Forde
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Forde as a surname may refer to:
  • Brinsley Forde
    Brinsley Forde
    Brinsley Allan Forde is best known as the founding member of the reggae band, Aswad and as a child actor in the children's television series, Here Come the Double Deckers ....

     (born 1952), Guyanan actor and musician
  • David Forde (soccer) (born 1979), Irish football player
  • Eugenie Forde
    Eugenie Forde
    Eugenie Forde was an American silent film actress.She starred in a total of 73 films between 1912 and 1927 in films such as The Diamond from the Sky and Wives and Other Wives with actors such as Charlotte Burton and William Garwood.She was the mother of actress Victoria Forde.-Selected...

     (1879–1940), American silent film actress
  • Evan Forde
    Evan Forde
    Evan B. Forde is an African-American oceanographer.Forde was born in Miami, Florida and received his primary education in the local public school system. He received his bachelor's degree in Geology and his Master's degree in marine geology and geophysics, both from Columbia University in New York...

     (born 1952), American oceanographer
  • Florrie Forde
    Florrie Forde
    Florrie Forde , born Flora May Augusta Flannagan, was an Australian popular singer and entertainer. She was one of the greatest stars of the early 20th century music hall....

     (1876–1940), Australian singer and entertainer
  • Frank Forde
    Frank Forde
    Francis Michael Forde PC was an Australian politician and the 15th Prime Minister of Australia. He was the shortest serving Prime Minister in Australia's history, being in office for only eight days.-Early life:...

     (1890–1983), Australian Prime Minister
  • Gerhard Forde
    Gerhard Forde
    Gerhard O. Forde was an American Lutheran theologian who wrote extensively on the Protestant Reformation and Lutheran Theology and tradition.-Background:...

     (1927–2005), American Lutheran Theologian
  • Jewel Forde
    Jewel Forde
    Jewel Forde is a television producer and presenter with the Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation in Barbados. She has hosted "Monitor" and worked as an announcer on CBC 900 AM radio...

    , Barbadian television presenter
  • Leneen Forde, Canadian-born solicitor, university chancellor and Governor of Queensland, Australia
  • Liam Forde
    Liam Forde
    Liam Forde was an alias used by Séamas Ó Maoiléoin of Tyrrellspass, County Westmeath, Ireland when working as a spy for Michael Collins....

    , alias of Séamas Ó Maoiléoin (aka James Malone) (1891–1958), Irish revolutionary spy
  • Mattie Forde, Irish Gaelic footballer
  • Mike Forde, (born 1955) NYC District Council of Carpenters Executive Secretary Treasurer
  • Pat Forde
    Pat Forde
    Pat Forde is a sports journalist who currently serves as a national columnist for Yahoo Sports.- Work :Forde is currently a writer for Yahoo Sports. Forde left ESPN on November 1, 2011 to pursue a career with more journalistic freedom. Prior to leaving ESPN, Forde was a staple on radio and...

    , American sportswriter
  • Shawna Forde (born 1967), American anti-illegal immigration activist charged with murder in 2009
  • Sheri Forde
    Sheri Forde
    Sheri Forde is a Canadian reporter for TSN based in Toronto, Ontario. She reports on the various Toronto sports teams. She joined TSN in 1998 from Calgary, Alberta. She moved to Toronto in 2002 to work for CFTO then went back to TSN in 2003...

    , Canadian sports reporter
  • Victoria Forde
    Victoria Forde
    Victoria Forde was an American silent film actress.-Biography:Born in New York City, Victoria Forde was the daughter of Broadway actress Eugenie Forde who got her into films with Biograph at age 14. In 1912, at age 16, she signed with Nestor Studios to make comedy films under director Al Christie...

     (1896–1964), American silent film actress


Forde may also refer to:
  • Forde Abbey
    Forde Abbey
    Forde Abbey is a privately owned former Cistercian monastery in Dorset, England. The house and gardens are run as a tourist attraction while the estate is farmed to provide additional revenue...

    , Dorset, England
  • Forde Inquiry
    Forde Inquiry
    The Forde Inquiry is the informal title of a lengthy report presented to the government of Queensland, Australia in May 1999. The formal title of this document is "The Report of the Commission of Inquiry into Abuse of Children in Queensland Institutions". The commission of inquiry consisted of Jane...

    , 1999 report on child abuse presented to the government of Queensland, Australia
  • Forde, Australian Capital Territory
    Forde, Australian Capital Territory
    Forde is a northern suburb of the Canberra, Australia district of Gungahlin. It is named in honour of Frank Forde, a politician who was Prime Minister of Australia for a week in 1945 following the death of John Curtin. Forde is adjacent to the suburbs of Amaroo, Throsby and Bonner. It is bounded...

    , suburb in Canberra, Australia
  • Division of Forde
    Division of Forde
    The Division of Forde is anAustralian Electoral Division in Queensland.The division was created in 1984 and is named for Frank Forde, who was briefly Prime Minister of Australia in 1945...

    , Electoral Division in Queensland, Australia
  • Forde Ministry
    Forde Ministry
    The Forde Ministry was the thirty-second Australian Commonwealth ministry, and held office from 6 July 1945 to 13 July 1945.Australian Labor Party*Rt Hon Frank Forde, MP: Prime Minister, Minister for the Army*Rt Hon Ben Chifley, MP: Treasurer*Rt Hon Dr H.V...

    , thirty-second Australian Commonwealth ministry, 6–13 July 1945
  • Seaforde
    Seaforde
    Seaforde is a small village in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is within the townland of Naghan, one mile north of Clough on the main Ballynahinch to Newcastle road. It is part of the Down District Council area....

    , a village in County Down, Northern Ireland (named for a family called Forde)
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