Forbes (disambiguation)

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The name Forbes may refer to many things:

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Contents 1 People 1.1 Surname 1.2 Personal name 2 Places 3 Other

[edit] People

[edit] Surname

• Clan Forbes, Scottish clan
• Forbes family, extended American family known for involvement in Chinese mercantile trade and its entrepreneurial and political members
• Alex Forbes, Scottish footballer
• B. C. Forbes, founder of Forbes magazine
• Bryan Forbes, English film director, actor and writer
• China Forbes, American singer and songwriter, and the lead singer of Pink Martini
• Colin Forbes (novelist), pseudonym of British novelist Raymond Harold Sawkins
• Edward Forbes, British naturalist
• Edward Forbes, scientist
• Esther Forbes, American novelist and children's writer
• Gary Forbes, Panamanian/American basketball player
• George Forbes (scientist), scientist
• George Forbes (businessman), businessman
• George William Forbes, Prime Minister of New Zealand from 1930 to 1935
• James Grant Forbes, American businessman, and member of the Forbes family of Boston
• John Forbes (general), British general in the French and Indian War
• Malcolm Forbes, publisher of Forbes magazine
• Michelle Forbes, American actress
• Randy Forbes, American politician in U.S. House of Representatives
• Steve Forbes, American politician, son of Malcolm Forbes

[edit] Personal name

• Forbes Burnham, leader of Guyana from 1964 until his death in 1985
• Forbes McAllister, a fictional character from Knowing Me, Knowing You... with Alan Partridge
• Forbes Kiddoo, former houseboat builder, and builder/proprietor/host of Forbes Island
• Forbes Williams, NZ writer

[edit] Places

• Forbes, California, a former settlement in Marin County
• Mount Forbes, a mountain in the Canadian Rockies
• Forbes Avenue (named after General John Forbes), one of the longest streets in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
• Forbes Field, the former home of the Pittsburgh Pirates
• Forbes Island, a floating restaurant near Pier 39 in San Francisco
• Forbes Mill, a former mill, now a museum, in Los Gatos, California
• Forbes, New South Wales, a town and Local Government Area
• Forbes Park, a gated community in Makati City, Metro Manila, Philippines

[edit] Other

• Eureka Forbes, India-based manufacturer of consumer electronics
• Bold Forbes, a thoroughbred racehorse
• Lord Forbes, the senior Lord of Parliament in the Peerage of Scotland
• Forbes, an American business and financial magazine
• John Forbes Kerry, the Democratic candidate in 2004 for President of the United States
• Forbes (band), a Swedish music band

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