Fortune is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
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), American singer and song writer who lead the band INXS till August 2011
Jimmy Fortune (born 1955), American country music singer
John Fortune (1939-2013), British comedian best known for his work on the TV series Bremner, Bird and Fortune
Marc-Antoine Fortuné (born 1981), French Guianese 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 (born 1939), 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
Given name:
Fortune (circa 1743–1798), African-American slave
Fortune Gallo (1878–1970), opera impresario
Fortune Gordien (1922–1990), American athlete, primarily in the discus throw
Fortuné Méaulle (1844–1901), French engraver
Fictional characters:
Amos Fortune (comics), 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
Miss Fortune, the Bounty Hunter, a playable champion character in the action real-time strategy video game League of Legends
