Hoover is the Anglicized version of the German and Dutch surname ''

Huber Huber is a German-language surname. It derives from the German word ''Hube'' meaning hide, a unit of land a farmer might possess, granting them the status of a free tenant. It is in the top ten most common surnames in the German-speaking world, ...

'', originally designating a landowner or a prosperous small farmer. Notable people with the surname include: * Alice Hoover (1928–2014), All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player *

Bob Hoover Robert Anderson Hoover (January 24, 1922 – October 25, 2016) was an American fighter pilot, test pilot, flight instructor, and record-setting air show aviator. Hoover flew Spitfires in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II ...

(1922–2016), airshow and test pilot, author * Brad Hoover (born 1976), American football fullback * Charles Franklin Hoover (1865–1927), American physician *

Colleen Hoover Colleen Hoover (born December 11, 1979) is an American author who primarily writes novels in the romance and young adult fiction genres. She is best known for her 2016 romance novel ''It Ends with Us.'' Many of her works were self-published befor ...

(born 1979), American author *

Dave Hoover David Harold Hoover (May 14, 1955 – September 4, 2011) was an American comics artist and animator, most notable for his art on DC Comics' ''The Wanderers'' and '' Starman'' and Marvel Comics' '' Captain America''. Biography Early life ...

(1955–2011), American comic book artist and animator *

Dave Hoover (American football) David F. Hoover is a former American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan from 1972 to 1973 and at Emporia State University in Emporia, Kansas from 1974 until 1978, compili ...

, American football coach *

Dick Hoover (baseball) Richard Lloyd Hoover (December 11, 1925 – April 12, 1981) was an American relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Boston Braves during the 1952 season. Listed at , 170 lb., he batted and threw left-handed. Career Born in ...

(1925–1981), American Major League Baseball player *

Dick Hoover Richard Lee Hoover (December 15, 1929 – September 17, 2009) was an American professional bowler (ten-pin), bowler. He won two American Bowling Congress Masters titles in 1956 and 1957, and helped start the Professional Bowlers Association, PBA ...

(1929–2009), American professional bowler * Dorothy Haines Hoover (1904–1995), Canadian artist *

Erna Schneider Hoover Erna Schneider Hoover (born June 19, 1926) is an American mathematician notable for inventing a computerized telephone switching method which "revolutionized modern communication" according to several reports. It prevented system overloads by mon ...

(born 1926), inventor of the computerized telephone switching system *

Herbert Hoover Herbert Clark Hoover (August 10, 1874 – October 20, 1964) was an American politician who served as the 31st president of the United States from 1929 to 1933 and a member of the Republican Party, holding office during the onset of the Gr ...

(1874–1964), 31st president of the United States *

Herbert Hoover Jr. Herbert Charles Hoover (August 4, 1903 – July 9, 1969) was an engineer, businessman, and politician who served as United States Under Secretary of State from 1954 to 1957. He was the elder son of President Herbert Hoover. Biography Early yea ...

(1903–1969), the son of President Herbert Hoover; a successful engineer and businessman *

J. Edgar Hoover John Edgar Hoover (January 1, 1895 – May 2, 1972) was an American law enforcement administrator who served as the first Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). He was appointed director of the Bureau of Investigation � ...

(1895–1972), longest-serving head of the Federal Bureau of Investigation *

John Hoover (baseball) John Nicklaus Hoover (December 22, 1962 – July 8, 2014) was the Major League Baseball No. 25 draft choice in the first round in 1984 (by the Baltimore Orioles), after having led the nation in strikeouts in college baseball, pitching 205 strikeou ...

(1962–2014), American Major League Baseball pitcher *

John H. Hoover John Howard Hoover (May 15, 1887December 2, 1970) was a United States Navy admiral who held several flag commands during World War II most notably those in the Central Pacific under Chester W. Nimitz. Hoover became one of Nimitz's trusted if l ...

(1887–1970), U.S. Navy Admiral who served in World War II *

Katherine Hoover Katherine Hoover (December 2, 1937 – September 21, 2018) is remembered by the National Flute Association as an "artist—flutist, teacher, entrepreneur, poet, and, most notably, a distinguished composer". Her work received many honors, includi ...

(1937–2018), US composer and flutist * Lamar Hoover (1887–1944), American college sports coach *

Larry Hoover Larry Hoover (born November 30, 1950)"Larry Hoover"
''Biography.com''. Retrieved 18 April 2019. ...

(born 1950), leader of the Gangster Disciples street gang *

Lou Henry Hoover Lou Hoover (née Henry; March 29, 1874 – January 7, 1944) was an American philanthropist, geologist, and First Lady of the United States from 1929 to 1933 as the wife of President Herbert Hoover. She was active in numerous community organizatio ...

(1874–1944), wife of President Herbert Hoover * M. Herbert Hoover (died 1952), American politician (who is not related to the 31st president of the United States) *

Margaret Hoover Margaret Claire Hoover (born December 11, 1977) is an American conservative political commentator, political strategist, media personality, author, and great-granddaughter of Herbert Hoover, the 31st U.S. president. She is author of the book ''Am ...

(born 1977), American political consultant and commentator, great-granddaughter of the former president *

Natalie Hoover Natalie Hoover is an American voice actress based in Los Angeles and Dallas. She has done voicework for anime, video games, and other audio productions. Career In 2010, Hoover was deemed as the Japanator New York Anime Festival and Comic Con ...

(born 1989), voice actress * Nathan Hoover (born 1997), American basketball player *

Paul Hoover (poet) Paul Hoover (born 1946) is an American poet and editor born in Harrisonburg, Virginia. His work has been associated with innovative practices such as; New York School and language poetry. After many years as poet in residence at Columbia Coll ...

(born 1946), American poet *

Paul Hoover (baseball) Paul Chester Hoover (born April 14, 1976) is an American professional baseball coach and former catcher. He is currently the bench coach for the Kansas City Royals of Major League Baseball (MLB). Hoover played in MLB for the Tampa Bay Devil Ray ...

(born 1976), American Major League Baseball catcher * Quinton Kyle Hoover (born 1997), American YouTuber, known for the channel ''Quinton Reviews'' * Robert Francis Hoover (1913–1970), botanist; see '' Brodiaea appendiculata'' * Stevin Hoover (born 1948), former Boston-based investment manager * William Henry "Boss" Hoover (1849–1932), founder of

The Hoover Company The Hoover Company is a home appliance company founded in Ohio, United States. It also established a major base in the United Kingdom; and, mostly in the 20th century, it dominated the electric vacuum cleaner industry, to the point where the Ho ...

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* Robert Hoover, from the movie ''

Animal House ''National Lampoon's Animal House'' is a 1978 American comedy film directed by John Landis and written by Harold Ramis, Douglas Kenney and Chris Miller. It stars John Belushi, Peter Riegert, Tim Matheson, John Vernon, Verna Bloom, Thomas Hu ...

'' * Elizabeth Hoover (Miss Hoover), fictional school teacher from the US TV series ''The Simpsons''; See

List of recurring The Simpsons characters The American animated television series ''The Simpsons'' contains a wide range of minor and supporting characters like co-workers, teachers, students, family friends, extended relatives, townspeople, local celebrities, and even animals. The write ...

* Walter Hoover, in James Curtis's novel '' They Drive by Night'' ** Walter Hoover, played by Ernest Thesiger in the film adaptation '' They Drive by Night'' * Dwayne Hoover, in Kurt Vonnegut's novel ''

Breakfast of Champions ''Breakfast of Champions, or Goodbye Blue Monday'' is a 1973 novel by the American author Kurt Vonnegut. His seventh novel, it is set predominantly in the fictional town of Midland City, Ohio, and focuses on two characters: Dwayne Hoover, a Midl ...

'' * Bertolt Hoover (also spelled as Bertholdt Hoover), in Hajime Isayama's Manga/Anime ''

Attack on Titan is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hajime Isayama. It is set in a world where humanity is forced to live in cities surrounded by three enormous walls that protect them from gigantic man-eating humanoids referred to as ...

'' *Hoover, an agent of the Grail in Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon's comic series ''Preacher''

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