Moore - Definition

People

People with the surname Moore include

• Alan Moore — creator of comic books
• Albert Joseph Moore — English decorative painter
• Archie Moore — U.S. boxer, world boxing champion
• Arnold Moore — U.S. blues singer
• 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
• 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
• Garry Moore — U.S. television host
• Gary Moore — Irish guitarist
• G. E. Moore — English philosopher (Principia Ethica (http://www.fair-use.org/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
• 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
• Jackie Moore — U.S. Poet
• 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
• 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)
• Roger Moore — English actor
• Roger Moore — computer scientist
• Roy Moore — the "Ten Commandments Judge" and former Chief Justice of Alabama
• 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)
• 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

Moore is the name of several places in the United States of America:

• Moore, Oklahoma
• Moore, South Carolina

There are also places named Moorestown and Mooresville, as well as Moore Haven, Florida and Moores Hill, Indiana.

Other uses

• Moore machine
• Boyer-Moore string search algorithm