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DeForest (name)

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DeForest (and variant spellings) can be used as a surname or given name. Notable people with the name include:

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Surname

  • Autumn de Forest (born 2001), American painter
  • Calvert DeForest (1921–2007), American actor and comedian, best known for his appearances on David Letterman's shows
  • Carmaig de Forest, American singer-songwriter, mainly on the ukulele
  • Craig DeForest, American astrophysicist
  • Emmelie de Forest (born 1993), Danish singer-songwriter
  • Henry deForest (1855–1938), American railroad executive who served as chair for the Southern Pacific Railroad's board of directors
  • Henry S. De Forest (1847–1917), American politician from New York
  • Jessé de Forest (1576–1624), leader of a group of Walloons who fled Europe due to religious persecutions
  • Joe DeForest (born 1965), American college football coach
  • John William De Forest (1826–1906), American soldier and writer of realistic fiction
  • Lee de Forest (1873–1961), American inventor with over 300 patents to his credit
  • Lockwood de Forest (1850–1932), American painter, interior designer and furniture designer
  • Marian de Forest (1864–1935), American journalist, playwright, and women's movement figure
  • Maurice de Forest (1879–1968), English motor racing driver, aviator and Liberal politician
  • Robert E. De Forest (1845–1924), American politician from Connecticut
  • Roy De Forest (1930–2007), American painter

    • Given name

  • DeForest Buckner (born 1994), American football defensive end
  • DeForest Covan (1917–2007), American actor, dancer, and vaudeville performer
  • DeForest Kelley (1920–1999), American actor, best known for playing Dr. Leonard McCoy in the Star Trek franchise
  • DeForest H. Perkins, American Ku Klux Klan leader
  • DeForest Porter (1840–1889), American jurist and politician
  • DeForest Richards (1846–1903), American banker, farmer, and politician
  • DeForest Soaries (born 1951), African-American Baptist minister, author and public advocate
  • Humphrey DeForest Bogart (1899-1957), American screen and stage actor

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