Fortune is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:

People

Surname

Amos Fortune (citizen of Jaffrey) Amos Fortune (c. 1710 – November 1801) was a prominent African-American citizen of Jaffrey, New Hampshire in the 18th century. Fortune was born in Africa and brought to America as a slave. He purchased his freedom at the age of 60 and moved ...

(c. 1710–1801), African American ex-slave and businessman * Dion Fortune (1890–1946), born Violet Mary Firth, British occultist and author * Jesse Fortune (1930–2009), American Chicago blues singer * J.D. Fortune (1973), American singer and songwriter who fronted the band

INXS INXS (a phonetic play on "in excess") were an Australian rock band, formed as The Farriss Brothers in 1977 in Sydney, New South Wales. The band's founding members were bassist Garry Gary Beers, main composer and keyboardist Andrew Farris ...

from September 2005 till August 2011 *

Jimmy Fortune Jimmy Fortune (born March 11, 1955) is an American country music singer from Nelson County, Virginia. Fortune sang tenor for The Statler Brothers for 21 years, and wrote the song " Elizabeth" for the group. After The Statler Brothers retired, he ...

(born 1955), American country music singer *

(born 1972), Irish jockey * John Fortune (1939–2013), British comedian best known for his work on the TV series ''Bremner, Bird and Fortune'' * Kwaku Fortune, Irish actor *

Marc-Antoine Fortuné Marc-Antoine Fortuné (born 2 July 1981) is a French Guianan professional football manager and former player who played as a striker. Fortuné started his professional career at Angoulême in 1998, switching to Lille in 2002. He spent the 200 ...

(born 1981), French Guianese football player * Quinton Fortune (born 1977), South African football player *

Robert Fortune Robert Fortune (16 September 1812 – 13 April 1880) was a Scottish botanist, plant hunter and traveller, best known for introducing around 250 new ornamental plants, mainly from China, but also Japan, into the gardens of Britain, Australia, and ...

(1812–1880), Scottish botanist and traveller best known for introducing tea plants from China to India * Rose Fortune (1774–1864), African American businessperson and first female police officer in Canada *

Scott Fortune Scott Thomas Fortune (born January 23, 1966) is an American former volleyball player. He was an All-American at Stanford University and a three-time Olympian for the United States national team. He helped the United States win the gold medal at ...

(born 1966), American former volleyball player *

Seán Fortune Seán Fortune (20 December 1953 – 13 March 1999) was a Catholic priest from Ireland, and child molester, who allegedly used his position to gain access to his victims. He was accused of the rape and sexual molestation of 29 different boys. He ...

(1954–1999), Irish priest and alleged child molester * Sonny Fortune (1939–2018), American jazz musician * Steven Fortune, computer scientist, the namesake of Fortune's algorithm for the convex hull problem * Timothy Thomas Fortune (1856–1928), American orator, civil rights leader, journalist, writer, editor and publisher * Victor Fortune (1883–1949), British Army major general *

William Fortune (businessman) William Fortune (May 27, 1863 – January 28, 1942) was a wealthy American businessman, journalist, and civic leader who was a prominent figure in the development of Indianapolis, Indiana, for more than five decades. Fortune is best known for hi ...

(1863-1942), American businessman, journalist, and civic leader *

William Fortune William Peter Fortune (October 14, 1897 – March 12, 1947) was an American football player. He played guard and tackle for the Michigan Wolverines football team from 1917 to 1919. He was a member of the 1918 Michigan Wolverines football team ...

(1897-1947), American football player.

Given name

* Fortune (circa 1743–1798), African-American slave * Fortune FitzRoy, Duchess of Grafton (1920- ) British

Mistress of the Robes The mistress of the robes was the senior lady in the Royal Household of the United Kingdom. Formerly responsible for the queen consort's/regnant's clothes and jewellery (as the name implies), the post had the responsibility for arranging the rota ...

* Fortune Gallo (1878–1970), opera impresario * Fortune Gordien (1922–1990), American athlete, primarily in the discus throw * Fortuné Méaulle (1844–1901), French wood-engraver

Fictional characters

* Amos Fortune (comics), DC Comics supervillain * Anna Fortune, DC Comics character * Dominic Fortune, Marvel Comics character *Reginald Fortune, fictional detective of

H. C. Bailey Henry Christopher Bailey (1 February 1878 – 24 March 1961) was an English author of detective fiction. Life Bailey was born in London. He studied Classics at Oxford University, earning a B.A. in 1901.William L. DeAndrea, ''Encyclopedia Myster ...

*Fortune, character from '' Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty'' *Ms. Fortune (real name Nadia), a character from the fighting game ''

Skullgirls ''Skullgirls'' is a 2D fighting game developed by Reverge Labs and published by Autumn Games. In ''Skullgirls'', players fight each other with teams of one, two, or three characters, attempting to knock out their opponents or have the most cumul ...

'' *Miss Fortune (real name Sarah), the Bounty Hunter, a playable champion character in the multiplayer online battle arena video game ''

League of Legends ''League of Legends'' (''LoL''), commonly referred to as ''League'', is a 2009 multiplayer online battle arena video game developed and published by Riot Games. Inspired by ''Defense of the Ancients'', a custom map for ''Warcraft III'', Ri ...

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