List of people with surname Moore explained

Moore is a popular surname in many English-speaking countries and is of Gaelic/English origin. This surname is shared by many notable people, among them being:

A–B

• A. Moore Jr. (1846–1929), American politician and lawyer from Virginia
• A. J. Moore (born 1995), American football player
• A. L. Moore (Arthur Louis Moore; 1849–1939), English stained glass designer and manufacturer
• A. W. Moore (philosopher) (Adrian W. Moore, born 1956), English professor of philosophy at the University of Oxford
• Abra Moore (born 1969), Irish-American singer-songwriter
• Adam Moore (born 1984), American baseball player
• Addison Webster Moore (1866–1930), American professor of philosophy at the University of Chicago
• Al Moore (disambiguation), multiple people
• Alan Moore (born 1953), English comic book writer and novelist
• Albert Joseph Moore (1841–1893), English decorative painter
• Albert Moore (Medal of Honor) (1862–1916), United States Marine
• Albert Moore (footballer, born 1863) (1863–?), English footballer for Notts County
• Albert Moore (footballer, born 1898) (1898–?), English footballer for Stoke
• Alecia Beth Moore, better known as Pink (born 1979), American pop/rock/R&B singer
• Alfred Moore (1755–1810), associate justice of the US Supreme Court
• Alicia Moore (1790-1873), English novelist
• Alvin Moore (disambiguation), multiple people
• Anne Carroll Moore, American educator, writer, and children's library advocate.
• Ann Moore (equestrian) (born 1950), 1972 Olympic silver medalist in show jumping
• Ann Moore (impostor) (1761–1813), notorious as the fasting-woman of Tutbury
• Ann Moore (inventor) (born 1940), inventor of the Snugli
• Ann S. Moore (born 1950), CEO of Time Inc.
• Anne Elizabeth Moore, editor, artist, and author
• Annie May Moore: see May and Mina Moore (1882–1957), Australian photographers
• Anthony Moore (born 1948), British musician and composer
• Aoife Moore (fl. 2020's), Northern Irish journalist
• Arch A. Moore Jr. (1923–2015), twice Governor of West Virginia
• Archie Moore (1916–1998), American world boxing champion
• Arnold Moore (1914–2004), American blues singer
• Arthur A. C. Moore (1880–1935), Canadian ice hockey player
• Arthur Cotton Moore (1935–2022), American architect
• Arthur William Moore (1853–1909), Manx historian, antiquarian, linguist, folklorist and politician
• Aubertine Woodward Moore (1841–1929; pseudonym, "Auber Forestier"), American musician, writer
• Barbara Moore (athlete) (born 1957), New Zealand long-distance runner
• Barbara Moore (vegetarian) (1903-1977), Russian-born long-distance walker
• Ben Moore (basketball) (born 1995), American basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
• Benjamin E. Moore, New York assemblyman 1914
• Benjamin Moore (bishop) (1748–1816), American Protestant Episcopal bishop
• Bill Moore (disambiguation), multiple people
• Billie Moore (1943–2022), American basketball coach
• Bob Moore (disambiguation), multiple people
• Bobby Moore (1941–1993), English footballer
• Brian Moore (disambiguation), multiple people
• Brian Michael Moore, American tenor
• Briley Moore (born 1998), American football player
• Brittany Chrishawn Moore (fl 2010s), Jamaican-American film producer
• Bucky Moore (1905–1980), American football player
• Butch Moore (James Augustine Moore, 1938–2001), Irish showband icon during the 1960s
• Byron Moore (born 1988), English (soccer) football player

C–D

• C. Ellis Moore (1884–1941), U.S. Representative from Ohio
• C. J. Moore (born 1995), American football player
• C. L. Moore, Catherine L. Moore (1911–1987), American science fiction and fantasy writer
• Carmen Moore, Canadian actress (born 1972)
• Carmen Moore (American actress) (1986–2018)
• Carissa Moore, American professional surfer
• Carrie Moore (basketball) (born 1985), American basketball player and coach
• Chandler Moore (born 1995), American Christian singer, songwriter, and worship leader
• Chanté Moore (born 1967), American singer
• Charles Moore (disambiguation), multiple people
• Charlie Moore (disambiguation), multiple people
• Charlotte Moore (disambiguation), multiple people
• Christine Moore (disambiguation), multiple people
• Christopher Moore (author) (born 1957), American absurdist writer
• Christy Moore (born 1945), Irish folk singer, songwriter, and guitarist
• Chuck Moore (American football) (born 1940), former American football offensive lineman
• Claire Moore (disambiguation), multiple people
• Clara Jessup Moore (1824–1899), American philanthropist and writer
• Clarence Bloomfield Moore (1852–1936), American archaeologist
• Clarence Lemuel Elisha Moore (1876–1931), American mathematician
• Clayton Moore (1914–1999), American actor
• Clement Clarke Moore (1779–1863), American professor and writer
• Clifford Herschel Moore (1866–1931), American Latin scholar
• Cliffton Moore (1496-) The Mennonite High Priest of Minnesota)
• Clover Moore (born 1945), Australian politician and Lord Mayor of Sydney, Australia
• Constance Moore (1920–2005), American singer and actress
• Corey Moore (safety) (born 1993), American football player
• Cowboy Jimmy Moore (born James William Moore, 1910–1999), pool champion
• Craig Moore (born 1975), Australian soccer player
• Cristopher Moore (born 1968), American computer scientist, mathematician, and physicist
• D. C. Moore (born 1980), British playwright
• D. J. Moore (disambiguation), multiple people
  • D. J. Moore (born 1997), American football player
  • D. J. Moore (cornerback) (born 1987), American football player
• Damontre Moore (born 1992), American football player
• Daniel Moore (disambiguation), multiple people
• Dante Moore (born 2005), American football player
• Darius A. Moore (1833–1905), New York politician
• Darren Moore (born 1974), English football player and coach
• Davey Moore (disambiguation)
  • Davey Moore (boxer, born 1933) (1933–1963), American world champion boxer
  • Davey Moore (boxer, born 1959) (1959–1988), American world champion boxer
• David Moore (disambiguation), multiple people
• Deacon John Moore (born 1941), American musician, singer, and bandleader
• Demi Moore (born 1962), American actress
• Dennis Moore (politician) (1945–2021), American politician from Kansas
• Derland Moore (1953-2010), American football player
• Devin Moore (murderer), American murderer
• Dickie Moore (actor) (1925–2015), American actor
• Dickie Moore (ice hockey) (1931–2015), Canadian ice hockey player
• Dominic Moore (born 1980), Canadian ice hockey player (NHL)
• Donnie Moore (1954–1989), American baseball player
• Doris Langley Moore (1902–1989), British female fashion historian
• Dorothea Rhodes Lummis Moore (1857–1942), American physician, writer, newspaper editor, activist
• Douglas Moore (1893–1969), American composer, and president, National Institute and American Academy of Arts & Letters
• Dudley Moore (1935–2002), English actor and comedian
• Dylan Moore (born 1992), American baseball player

E–I

• E. Blackburn Moore (1897–1980) Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates
• E. H. Moore (1862–1932), American mathematician
• Edward Moore (disambiguation), multiple people
• Edwin Ward Moore (1810–1865), American-born Texan commander of the Texas Navy
• Eleanor May Moore (1875–1949), Australian pacifist
• Elijah Moore (born 2000), American football player
• Elizabeth Moore (historian), (1894 – 1976), American local historian and preservationist
• Ellen Bryan Moore (1912–1999), Louisiana politician
• Ennio Girolami (1935–2013), sometimes credited as Thomas Moore, Italian actor
• Enoch Moore (loyalist turned rebel) (1779–1841), American Revolution
• Erica Moore (born 1988), American middle-distance runner
• Esther Moore (1857–1934), English artist
• Ethan Moore (born 2011) A fantastic, handsome young gentleman. Loved by many.
• Ethel Moore (1872-1920), American civic, education, and national defense work leader
• Eva Moore (1870–1955), English actress
• Francis Daniels Moore (1913–2001), American surgeon
• Frank Moore (disambiguation), multiple people
• Fred Moore (animator) (1911-1952), animator
• Freddy Moore (1950–2022), American musician
• Frederic Moore (1830–1907), British Indian Lepidopterist
• G. E. Moore (1873–1958), British philosopher
• Gareth Moore (born 1989), British rugby player
• Garry Moore (mayor) (born 1951), former mayor of Christchurch, New Zealand
• Garry Moore (1915–1993), American television host
• Gary Moore (1952–2011), Northern Irish guitarist
• George Moore (disambiguation), multiple people
• Gerald Moore (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Gerald Moore (1899–1987), English classical pianist
  • Gerald Moore (journalist) (born 1938), American journalist
  • Gerald Moore (scholar) (1924–2022), English scholar
  • Gerald Moore (surgeon) (1926–2018), British oral surgeon and child actor
• Gillian Moore, retired Australian school principal
• Gordon Moore (1929–2023), American co-founder of Intel Corporation and the author of Moore's law
• Gordon Moore (Royal Navy officer) (1862–1934)
• Grace Moore (1898–1947), American soprano and actress
• Vice-Admiral Sir Graham Moore (Royal Navy officer) (1764–1843), career officer
• Greg Moore (racing driver) (1975–1999), Canadian racing driver
• Guy Borthwick Moore (1895–1918), Canadian World War I flying ace
• Gwen Moore (born 1951), US Congresswomen from Wisconsin
• Gwen Moore (California politician), (1940-2020), California state legislator
• H. Byron Moore (1839–1925), Australian horse racing official
• Hal Moore (1922–2017), American Lieutenant General in the U.S. Army
• Harry Moore (disambiguation), multiple people
• Harvey T. Moore (1809–1878), American politician
• Hayden Moore (born 1995), American football player
• Helen Moore (literary scholar) (born 1970), British literary scholar
• Henrietta G. Moore (1844–1940), American Universalist minister, educator, temperance activist, suffragist
• Henry Moore (1898–1986), English artist and sculptor
• Henry Moore (disambiguation), multiple people
• Henson Moore (William Henson Moore III, born 1939), American lawyer and politician, U.S. Representative from Louisiana
• Irving J. Moore (1919–1993), American television director

J–M

• J Strother Moore, American computer scientist
• J. Washington Moore (1866–1965), American politician
• Jackie Moore (singer) (1946–2019), American jazz singer from Florida
• Jade Moore (born 1990), English association footballer
• Jacqueline Moore (born 1964), American professional wrestler
• Jacqueline S. Moore (1926–2002), American. poet
• Jalen Moore (disambiguation), multiple people
• James Moore (disambiguation), multiple people
• Jason Moore (disambiguation), multiple people
• Jaylon Moore (disambiguation), multiple people
• Jerrie Moore (1855–1890), Canadian baseball player
• Jerry A. Moore Jr. (1918–2017), American politician
• Jessica Moore (journalist) (born 1982), American journalist
• J'Mon Moore (born 1995), American football player
• Joe Moore (television journalist), American news anchor in Hawaii
• Joel David Moore (born 1977), American actor
• John Moore (disambiguation), multiple people
• Jonas Moore (1617–1679), English mathematician
• Juanita Moore (1914–2014), American actress
• Julianne Moore (born 1960), American actress
• Justin P. Moore (1841–1923), American mycologist
• Kamrin Moore (born 1996), American football player
• Karl Moore (academic), Canadian professor of business management
• Karl Moore (footballer) (born 1988), Irish footballer
• Kathy Wolfe Moore (born 1957), American politician
• Kayla Moore, American president of Foundation of Moral Law
• Kellen Moore (born 1988), American football player and coach
• Kendra Moore, American politician
• Kenny Moore II (born 1995), American football player
• Kenny Moore (1943–2022), American athlete
• Kenya Moore (born 1971), American actress, television personality and former Miss USA 1993
• Kevin Moore (born 1967), American musician
• Kip Moore (born 1980), American country music singer-songwriter
• Lecrae, (born Lecrae Moore, 1979), American Christian hip hop artist and music executive
• Leo M. Moore, American politician
• Lena L. Moore, American politician
• Lilian Moore (1909–2004), American author of children's books, teacher and poet
• Lisa Moore (disambiguation), multiple people
• Lonnie R. Moore (1920-1956), United States military aviator
• Lou Wall Moore (–1924), American sculptor, stage actress, costume designer, dancer, and socialite
• Lucy Moore (historian) (born 1970), historian
• Luke Moore (born 1986), English footballer
• Madge Moore (1922-2016), American aviator
• Mandy Moore (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
  • Mandy Moore (born 1984), American pop-singer and actress
  • Mandy Moore (choreographer) (born 1976), American dancer and choreographer
• Manfred Moore (1950–2020), American football player
• Margaret Moore, Canadian author of romance novels
• Marguerite Moore (1849–?), Irish-Catholic orator, patriot, activist
• Marianne Moore (1887–1972), American poet
• Marie Moore (born 1967), former international butterfly swimmer from Canada
• Marshall Moore (born 1970), American author
• Marshall W. Moore (1929-2022), American politician and civil engineer
• Martha Moore, birthname of Martha Ballard, American midwife and healer
• Mary Tyler Moore (1936–2017), American actress and comedian
• Matt Moore (actor) (1888–1960), Irish-born American silent film actor
• Matt Moore (baseball) (born 1989), American baseball player
• Maurice Moore (disambiguation), multiple people
• May Moore or Mina Moore: see May and Mina Moore, Australian photographers
• Maya Moore (born 1989), American basketball player
• McKenzie Moore (born 1992), American player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
• McKinley Moore (born 1998), American baseball player
• Melissa Moore (actress) (born 1963), American movie actress and equestrian
• Melissa Moore (athlete) (born 1968), Australian Olympic sprinter
• Mica Moore (born 1992), British bobsledder and sprinter
• Michael Moore (born 1954), American social critic and documentary film director
• Michael Moore (disambiguation), multiple people (Michael, Mike)
• Michel Moore, LAPD Chief
• Milcah Martha Moore (1740–1829), American poet
• Minnie Louise Moore: see May and Mina Moore (1882–1957), Australian photographers
• Mona Moore (1917–2000), English artist

N–S

• Nathaniel Moore (disambiguation), multiple people (Nat, Nathan, Nathaniel)
• Newton Moore (1870–1936), Australian politician
• Nicholas Moore (disambiguation), multiple people
• Oliver Moore (disambiguation), multiple people
• Owen Moore (1886–1939), Irish-born American silent film actor
• Patrick Moore (1923–2012), English astronomer
• Patrick Moore (disambiguation), multiple people
• Paul Moore (disambiguation), multiple people
• Pauline Moore (1914–2002), American actress
• Peter Moore (disambiguation), multiple people
• Pippa Moore, English ballet dancer
• Powell A. Moore (1928–2018), American politician and public servant
• Rahim Moore (born 1990), American football player
• Ramona Moore (19782012), American homicide victim
• Raymond Cecil Moore (1892–1974) a Lawrence, Kansas, geologist and paleontologist who advanced cyclothem research
• Randle T. Moore (1874–1957), American businessman
• Ransom Asa Moore, an agronomist and professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison
• Ransom B. Moore, California pioneer and Arizona Territory legislator
• Rebecca Moore (pageant titleholder) (born 1988), American beauty pageant winner
• Reggie Moore (1981–2023), American-born Angolan basketball player
• Richard Moore (disambiguation), multiple people (includes Richard, Rich, Dick, Dickie)
• Ricky Moore (disambiguation), multiple people
• Robert Moore (disambiguation), multiple people
• Robin Moore (1925–2008), American writer
• Rodrick Moore Jr., better known as Roddy Ricch, American rapper, singer, and songwriter
• Roger Moore (1927–2017), English actor best known for James Bond
• Roger Moore (computer scientist) (1939–2019), American computer scientist
• Romona Moore (19812003), American murder victim
• Ronald Moore (disambiguation), multiple people
• Rondale Moore (born 2000), American football player
• Roy Moore (born 1947), former Chief Justice of Alabama
• Rudy Ray Moore (1927–2008), African-American singer, comedian and cult-film maker
• Saiphin Moore, Thai chef and business owner
• Samuel Moore (disambiguation), multiple people
• Sam Walton, American business magnate
• Sara Jane Moore (born 1930), American failed assassin
• Scotty Moore (1931–2016), American blues and rock guitarist
• Shannon Moore (born 1979), American professional wrestler
• Shemar Moore (born 1970), American actor
• Skai Moore (born 1995), American football player
• Sonny Moore, better known as Skrillex, American songwriter and electronic music producer
• Spence Moore II (born 1997), American actor
• Stanton Moore (born 1972), American drummer
• Stephen Moore (disambiguation), multiple people
• Sterling Moore (born 1990), American football player
• Steve Moore (disambiguation), multiple people
• Steven Moore (disambiguation), multiple people
• Susanna Moore (born 1945), American crime writer
• Susanne Vandegrift Moore (1848–1926), American editor, publisher

T–Z

• Tanya Moore (died 1986), American murder victim
• Tarvarius Moore (born 1996), American football player
• Taylor Moore (born 1997), English footballer
• Thomas Moore (disambiguation), multiple people (Thomas, Tom, Tommy)
• Thurston Moore (born 1958), American guitarist and experimental musician
• Tracey Moore (born 1960), Canadian voice actress
• Trevor Moore (disambiguation), multiple people
• Tyria Moore (born 1965), involved with American serial killer Aileen Wuornos
• Vinnie Moore (born 1964), American musician
• Walter Moore (disambiguation), multiple people
• Walthall M. Moore (1886–1960), American politician, black state representative in Missouri
• Warren "Pete" Moore (1938–2017), singer
• Wendell Moore (disambiguation), multiple people
• Wes Moore (born 1978), 63rd and incumbent Governor of Maryland
• Whistlin' Alex Moore (1899–1989), American blues pianist, singer and whistler
• Wilcy Moore (1897–1963), American baseball player
• Wild Bill Moore (1918–1983), tenor saxophone player
• Will Moore (gridiron football) (born 1970), American football wide receiver
• William Moore (disambiguation), multiple people
• Willie Moore (Cork hurler) (1931–2003), Irish hurler for Cork
• Willie Moore (Limerick hurler) (born 1950), Irish hurler for Limerick
• Zephaniah Swift Moore (1770–1823), American clergyman and educator

Other people

• Moore Brothers (disambiguation)

Fictional characters

• Charlie Moore, lead character of the television series Head of the Class
• Courtney Moore, American Girl character from the 1980s
• Nick Moore, a character in the American sitcom television series Family Ties
• Olivia Moore, a character in the TV series iZombie
• Paul Moore, a character in the 2003 American drama movie Mona Lisa Smile
• Poppy Moore, the main character in the 2008 British American teen comedy film movie Wild Child
• Rachel Moore, a character in the anime and manga Case Closed
• Richard Moore, a character from the detective manga and anime series Case Closed
• Samantha Moore, a character in the 1989 action movie No Holds Barred