Forde is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Brinsley Forde (born 1952), Guyanan actor and musician
David Forde (soccer) (born 1979), Irish football player
Eugenie Forde (1879–1940), American silent film actress
Evan Forde (born 1952), American oceanographer
Florrie Forde (1876–1940), Australian singer and entertainer
Frank Forde (1890–1983), Australian Prime Minister
Gerhard Forde (1927–2005), American Lutheran Theologian
Jewel Forde, Barbadian television presenter
Leneen Forde, Canadian-born solicitor, university chancellor and Governor of Queensland, Australia
Liam Forde, alias of Séamas Ó Maoiléoin (aka James Malone) (1891–1958), Irish revolutionary spy
Mattie Forde, Irish Gaelic footballer
Mike Forde, (born 1955) NYC District Council of Carpenters Executive Secretary Treasurer
Pat Forde, American sportswriter
Shawna Forde (born 1967), American anti-illegal immigration activist charged with murder in 2009
Sheri Forde, Canadian sports reporter
Victoria Forde (1896–1964), American silent film actress
Joe Forde , English/Irish Top Banana. Head of Top Chat in London