DeForest (name)

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

List of people

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