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Forte (surname)
Forte is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Allen Forte (1926–2014), American music theorist and musicologist * Anthony Forté or Rappin' 4-Tay (born 1968), rapper *Bruno Forte (born 1949), Italian theologian and ecclesiastic *Charles Forte, Baron Forte (1908–2007), hotelier * Daniele Forte (born 1990) Italian footballer *Dieter Forte (1935–2019), German author and playwright * Francesco Forte (1929–2022), Italian politician, academic and economist *John Forte (1918–1966) American comic book artist *John Forté (born 1975), filmmaker and musician best known for performing with the Fugees *Joe Forte, American writer and painter *Jonathan Forte (born 1986), English football player, playing for Notts County *Joseph Forte (born 1981), American professional basketball player *Julian Forte (born 1993), Jamaican sprinter * Matt Forté (born 1985), American football player *Rocco Forte (born 1945), son of Charles Forte, Baron Forte who inherited the hotel business ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allen Forte
Allen, Allen's or Allens may refer to: Buildings * Allen Arena, an indoor arena at Lipscomb University in Nashville, Tennessee * Allen Center, a skyscraper complex in downtown Houston, Texas * Allen Fieldhouse, an indoor sports arena on the University of Kansas campus in Lawrence * Allen House (other) * Allen Power Plant (other) Businesses *Allen (brand), an American tool company *Allen's, an Australian brand of confectionery * Allens (law firm), an Australian law firm formerly known as Allens Arthur Robinson *Allen's (restaurant), a former hamburger joint and nightclub in Athens, Georgia, United States *Allen & Company LLC, a small, privately held investment bank *Allens of Mayfair, a butcher shop in London from 1830 to 2015 *Allens Boots, a retail store in Austin, Texas * Allens, Inc., a brand of canned vegetables based in Arkansas, US, now owned by Del Monte Foods * Allen's department store, a.k.a. Allen's, George Allen, Inc., Philadelphia, USA People * Allen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Forte
Joe or JOE may refer to: Arts Film and television * ''Joe'' (1970 film), starring Peter Boyle * ''Joe'' (2013 film), starring Nicolas Cage * ''Joe'' (TV series), a British TV series airing from 1966 to 1971 * ''Joe'', a 2002 Canadian animated short about Joe Fortes Music and radio * "Joe" (Inspiral Carpets song) * "Joe" (Red Hot Chili Peppers song) * "Joe", a song by The Cranberries on their album ''To the Faithful Departed'' *"Joe", a song by PJ Harvey on her album '' Dry'' *"Joe", a song by AJR on their album ''OK Orchestra'' * Joe FM (other), any of several radio stations Computing * Joe's Own Editor, a text editor for Unix systems * Joe, an object-oriented Java computing framework based on Sun's Distributed Objects Everywhere project Media * Joe (website), a news website for the UK and Ireland * ''Joe'' (magazine), a defunct periodical developed originally for Kenyan youth Places * Joe, North Carolina, United States, a town * Jõe, Saaremaa Parish, Esto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stormie Forte
Stormie Denise Forte is an American lawyer, radio host, and politician. She is the first African-American woman, and the first openly LGBTQ woman, to serve on the Raleigh City Council. She was appointed to the council on July 14, 2020 and represents District D, which encompasses Southwest Raleigh, North Carolina, Raleigh. On July 8, 2022, Stormie filed to run for Raleigh's at-large district in the 2022 Raleigh mayoral election, 2022 Raleigh election. Biography Forte is a native of Raleigh, North Carolina. She graduated from Needham B. Broughton High School in 1989. She has a bachelor of arts degree in sociology and a master of science degree in rehabilitation counseling and psychology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Forte is a member of Delta Sigma Theta. She graduated from North Carolina Central University School of Law in 2002. Forte was appointed to the Raleigh City Council on July 14, 2020, making her the first African-American woman to serve on the cou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rocco Forte
Sir Rocco Giovanni Forte (born 18 January 1945) is an English hotelier and the chairman of Rocco Forte Hotels. Early life Born in Bournemouth, the son of Charles Forte, Baron Forte, and his wife Irene, he was educated at St Peter's Catholic School, Southbourne (at the time an independent and fee-paying Roman Catholic grammar school) and Downside School. He read modern languages at Pembroke College, Oxford, where he won a blue for fencing. He qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1969, later becoming a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in 1979. Career Forte took over from his father as CEO of the Forte Group in 1992. In the mid-1990s, the Forte Group was faced with a hostile takeover bid from Gerry Robinson's Granada. Ultimately, Granada succeeded with a £3.87 billion tender offer in August 1995 that left the family with around £350 million in cash. In 2001, following the de-merger of Compass Group from Granada's media interests, the use of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matt Forté
Matthew Garrett Forte (born December 10, 1985) is an American former professional football player who was a running back for ten seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Tulane Green Wave and was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the second round of the 2008 NFL Draft. Forte established himself as a dual-threat running back capable of earning yards as a rusher and receiver. He is one of only three players on the "1,000-yard rushing, 100-catch season" club. Forte spent eight seasons with the Bears before playing for the New York Jets for two seasons. Early years Forte grew up in Slidell, Louisiana, and graduated from Slidell High School in 2004, where he was a letterman in football and track & field. As a junior, he rushed for 1,057 rushing yards with eight rushing touchdowns, and caught 30 passes for 365 yards and three receiving touchdowns. As a senior, he was named the St. Tammany Parish Player of the Year, District 5-5A Offensive MVP and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julian Forte
Julian Forte (born 7 January 1993)Julian Forte IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-05-26. is a n sprinter. His personal bests are 9.91 seconds for the and 19.97 seconds for the |
Joseph Forte
Joseph Xavier Forte (born March 23, 1981) is an American former professional basketball player. He played two seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and was an All-American player at North Carolina. Beginnings Forte got his start at DeMatha Catholic High School in Hyattsville, Maryland. There, Forte played under the instruction of legendary high school prep coach Morgan Wootten. Forte's teammate at DeMatha, Keith Bogans, has played for several teams in the NBA. Forte was named Washington Post All Met Basketball Player of the Year in his senior year, during which he averaged 22.1 points, 7.2 rebounds and 2.7 assists. Career highlights After a 2-year college career at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (highlights of which included winning the 2000 Atlantic Coast Conference Rookie of the Year as well as 2001 ACC Men's Basketball Player of the Year) that was marked by flashes of brilliant play, he was selected by the Boston Celtics with the 21st pick in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Notts County F
Notts may refer to: * Nottinghamshire * Notts County FC Notts County Football Club is a professional association football club based in Nottingham, England. The team participate in the National League, the fifth tier of the English football league system. Founded on the 25 November 1862, it is the ..., an association football club See also * Nott (other) {{Disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonathan Forte
Jonathan Ronald James Forte (born 25 July 1986) is a former professional footballer who played as a striker; he last played for League Two club Exeter City. Born in Sheffield, he represented Barbados at international level. Forte's first professional contract came with his home town club Sheffield United before a move to Scunthorpe United in 2007. After four years, he then signed for Southampton in 2011. During his career Forte also spent time on loan at Doncaster Rovers, Rotherham United, Notts County, Preston North End and Crawley Town. Club career Youth career Forte was born in Sheffield, South Yorkshire. He started his career at Rotherham United as a schoolboy in the Academy, but opted to join the Sheffield United Academy, along with Billy Sharp after Rotherham turned him away. During his youth career he made several appearances for England at youth level. Sheffield United Forte was mostly used as a substitute at Sheffield United, with only five of his appearances being ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fugees
Fugees (; sometimes The Fugees) is an American hip hop group formed in the early 1990s. Deriving its name from a shortening of the word "refugees", the group consists of Wyclef Jean, Pras Michel, and Lauryn Hill. The group rose to fame with its second album, '' The Score'' (1996), one of the best-selling albums of all time. The group is often cited as being one of the most significant alternative hip hop groups of the 1990s. In 1993, the trio signed to Ruffhouse, distributed through Columbia Records. The following year the group released its debut album, ''Blunted on Reality'' (1994); the album received mostly favorable reviews, and included the underground Salaam Remi-remixed hits "Nappy Heads" and " Vocab". They followed it up with their second and final studio album, '' The Score'' (1996), which was a commercial success, peaking at number one on the US ''Billboard 200'' chart and being certified seven times platinum in the United States. It received universal acclaim, and i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthony Forté
Anthony H. Forté (born March 2, 1968), better known by his stage name Rappin' 4-Tay, is an American rapper from San Francisco, California. Early life Anthony Forte was born March 2, 1968 and grew up in San Francisco's Fillmore District, San Francisco, Fillmore District. He has a twin sister. He has a son as well as three daughters. Music career Right after high school, 4-Tay made his debut on the Too Short album ''Life Is...Too Short''. He was later convicted on drug charges and served ten months in prison. Upon his release from prison he released his debut album ''Rappin' 4-Tay Is Back'' in 1991, and followed up in 1994 with ''Don't Fight the Feelin''', which included the hits "Playaz Club" (which sampled the song "Private Number (Judy Clay and William Bell song), Private Number" by William Bell and Judy Clay and hit number 36 on the Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100), the "Dank Season" featuring Seff Tha Gaffla, and "I'll Be Around (Rappin' 4-Tay song), I'll Be Around" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Forté
John Forté (born January 30, 1975) is an American recording artist and producer. He is primarily known for being a member of the musical duo Refugee Camp All-Stars, and his production work on the Fugees album '' The Score''. He has released four albums. In 2000, Forté was arrested and charged with possession with intent to distribute cocaine and conspiracy to distribute; he was convicted and sentenced to the mandatory minimum 14 years after being found guilty. In 2008, Forté's prison sentence was commuted by President George W. Bush. Career Career beginnings and the Fugees Forté studied classical violin; he especially enjoyed the work of Vivaldi. Eventually he matriculated to Phillips Exeter Academy in New Hampshire, where he graduated in 1993. After high school, Forté returned to New York City, enrolling in NYU as a music business major, where he roomed with rapper Talib Kweli, before dropping out to work as an artist & repertoire executive at Rawkus Records. Forté be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
