Fortis

Fortis may refer to:

Business

• Fortis (Swiss watchmaker), a Swiss watch company
• Fortis Films, an American film and television production company founded by actress and producer Sandra Bullock
• Fortis Healthcare, a chain of hospitals in India
• Fortis Inc., a Canadian utility holding company
• Fortis Group, a defunct banking, financial services, and insurance company, based in the Benelux or their successors:
  • Ageas, formed from the insurance operations of Fortis
  • ASR Nederland, formed from the Dutch insurance operations of Fortis
  • BNP Paribas Fortis, formed from the Belgian banking operations of Fortis, now owned by BNP Paribas
  • ABN AMRO, formed from the Netherlands banking operations of Fortis, now owned by the Dutch government
  • BGL BNP Paribas, formed from the Luxembourg banking operations of Fortis, now owned by BNP Paribas

People

• Alberto Fortis (1741–1803), Venetian writer, naturalist and cartographer
• Alberto Fortis (musician) (born 1955), Italian singer and songwriter
• Alessandro Fortis (1842–1909), Italian politician and prime minister
• Jean-Baptiste-Boniface de Fortis (1746–1836), French politician
• Louis Fortis (born 1947), American politician
• Luigi Fortis (1748–1829), Italian Jesuit
• Rami Fortis (born 1954), Israeli rock musician

Other

• Fortis (aerojeep), a propelled ground vehicle
• Fortis (linguistics), consonants produced with greater energy than lenis ones
• Mitsubishi Galant Fortis, a compact car also known as the Mitsubishi Lancer
• Fortis College

See also

• Aqua fortis