Forest (name)
Forest is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
Surname:
- Frank Forest (1896–1976), American opera singer
- Jean-Claude Forest (1930–1998), French comic book author and creator of Barbarella
- Jessé de Forest (1576–1624), leader of a group of Walloon Huguenots fleeing religious persecution
- Jim Forest (born 1941), writer, lay theologian, educator, peace activist
- John Forest (1471–1538), English Roman Catholic martyr and friar
- John William De Forest (1826–1906), American soldier and writer
- Lee De Forest (1873–1961), American inventor with over 180 patents to his credit
- Philippe Forest (born 1962), French author and professor of literature
- Roy De Forest (1930–2007), American painter
Given name:
- Forest Dewey Dodrill (1902–1997), doctor who performed the first successful open heart surgery
- Forest Ray Moulton (1872–1952), American astronomer
- Forest Sale (1911–1985), American basketball player
- Forest Whitaker (born 1961), American actor, producer and director
- Forest Yu (born 1991), former TSFX employee
See also
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