Forerunner may refer to:

Religion

* A holy person announcing the approaching appearance of a prophet, see

precursor (religion) In religion, a precursor, also known as forerunner, predecessor, harbinger or herald, is a holy person who announced the approaching appearance of a central figure of the religion or who identified a central figure of the religion during the latter ...

. ** As a title, used in particular for John the Baptist within Christianity, and especially within the Eastern Orthodox tradition.

Other

* ''Forerunner'' (album), by Canadian band The Cottars * Forerunner (stamp), in philately, a postage stamp used before a region can produce its own stamps * Forerunner (''Halo''), an ancient race in the ''Halo'' videogame series * Forerunner (''Dungeons & Dragons''), a race of humans in the role-playing game * Forerunner (robot), a humanoid robot developed by China * ''Forerunner'' (magazine), an American magazine of the early 20th century *'' The Forerunner'', an internationally distributed Christian campus newspaper from 1981 to 1994 * Garmin Forerunner, a global positioning system device for recreational runners * Forerunner (DC Comics), a fictional DC Comics character * Toyota 4Runner, a model of passenger vehicle {{Disambig