People
- Herbert Hoover (1874–1964), 31st President of the United States
- Bob Hoover, airshow and test pilot, author
- Brad Hoover, American football fullback
- Dave Hoover, American comic book artist and animator
- Dave Hoover, American football coach
- Dick Hoover (1925–1981), American Major League Baseball player
- Dick Hoover (1929–2009), American professional bowler
- Erna Schneider Hoover, inventor of the computerized telephone switching system
- Herbert Hoover, Jr. (1903-1969), the son of President of Herbert Hoover; a successful engineer and businessman
- J. Edgar Hoover (1895–1972), longest-reigning head of the Federal Bureau of Investigation - FBI (48 years)
- John Howard Hoover, U.S. Navy Admiral who served in World War II.
- Larry Hoover, leader of the Gangster Disciples street gang
- Lou Henry Hoover, wife of President Herbert Hoover
- M. Herbert Hoover, American politician (who is not related to the 31st President of the United States)
- Margaret Hoover, conservative feminist political commentator
- Paul Hoover (born 1946), American poet
- Paul Hoover (born 1976), American Major League Baseball catcher
- Stevin Hoover, former Boston-based investment manager
- Willis Hoover, country and western performer active in the 1960s and 1970s
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