Hoover (band), a post-hardcore band
- Original name of the music group now known as Hooverphonic
- Hoover sound, a heavy bass driven drone sound used in electronic music
Other:
- Any vacuum cleaner, although originally a particular brand of The Hoover Company
- Hoover (seal), a harbor seal that learned to imitate basic human speech
- Hoover Index: Edgar Malone Hoover's inequality measure, also known as Robin Hood index
See also
Topics referred to by the same term
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