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| {{Wiktionary|Hoover|hoover}} | |||
| '''Hoover''' may refer to: | |||
| ⚫ | *], |
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| ==Music== | |||
| *], legendary ] and test pilot, author | |||
| * ], an American post-hardcore band | |||
| *], ] ] player who acquired the ] "Hoover" | |||
| * ], a Belgian band originally named Hoover | |||
| *], inventor of the computerized telephone switching system. | |||
| * ], Willis Hoover, a country and western performer active in 1960s and '70s | |||
| * ], a 2016 song by Swedish rapper Yung Lean | |||
| * ], a heavy bass driven drone sound used in electronic music | |||
| * ], Katherine Hoover an American contemporary classical music and chamber music composer. | |||
| == People == | |||
| Places named '''Hoover''': | |||
| *] | * ] | ||
| ⚫ | ** ], 31st president of the United States | ||
| ⚫ | ** ] (1895–1972), first director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) | ||
| * ] (born 1978), Brazilian race car driver | |||
| * ] (1928–2003), American football and track and field coach | |||
| ==Places in the United States== | |||
| Dams named '''Hoover''': | |||
| *], |
* ], the 6th largest city in Alabama | ||
| * ] | |||
| * ] | |||
| * ] | |||
| * ] | |||
| * ] | |||
| * ], on the Colorado River, Nevada and Arizona | |||
| * ], on the Big Walnut Creek | |||
| * ], Washington, D.C.'s first airport, located where the Pentagon now stands | |||
| * ], an {{convert|285|ft|m|adj=on|order=flip}} structure on the campus of Stanford University | |||
| ==Schools== | |||
| Companys named '''Hoover''': | |||
| *], |
* ] | ||
| * ] | |||
| ==Other uses== | |||
| Things named '''Hoover''': | |||
| * ], a manufacturer of appliances, especially vacuum cleaners | |||
| *Any ], although originally a particular ] | |||
| * ], called by the generic term ''hoover'' in some countries | |||
| ** Also ] named after the vacuum cleaner, meaning to suck in or inhale | |||
| * ], a business information company based in Austin, Texas, US | |||
| * ], a 2000 American drama film | |||
| * ], a harbor seal that learned to imitate basic human speech | |||
| * ], Edgar Malone Hoover's inequality measure | |||
| * ], nicknamed Hoover | |||
| * ] | |||
| * ], a public-policy think tank at Stanford University founded by Herbert Hoover, later US president | |||
| * ], created by the Republican Party to campaign for the re-election of U.S. president Herbert Hoover | |||
| ==See also== | |||
| Music groups named '''Hoover''': | |||
| * ], in London, England originally a Hoover Company factory<!--]--> | |||
| *Original name of the music group now known as ] | |||
| * ] | |||
| * {{in title}} | |||
| * ] | |||
| * ], a German surname (Anglicized form is '''Hoover''') | |||
| {{disambiguation|geo|given name}} | |||
| {{disambig}} | |||
Latest revision as of 21:32, 18 November 2024
Hoover may refer to:
Music
- Hoover (band), an American post-hardcore band
- Hooverphonic, a Belgian band originally named Hoover
- Hoover (singer), Willis Hoover, a country and western performer active in 1960s and '70s
- "Hoover" (song), a 2016 song by Swedish rapper Yung Lean
- Hoover sound, a heavy bass driven drone sound used in electronic music
- Hoover (composer), Katherine Hoover an American contemporary classical music and chamber music composer.
People
- Hoover (surname)
- Herbert Hoover, 31st president of the United States
- J. Edgar Hoover (1895–1972), first director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
- Hoover Orsi (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, the 6th largest city in 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 87-metre (285 ft) structure on the campus of Stanford University
Schools
Other uses
- The Hoover Company, a manufacturer of appliances, especially vacuum cleaners
- Vacuum cleaner, called by the generic term hoover in some countries
- Also an idiomatic verb named after the vacuum cleaner, meaning to suck in or inhale
- D&B Hoovers, a business information company based in Austin, Texas, US
- 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)
- All pages with titles containing Hoover
- Hover (disambiguation)
- Huber, a German surname (Anglicized form is Hoover)
This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Hoover.If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Categories: