Moore
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People
People with the surname Moore include
- Alan Moore — writer of comic books
- Albert Joseph Moore — English decorative painter
- Alfred Moore — former associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
- Archie Moore — U.S. boxer, world boxing champion
- Arnold Moore — U.S. blues singer
- Arthur Cotton Moore — U.S. architect
- Bobby Moore — English footballer
- Bob de Moore — Belgian cartoonist who was the assistant of Herge
- Brian Moore — 20th century Irish novelist
- Carol Moore — ethicist
- C. L. Moore — U.S. science fiction and fantasy writer
- Charles Moore — multiple articles
- Christopher Moore — U.S. writer of absurdist fiction
- Clement Clarke Moore — U.S. university professor and writer
- Constance Moore — U.S. singer and actress
- Dan K. Moore — former governor of North Carolina
- Davey Moore — two world boxing champions
- Demi Moore — U.S. actress
- Dennis Moore — U.S. politician
- Donnie Moore — U.S. baseball player
- Dudley Moore — British actor and comedian
- Edward Moore — 18th century English dramatist
- Edwin Ward Moore — 19th century commander of the Texas Navy
- Frank Frankfort Moore, British novelist
- Frank Moore, New York painter
- Garry Moore — U.S. television host
- Gary Moore — Irish guitarist
- G. E. Moore — English philosopher (Principia Ethica, Moore's Paradox)
- George A. Moore — Irish novelist (Esther Waters)
- George F. Moore — Major General in the U.S. Army
- George Foot Moore — U.S. Biblical scholar
- Gordon E. Moore — U.S. chemist, co-founder of Intel (Moore's law)
- Grace Moore — U.S. actress
- Henry Moore — royal Governor of New York
- Henry Moore — English sculptor
- J Strother Moore — U.S. computer scientist
- Jackie Moore — U.S. Jazz Singer from Florida
- Jacqueline Moore (born 1966), U.S. professional wrestler
- Jackie Moore — U.S. Poet
- Jim Moore — American playwright (Acts and Contrition)
- John Moore — Bishop of Ely
- John Moore — British general (18th/19th centuries)
- John Moore — anarchist thinker
- John Moore — Australian MP
- Johnny "Dizzy" Moore — a Jamaican trumpet player
- Julianne Moore — U.S. actress
- Lucy Moore — historian
- Mandy Moore — U.S. pop singer
- Marianne Moore — U.S. poet
- Mary Tyler Moore — U.S. actress and comedian
- Michael Moore — U.S. leftist social critic (Stupid White Men) and documentary film director
- Michael Moore — UK Liberal Democrat politician
- Mike Moore — former Prime Minister of New Zealand and Director-General of the WTO
- Newton Moore — Australian politician
- Nicholas Moore — English poet, son of G.E. Moore
- Patrick Moore — English astronomer
- Peter Moore — British serial killer
- Peter Moore — Australian travel author (No Shitting in the Toilet)
- Robert Lee Moore — American mathematician
- Robin Moore — U.S. writer
- Roger Moore — English actor
- Roger Moore — computer scientist
- Roy Moore — the "Ten Commandments Judge" and former Chief Justice of Alabama
- Sara Jane Moore — attempted to assassinate President Gerald Ford
- Stephen Moore — President of the Club for Growth
- Stephen Moore — British actor
- Susanna Moore — U.S. crime writer
- Thomas Moore — Irish poet (not to be confused with Thomas More)
- Thomas Sturge Moore — English poet and artist
- Thurston Moore — musician (Sonic Youth)
- Tyria Moore — U.S. serial killer befriender
- Vinnie Moore — U.S. musician
- Zephaniah Swift Moore — U.S. clergyman and educator
- The Moore Brothers — Matt, Owen and Tom Moore — were three brothers who became famous in early Hollywood.
Fictional characters
Fictional characters whose surname is or was Moore include
- Rachel Moore, the name of Ran Mori in the English adaptations of Detective Conan (Case Closed in the United States)
- Richard Moore, the name of Kogoro Mori in the English adaptations of Detective Conan (Case Closed in the United States)
Places
The toponym Moore refers to a moor, which is a kind of bog.
Moore is the name of several places in the United States of America:
- Moore, Arkansas, located in Newton County
- Moore, California, located in San Bernardino County
- Moore, Colorado, located in Weld County
- Moore, Georgia, located in Hall County
- Moore, Idaho, a city located in Butte County
- Moore, Indiana, located in DeKalb County
- Moore, Kentucky, located in Casey County
- Moore, Louisiana, located in Winn Parish
- Moore, Montana, a town located in Fergus County
- Moore, New Jersey, located in Mercer County
- Moore, Oklahoma, a city located in Cleveland County
- Moore, Pennsylvania, located in Delaware County
- Moore, South Carolina, located in Spartanburg County
- Moore, Texas - two locations:
- Moore, Texas, located in Frio County
- Moore, Brazos County, Texas
- Moore, Utah, located in Emery County
- Moore, Washington, located in Chelan County
- Moore, West Virginia - two locations:
There is a Moore County in the states of North Carolina, Moore County, Tennessee and Texas.
Other places that include the word Moore in their name include:
- Moorefield, in Alabama, Arkansas, Indiana, Kentucky, Nebraska, Ohio, South Carolina and West Virginia
- Moorestown, in Indiana, Michigan, New Jersey and Pennsylvania
- Mooresville, in Alabama, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and West Virginia
- Moore Haven, Florida
- Moores Hill, Indiana
