Forte is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
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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 Univer ...
(1926–2014), American music theorist and musicologist
* Anthony Forté or Rappin' 4-Tay (born 1968), rapper
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Bruno Forte
Bruno Forte (born 1 August 1949) is an Italian Roman Catholic theologian and ecclesiastic, currently Archbishop of Chieti-Vasto.
Biography
Archbishop Forte was born in Naples. He was ordained a priest on 18 April 1973. He studied at Tübingen U ...
(born 1949), Italian theologian and ecclesiastic
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Charles Forte, Baron Forte
Charles Carmine Forte, Baron Forte (26 November 1908 – 28 February 2007) was an Italian-born Scottish hotelier who founded the leisure and hotels conglomerate that ultimately became the Forte Group.
Early life
Charles Forte was born as Car ...
(1908–2007), hotelier
* Daniele Forte (born 1990) Italian footballer
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Dieter Forte
Dieter or dieter may refer to:
* A person committed to dieting
People
Dieter is a German given name (), a short form of Dietrich, from ''theod+ric'' "people ruler", see Theodoric.
Given name
* Dieter Althaus (born 1958), German politician ...
(1935–2019), German author and playwright
* Francesco Forte (1929–2022), Italian politician, academic and economist
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John Forte
John Robert Forte, Jr. (October 6, 1918 – May 2, 1966) was an American comic-book artist, active from the early 1940s on, best known as one of the primary pencilers of DC Comics' early Legion of Super-Heroes stories.
Forte additionally drew f ...
(1918–1966) American comic book artist
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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 f ...
(born 1975), filmmaker and musician best known for performing with the
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 i ...
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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 ...
, American writer and painter
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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 profe ...
(born 1986), English football player, playing for
Notts County
Notts County Football Club is a professional association football club based in Nottingham, England. The team participate in the National League (division), National League, the fifth tier of the English football league system. Founded on the 2 ...
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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 ...
(born 1981), American professional basketball player
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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 Catho ...
(born 1945), son of Charles Forte, Baron Forte who inherited the hotel business
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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 represen ...
, American lawyer, radio host, and politician
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Will Forte
Orville Willis Forte IV ( ; born June 17, 1970) is an American actor, comedian, writer, and producer. Forte is known for being a cast member on ''Saturday Night Live'' (2002–2010), a recurring character on the show leading to a feature film ada ...