William Forbes Skene ( 7 June 1809 – 29 August 1892 ), Scottish historian and antiquary, was the second son of Sir Walter Scott's friend, James Skene ( 1775 – 1864 ), of Rubislaw, near Aberdeen.

James David Forbes ( 20 April 1809 – 31 December 1868 ) was a Scottish physicist and glaciologist who worked extensively on the conduction of heat and seismology.

On Sunday, October 17, 1909 at 3: 00 p. m. a Communion Service was held at Forbes Field as the culmination of the International Centennial Celebration and Conventions of the Disciples of Christ marking the 100th anniversary of the signing of the " Declaration and Address " by Thomas Campbell in September 1809.

* James David Forbes ( 1809 – 1868 ), Scottish physicist

* 1971 – Forbes Johnston, Scottish footballer ( d. 2007 )

* 1919 – Malcolm Forbes, American publisher ( d. 1990 )

* 1991 – Felicio Brown Forbes, German footballer

George Gordon, 1st Earl of Aberdeen ( 6 October 1637 – 20 April 1720 ), Lord Chancellor of Scotland, was the second son of Sir John Gordon, 1st Baronet, of Haddo, Aberdeenshire, ( executed in 1644 ); by his wife, Mary Forbes.

* 1928 – John Forbes Nash, Jr., American mathematician, Nobel Prize laureate

* 1921 – Forbes Carlile, Australian athlete and coach

* 1965 – Michelle Forbes, American actress

* 1926 – Bryan Forbes, English director, actor, and writer

* 1947 – Steve Forbes, American publisher and politician

In March 2012, downtown Kansas City was selected as one of America's best downtowns by Forbes magazine for its rich culture in arts, numerous fountains, upscale shopping and various local cuisine – most notably barbecue.

* 1869 – F. A. Forbes, Scottish author ( d. 1936 )

* 1921 – KDKA in Pittsburgh's Forbes Field conducts the first live broadcast of a football game.

Forbes estimates that Gretzky earned US $ 93. 8 million from 1990 – 98.

* August 4 – Lord Forbes relieves Forthill and besieges Galway.

* September 7 – Lord Forbes raises his unsuccessful siege of Galway.

* March 31 – Ralph Forbes, American actor ( b. 1896 )

* September 22 – American millionaire Steve Forbes announces his candidacy for the 1996 Republican presidential nomination.

* June 13 – John Forbes Nash, Jr., American mathematician, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Economics

* September 5 – John Forbes, British general ( died 1759 )

* August 5 – The first radio baseball game is broadcast ; Harold Arlin announces the Pirates-Phillies game from Forbes Field over Westinghouse KDKA, in Pittsburgh.

* May 12 – Forbes March, American actor

* March 12 – George Forbes, New Zealand Prime Minister and first leader of the New Zealand National Party ( d. 1947 )

* June 28 – Esther Forbes, American Writer ( d. 1967 )

* February 20 – Forbes Burnham, President of Guyana ( d. 1985 )

* April 28 – Duncan Forbes, British linguist ( d. 1868 )

Duncan Forbes ( April 28, 1798 – August 17, 1868 ) was a Scottish linguist.

The Cox-Forbes theory is a long-debunked theory on the evolution of chess put forward by Captain Hiram Cox ( died 1799 ) and extended by Professor Duncan Forbes ( 1798 – 1868 ).

* Walter Forbes, 18th Lord Forbes ( 1798 – 1868 )

***** Isobel Forbes ( 1868 ) m. Albert de Mimont

* Duncan Forbes ( linguist ) ( 1798 – 1868 )

Western Aberdeenshire was defined by the 1868 legislation as consisting of the parishes of Aboyne and Glentanner, Alford, Auchindoir and Kearn, Auchterless, Birse, Chapel of Garioch, Clatt, Cluny, Coull, Crathie and Braemar, Culsalmond, Drumblade, Dyce, Echt, Forgue, Glenbucket, Glenmuick, Tullich and Glengairn, Huntly, Insch, Inverurie, Keig, Kemnay, Kildrummy, Kincardine O ' Neil, Kinnellar, Kennethmont, Kintore, Leochel-Cushnie, Leslie, Logie-Coldstone, Lumphanan, Midmar, Monymusk, Newhills, Oyne, Peterculter, Premnay, Rayne, Rhynie, Skene, Strathdon, Tarland and Migvie, Tough, Towie, Tullynesle and Forbes, together with the part of the parish of Old Machar lying west of the River Don, and the parts of the parishes of Banchory-Devenick, Cabrach, Cairnie, Drumoak and Glass within the County of Aberdeen, and the parish of Gartly in Banffshire.

* Adrian Forbes ( born 1979 ), English footballer

William Forbes Skene reads the Chronicle as placing Causantín's death at Inverdovat ( by Newport-on-Tay ), which appears to match the Prophecy of Berchán.

An article from Forbes Magazine, dated September 5, 2012, lists the Cowboys as the highest valued sports franchise in the history of the United States, and second in the world ( behind Manchester United of the English Premier League ), with an estimated value of approximately $ 2. 1 billion.

* John Forbes Nash, Jr. ( born 1928 ), American mathematician, 1994 Nobel Economics laureate, subject of the book and film titled A Beautiful Mind

In April 2010 business magazine Forbes ranked Liverpool as the sixth most valuable football team in the world, behind Manchester United, Real Madrid, Arsenal, Barcelona and Bayern Munich ; they valued the club at $ 822m (£ 532m ), excluding debt.

* " Jipi and the Paranoid Chip " ( 1997 ), Forbes

Since the 18th century, particularly during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, some wealthy or ennobled families embraced Catholicism, including branches of the Asquith, Bellingham ( Ireland ), Bowyer ( England ), Calvert ( Maryland ), Cary-Elwes / Elwes ( since 1872 ), Feilding ( England ), Forbes ( Ireland ), Leslie ( Ireland ), Fraser ( Scotland ), Lane-Fox, Meynell, Noel ( Gainsborough ), Ashton Case ( or Ashton-Case ; England ), Radcliffe ( England ), Monckton, Pakenham ( Ireland ), Pontifex ( England ), Crichton-Stuart ( Scotland ) and Strickland ( Counts of Catena, Malta ) families.

According to a survey by Forbes magazine, Istanbul, Turkey's financial capital, had a total of 28 billionaires as of March 2010 ( down from 34 in 2008 ), ranking 4th in the world behind New York City ( 60 billionaires ), Moscow ( 50 billionaires ), and London ( 32 billionaires ).

Harding regrettably appointed Colonel Charles R. Forbes, albeit a decorated war veteran, as the Veteran Bureau's first director ( see scandal below ), a position which reported directly to the President.

* A Beautiful Mind ( book ), about the life of John Forbes Nash, Jr.