Fortune is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
People Surname Amos Fortune (citizen of Jaffrey) (c. 1710–1801), African American ex-slave and businessman Dion Fortune (1890–1946), born Violet Mary Firth, British occultist and author Jesse Fortune (1930–2009), American Chicago blues singer J.D. Fortune (1973), Canadian singer and songwriter who fronted the band INXS from September 2005 till August 2011 Jimmy Fortune (born 1955), American country music singer Jimmy Fortune (born 1972), Irish jockey John Fortune (1939–2013), Born John Courtney Wood, British comedian best known for his work on the TV series Bremner, Bird and Fortune Kwaku Fortune, Irish actor Marc-Antoine Fortuné (born 1981), French Guianese football player O'Donnell Fortune (born 2001), American football player Quinton Fortune (born 1977), South African football player Robert Fortune (1812–1880), Scottish botanist and traveller best known for introducing tea plants from China to India Rose Fortune (1774–1864), African American businessperson and first female police officer in Canada Scott Fortune (born 1966), American former volleyball player Seán Fortune (1954–1999), Irish priest and alleged child molester Sonny Fortune (1939–2018), American jazz musician Steven Fortune, computer scientist, the namesake of Fortune's algorithm for the convex hull problem Timothy Thomas Fortune (1856–1928), American orator, civil rights leader, journalist, writer, editor and publisher Victor Fortune (1883–1949), British Army major general William Fortune (businessman) (1863-1942), American businessman, journalist, and civic leader William Fortune (1897-1947), American football player.
Given name Fortune (circa 1743–1798), African-American slave Fortune Feimster (born 1980), American comedian and actor Fortune FitzRoy, Duchess of Grafton (1920-2021) British Mistress of the Robes Fortune Gallo (1878–1970), opera impresario Fortune Gordien (1922–1990), American athlete, primarily in the discus throw Fortuné Méaulle (1844–1901), French wood-engraver
Fictional characters Amos Fortune (character), DC Comics supervillain Anna Fortune, DC Comics character Dominic Fortune, Marvel Comics character Reginald Fortune, fictional detective of H. C. Bailey Fortune, character from Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty Ms. Fortune (real name Nadia), a character from the fighting game Skullgirls Miss Fortune (real name Sarah), the Bounty Hunter, a playable champion character in the multiplayer online battle arena video game League of Legends