Forrest


Gender:
Origin: English
292 famous people named Forrest found on Wikipedia.
48460 male, 969 female in US.
Most recent ranking: 571-th in year 2018
Best ranking: 173-th in year 1913
Used in: English

Meanings

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 Netherlands
Forrest Adair (1865–1936), real estate dealer
Forrest Aguirre (born 1969), American fantasy and horror author
Forrest B. Royal (1893–1945), member of the United States Naval Academy class of 1915
Forrest Baugher (born 1934), American politician, former Washington state representative
Forrest Behm (born 1919), American football player
Forrest Bess (1911–1977), American painter and eccentric visionary
Forrest Bird (1921–2015), American aviator, inventor, and biomedical engineer
Forrest Blue (1945–2011), offensive lineman
George Forrest Browne (1833–1930), English bishop
Forrest Burmeister (1913–1997), American football player
Forrest DeBernardi (1899–1970), American collegiate basketball player
Forrest C. Donnell (1884–1980), U.S. Senator and 40th Governor of Missouri
Forrest Church (1948–2009), leading Unitarian Universalist minister, author, and theologian
Forrest Claypool, American politician currently serving as president of the Chicago Transit Authority
Forrest Compton (born 1925), American actor
Forrest Craver (1875–1958), college football player and coach and athletic director
Forrest Douds (1905–1979), All-American football player
Forrest Dunn (born 1928), retired administrator of the Louisiana State Exhibit Museum
Forrest E. Everhart (1922–1986), United States Army soldier
Forrest E. Peden (1913–1945), United States Army soldier
Forrest England (1912–2002), American football coach and college athletic administrator
Forrest F. Dryden (1864–1932), President of Prudential Insurance Company of America (now Prudential Financial)
Forrest Fang (born 1959), Chinese American composer and violinist
Forrest Fezler (born 1949), American golf course design consultant and former PGA Tour professional golfer
Forrest Fulton (1846–1926), British judge and Conservative politician
Forrest Gander (born 1956), American poet, essayist, novelist, critic, and translator
Forrest Goodwin (1862–1913), United States Representative from Maine
Forrest Gregg (born 1933), American National Football League Hall of Fame player and head coach
Forrest Griffin (born 1979), American mixed martial artist
Forrest Griffith (1928–2007), American football player
Forrest Guth (1921–2009), United States Army soldier during World War II
Forrest H. Anderson (1913–1989), 17th Governor of Montana
Forrest Halsey (1877–1949), American screenwriter
Forrest Hamer (born 1956), American poet, psychologist, and psychoanalyst
Forrest George Howell (2016), Adventure traveller, explorer and philanthropist
Forrest J. Ackerman (1916–2008), American magazine editor, writer, collector, and fan of science fiction and horror
Forrest Kline (born 1983), lead singer, songwriter and guitarist of the power pop band Hellogoodbye
Forrest Knox (born 1956), Republican member of the Kansas Senate
Forrest 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 operator
Forrest L. Wood (born 1932), founder of Ranger Boats
Forrest Lake (politician) (1868–1939), prominent politician, banker, real estate investor, a mayor of Sanford, Florida, and member of the Florida House of Representatives
Forrest Landis (born 1994), American child actor
Forrest Lewis (1899–1977), American actor
Forrest M. Hall (1869–1961), American football player and coach
Forrest McClendon, American stage actor, singer, and professor
Forrest McPherson (1911–1989), American football player
Forrest Mars, Sr. (1904–1999), driving force of the Mars candy empire
Forrest Mars, Jr., son of Forrest Mars, Sr. and one of the wealthiest people in the world
Forrest McDonald (born 1927), American historian
Forrest Mims (born 1944), amateur scientist, magazine columnist, and author
Forrest Myers (born 1941), American sculptor
Forrest O. Rednour (1923–1943), United States Coast Guardsman
Forrest O'Connor (born 1988), American singer-songwriter, mandolinist, and entrepreneur
Forrest Parry (1921–2005), IBM engineer
Forrest Petz (born 1975), American mixed martial artist
Forrest Pogue (1912–1996), official United States Army historian during World War II
Forrest Redlich, Australian independent writer/producer of films and TV
Forrest Reid (1875–1947), Irish novelist, literary critic, and translator
Forrest S. Petersen (1922–1990), United States Navy aviator and test pilot
Forrest Sawyer (born 1940), American broadcast journalist
Forrest Sherman (1896–1951), U.S. Navy admiral and Chief of Naval Operations
Forrest Smith (1886–1962), 42nd Governor of Missouri
Forrest Smithson (1884–1962), American hurdler and 1908 Olympic gold medalist
Forrest Stanley (1889–1969), American actor and screenplay writer
Forrest Taylor (1883–1965), American character actor
Forrest Thompson (1918–1979), pitcher in Major League Baseball
Forrest Towns (1914–1991), American track and field athlete and 1936 Olympic gold medalist
Forrest Tucker (1919–1986), American actor
Forrest Tucker (criminal) (1920–2004), American career criminal
Forrest Twogood (1907–1972), minor league baseball player, college basketball and baseball coach, and college athletics administrator
Forrest Phillips (1887–1972), farmer and political figure on Prince Edward Island
Forrest W. Seymour (1905–1983), Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist for the Des Moines Register and Worcester, Massachusetts Telegram
Forrest Ward (born 1949), retired amateur heavyweight boxer
Forest Whitaker (born 1961), American actor
Forrest White (1920–1994), American musical instruments industry executive
Forrest Wilson (1883–1942), American author and journalist

Forest, of the forest, forest-keeper, who lived near a forest.

Famous People: 292 found on Wikipedia.
Popularity Name Birth Year Description
1 Nathan Bedford Forrest 1821 Confederate Army general
2 Forrest Griffin 1979 American mixed martial artist
3 Emma Forrest 1976 British journalist, novelist and screenwriter
4 Forrest Goodluck 1998 American actor
5 Frederic Forrest 1936 American actor
6 Forrest Gump 1944 Fictional character
7 Bob Forrest 1961 American singer
8 Forrest J Ackerman 1916 American collector of science fiction books and movie memorabilia
9 Vernon Forrest 1971 American boxer
10 Andrew Forrest 1961 Australian mining businessman
11 Forrest Gregg 1933 American football player and coach
12 Forrest Landis 1994 American actor
13 Helen Forrest 1917 American singer (1917-1999)
14 Steve Forrest 1986 American drummer
15 Forrest Blue 1945 American football player
16 Forrest Bird 1921 American engineer
17 Craig Forrest 1967 Canadian soccer player and commentator
18 Forrest Sawyer 1949 American television news anchor
19 Sally Forrest 1928 Actress
20 Katherine B. Forrest 1964 American judge
21 Forrest Mars 1904 American businessman
22 Forrest Guth 1921 Recipient of the Purple Heart medal
23 Forrest Kline 1983 American musician
24 Edwin Forrest 1806 United States actor
25 Ted Forrest 1964 American poker player
26 Forrest Claypool American politician
27 Forrest Mims 1944 American author and amateur scientist
28 Forrest Compton 1925 American actor
29 Forrest McDonald 1927 American historian
30 Forrest Lamp American football lineman
31 Forrest Sherman 1896 Recipient of the Purple Heart medal
32 Forrest 1953 Singer
33 Forrest Lewis 1899 American actor
34 Barbara Forrest 1952 American academic
35 Chuck Forrest 1961 American Jeopardy! contestant
36 Jodi Forrest 1956 American actress
37 Forrest Lucas
38 Forrest L. Richardson 1959 American golf course architect
39 Josh Forrest 1992
40 Forrest Gander 1956 Poet, essayist, novelist, critic, translator
41 Forrest L. Vosler 1923 United States Air Force Medal of Honor recipient
42 Forrest L. Wood 1932 American fisherman
43 Forrest Taylor 1883 Actor
44 Forrest Bess 1911 American artist
45 Diandra Forrest 1989 American model
46 Eric Forrest 1970 Canadian heavy metal musician (b.c.1970)
47 Forrest Church 1948 American writer and minsiter
48 Forrest DeBernardi 1899 American basketball player
49 Katherine V. Forrest 1939 American writer
50 Jason Forrest 1972 American musician
51 Natalie Forrest 1973
52 Forrest Tucker 1920 Career criminal
53 Forrest Towns 1914 Athletics competitor
54 Forrest S. Petersen 1922 American Naval Rear Admiral
55 Forrest Whitley 1997
56 Alexander Forrest 1849 Explorer and politician
57 Bayard Forrest 1954 American basketball player
58 Forrest C. Donnell 1884 American politician
59 Forrest Parry 1921 American inventor
60 Forrest Petz 1975 American martial artist
61 Forrest Reid 1875 British novelist, literary critic and translator
62 Allan Forrest 1885 Actor
63 Steven Forrest 1949 Astrologer, author and lecturer
64 Stefan Forrest
65 Forrest H. Anderson 1913 American politician
66 Alan Forrest 1996 Scottish footballer
67 Forrest Fezler 1949 Professional golfer
68 Emmett Forrest 1927 American museum founder
69 Forrest Pogue 1912 American military historian
70 Jamie Forrest
71 Lisa Forrest 1964 Australian swimmer, Olympic athlete, Commonwealth Games gold medallist
72 Allen Forrest 1981 American singer-songwriter
73 Forrest Preston
74 Ann Forrest 1895 Danish actress
75 Forrest Smith 1886 American politician
76 Paula Forrest 1965 Australian actress
77 George Arthur Forrest 1940 Businessperson
78 French Forrest 1796 United States and Confederate Navy officer
79 Forrest White 1920 American businessman
80 Forrest Myers 1941 American sculptor
81 Hal De Forrest 1862 American actor
82 Forrest Smithson 1884 Athletics competitor
83 Forrest Stanley 1889 American actor
84 Forrest E. Everhart 1922 United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
85 Forrest Douds 1905 American football player and coach
86 Stephanie Forrest 1958 American computer scientist
87 Uriah Forrest 1746 American politician, mayor of Georgetown
88 Sam Forrest 1977 English rock musician
89 Leon Forrest 1937 Novelist
90 Forrest Hightower
91 Forrest O'Connor 1988 Singer-songwriter, mandolinist, and entrepreneur
92 Forrest Redlich Australian producer and screenwriter
93 Jeffrey Yi-Lin Forrest 1959 Chinese mathematician
94 Forrest S. McCartney 1931 United States Air Force lieutenant general
95 Danny Forrest 1984 English professional footballer
96 Forrest Wilson 1883 American journalist
97 Margaret Forrest 1844 Wife of John Forrest
98 Forrest McClendon Singer and stage actor
99 Forrest C. Eggleston 1920
100 Peter Forrest Australian philosopher
101 Forrest Dunbar
102 Ray Forrest 1916 American sports announcer
103 Forrest Lasso 1993
104 David P. Forrest American mayor
105 John F. Forrest 1927 U.S. Army officer and combat commander during the Korean War and Vietnam War era.
106 Linn A. Forrest 1905 Architect
107 Forrest Fang 1959 A Chinese American composer and violinist
108 Forrest Knox 1956 Republican member of the State Senate
109 Thomas Forrest 1747 American politician
110 Forrest Adair 1865 Real estate dealer
111 David Forrest 1852 Member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly
112 Jimmy Forrest 1864 English footballer
113 Forrest E. Peden 1913 United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
114 Forrest McPherson 1911 American football player
115 Forrest F. Dryden 1864 President of Prudential Insurance Company of America
116 Forrest Twogood 1907 College basketball coach, minor league baseball player
117 J. D. Forrest 1981 American ice hockey player
118 Kevin Forrest 1984 American soccer player
119 Forrest Hamer 1956 American writer
120 Forrest Beaty 1944 American sprinter
121 Gerry Forrest 1957 English footballer and manager
122 Forrest McKenzie 1963 American basketball player
123 Anthony Alexander Forrest 1884 Australian footballer and soldier
124 Forrest S. Mozer 1929 American scientist
125 Forrest England 1912 American football coach, college athletics administrator
126 Anne Marie Forrest 1967 Irish novelist
127 Richard S. Forrest 1932
128 Forrest M. Hall 1869 American football player and coach
129 Arthur Forrest 1932 British speedway rider
130 Forrest Spaulding 1892 American librarian
131 Ruth Forrest 1962 Australian politician, member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council
132 Ian Forrest 1950 British racing driver
133 Forrest Lake 1868 American politician
134 Forrest Goodwin 1862 American politician
135 Forrest Behm 1919 American football player
136 Terry Forrest Australian judge
137 Forrest Aguirre 1969 Author
138 Bill Forrest 1908 English footballer
139 Walter Forrest 1869 British politician
140 G. Topham Forrest 1872 Scottish architect, active primarily with the London County Council
141 Jeff Forrest American audio engineer and engineer
142 Forrest Griffith 1928
143 Ronald Forrest 1923 Royal Navy admiral
144 Forrest Dunn 1928 American politician and businessman
145 Julie Forrest 1968
146 Anthony Forrest English politician
147 Forrest Beton Royal 1893 United States rear admiral
148 Forrest Fulton 1845 British politician
149 Forrest Hibbits 1905 American artist
150 Ina Forrest 1962 Canadian wheelchair curler
151 Alistair Forrest Australian computer scientist
152 Forrest Howard McDonald 1950 American musician
153 Arthur J. Forrest 1896 United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
154 James Alexander Forrest 1905 Australian businessman
155 Alex Forrest 1908 Scottish footballer
156 Forrest Capie 1940 Professor of economics
157 Ernie Forrest 1919 English footballer
158 Maureen Milgram Forrest 1938 Music producer
159 Henry Garnet Forrest 1895 Australian flying ace
160 Mabel Forrest 1872 Writer
161 George Forrest 1901 Scottish footballer
162 Forrest Ward 1949 American boxer
163 John Forrest British television producer
164 Catriona Forrest 1984 British field hockey player
165 Robin Forrest 1933 British priest
166 Susan Forrest Australian geneticist
167 Forrest Halsey 1877 Screenwriter
168 Christopher Forrest Canadian actor and sound designer
169 Forrest Hylton American historian, author
170 Haughton Forrest 1826 Australian artist
171 C.B. Forrest Canadian writer
172 John Samuel Forrest 1907 Scottish physicist
173 Forrest Burmeister 1913 American football player
174 Nicholas Forrest 1983 Australian editor
175 Frederick Forrest 1877
176 Forrest Turner 1915 American criminal
177 Forrest Pritchard
178 Ward Forrest 1954 American soccer player
179 Forrest Thompson 1918 American baseball player
180 Scott Forrest 1984 Scottish rugby union coach and former player
181 Hal Forrest
182 Forrest Gainer 1979 Canadian rugby union player
183 Robert Forrest British priest
184 Forrest Crawford 1881 Major League Baseball shortstop
185 Forrest O. Rednour 1923 United States Coast Guard Navy and Marine Corps Medal recipient
186 Forrest Craver 1875 American football player and coach
187 Ebenezer Forrest English attorney.and writer
188 Forrest Moses 1934 American artist
189 Eddie Forrest 1921 Player of American football
190 Jack Forrest 1878 Scottish footballer
191 Forrest W. Phillips 1887 Canadian politician
192 Jim Forrest 1927 Scottish association football player
193 Forrest Baugher 1934 American politician
194 Forrest Shreve 1878 American botanist
195 James Forrest 1921
196 Nikki Forrest 1964
197 Forrest Perkins 1920
198 Forrest Crissey 1864 American writer
199 Edward Barrow Forrest 1838 Australian businessman and politician
200 Forrest Westbrook 1927 American musician and pianist