title: Moor
text: # Moor
  
  Moor or Moors may refer to:
  
  ## Nature and ecology
  
  * Moorland, a habitat characterized by low-growing vegetation and acidic soils.
  
  ## Ethnic and religious groups
  
  * Moors, Muslim inhabitants of the Maghreb, Iberian Peninsula, Sicily, and Malta during the Middle Ages
  * Moors, a variant name for Melungeon (tri-racial isolate groups) in colonial North America
  * Moorish Orthodox Church of America, a syncretic, non-exclusive, and religious anarchist movement
  * Moorish Science Temple of America, an African-American Muslim religious group
  * Mouros da Terra, native or half-native coastal Muslims in south India such as Mappila (Mouros Malabares/Moors Mopulars)
  * Sri Lankan Moor, a minority Muslim group in Sri Lanka
  * United Nuwaubian Nation of Moors, an American religious group founded and led by Dwight York, which includes (among others) Yamassee Native American Moors of the Creek Nation
  
  ## People with the name
  
  * Karl Marx, 19th century German philosopher and communist. Was known as “The Moor” by family and friends because of his darker complexion.
  * Davey Ray Moor, Australian songwriter, singer, composer and producer
  * David Moor (1947–2000), British general practitioner who was prosecuted for the euthanasia of a patient
  * David Moor (cricketer) (born 1934), English cricketer
  * Dmitry Moor (1883–1946), professional name of Dmitry Stakhievich Orlov, Russian artist
  * Drew Moor (born 1984), American soccer player
  * Edward Moor (1771–1848), British soldier and Indologist
  * Els Moor (1937–2016), Surinamese educator, editor and book publisher
  * Emánuel Moór (1863–1931), Hungarian composer
  * Felix Moor (1903–1955), Estonian journalist and actor
  * George Raymond Dallas Moor (1896–1918), recipient of the Victoria Cross
  * Henry Moor (1809–1877), Mayor of Melbourne
  * Ian Moor (born 1974), English singer
  * James H. Moor, American philosopher
  * Karl Moor (Swiss banker) (1853–1932), Swiss Communist
  * Lova Moor (born 1946), French dancer, real name Marie-Claude Jourdain
  * Marie Möör, French singer
  * Paul Moor (born 1978), British Ten-pin Bowler
  * Peter Moor (born 1991), Zimbabwean cricketer
  * Terry Moor (born 1952), American tennis player
  * William Moor (died 1765), Canadian sailor and explorer
  * Wyman Moor (1811–1869), American politician
  
  ## Places
  
  * Moor, Nevada, United States
  * Moor, the German spelling of Mór, a town in Fejér county, Hungary
  * Moor Crichel, a village in southwest England
  * Moor Island, uninhabited Canadian Arctic Archipelago islands in Kivalliq Region, Nunavut
  * The Moor, Hawkhurst, a village green in Kent, England
  * The Moor Quarter, a street in Sheffield, England
  * Lower Moor, Village in Worcestershire, England
  
  ## Animals
  
  * Black Telescope (or Black Moor), a variety of goldfish
  * Moor frog, native to Europe and Asia
  
  ## Arts, entertainment, and media
  
  * Moor (film), a 2015 Pakistani drama by Jamshed Mehmood
  * The Moor (novel), the fourth book in Mary Russell detective series by Laurie R. King
  * "The Moor" (The Borgias), a 2011 episode of the television series The Borgias
  * Berber the Moor, a character in The Bastard Executioner
  * The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice, a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written in 1603 and based on a story of Cinthio
  * Un Capitano Moro ("A Moorish Captain"), a story by Cinthio (Giovanni Battista Giraldi), first published in 1565
  * "Moor", a song by American metalcore band Every Time I Die from the album From Parts Unknown
  * "The Moor", a song by Swedish metal band Opeth from the album Still Life
  
  ## Other uses
  
  * Mooring (watercraft), any permanent structure to which a vessel may be secured
  * Moors murders, murders of five children by Ian Brady and Myra Hindley between July 1963 and October 1965, in and around Manchester, England
  * Massive online open research
  * Red Moors, a Sardinian political party
  * Moors Sundry Act of 1790, advisory resolution passed by South Carolina House of Representatives, clarifying the status of free subjects of the Sultan of Morocco
  