The Forbes family includes a number of related people that founded, and have worked for, ''
Forbes
''Forbes'' () is an American business magazine owned by Integrated Whale Media Investments and the Forbes family. Published eight times a year, it features articles on finance, industry, investing, and marketing topics. ''Forbes'' also re ...
'' magazine. The family has close ties to
Princeton University
Princeton University is a private university, private research university in Princeton, New Jersey. Founded in 1746 in Elizabeth, New Jersey, Elizabeth as the College of New Jersey, Princeton is the List of Colonial Colleges, fourth-oldest ins ...
, with their namesake
Forbes College
The Malcolm S. Forbes Jr. '70 College is one of the six residential colleges that house all freshmen and sophomores at Princeton University. The College was a gift to the school by Malcolm S. Forbes Sr. '41 in 1984 in honor of his son, Steve. ...
as one of Princeton's residential colleges. Noted members include:
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Bertie Charles Forbes
Bertie Charles Forbes (; May 14, 1880 – May 6, 1954) was a Scottish-American financial journalist and author who founded ''Forbes'' magazine.
Life and career
Forbes was born in New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, the son of Agnes (Moir) a ...
, a.k.a. B.C. Forbes (1880–1954), the founder of the magazine
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Bruce Charles Forbes
The English language name Bruce arrived in Scotland with the Normans, from the place name Brix, Manche in Normandy, France, meaning "the willowlands". Initially promulgated via the descendants of king Robert the Bruce (1274−1329), it has been a ...
(1916–1964), eldest son of B.C. Forbes
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Malcolm Stevenson Forbes (1919–1990), son and successor of B.C. Forbes
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Steve Forbes
Malcolm Stevenson Forbes Jr. (; born July 18, 1947) is an American publishing executive and politician who is the editor-in-chief of ''Forbes'', a business magazine. He is the son of longtime ''Forbes'' publisher Malcolm Forbes and the grandso ...
a.k.a. Malcolm Forbes Jr. (b, 1947), son of Malcolm Forbes, current editor-in-chief and former chairman, president, and CEO of the company
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Moira Forbes
Moira Forbes (born July 19, 1979) is an American journalist and member of the Forbes publishing family.
Early life
Moira Forbes is the daughter of Steve Forbes, who was a former Republican presidential candidate and the chairman and editor-in-c ...
(b. 1979), daughter of Steve Forbes
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Christopher Forbes
Christopher "Kip" Forbes () is vice chairman of the Forbes Publishing company.
He attended St. Mark's School in Southborough, Massachusetts, and Princeton University. His brother is Steve Forbes, who has made multiple runs for the U.S. preside ...
(b. 1950), son of Malcolm Forbes, former Vice Chairman and a Vice Chancellor of the American Association of the
Sovereign Military Order of Malta
The Sovereign Military Order of Malta (SMOM), officially the Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem, of Rhodes and of Malta ( it, Sovrano Militare Ordine Ospedaliero di San Giovanni di Gerusalemme, di Rodi e di Malta; ...
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Robert Laidlaw Forbes
The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honou ...
, son of Malcolm Forbes
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Tim Forbes
Timothy C. Forbes () is a member of the Forbes publishing family and the son of Malcolm Forbes. The family owns the ''Forbes
''Forbes'' () is an American business magazine owned by Integrated Whale Media Investments and the Forbes fam ...
, son of Malcolm Forbes and former president and chief operating officer
American families of Scottish ancestry
Business families of the United States
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