Forsythe is a surname. Notable people and characters with the name include:

People

Abe Forsythe Abraham Forsythe (born 26 July 1981) is an Australian film and television actor, director, writer and producer. He is the son of actor and comedian Drew Forsythe. Career He first appeared on the TV series ''The Miraculous Mellops (TV series), Th ...

(born 1981), Australian actor *

Alexandra Illmer Forsythe Alexandra Winifred Illmer Forsythe (May 20, 1918 – January 2, 1980) was an American computer scientist best known for co-authoring a series of computer science textbooks during the 1960s and 1970s, including the first ever computer science text ...

(1918–1980), American computer scientist *

Clifford Forsythe Clifford Forsythe (24 August 1929 – 27 April 2000) was an Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) politician who served as the Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Member of Parliament (MP) for South Antrim (UK Parliament constituency), South Antrim from ...

(1929–2000), Northern Ireland politician *

Diana E. Forsythe Diana Elizabeth Forsythe (November 11, 1947 – August 14, 1997) was a leading researcher in anthropology and a key figure in the field of science and technology studies. She is recognized for her significant anthropological studies of artificial i ...

(1947–1997), American anthropologist *

Drew Forsythe Drew Forsythe (born 23 August 1949) is an Australian actor, singer, writer, and comedian. He has appeared on film, stage, and television, as well as in satirical sketch comedy television programs. Early life Born in Sydney, New South Wales, F ...

(born 1949), Australian entertainer *

George Forsythe George Elmer Forsythe (January 8, 1917 – April 9, 1972) was an American computer scientist and numerical analyst who founded and led Stanford University's Computer Science Department. Forsythe is often credited with coining the term "computer ...

(1917–1972), American mathematician and computer scientist *

Gerald Forsythe Gerald is a male Germanic given name meaning "rule of the spear" from the prefix ''ger-'' ("spear") and suffix ''-wald'' ("rule"). Variants include the English given name Jerrold, the feminine nickname Jeri and the Welsh language Gerallt and Iri ...

co-owner of Champ Car World Series and owner of the Forsythe Championship Racing Team *

Henderson Forsythe Henderson Forsythe (September 11, 1917 – April 17, 2006) was an American actor. Forsythe was known for his role as Dr. David Stewart #2 on the soap opera ''As the World Turns'', a role he played for 32 years, and for his work on the New York sta ...

(1917–2006), American actor * Jack A. "Pee Wee" Forsythe, American college football player and coach *

John Forsythe John Forsythe (January 29, 1918 – April 1, 2010) was an American stage, film/television actor, producer, narrator, drama teacher and philanthropist whose career spanned six decades. He also appeared as a guest on several talk and variety s ...

(1918–2010), American actor * Keith Forsythe (1927–2003), New Zealand field athlete * Linda Forsythe (born 1950), American model * Mark Forsythe (born 1965), Northern Irish long jumper * Robert E. Forsythe, American economist * Stone Forsythe (born 1997), American football player *

William Forsythe (actor) William Forsythe (born June 7, 1955) is an American actor. He is best known for his portrayal of tough-guy, criminal characters, and has starred in films such as ''American Me'' (1992), ''Raising Arizona'' (1987), ''Dick Tracy'' (1990), '' ...

(born 1955), American actor *

William Forsythe (dancer) William Forsythe (born December 30, 1949) is an American dancer and choreographer resident in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. He is known for his work with the Ballet Frankfurt (1984–2004) and The Forsythe Company (2005–2015). Recognized for ...

(born 1949), American dancer and choreographer * William E. Forsythe (1881–1969), president of the Optical Society of America

Fictional characters

Adam Forsythe Adam Forsythe is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera, ''Emmerdale''. He was played by Richard Shelton. Casting Shelton's casting was announced in April 2005. Adam was introduced as the village's new doctor and a love inter ...

, in a British soap opera * Miss Forsythe, a minor character in Arthur Miller's ''

Death of a Salesman ''Death of a Salesman'' is a 1949 stage play written by American playwright Arthur Miller. The play premiered on Broadway in February 1949, running for 742 performances. It is a two-act tragedy set in late 1940s Brooklyn told through a montag ...

'' * Stacey Forsythe, one of the main characters of ''

Dead Rising 2 ''Dead Rising 2'' is a 2010 action-adventure game developed by Blue Castle Games and published by Capcom. It was released between September and October 2010 for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and Microsoft Windows. It is a sequel to ''Dead Rising' ...

'' * Felix Forsythe (commonly known as fmoney), one of the main characters in the movie ''

Frenzy ''Frenzy'' is a 1972 British thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock. It is the penultimate feature film of his extensive career. The screenplay by Anthony Shaffer was based on the 1966 novel ''Goodbye Piccadilly, Farewell Leicester Squar ...

'' * Ariana Forsythe, main character in Linore Rose Burkard's Christian romance novel, ''Before the Season Ends''

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