Hoover may refer to:
Music
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Hoover (band)
Hoover was an American post-hardcore band from Washington, D.C. Formed in 1992, Hoover went on to produce some of the more intense music to appear on the Dischord Records label in the 1990s. Compared to Fugazi, Hoover was more experimental and ...
, an American post-hardcore band
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Hooverphonic
Hooverphonic is a Belgian band that formed in October 1995. Though originally categorized as a trip hop group, they quickly expanded their sound to the point where they could no longer be described as a singular genre, but rather encompass altern ...
, a Belgian band originally named Hoover
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Hoover (singer), Willis Hoover, a country and western performer active in 1960s and '70s
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"Hoover" (song), a 2016 song by Swedish rapper Yung Lean
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Hoover sound, a heavy bass driven drone sound used in electronic music
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Hoover (composer), Katherine Hoover an American contemporary classical music and chamber music composer.
People
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Hoover (surname)
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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 ...
, 31st president of the United States
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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 â ...
(1895–1972), first director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
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Hoover Orsi
Hoover Orsi Pereira Martins (born May 16, 1978 in Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul) is a Brazilian race car driver. He began his professional career in 1998 in the European Formula Renault series where he captured 4th place. He returned to Sout ...
(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
* 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 structure on the campus of Stanford University
Schools
* Hoover High School (disambiguation)
* Hoover Elementary School (disambiguation)
Other uses
* The Hoover Company, a manufacturer of appliances, especially vacuum cleaners
* Vacuum cleaner, called by the generic term ''hoover'' in some countries
* D&B Hoovers, a business information company based in Austin, Texas, US
* Hoover (film), ''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)
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* Hover (disambiguation)
* Huber, a German surname (Anglicized form is Hoover)
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