Famous People with Name Ford

Ford Madox Brown            Origin/Culture/Country: English

Ford Madox Brown: was an English painter of moral and historical subjects, notable for his distinctively graphic and often Hogarthian version of the Pre-Raphaelite style. While he was closely associated with the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, he was never actually a member. Nevertheless, he remained close to Dante Gabriel Rossetti, with whom he also joined William Morris's design company, Morris, Marshall, Faulkner & Co., in 1861.One of his most famous images is The Last of England, a portrait of a pair of stricken emigrants as they sail away on the ship that will take them from England forever. It was inspired by the departure of the Pre-Raphaelite sculptor Thomas Woolner, who had left for Australia. The painting is structured with Brown's characteristic linear energy, and emphasis on apparently grotesque and banal details, such as the cabbages hanging from the ship's side.

Ford Madox Ford            Origin/Culture/Country: English

Ford Madox Ford: was an English novelist, poet, critic and editor whose journals, The English Review and The Transatlantic Review, were instrumental in the development of early 20th-century English literature.[citation needed] He is now best remembered for The Good Soldie

Ford Hiroshi Konno            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Ford Hiroshi Konno: is a former freestyle swimmer from the United States, who swam at McKinley High School (Hawaii) and the Ohio State University. Konno set world records of 2:03.9 in the 200 m and 4:26.7 in the 400 m freestyle during 1954 college meets.

Ford Edwards Stinson, Sr.            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Ford Edwards Stinson, Sr.: was a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1940–1944 and again from 1952-1972. In his last legislative term from 1968–1972, he served in a two-member district covering Bossier Parish with fellow Democrat Walter O. Bigby. Prior to 1968, he

Glenn Ford            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Glenn Ford: was an acclaimed Canadian-born American actor from Hollywood's Golden Era with a career that spanned seven decades. Ford was a versatile actor best known for playing either cowboys or ordinary men in unusual circumstances.

Harrison Ford            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Harrison Ford: is a BAFTA- and Academy Award-nominated, as well as Golden Globe-winning, American actor. Ford is best known for his performances as the tough, wisecracking space pilot Han Solo in the original Star Wars trilogy and as the adventurous archaeologist and ac

John Ford            Origin/Culture/Country: American

John Ford: was an Academy Award-winning American film director of Irish heritage famous for both his westerns such as Stagecoach and The Searchers and adaptations of such classic 20th-century American novels as The Grapes of Wrath. His four Best Director Academy Awa

Alphonso Gene Ford            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Alphonso Gene Ford: was an American basketball player in the Euroleague famous for his tremendous scoring ability.Ford was a high school star player for Amanda Elzy High School in Greenwood, Mississippi. Upon entering college, Ford led the entire NCAA in freshman scoring in 1989-1990 with a 29.9 point per game average. His sophomore year, he averaged 32.9 points per game, second only to Bo Kimble of Loyola Marymount University. His 3,165 career points are 4th all time behind Pete Maravich, Freeman Williams, and Lionel Simmons.

Alton Ford            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Alton Ford: is an American professional basketball player, formerly in the National Basketball.He was selected 50th overall in the 2001 NBA Draft by the Phoenix Suns. He played with the Suns from 2001 to 2003, and then with the Houston Rockets in the 2003-04 NBA season.