Ford commonly refers to: *

Ford Motor Company Ford Motor Company (commonly known as Ford) is an American multinational automobile manufacturer headquartered in Dearborn, Michigan, United States. It was founded by Henry Ford and incorporated on June 16, 1903. The company sells automobiles ...

, an automobile manufacturer founded by Henry Ford * Ford (crossing), a shallow crossing on a river Ford may also refer to:

Ford Motor Company

Henry Ford Henry Ford (July 30, 1863 – April 7, 1947) was an American Technological and industrial history of the United States, industrialist, business magnate, founder of the Ford Motor Company, and chief developer of the assembly line technique of ...

, founder of the Ford Motor Company * Ford Foundation, established by Henry and Edsel * Ford Australia * Ford Brasil * Changan Ford * Ford Motor Company of Canada, Canadian subsidiary * Ford of Britain *

Ford of Europe Ford of Europe GmbH is a subsidiary company of Ford Motor Company founded in 1967 in Cork, Ireland, with headquarters in Cologne, Germany. History Ford of Europe was founded in 1967 by the merger of Ford of Britain, Ford Germany, and Irish Henr ...

, the successor of British, German and Irish subsidiaries * Ford Germany * Ford Lio Ho * Ford New Zealand * Ford Motor Company Philippines * Ford Romania * Ford SAF, the French subsidiary between 1916 and 1954 * Ford Motor Company of South Africa * Fordson, the tractor and truck manufacturing arm of the Ford Motor Company * Ford Vietnam * Ford World Rally Team (aka Ford Motor Co. Team prior to 2005), Ford Motor Company's full factory World Rally Championship team (1978–2012) *

Ford Performance Ford Performance (formerly Ford Racing) is the high-performance division of the Ford Motor Company and the multinational name used for its motorsport and racing activity. History * 1896 – Henry Ford reached a top speed of 20 mph in his ...

* Henry Ford & Son Ltd, Ireland * List of Ford vehicles, models referred to as Ford

Arts and entertainment

* ''The Ford'' (painting), a 1644 painting by Claude Lorrain * Ford, a religious figure in Aldous Huxley's '' Brave New World'' * Ford and Mistress Ford, characters in William Shakespeare's '' The Merry Wives of Windsor'' * Ford Cruller, a character in '' Psychonauts'' * Ford Fairlane, a character in '' The Adventures of Ford Fairlane'' named after an automobile manufactured by the Ford Motor Company * Ford Prefect (character), in Douglas Adams' ''The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'' * Kira Ford, a ''Power Rangers Dino Thunder'' character * Judge J.J. Ford, a character in '' The Westing Game'' * Grunkle Ford, a character in the animated series '' Gravity Falls''

Businesses and organizations

Ford Hospital and Research Centre Ford Hospital and Research Centre (FHRC) was established in Patna, Bihar, India in Year 2008 and officially inaugurated by Chief Minister of Bihar Shri Nitish Kumar on 24 August 2010, with the sole objective of providing advance healthcare servi ...

, Bihar, India * Ford Hotel, a historic hotel in central Toronto, Ontario, Canada * Ford Instrument Company * Ford Library (disambiguation), several libraries * Ford Models, an American modeling agency * The Ford Meter Box Company, an American manufacturer * Ford's Theatre, Washington D.C., U.S. *

Ford Tractor Company Ford Tractor Company was a Minneapolis-based company active from 1916 to 1917, that built tractors to facilitate "horseless farming". History Ford Tractor Company was incorporated on March 15, 1915, by W. Baer Ewing and Paul W. Ford. Prior to ...

, a manufacturer of tractors in 1916–17, not related to Ford Motor Company * Forum for the Restoration of Democracy – Asili, a Kenyan political party * Forum for the Restoration of Democracy – Kenya, a Kenyan political party *

Forum for the Restoration of Democracy – People The Forum for the Restoration of Democracy–People, commonly known as Ford People, was a political party in Kenya. History The party was established in October 1997 pur! as a breakaway from Ford–Asili. In the 2002 general elections, the pa ...

, a Kenyan political party

People

* Ford (surname), a surname (and list of people with the name) **

Gerald Ford Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr. ( ; born Leslie Lynch King Jr.; July 14, 1913December 26, 2006) was an American politician who served as the 38th president of the United States from 1974 to 1977. He was the only president never to have been elected ...

, 38th president of the United States

People with the given name

* Ford Madox Brown (1821–1893), English painter * Ford Madox Ford (1873–1939), English author *

Ford E. Stinson Ford Edwards Stinson, Sr. (August 24, 1914 – September 22, 1989) was a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1940–1944 and again from 1952-1972. Background He attained the rank of lieutenant colonel and was awarded the B ...

(1914–1989), Louisiana state legislator * Ford Quint Elvidge (1892–1980), second Civilian Governor of Guam * Ford Rainey (1908–2005), American actor

Places

Antarctica

* Ford Ice Piedmont *

Ford Island (Windmill Islands) Ford Island is a rocky Antarctic island, long, between O'Connor and Cloyd Islands in the southern part of the Windmill Islands. It was first mapped from air photos taken by USN Operation Highjump and Operation Windmill in 1947 and 1948. It was ...

* Ford Massif * Ford Nunataks * Ford Peak * Ford Ranges * Ford Rock * Ford Spur

United Kingdom

* Ford, Argyll * Ford, Buckinghamshire * Ford, Derbyshire * Ford, Chivelstone, a South Hams Devon * Ford, Plymouth, Devon, a suburb * Ford, East Devon, a location in Devon * Ford, Holbeton, a location in South Hams, Devon * Ford, Torridge, a location in Devon * Ford, Gloucestershire * Ford, Herefordshire, a location * Ford, Merseyside ** Ford (ward) ** Ford railway station (Merseyside) * Ford, Northumberland * Ford, Pembrokeshire, a parish of Hayscastle *

Ford, Shropshire Ford is a village and civil parish in Shropshire, England. The civil parish population at the 2011 census was 890. Ford lies west of the county town of Shrewsbury, just off the A458 road and near to the River Severn, at . The Royal Mail po ...

* Ford, Mendip, a location in Somerset * Ford, Somerset West and Taunton, a location * Ford, Staffordshire, a location * Ford, West Sussex **

Ford railway station Ford railway station is a railway station in Ford, West Sussex, England. It is located on the West Coastway Line which runs between Brighton and Southampton and it is down the line from via . The station and the trains serving it are operat ...

HM Prison Ford HM Prison Ford (informally known as Ford Open Prison) is a Category D men's prison, located at Ford, in West Sussex, England, near Arundel and Littlehampton. The prison is operated by His Majesty's Prison Service. Air Force and Navy use The ...

* Ford, North Wiltshire * Ford, Salisbury, a hamlet of Laverstock

United States

* Ford, Georgia * Ford, Kansas * Ford, Kentucky * Ford, Virginia * Ford, Washington * Ford, Wisconsin * Ford Block, a historic commercial building in Oneonta, Otsego County, New York * Ford Center (Evansville), an indoor arena in Evansville, Indiana * Ford Field, a stadium in Detroit, Michigan * Ford Hospital, active in the 1920s, Omaha, Nebraska *

Ford Island Ford Island ( haw, Poka Ailana) is an islet in the center of Pearl Harbor, Oahu, in the U.S. state of Hawaii. It has been known as Rabbit Island, Marín's Island, and Little Goats Island, and its native Hawaiian name is ''Mokuumeume''. The ...

, Hawaii

Elsewhere

* Ford, County Wexford, Ireland, a village

Sports

Ford Cup (disambiguation) Ford Cup may refer to: * Ford Cup (tennis) * Ford Cup – Defensive, renamed the Telus Cup – Defensive * Ford Cup – Offensive, renamed the Telus Cup – Offensive {{Disambig ...

, in junior hockey *

Ford Cup (tennis) The Ford Cup is a defunct WTA Tour-affiliated tennis tournament played in 1985. It was held at the Frenchman's Creek Beach & Country Club in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida in the United States and played on outdoor clay court A clay court is one ...

Other uses

Ford (mango) The 'Ford' mango is a named mango cultivar that originated in south Florida. History Ford was of unknown origin until a 2005 pedigree study estimated that it was a seedling of Tommy Atkins (mango), Tommy Atkins. The cultivar never gained popul ...

, a mango cultivar from Florida * Ford circle, in mathematics * '' Ford v Quebec (AG)'', a landmark Supreme Court of Canada case on freedom of expression * Douglas F4D Skyray, nicknamed Ford, an American jet fighter of the 1950s and 1960s * , the name of several ships * ''Gerald R. Ford''-class aircraft carrier, or ''Ford''-class, a group of American ships ** USS ''Gerald R. Ford'', the lead ship of the USS ''Gerald R. Ford'' class aircraft carrier