Ford - Definition and Overview

Ford may mean a number of things:

• A ford is a river crossing.
• Ford is a shortened name for the Ford Motor Company, founded by Henry Ford. See also Ford Foundation.

Places named Ford

In the United Kingdom:

• Ford, Argyll
• Ford, Bideford, Devon
• Ford, Buckinghamshire
• Ford, Chippenham, Wiltshire
• Ford, Kingsbridge, Devon
• Ford, Gloucestershire
• Ford, Northumberland
• Ford, Salisbury, Wiltshire
• Ford, Sefton
• Ford, Shropshire
• Ford, Somerset
• Ford, Staffordshire
• Ford, West Sussex

In the United States:

• Ford, Iowa
• Ford, Kansas
• Ford, Kentucky
• Ford, Mississippi
• Ford, Montana - two of them
• Ford, Tennessee
• Ford, Texas
• Ford, Washington
• Ford, Wisconsin

People named Ford

• Edsel Ford, son of Henry Ford
• Ford Madox Ford, writer
• Francis Ford Coppola, director
• Gerald Ford, former President of the United States
• Harrison Ford, actor
• Several people named Henry Ford
• Several people named John Ford
• Lester R. Ford Sr. & Lester R. Ford Jr., mathematicians
• Lita Ford, singer
• Richard Ford, writer
• Robben Ford, guitarist
• Tennessee Ernie Ford, singer
• Tom Ford, fashion designer
• Whitey Ford, Major League Baseball pitcher
• Ford Prefect, fictional character in the Hitchhikers' Guide to the Galaxy