Hoover

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The name Hoover may refer to:

People

• Herbert Hoover, 31st President of the United States, mining engineer
• J. Edgar Hoover (1895-1972), longest-reigning head of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (48 years)
• Bob Hoover, legendary airshow and test pilot, author
• Brad Hoover, fullback for the Carolina Panthers
• Brooks "Hoover" Robinson, U.S. baseball player nicknamed "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
• Lou Henry Hoover, wife of President Herbert Hoover
• M. Herbert Hoover, American politician (who is not related to the 31st President of the United States)
• Margaret Hoover, conservative feminist political commentator
• Robert Hoover, fictional character from the movie Animal House
• Stevin Hoover, former Boston-based investment manager
• Willis Hoover, country and western performer active in the 1960s and 1970s

Places

In the United States:

• Hoover, Alabama
• Hoover, Indiana
• 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, vacuum cleaner manufacturer and floor care company
• Hoover's, Inc., a business information company based in Austin TX, now owned by Dun & Bradstreet
• Hoover Institution, a public-policy think tank at Stanford University founded by the 31st President of the United States

Music

• Hoover (band), a post-hardcore band
• Hoover, original name of the music group now known as Hooverphonic
• Willis Hoover, a Country Western performer active in the 1960's and 70's
• 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
• Hoover is sometimes used as a slang term for oral sex

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