Hoover 357550 224825898 2008-07-10T16:16:04Z 207.15.203.230 /* Companies */ {{Wiktionarypar|Hoover|hoover}} The name '''Hoover''' may refer to: {{TOCright}} ==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 *[[Stevin Hoover]], an investment manager who went to prison ==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 that is owned by Dun & Bradstreet *[[Hoover Institution]], a public policy think tank at Stanford University *[[Hoover, Jamie]], operations manager for debt collectors ==Music== *[[Hoover (band)]], a post-hardcore band *Hoover, original name of the music group now known as [[Hooverphonic]] *[[Hoover (singer)]], 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, also known as [[Robin Hood index]] *Hoover is sometimes used as a slang term for [[oral sex]]. == See also == * [[Hover (disambiguation)]] {{disambig}} [[Category:Genericized trademarks]] [[de:Hoover]] [[fr:Hoover]] [[he:הובר]] [[ja:フーヴァー]] [[fi:Hoover]] [[sv:Hoover]]