Forrest is a masculine given name. Notable persons with the name include:
Forrest (singer), born Forrest Thomas, an American singer popular in the UK and NetherlandsForrest Adair (1865–1936), real estate dealerForrest Aguirre (born 1969), American fantasy and horror authorForrest B. Royal (1893–1945), member of the United States Naval Academy class of 1915Forrest Baugher (born 1934), American politician, former Washington state representativeForrest Behm (born 1919), American football playerForrest Bess (1911–1977), American painter and eccentric visionaryForrest Bird (1921–2015), American aviator, inventor, and biomedical engineerForrest Blue (1945–2011), offensive linemanGeorge Forrest Browne (1833–1930), English bishopForrest Burmeister (1913–1997), American football playerForrest DeBernardi (1899–1970), American collegiate basketball playerForrest C. Donnell (1884–1980), U.S. Senator and 40th Governor of MissouriForrest Church (1948–2009), leading Unitarian Universalist minister, author, and theologianForrest Claypool, American politician currently serving as president of the Chicago Transit AuthorityForrest Compton (born 1925), American actorForrest Craver (1875–1958), college football player and coach and athletic directorForrest DeBernardi (1899–1970), collegiate basketball playerForrest Douds (1905–1979), All-American football playerForrest Dunn (born 1928), retired administrator of the Louisiana State Exhibit MuseumForrest E. Everhart (1922–1986), United States Army soldierForrest E. Peden (1913–1945), United States Army soldierForrest England (1912–2002), American football coach and college athletic administratorForrest F. Dryden (1864–1932), President of Prudential Insurance Company of America (now Prudential Financial)Forrest Fang (born 1959), Chinese American composer and violinistForrest Fezler (born 1949), American golf course design consultant and former PGA Tour professional golferForrest Fulton (1846–1926), British judge and Conservative politicianForrest Gander (born 1956), American poet, essayist, novelist, critic, and translatorForrest Goodwin (1862–1913), United States Representative from MaineForrest Gregg (born 1933), American National Football League Hall of Fame player and head coachForrest Griffin (born 1979), American mixed martial artistForrest Griffith (1928–2007), American football playerForrest Guth (1921–2009), United States Army soldier during World War IIForrest H. Anderson (1913–1989), 17th Governor of MontanaForrest Halsey (1877–1949), American screenwriterForrest Hamer (born 1956), American poet, psychologist, and psychoanalystForrest George Howell (2016), Adventure traveller, explorer and philanthropistForrest J. Ackerman (1916–2008), American magazine editor, writer, collector, and fan of science fiction and horrorForrest Kline (born 1983), lead singer, songwriter and guitarist of the power pop band HellogoodbyeForrest Knox (born 1956), Republican member of the Kansas SenateForrest L. Richardson (born 1959), American golf course architect and member of the American Society of Golf Course Architects (ASGCA)Forrest L. Vosler (1923–1992), Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress radio operatorForrest L. Wood (born 1932), founder of Ranger BoatsForrest Lake (politician) (1868–1939), prominent politician, banker, real estate investor, a mayor of Sanford, Florida, and member of the Florida House of RepresentativesForrest Landis (born 1994), American child actorForrest Lewis (1899–1977), American actorForrest M. Hall (1869–1961), American football player and coachForrest McClendon, American stage actor, singer, and professorForrest McPherson (1911–1989), American football playerForrest Mars, Sr. (1904–1999), driving force of the Mars candy empireForrest Mars, Jr., son of Forrest Mars, Sr. and one of the wealthiest people in the worldForrest McDonald (born 1927), American historianForrest Mims (born 1944), amateur scientist, magazine columnist, and authorForrest Myers (born 1941), American sculptorForrest O. Rednour (1923–1943), United States Coast GuardsmanForrest O'Connor (born 1988), American singer-songwriter, mandolinist, and entrepreneurForrest Parry (1921–2005), IBM engineerForrest Petz (born 1975), American mixed martial artistForrest Pogue (1912–1996), official United States Army historian during World War IIForrest Redlich, Australian independent writer/producer of films and TVForrest Reid (1875–1947), Irish novelist, literary critic, and translatorForrest S. Petersen (1922–1990), United States Navy aviator and test pilotForrest Sawyer (born 1940), American broadcast journalistForrest Sherman (1896–1951), U.S. Navy admiral and Chief of Naval OperationsForrest Smith (1886–1962), 42nd Governor of MissouriForrest Smithson (1884–1962), American hurdler and 1908 Olympic gold medalistForrest Stanley (1889–1969), American actor and screenplay writerForrest Taylor (1883–1965), American character actorForrest Thompson (1918–1979), pitcher in Major League BaseballForrest Towns (1914–1991), American track and field athlete and 1936 Olympic gold medalistForrest Tucker (1919–1986), American actorForrest Tucker (criminal) (1920–2004), American career criminalForrest Twogood (1907–1972), minor league baseball player, college basketball and baseball coach, and college athletics administratorForrest Phillips (1887–1972), farmer and political figure on Prince Edward IslandForrest W. Seymour (1905–1983), Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist for the Des Moines Register and Worcester, Massachusetts TelegramForrest Ward (born 1949), retired amateur heavyweight boxerForest Whitaker (born 1961), American actorForrest White (1920–1994), American musical instruments industry executiveForrest Wilson (1883–1942), American author and journalist