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The name '''Hoover''' may refer to:
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==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)]]
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