This article is about the Forbes family associated with Forbes magazine. For information about the Forbes family related to US Senator John Kerry, see Forbes family. John Forbes Kerry (born December 11, 1943) is the junior United States Senator from Massachusetts. ... This article is about the Forbes family related to US Senator John Kerry. ...
The Forbes family includes a number of related people that founded, and have worked for, Forbes magazine. Noted members include B.C. Forbes, the founder of the magazine; his son and successor, Malcolm Forbes; and Malcom's son, Steve Forbes, current President and CEO of the company. Steve's brothers Christopher Forbes (currently vice chairman), Robert Forbes, and Timothy Forbes have also worked for the company. Alternate meaning: For the Boston Brahmin family associated with John Forbes Kerry, see Forbes family. ... Bertie Charles Forbes (May 14, 1880 – May 6, 1954) was a financial journalist and author who founded Forbes Magazine. ... Malcolm Stevenson Forbes (August 19, 1917 - February 24, 1990), known as Malcolm Forbes, was publisher of the magazine Forbes, founded by his father B.C. Forbes and today run by his son Steve Forbes. ... Malcolm Stevenson Steve Forbes Jr. ...
Bertie Charles Forbes (1880–1954) emigrated from Scotland to the U.S. in 1904.
Bertie Forbes who founded the Forbes magazine was also born in Aberdeenshire as a descendant of the Forbes clan, but is not a relative of John Forbes and the Forbes trading family.
Grandson of John Forbes, John Murray Forbes (1813–1898): Born in France, John Murray Forbes was the first of the family to enter the China trade and later invested in railroads and amassed a large fortune.