Hoover

The name Hoover can refer to:

J. Edgar Hoover, chief of the Federal Bureau of Investigation for many years
Herbert Hoover, mining engineer, President of the United States
Lou Henry Hoover, wife of President Herbert Hoover
Bob Hoover, legendary airshow and test pilot, author
Brooks Robinson, 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.

Places named Hoover:

Hoover, Alabama
Hoover Dam, originally named Boulder Dam

Companies named Hoover:

The Hoover Company, currently a division of Maytag
Hoover's, Inc., a business information company that is owned by Dun & Bradstreet
Hoover Institution, a public policy think tank at Stanford University

Things named Hoover:

Any vacuum cleaner, although originally a particular brand

Music groups named Hoover:

Original name of the music group now known as Hooverphonic

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