Hoover is the Anglicized version of the German and Dutch surname Huber, originally designating a landowner or a prosperous small farmer. Notable people with the surname include:
Alice Hoover (1928–2014), All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player
Bob Hoover (1922–2016), airshow and test pilot, author
Brad Hoover (born 1976), American football fullback
Charles Franklin Hoover (1865–1927), American physician
Colleen Hoover (born 1979), American author
Dave Hoover (1955–2011), American comic book artist and animator
Dave Hoover (American football), American football coach
Dick Hoover (baseball) (1925–1981), American Major League Baseball player
Dick Hoover (1929–2009), American professional bowler
Dorothy Haines Hoover (1904–1995), Canadian artist
Erna Schneider Hoover (born 1926), inventor of the computerized telephone switching system Helen Hoover, American nature writer Herbert Hoover (1874–1964), 31st president of the United States Herbert Hoover Jr. (1903–1969), the son of President Herbert Hoover; a successful engineer and businessman Herb Hoover (1912–1952), American test pilot J. Edgar Hoover (1895–1972), longest-serving head of the Federal Bureau of Investigation John Hoover (baseball) (1962–2014), American Major League Baseball pitcher John H. Hoover (1887–1970), U.S. Navy Admiral who served in World War II Katherine Hoover (1937–2018), US composer and flutist Lamar Hoover (1887–1944), American college sports coach Larry Hoover (born 1950), leader of the Gangster Disciples street gang Lou Henry Hoover (1874–1944), wife of President Herbert Hoover M. Herbert Hoover (died 1952), American politician (who is not related to the 31st president of the United States) Margaret Hoover (born 1977), American political consultant and commentator, great-granddaughter of the former president Natalie Hoover (born 1989), voice actress Nathan Hoover (born 1997), American basketball player Paul Hoover (poet) (born 1946), American poet Paul Hoover (baseball) (born 1976), American Major League Baseball catcher Quinton Kyle Hoover (born 1996), American YouTuber, known for the channel Quinton Reviews Robert Francis Hoover (1913–1970), botanist; see Brodiaea appendiculata Stevin Hoover (born 1948), former Boston-based investment manager William Henry "Boss" Hoover (1849–1932), founder of The Hoover Company
Characters
Robert Hoover, from the movie Animal House
Elizabeth Hoover (Miss Hoover), fictional school teacher from the US TV series The Simpsons; See List of recurring The Simpsons characters Walter Hoover, in James Curtis's novel They Drive by Night Walter Hoover, played by Ernest Thesiger in the film adaptation They Drive by Night Dwayne Hoover, in Kurt Vonnegut's novel Breakfast of Champions Bertolt Hoover (also spelled as Bertholdt Hoover), in Hajime Isayama's Manga/Anime Attack on Titan Hoover, an agent of the Grail in Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon's comic series Preacher
See also
Hoover (disambiguation)