Forest (name)

Forest is both a French surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:

Surname:
 * Antonia Forest (1915–2003), pseudonym of Patricia Giulia Caulfield Kate Rubinstein, English writer of children's novels
 * Autumn de Forest (born 2001), American painter from Las Vegas, Nevada
 * Carmen Forest (born 1955), American former handball player who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics
 * Delphine Forest (1966–2020), French actress
 * Denis Forest (1960–2002), Canadian character actor
 * Earl Forest (1926–2003), American musician
 * Emmelie de Forest (born 1993), Danish singer and songwriter
 * Erastus L. De Forest (1834–1888), American mathematician
 * Éric Forest (born 1952), Canadian Senator from Quebec
 * Frank Forest (1896–1976), American opera singer
 * Fred Forest (born 1933), French new media artist
 * George Beach de Forest Jr. (1848–1932), American capitalist, bibliophile and art collector
 * Gérard La Forest (born 1926), former puisne justice of the Supreme Court of Canada
 * Green Forest (1979–2000), American-bred French-trained Thoroughbred racehorse and sire
 * Henry S. De Forest (1847–1917), U.S. Representative from New York
 * Jacques Forest (1920–2012), French carcinologist
 * James J.F. Forest, author and a professor at the University of Massachusetts Lowell
 * Jean Forest, OC (1926–2024), Canadian Senator
 * Jean-Baptiste Forest (1636–1712), French landscape painter
 * Jean-Claude Forest (1930–1998), French comic book author, creator of Barbarella
 * Jean-Marie Forest (1752–1794) Modena was a general of the French Revolution
 * Jean Kurt Forest (1909–1975), German violinist and violist, Kapellmeister and composer
 * Jessé de Forest (1576–1624), leader of a group of Walloon Huguenots fleeing religious persecution
 * Jim Forest (1941–2022), American writer, lay theologian, educator, peace activist
 * Joanna Forest, opera crossover soprano singer
 * John Anthony Forest (1838–1911), French-born clergyman of the Roman Catholic Church
 * John de Forest (1907–1997), English amateur golfer
 * John Forest (1471–1538), English Roman Catholic martyr and friar
 * John William De Forest (1826–1906), American soldier and writer
 * Karl Forest (1874–1944), Austrian actor
 * Lee De Forest (1873–1961), American inventor with over 180 patents to his credit
 * Léonard Forest (born 1928), Acadian filmmaker, poet and essayist
 * Lockwood de Forest (1850–1932), American painter, interior designer and furniture designer
 * Ludger Forest (L'Assomption MLA) (1826–1903), physician and political figure in Quebec
 * Ludger Forest (Sherbrooke MLA) (1877–1943), dentist and political figure in Quebec
 * Luigi De La Forest (1668–1738), Italian-French painter, who was active in Modena
 * Marian de Forest (1864–1935), American journalist, playwright, founder of Zonta
 * Mark Forest (1933–2022), American actor and bodybuilder
 * Maurice de Forest (1879–1968), early motor racing driver, aviator and Liberal politician in the UK
 * Michael Forest (born 1929), American actor who provides the voices for many animated titles
 * Mickaël Forest (born 1975), French rugby union footballer
 * Patsy De Forest (1894–1966), American actress of the silent cinema era who performed on the stage since childhood
 * Philippe Forest (born 1962), French author and professor of literature
 * Robert E. De Forest (1845–1924), Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from Connecticut
 * Robert Forest (cyclist) (born 1961), former French professional cyclist
 * Roy De Forest (1930–2007), American painter
 * Viviane Forest (born 1979), Canadian multi-sport Paralympic medallist
 * Yves Forest, QC (1921–2019), Liberal party member of the House of Commons of Canada

Given name:
 * Forest Able (born 1932), retired American basketball player
 * Frederic de Forest Allen (1844–1897), American classical scholar
 * Forest B. H. Brown (1873–1954), American botanist working on pteridophytes and spermatophytes
 * Forest Barber (born 1952), American racing driver from Fort Worth, Texas
 * Forest Baskett, American venture capitalist, computer scientist, professor of electrical engineering at Stanford University
 * Bernard Forest de Bélidor (1698–1761), French engineer in hydraulics and ballistics
 * Emmett Forest Branch (1874–1932), the 31st Governor of the U.S. state of Indiana
 * George de Forest Brush (1855–1941), American painter and Georgist
 * William Forest Crouch (1904–1968), American director and writer of film
 * Forest Davis (1879–1958), American politician from the state of Iowa
 * Forest Dewey Dodrill (1902–1997), doctor who performed the first successful open heart surgery
 * Forest Etheredge (1929–2004), American educator and politician
 * Forest Evashevski (1918–2009), American football player, coach, college athletics administrator
 * Forest K. Ferguson (1919–1954), athlete and later a decorated officer in the U.S. Army
 * Forest Firestone (1876–1940), American football player and coach
 * Forest Fletcher (1888–1945), US track and field Olympic athlete, coach, athletic director
 * Forest Flower (horse) (1984–2011), American-bred, British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse and broodmare
 * Forest Geyer (1892–1932), American football fullback
 * Forest Harness (1895–1974), U.S. Representative from Indiana
 * Forest Hays Jr. (1928–1987), American politician in the state of Georgia
 * Forest Hopkins (1912–1978), former Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
 * Forest City Joe (1926–1960), American blues musician mainly remembered as a harmonica player
 * Forest Lothrop (1924–2021), former American football coach
 * Forest Loudin (1890–1935), American football, basketball, and baseball coach
 * Forest McNeir (1875–1957), American sport shooter who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics
 * Forest Montgomery (1874–1947), American tennis player
 * Forest Ray Moulton (1872–1952), American astronomer
 * J. De Forest Richards (1874–1949), American football player and banker
 * Forest Rohwer (born 1969), American microbial ecologist, Professor of Biology at San Diego State University
 * Forest Sale (1911–1985), American college basketball player at the University of Kentucky
 * Forest Sun (born 1973), Americana singer-songwriter from San Francisco, California, United States
 * Forest Vance (born 1981), personal trainer and former American football player
 * Forest Whitaker (born 1961), American actor, producer and director

Fictional characters:
 * Forest Law (Tekken), a playable character in Namco Bandai's Tekken fighting game franchise