Forbin is a French surname.
Members of an ancient Provence family (which now has many branches, the principal ones being the Forbin des Lasarts branch and the Forbin Janson branch) bearing the name include:
Palamède de Forbin (died 1508), founder of the house
Toussaint de Forbin-Janson (1625–1713), called the cardinal de Janson, bishop
Claude de Forbin (1656-1733), French naval commander
Jacques II de Forbin-Janson (1680–1741), Archbishop of Arles
Joseph de Forbin (died 1728)
Louis Nicolas Philippe Auguste de Forbin (1779–1841), French painter
Charles-Auguste-Marie-Joseph de Forbin-Janson (1785–1844), Bishop of Nancy
Others with this surname include:
Alfred Forbin (1872-1956), stamp dealer
The fictional character Charles A. Forbin in the film Colossus: The Forbin Project
Location:
Hôtel de Forbin, a hôtel particulier on the Cours Mirabeau in Aix-en-Provence.