James Forrest

James, Jim or Jimmy Forrest may refer to:

Sports

 * James Forrest (rugby union) (1907–1981), Scotland international rugby union player
 * James Forrest (baseball) (1897–1977), American baseball player
 * James Forrest (basketball) (born 1972), American basketball player
 * James Forrest (footballer, born 1894), Scottish footballer
 * James Forrest (footballer, born 1991), Scottish footballer
 * James Forrest (New Zealand cricketer) (born 1974), New Zealand cricketer
 * James Forrest (South African cricketer) (1921–2010), South African cricketer
 * Jim Forrest (curler), Scottish curler
 * Jim Forrest (footballer, born 1927) (1927–1992), Scottish footballer
 * Jim Forrest (footballer) (1944–2023), Scottish footballer
 * Jimmy Forrest (footballer) (1864–1925), Blackburn Rovers and England footballer

Others

 * Sir James Forrest, 1st Baronet (1780–1860), Lord Provost of Edinburgh
 * James Alexander Forrest (1905–1990), Australian lawyer, businessman and philanthropist
 * James Forrest (actor), American actor
 * James Forrest (engineer) (1825–1917), British civil engineer
 * Jimmy Forrest (musician) (1920–1980), American jazz saxophonist
 * James Forrest (adventurer), English adventurer, hiker and author