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* Fortis AG, a Swiss watch company *
Fortis Films Fortis Films is an American film and television production company founded in 1995 by actress and producer Sandra Bullock. It is known for producing the films ''Hope Floats'' (1998), '' Miss Congeniality'' (2000), ''Two Weeks Notice'' (2002), '' ...
, an American film and television production company founded by actress and producer Sandra Bullock *
Fortis Healthcare Fortis Healthcare Limited (FHL) is an Indian multinational chain of private hospitals headquartered in India. Fortis started its health care operations from Mohali, Punjab, where the first Fortis hospital was started. Later on, the hospital ...
, a chain of hospitals in India *
Fortis Inc. Fortis Inc. is a St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador-based international diversified electric utility holding company. It operates in Canada, the United States, Central America, and the Caribbean. In 2015, it earned . Fortis was formed in 198 ...
, a Canadian utility holding company * Fortis Group, a defunct banking, financial services, and insurance company, based in Belgium and The Netherlands or their successors: **
Ageas Ageas is a Belgian multinational insurance company co-headquartered in Brussels. Ageas is Belgium's largest insurer and operates in 14 countries worldwide. The company was renamed from Fortis Holding in April 2010 and consists of those insurance ...
, formed from the insurance operations of Fortis **
ASR Nederland ASR Nederland is a major Dutch insurance group based in Utrecht. The company was created in its current form in 2008 when the insurance business was split out of Fortis, after it was acquired by the Dutch government during the Financial crisis o ...
, formed from the Dutch insurance operations of Fortis **
BNP Paribas Fortis BNP Paribas Fortis is an international bank based in Belgium and is a subsidiary of BNP Paribas. It was formerly, together with Fortis Bank Nederland, the banking arm of the financial institution Fortis. After the ultimately unsuccessful ABN-AMRO ...
, formed from the Belgian banking operations of Fortis, now owned by BNP Paribas **
ABN AMRO ABN or abn may refer to: Companies * ABN AMRO Group, a Dutch bank group * ABN AMRO, sometimes referred to as "ABN" in shorthand, is a Dutch state-owned bank * Algemene Bank Nederland, a now-defunct Dutch bank Radio, news and television organizat ...
, formed from the Netherlands banking operations of Fortis, now owned by the Dutch government


People

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Alberto Fortis Alberto Fortis (1741–1803) was a Republic of Venice, Venetian writer, naturalist and cartographer. Life His real name was Giovanni Battista Fortis (his religious name was ''Alberto'') and he was born in Padua on either 9 or 11 of November 1741 ...
(1741–1803), Venetian writer, naturalist and cartographer *
Alberto Fortis (musician) Alberto Fortis (born 3 June 1955 in Domodossola) is an Italian musician and songwriter. Fortis, who released his first album ''Alberto Fortis'' in 1979, is the composer of both music and lyrics, and has directed the video clips for three of his s ...
(born 1955), Italian singer and songwriter *
Alessandro Fortis Alessandro Fortis (16 September 1842 – 4 December 1909) was an Italian politician who served as the 18th prime minister of Italy from 1905 to 1906. Early career Fortis was born in Forlì, in Emilia-Romagna, Italy, and became a lawyer. A repu ...
(1842–1909), Italian politician and prime minister *
Jean-Baptiste-Boniface de Fortis Jean-Baptiste-Boniface de Fortis (1763–1848) was a French politician. After serving in the Parliament of Aix-en-Provence during the Ancien Régime, he was exiled during the French Revolution and later returned to France, where he served as the Ma ...
(1746–1836), French politician *
Louis Fortis Louis G. Fortis (born April 5, 1947) is an American economist, educator, and newspaper publisher- editor who served three terms as a Democratic member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from Milwaukee County. Background Fortis was born in Chicag ...
(born 1947), American politician *
Luigi Fortis Luigi Fortis (February 26, 1748 – January 27, 1829) was an Italian Jesuit elected the twentieth Superior-General of the Society of Jesus. Early life and formation Fortis joined the Jesuits in 1762 after studying at the San Sebastian High Sch ...
(1748–1829), Italian Jesuit *
Rami Fortis Rami Fortis ( he, רמי פורטיס, , born July 7, 1954), or simply Fortis, is an Israeli rock singer. Born in Tel Aviv, Fortis became known as a pioneer of Israeli punk rock. His debut album ''Plonter'', released in 1978, was not a commercia ...
(born 1954), Israeli rock musician


Other

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Fortis (aerojeep) Fortis is a propelled ground vehicle ("aerojeep") designed by Zhukovsky Aerodynamics Research Institute and by the group of students from MAMI Moscow State Technical University. It can ride both on ground and water while maintaining good stabilit ...
, a propelled ground vehicle *
Fortis (linguistics) In linguistics, fortis and lenis ( and ; Latin for "strong" and "weak"), sometimes identified with tense and lax, are pronunciations of consonants with relatively greater and lesser energy, respectively. English has fortis consonants, such as the ...
, consonants produced with greater energy than ''lenis'' ones * Mitsubishi Galant Fortis, a compact car also known as the
Mitsubishi Lancer The Mitsubishi Lancer is an automobile produced by the Japanese manufacturer Mitsubishi Motors since 1973. The Lancer has been marketed as the Colt Lancer, Dodge Colt, Plymouth Colt, Chrysler Valiant Lancer, Chrysler Lancer, Eagle Summit, Hin ...
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Fortis College Fortis College (also Fortis Institute and Fortis College of Nursing in some locations) is a Private for-profit college with multiple campuses throughout the United States. It was established in 2008 and is operated by Education Affiliates and owne ...


See also

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Aqua fortis Nitric acid is the inorganic compound with the formula . It is a highly corrosive mineral acid. The compound is colorless, but older samples tend to be yellow cast due to decomposition into oxides of nitrogen. Most commercially available nitri ...
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