Meaning #2: English actor and comedian who appeared on television and in films (born in 1935) Synonyms: Dudley Moore, Dudley Stuart John Moore

Meaning #3: English philosopher (1873-1958) Synonyms: G. E. Moore, George Edward Moore

Meaning #4: Irish poet who wrote nostalgic and patriotic verse (1779-1852) Synonym: Thomas Moore

Meaning #5: United States poet noted for irony and wit (1887-1872) Synonyms: Marianne Moore, Marianne Craig Moore

Meaning #6: British sculptor whose works are monumental organic forms (1898-1986) Synonyms: Henry Moore, Henry Spencer Moore

Moore is a city in Cleveland County, Oklahoma and is part of the Oklahoma City Metropolitan Area. The population was 41,138 at the 2000 census. the 2010 estimated population is around 54,000

Situated next to the northern boundary of Cleveland County, Moore is the second largest city in the county and the ninth largest city in the state. Moore is less than twenty minutes from downtown Oklahoma City, Will Rogers World Airport, Tinker Air Force Base, the University of Oklahoma, the Federal Aviation Administration's Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center, and thousands of businesses, industries, public and private schools, as well as recreational and cultural facilities.

The city of Moore has been damaged by significant tornadoes on October 4, 1998, May 3, 1999, May 9, 2003, and May 10, 2010. The May 3, 1999 tornado that hit Moore was rated an F5 on the Fujita scale, and was the strongest and most destructive tornado ever recorded in history. The tornado, which occurred during the 1999 Oklahoma tornado outbreak, had an approximate recorded wind speed of 318 mph (512 km/h), the highest speed on the first F-Scale, left a swath of destruction over 1 mile (0.002 km2) wide at times, and 38 miles (60 km) long. It killed a total of 36 people in the Oklahoma City metropolitan area. This was the deadliest F5 tornado recorded since the Delhi, Louisiana tornado in 1971.

Moore was founded during the land-run of 1889. The early settlers came on train, horseback, wagons, and some, on foot. According to local historians, the town's original name was "Verbeck" as designated by the railroad company. However, a railroad employee named Al Moore, reported to be either a conductor or a brakeman, lived in a boxcar at the camp and had difficulty receiving his mail. He painted his name - "Moore" - on a board and nailed it on the boxcar. When a postmaster was appointed, he continued to call the settlement Moore. When the town incorporated in 1893 the name was legalized.

The original town site comprised a small area bounded by the present NE 3rd Street on the north and SE 4th Street on the south; the eastern limit was situated about one and a half blocks east of the railroad and the western edge about two and a half blocks west of the railroad. The little town slumbered comfortably for seventy years—then it exploded in a frenzy of expansion and development that attracted attention nationwide. In 1961 approximately 21.6 square miles (56 km2) of additional territory was annexed and Moore became a city in 1962. The decade of the 60's saw Moore's population soar.