Forrest is a masculine given name. Notable persons with the name include: *

Forrest (singer) Forrest Melvill Thomas Jr. (April 21, 1953 – September 9, 2013), known professionally as Forrest, was an American singer, based in the Netherlands. Life and career Born in Galveston, Texas, where he sang in church during childhood, he moved ...

(1953–2013), born Forrest Thomas, American singer popular in the UK and Netherlands *

Forrest J. Ackerman Forrest James Ackerman (November 24, 1916 – December 4, 2008) was an American magazine editor; science fiction writer and literary agent; a founder of science fiction fandom; a leading expert on science fiction, horror, and fantasy films; a pr ...

(1916–2008), American magazine editor, writer, and collector *

Forrest Adair Forrest Adair (1865 – 1936) was a real estate dealer. He was the son of real-estate and streetcar developer Col. George Washington Adair and lived in Atlanta, Georgia He served as Fulton County (Georgia) Commissioner from 1895 until 1903. A ...

(1865–1936), real estate dealer *

Forrest Aguirre Forrest Aguirre (born July 29, 1969) is an American fantasy and Horror fiction, horror author, and winner of the 2003 World Fantasy Award for his editing work on ''Leviathan 3'', for which he was also a Philip K. Dick Award nominee. He recently ed ...

(born 1969), American fantasy and horror author * Forrest Clare Allen, better known as

Phog Allen Forrest Clare "Phog" Allen (November 18, 1885 – September 16, 1974) was an American basketball coach. Known as the "Father of Basketball Coaching,"Forrest H. Anderson Forrest Howard Anderson (January 30, 1913 – July 20, 1989) was an American politician, attorney, and judge who served as the 17th Governor of Montana from 1969 to 1973. Prior to this, he served as the Attorney General of Montana from 1957 to 1 ...

(1913–1989), 17th Governor of Montana * Forrest Baugher (1934–2017), American politician, former Washington

state representative A state legislature is a legislative branch or body of a political subdivision in a federal system. Two federations literally use the term "state legislature": * The legislative branches of each of the fifty state governments of the United Sta ...

Forrest Beaty Forrest Orren Beaty (born September 5, 1944) is a retired American track and field athlete memorable for setting the National High School record in the straight 220 yard dash, a race slightly longer than the 200 metres straight. It is the longest ...

(born 1944), American track and field athlete *

Forrest Behm Forrest Edwin Behm (July 31, 1919 – June 29, 2015) was an American football player. He played college football for the Nebraska Cornhuskers. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1988. References External links

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(1919–2015), American football player *

Forrest Bess Forrest Clemenger Bess (October 5, 1911 – November 10, 1977) was an American painter and fisherman. He was discovered and promoted by the art dealer Betty Parsons. He is known for his abstract, symbol-laden paintings based on what he called ...

(1911–1977), American painter and eccentric visionary *

Forrest Bird Forrest Morton Bird (June 9, 1921 – August 2, 2015) was an American aviator, inventor, and biomedical engineer. He is best known for having created some of the first reliable mass-produced mechanical ventilators for acute and chronic cardio ...

(1921–2015), American aviator, inventor, and biomedical engineer *

Forrest Blue Forrest Murrell Blue Jr. (September 7, 1945 – July 16, 2011) was an offensive lineman who spent eleven seasons in the National Football League, National Football League (NFL) with the San Francisco 49ers (1968–1974) and History of the Indian ...

(1945–2011), American football player *

George Forrest Browne George Forrest Browne (4 December 1833 – 1 June 1930) was an English bishop, the first Anglican Bishop of Stepney from 1895 until 1897 when he was appointed Bishop of Bristol. Early life Browne was born in York 1833 and educated at St Peter ...

(1833–1930), English bishop *

Forrest Burmeister Forrest Barth Burmeister (August 18, 1913 – December 5, 1997) was an American football player who spent two years in the National Football League The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league that con ...

(1913–1997), American football player *

Forrest Church Frank Forrester Church IV (September 23, 1948 – September 24, 2009) was a leading Unitarian Universalist minister, author, and theologian. He was Senior Minister of the Unitarian Church of All Souls in New York City, until late 2006 when he ...

(1948–2009), Unitarian Universalist minister, author, and theologian *

Forrest Claypool Forrest Edward Claypool is an American politician who has held several positions in the governments of Chicago, Cook County, and the State of Illinois. He was the Chief Executive Officer of Chicago Public Schools from July 27, 2015, until Decemb ...

(born 1958), American politician, president of the Chicago Transit Authority *

Forrest Compton Forrest Compton (September 15, 1925 – April 4, 2020) was an American actor, primarily known for playing Mike Karr on the daytime soap opera ''The Edge of Night''. Early life and education Compton was born in 1925 in Reading, Pennsylvania. Hi ...

(1925–2020), American actor * Forrest B. Cox, better known as

Frosty Cox Forrest B. "Frosty" Cox (January 22, 1908 – May 22, 1962) was an American college basketball coach. He was the head basketball coach at the University of Colorado Boulder from 1936 to 1950 and the University of Montana from 1955 to 1962, compi ...

(1908–1962), American basketball coach *

Forrest Craver Forrest Eugene "Cap" Craver Sr. (September 24, 1875 – October 18, 1958) was an American college football player and coach and athletic director who helped to pioneer physical education programs at the collegiate level including the introduction o ...

(1875–1958), American college football player, coach and athletic director *

Forrest DeBernardi Forrest Sale "Red" DeBernardi (February 3, 1899 – April 29, 1970) was an American college basketball player in the 1920s. Standing 6 ft. 1 inches tall, DeBernardi was one of the best centers of his era, and played all five positions. ...

(1899–1970), American basketball player *

Forrest Dewar Forrest Dewar FRCSEd (1748–1817) was an 18th/19th century Scottish surgeon who served as President of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh for the period 1786 to 1788. Life He was born on 1 October 1748 the son of John Dewar and Eliza ...

(1748–1817), Scottish surgeon *

Forrest C. Donnell Forrest Carl Donnell (August 20, 1884March 3, 1980) was an American attorney and politician who served as a United States Senate, United States senator and the List of governors of Missouri, 40th governor of Missouri. Early life Donnell was bor ...

(1884–1980), U.S. Senator and 40th Governor of Missouri *

Forrest Douds Forrest McCreery "Jap" Douds (April 21, 1905 – August 16, 1979) was an All-American football player at Washington and Jefferson College in suburban Washington, Pennsylvania, where he was selected as an All-American three times and was the firs ...

(1905–1979), American football player *

Forrest F. Dryden Forrest Fairchild Dryden (December26, 1864 – July20, 1932) was the president of Prudential Insurance Company of America (now Prudential Financial) from 1912 until 1922. Prudential was founded by his father, John F. Dryden, who was also a Unit ...

(1864–1932), president of Prudential Insurance Company of America (now Prudential Financial) *

Forrest Dunbar Forrest Dunbar (born 1984) is an American politician, attorney, and military officer. He is a member of the Alaska Senate, representing Anchorage District J since 2023. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served on the Anchorage As ...

(born 1984), American politician and attorney *

Forrest England Forrest William "Frosty" England (October 29, 1912 – June 25, 2002) was an American football coach and college athletic administrator. He served as the head football coach at Arkansas State College—now known as Arkansas State University—fro ...

(1912–2002), American football coach and college athletic administrator * Forrest E. Everhart (1922–1986), United States Army soldier *

Forrest Fezler Forrest Oliver Fezler (September 23, 1949 – December 21, 2018) was an American golf course design consultant and PGA Tour professional golfer. His most prosperous year as a professional came in 1974, when he won the Southern Open and finished i ...

(1949–2018), American golf course design consultant and golfer *

Forrest Fulton Sir (James) Forrest Fulton (12 July 1846 – 25 June 1926) was a British judge and Conservative politician. Early life Born in Ostend, Belgium, he was the youngest son of Lieutenant-Colonel James Forrest Fulton and his wife, Fanny née Jessopp. ...

(1846–1926), British judge and Conservative politician *

Forrest Gainer Forrest Gainer (born April 15, 1979) is a Canadians, Canadian Rugby football, rugby player. He plays for Canada national rugby union team. Gainer is 180.3 cm tall (5 ft 11) and weighs 111.8 kg (247 lb). External linksRugby Cana ...

(born 1979), Canadian rugby player *

Forrest Galante Forrest Galante (born March 31, 1988) is an American outdoor adventurer, television personality, and conservationist. He works in the field of wildlife biology, specializing in the exploration of animals on the brink of extinction. He is the hos ...

(born 1988), American wildlife biologist and television personality *

Forrest Gander Forrest Gander (born 1956) is an American poet, translator, essayist, and novelist. The A.K. Seaver Professor Emeritus of Literary Arts & Comparative Literature at Brown University, Gander won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 2019 for ''Be With' ...

(born 1956), American poet, essayist, novelist, critic, and translator *

Forrest Goodluck Forrest Goodluck (born August 6, 1998) is an American actor. He is best known for playing Hugh Glass's son Hawk in the 2015 film '' The Revenant'', and for his supporting role as Adam Red Eagle, a two-spirit teenager sent to a conversion therapy ...

(born 1998), American actor *

Forrest Goodwin Forrest Goodwin (June 14, 1862 – May 28, 1913) was a United States representative from Maine. He was born in Skowhegan, Maine and attended the common schools, graduated from Skowhegan High School and Bloomfield Academy. He also graduated fr ...

(1862–1913), United States Representative from Maine *

Forrest Gregg Alvis Forrest Gregg (October 18, 1933 – April 12, 2019) was an American professional American football, football player and coach. A Pro Football Hall of Fame Tackle (gridiron football position), offensive tackle for 16 seasons in the Nationa ...

(1933–2019), American football player and coach *

Forrest Griffin Forrest Griffin (born July 1, 1979) is an American retired mixed martial artist and former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion. He was inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame in 2013 and currently serves as the Vice President of Athlete Development at the ...

(born 1979), American mixed martial artist *

Forrest Griffith Forrest Martin Griffith (February 15, 1928 – December 12, 2007) was an American football halfback who played two seasons with the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Giants in the fifth round of the 19 ...

(1928–2007), American football player * Forrest M. Hall (1869–1961), American football player and coach *

Forrest Halsey Forrest Halsey (November 9, 1877 – September 30, 1949), born William Forrest Halsey, was an American author and screenwriter. Halsey's novels included ''Fate and the Butterfly'' (1909), ''The Bawlerout'' (1912), and ''The Shadow on the He ...

(1877–1949), American screenwriter *

Forrest Hamer Forrest Hamer (born 1956) is an American poet, psychologist, and psychoanalyst. He is the author of three poetry collections, most recently ''Rift'' (Four Way Books, 2007). His first collection, ''Call & Response,'' (Alice James Books) won the Bea ...

(born 1956), American poet, psychologist, and psychoanalyst * Forrest Hamilton (born 1931), American basketball player *

Forrest Kline Forrest Scott Kline (born November 7, 1983, in Ashland, Oregon) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and guitarist. He is the lead vocalist of the power pop band Hellogoodbye. Early life He is of German descent and spent most of his ...

(born 1983), lead singer, songwriter and guitarist of Hellogoodbye * Forrest Knox (born 1956), Republican member of the Kansas Senate *

Forrest Lake (politician) Forrest Lake was a prominent politician, banker, real estate investor, a mayor of Sanford, Florida and a member of the Florida House of Representatives. Lake had an instrumental role in the formation of Seminole County. In 1928, Lake was convic ...

(1868–1939), politician, banker, real estate investor, and member of the Florida House of Representatives *

Forrest Lamp Forrest Noah Lamp (born February 20, 1994) is an American football guard who is a free agent. He played college football at Western Kentucky and was drafted by the Los Angeles Chargers in the second round of the 2017 NFL Draft. Early years Lamp ...

(born 1994), American football player * Forrest Everett Pettengill (born 1973), American child actor *

Forrest Lewis Raymond Forrest Lewis (November 5, 1899 – June 2, 1977) was an American actor of the theater, radio, motion pictures and television. Early years Lewis was born in Knightstown, Indiana, the son of Joseph Saint Lewis and Myla Leota Lewi ...

(1899–1977), American actor *

Forrest Li Forrest Li Xiaodong (born 1977 or 1978), is a Chinese-born Singaporean billionaire businessman. He is the founder, chairman and chief executive officer of Sea Limited, a company with subsidiaries including Garena and Shopee. He is also the Chair ...

(born 1977/78), Singaporean billionaire businessman *

Forrest McClendon Forrest McClendon is an American stage actor, singer and professor. McClendon received a Tony Award nomination for Best Featured Actor in a Musical nomination in 2011 for his portrayal of Mr. Tambo in the Broadway musical, '' The Scottsboro Boy ...

, American stage actor, singer, and professor * Forrest McPherson (1911–1989), American football player *

Forrest Mars Sr. Forrest Edward Mars Sr. (March 21, 1904 – July 1, 1999) was an American billionaire businessman and the driving force of the Mars candy empire. He is best known for introducing Milky Way (1924) and Mars (1932) chocolate candy bars, and M&M's ( ...

(1904–1999), driving force of the Mars candy empire *

Forrest Mars Jr. Forrest Edward Mars Jr. (August 16, 1931 – July 26, 2016) was an American heir and businessman. He was the eldest son of Audrey Ruth (Meyer) and Forrest Mars Sr., and the grandson of Frank C. Mars, the founder of Mars, Incorporated. He s ...

(1931–2016), son of Forrest Mars, Sr. and one of the wealthiest people in the world * Forrest David Matthews (born 1935), American politician *

Forrest McDonald Forrest McDonald, Jr. (January 7, 1927 – January 19, 2016) was an American historian who wrote extensively on the early national period of the United States, republicanism, and the presidency, but he is possibly best known for his polemic on the ...

(1927–2016), American historian * Forrest Merrill (born 1996), American football player *

Forrest Mims Forrest M. Mims III is an American amateur scientist,'Country Scientist' starting co ...

(born 1944), American amateur scientist, magazine columnist, and author * Forrest S. Mosten (born 1947), American lawyer *

Forrest Myers Forrest Warden Myers, also known as Frosty Myers (born 1941 in Long Beach, California) is an American sculptor. He is best known for his pieces ''Moon Museum'' (1969) and ''The Wall'' (1973), the latter being a monumental wall sculpture in the So ...

(born 1941), American sculptor * Forrest O'Connor (born 1988), American singer-songwriter, mandolinist, and entrepreneur *

Forrest Parry Forrest Corry Parry (July 4, 1921 – December 31, 2005) was the IBM engineer who invented the magnetic stripe card used for credit cards and identification badges. Parry was born in Cedar City, Utah to Edward H. Parry and Marguerite C. Parry. Fo ...

(1921–2005), IBM engineer * Forrest E. Peden (1913–1945), United States Army soldier *

Forrest S. Petersen Forrest Silas Petersen (May 16, 1922 – December 8, 1990), ( VADM, USN), was a United States Navy aviator and test pilot. He was one of twelve pilots who flew the North American X-15, an experimental spaceplane jointly operated by the Air Force ...

(1922–1990), United States Navy aviator and test pilot *

Forrest Petz Forrest Leonard Petz (born September 22, 1975) is a retired American mixed martial artist. A professional from 2002 until 2013, he is perhaps best known for his two stints in the UFC, but also fought for King of the Cage and Adrenaline MMA. Ba ...

(born 1975), American mixed martial artist * Forrest Phillips (1887–1972), farmer and political figure on Prince Edward Island *

Forrest Pogue Forrest Carlisle Pogue Jr. (September 17, 1912 – October 6, 1996) was an official United States Army historian during World War II. He was a proponent of oral history techniques, and collected many oral histories from the war under the directi ...

(1912–1996), official United States Army historian during World War II * Forrest Preston (born 1933), American billionaire businessman *

Forrest Pritchard Forrest Pritchard (born June 1, 1974) is a ''New York Times'' bestselling author and seventh-generation sustainable farmer, living at Smithfield Farm in Berryville, Virginia, United States. He is a graduate of Episcopal High School and The Colleg ...

(born 1974), American sustainable farmer and writer *

Forrest Redlich Forrest Redlich is an Australian independent screenwriter/producer of films and TV, he has also worked as an editor and consultant of scripts, he is best known for creating and writing for the TV serial '' E Street'', which is produced in ass ...

, Australian writer/producer of films and TV * Forrest O. Rednour (1923–1943), United States Coast Guardsman *

Forrest Reid Forrest Reid (born 24 June 1875, Belfast, Ireland; d. 4 January 1947, Warrenpoint, County Down, Northern Ireland) was an Irish novelist, literary critic and translator. He was, along with Hugh Walpole and J. M. Barrie, a leading pre-war novelist ...

(1875–1947), Irish novelist, literary critic, and translator * Forrest Rhyne (born 1999), American football player *

Forrest L. Richardson Forrest L. Richardson (born April 12, 1959) is an American golf course architect and member of the American Society of Golf Course Architects (ASGCA). Professional career Forrest Richardson began his career under the guidance of Arthur Jack ...

(born 1959), American golf course architect * Forrest B. Royal (1893–1945), member of the United States Naval Academy class of 1915 *

Forrest Sawyer Forrest Sawyer (born April 19, 1949) is an American broadcast journalist. Sawyer worked 11 years with ABC News, where he frequently anchored ''ABC World News Tonight'' and ''Nightline'' and reported for all ABC News broadcasts. He anchored the new ...

(born 1940), American broadcast journalist *

Forrest W. Seymour Forrest W. Seymour was born July 10, 1905, in South Dakota, and died October 3, 1983, in Dennis, Massachusetts, Dennis, Massachusetts. He was a Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist for the Des Moines Register and Worcester, Massachusetts Telegram. ...

(1905–1983), American journalist * Forrest C. Shaklee (1894–1985), American nutritionist, founder of Shaklee Corporation *

Forrest Sherman Forrest Percival Sherman (October 30, 1896 – July 22, 1951) was an Admiral (United States), admiral in the United States Navy and the youngest person to serve as Chief of Naval Operations until Admiral Elmo Zumwalt in 1970. The was named ...

(1896–1951), U.S. Navy admiral and Chief of Naval Operations *

Forrest Shreve Forrest Shreve (July 8, 1878 – July 19, 1950) was an internationally known American botanist. His professional career was devoted to the study of the distribution of vegetation as determined by soil and climate conditions. His contributions to t ...

(1878–1950), American botanist *

Forrest Smith Forrest Smith (February 14, 1886 – March 8, 1962) was an American politician who served as the 42nd governor of Missouri. He was a Democrat. Personal life Forrest Smith was born February 14, 1886, near Hardin in Ray County, Missouri. After ...

(1886–1962), 42nd Governor of Missouri *

Forrest Smithson Forrest Custer Smithson (September 26, 1884 – November 25, 1962) was an American athlete, winner of 110 m hurdles at the 1908 Summer Olympics. Born in Portland, Oregon, Smithson was a student of theology from Oregon State University and an AA ...

(1884–1962), American hurdler and 1908 Olympic gold medalist *

Forrest Sprowl Forrest Henry "Frosty" Sprowl (August 23, 1919 – October 19, 1988) was an American basketball player and coach. An All-American college player at Purdue, he was a head coach at the college level at Lawrence. Sprowl came to Purdue University fr ...

(1919–1988), American basketball player and coach *

Forrest Stanley Forrest Stanley (August 21, 1889 – August 27, 1969) was an American actor and screenplay writer best known for his work in silent film. He is particularly known for his role as Charles Brandon in the historical film '' When Knighthood Was in ...

(1889–1969), American actor and screenwriter *

Forrest Taylor Edwin Forrest Taylor (December 29, 1883 – February 19, 1965) was an American character actor whose artistic career spanned six different decades, from silents through talkies to the advent of color films. Early years Taylor was born in Bl ...

(1883–1965), American character actor *

Forrest Thompson David Forrest Thompson (March 3, 1918 – February 26, 1979) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played from through for the Washington Senators. Listed at , , Thompson batted and threw left-handed. He was born in Mooresville, North Carol ...

(1918–1979), baseball player *

Forrest Towns Forrest Grady "Spec" Towns (February 6, 1914 – April 9, 1991) was an American track and field athlete. He was the 1936 Olympic champion in the 110 m hurdles and broke the world record in that event three times. Born in Fitzgerald, Georgia, ...

(1914–1991), American track and field athlete, 1936 Olympic gold medalist *

Forrest Tucker Forrest Meredith Tucker (February 12, 1919 – October 25, 1986) was an American actor in both movies and television who appeared in nearly a hundred films. Tucker worked as a vaudeville straight man at the age of fifteen. A mentor provided fund ...

(1919–1986), American actor *

Forrest Tucker (criminal) Forrest Silva "Woody" Tucker (June 23, 1920 – May 29, 2004) was an American career criminal first imprisoned at age 15 who spent the rest of his life in and out of jail. He is best known as an escape artist, having escaped from prison "18 times ...

(1920–2004), American career criminal *

Forrest Twogood Forrest Floyd "Twogie" Twogood (April 29, 1907 – April 26, 1972) was a minor league baseball player, college basketball and baseball coach, and college athletics administrator. He is best known as the head basketball coach at the University of ...

(1907–1972), American baseball player, college basketball and baseball coach, and college athletics administrator *

Forrest L. Vosler Forrest Lee Vosler, (July 29, 1923 – February 17, 1992) was a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress radio operator who was the second enlisted U.S. airman to receive the Medal of Honor. He also received the Air Medal and Purple Heart. Biography Forrest V ...

(1923–1992), Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress radio operator * Forrest Ward (born 1949), American amateur heavyweight boxer *

Forrest Wall Forrest Alexander Wall (born November 20, 1995) is an American professional baseball outfielder for the Atlanta Braves of Major League Baseball (MLB). He was drafted in the first round of the 2014 MLB draft by the Colorado Rockies and made his ML ...

(born 1995), American professional baseball player *

Forrest White Forrest Fred White (21 May 1920 in West Virginia - 22 November 1994 in Banning, California) was an American musical instruments industry executive, best known for his association with Fender Musical Instruments Corporation. White began working a ...

(1920–1994), American musical instruments industry executive *

Forrest Wilson Robert Forrest Wilson (January 20, 1883 in Warren, Ohio – May 9, 1942 in Weston, Connecticut) was an American author and journalist. He won the 1942 Pulitzer Prize for his biography, ''Crusader in Crinoline: The Life of Harriet Beecher Stowe''. ...

(1883–1942), American author and journalist * Forrest L. Wood (1932–2020), American fisher and boat builder, founder of Ranger Boats

Fictional characters

*Forrest, a playable character in the tactical role-playing video game ''

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Forrest Gates This article lists the major and recurring fictional characters created by Joss Whedon for the television series ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer''. For detailed descriptions, see individual character pages. Cast Main cast The following characters we ...

, a minor character in Season 4 of ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' *

Forrest Gump (character) Forrest Alexander Gump is a fictional character and the title protagonist of the 1986 novel by Winston Groom, Robert Zemeckis' 1994 film of the same name, and ''Gump and Co.'', the written sequel to Groom's novel. In the film, Forrest is a co ...

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