Forrest (surname)
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Forrest is a common English surname deriving from Forest
. Variant spellings include Forest, Foriest, De Forest, De Forrest, DeForest and DeForrest.
Notable real persons with the name include:
Notable fictional characters include:
Forest
A forest, also referred to as a wood or the woods, is an area with a high density of trees. As with cities, depending where you are in the world, what is considered a forest may vary significantly in size and have various classification according to how and what of the forest is composed...
. Variant spellings include Forest, Foriest, De Forest, De Forrest, DeForest and DeForrest.
Notable real persons with the name include:
- Alexander ForrestAlexander ForrestAlexander Forrest CMG, was an explorer and surveyor of Western Australia, as well as a politician.-Early life:Forrest was born at Picton, near Bunbury in Western Australia, the son of William and Margaret Forrest...
, Australian explorer - Andrew ForrestAndrew ForrestAndrew Forrest also known by his nickname "Twiggy", is a Western Australian mining entrepreneur, former chief executive officer, non-executive chairman, and the major shareholder of Fortescue Metals Group...
, Australian mining entrepreneur - Anne Marie ForrestAnne Marie ForrestAnne Marie Forrest is an author who grew up Blarney, County Cork, Ireland. After graduating from University College Cork, she completed her Masters degree in Urban and Rural Planning at the University of California, Davis...
, Irish writer - April Forrest, singer in girlgroup Jada UniversalMotown
- Arthur J. ForrestArthur J. ForrestArthur J. Forrest was an American soldier serving in the U.S. Army during World War I who received the Medal of Honor for bravery.-Biography:Arthur was born January 1, 1896 in St...
, Medal of Honor recipient - Barbara ForrestBarbara ForrestBarbara Carroll Forrest is a professor of philosophy at Southeastern Louisiana University in Hammond, Louisiana. She is a critic of intelligent design and the Discovery Institute.- Biography :...
, philosopher and critic of intelligent design - Catriona ForrestCatriona ForrestCatriona Forrest is a female field hockey defender from Scotland. She plays club hockey for Glasgow Western Ladies, and made her debut for the Women's National Team in 2005. Her older brother James represented Scotland at cricket up to U19 level.-References:*...
, Scottish field hockey player - Craig ForrestCraig ForrestCraig Lorne Forrest is a Canadian soccer commentator and a former goalkeeper.-Club career:...
, Canadian soccer/football player - Dan ForrestDan ForrestDaniel Ernest Forrest, Jr. is a composer and teacher.-Biography:Forrest was born in Elmira, New York and received a B.Mus. and an M.Mus. in Piano Performance from Bob Jones University. He completed a D.M.A. in composition at the University of Kansas in 2007 and has studied composition with Joan...
, American composer - David ForrestDavid ForrestDavid Forrest is a pen-name used by English novelists Robert Forrest-Webb and David Eliades to write four books, After Me, the Deluge , The Great Dinosaur Robbery , And to My Nephew Albert I Leave the Island What I Won off Fatty Hagan in a Poker Game , and The Undertaker's Dozen...
, several people of that name - Edwin ForrestEdwin ForrestEdwin Forrest was an American actor.-Early life:Forrest was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, of Scottish and German descent. His father died and he was brought up by his mother, a German woman of humble origins. He was educated at the common schools in Philadelphia, and early evinced a taste...
, American actor - Eric ForrestEric ForrestEric Forrest is a Canadian heavy metal musician. Active since 1988, Forrest is best known known for playing in a number of metal bands, including Voivod and E-Force....
, bass guitarist - Frederic ForrestFrederic Forrest-Life:Forrest was born in Waxahachie, Texas, the son of Virginia Allie and Frederic Fenimore Forrest, a furniture store owner. He is known for his roles as Chef in Apocalypse Now, When The Legends Die, It Lives Again, the neo-Nazi surplus store owner in Falling Down, Right to Kill? and for playing...
, American actor - French ForrestFrench ForrestFrench Forrest was an American naval officer who served first in the United States Navy and later the Confederate States Navy. His combat experience prior to the American Civil War included service in the War of 1812 and the Mexican-American War.-Biography:Born in Maryland, he became a...
, American Confederate naval officer - George Forrest, several people
- Hal ForrestHal ForrestHal Forrest was an American comic strip artist best known for the his work on Tailspin Tommy.Forrest was born July 22, 1895, in Philadelphia. When he was 16, he drew a comic strip, Percy the Boy Scout, for the Philadelphia Telegraph, and a year later he became the youngest scoutmaster in the...
, American comics artist - Helen ForrestHelen ForrestHelen Forrest was one of the most popular female jazz vocalists during America's Big Band era. She was born Helen Fogel to a Jewish family in Atlantic City, New Jersey on April 12, 1917...
, American big band singer - Ina ForrestIna ForrestIna Forrest is a wheelchair curler selected to be second for Canada's team at the 2010 Winter Paralympics. She is a member of the Vernon Curling Club in Vernon, British Columbia.-Results:- References :...
, Canadian wheelchair curler - James ForrestJames ForrestJames Forrest may refer to:* James Alexander Forrest, Australian lawyer, businessman and philanthropist* James Forrest , led Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball to the 1993 ACC title, player with the Euroleague's Olympiacos BC...
, several people - Jason ForrestJason ForrestJason Forrest is an electronic music producer known for noisy experimental electronica and breakcore incorporating many ideas of mash-up and rock and roll. Largely produced and performed on a single computer , his songs tend to be constructed from digital samples of found sounds and other artists'...
, electronic music producer - Jodi ForrestJodi ForrestJodie "Jody" Forrest is an American voice actress currently living in Paris, France. She has voiced Mrs. Pepper from Blues Clues. Trained as a dancer and actor, she is currently best known for voicing Elisabeth "Sissi" Delmas and other characters in the French animated television series Code Lyoko...
, American actress - John Forrest (disambiguation)John Forrest (disambiguation)-People:*John Forrest, , Australian explorer and politician*John Forrest , English footballer*John Forrest , played for Bradford City*John Forrest , friar and martyr...
, several people - Katherine V. ForrestKatherine V. ForrestKatherine V. Forrest is an American writer.Forrest is best known for her eight novels about lesbian police detective Kate Delafield. The character was the very first lesbian police detective in the American lesbian mystery genre and is described as "Miss Marple with k.d...
, American writer - Kevin ForrestKevin ForrestKevin Forrest is an American soccer player, currently playing for Washington Crossfire in the USL Premier Development League.-Youth and College:...
, American soccer player - Linn A. ForrestLinn A. ForrestLinn Argyle Forrest, Sr. was an American architect of Juneau, Alaska who worked to restore "authentic Southeast Alaska Native architecture, especially totem poles". During the 1930s he oversaw Civilian Conservation Corps programs to preserve totem poles and other aspects of traditional, native...
, American architect - Margaret ForrestMargaret ForrestLady Forrest , born Margaret Elvire Hamersley, was the wife of Sir John Forrest. Born in Le Havre, France, she was a member of the prominent and wealthy Hamersley family; her father was Edward Hamersley , and amongst her brothers were Edward Hamersley and Samuel Hamersley...
, wife of John Forrest the explorer - Nathan Bedford ForrestNathan Bedford ForrestNathan Bedford Forrest was a lieutenant general in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War. He is remembered both as a self-educated, innovative cavalry leader during the war and as a leading southern advocate in the postwar years...
, Confederate general - Nathan Bedford Forrest IIINathan Bedford Forrest IIINathan Bedford Forrest III was a Brigadier General of the United States Army Air Forces, and a great-grandson of Confederate General Nathan Bedford Forrest....
, American general - Paula ForrestPaula ForrestPaula Forrest is an Australian actress, best known for playing the role of Shelley Sutherland on the long-running Australian soap opera Home and Away...
, Australian actress - Peter ForrestPeter ForrestPeter James Forrest is a professional Australian cricketer who currently plays for the Queensland Bulls. With a rookie contract in the 2006-07 season, Forrest made his first-class debut for New South Wales against Queensland on 1 March 2007...
, Australian cricketer - Ray ForrestRay ForrestRaymond Forrest was a radio staff announcer for NBC, pioneering TV announcer, host and news broadcaster from the very earliest TV era through the 1960s.-Early life and career:...
, American radio announcer - Ruth ForrestRuth ForrestRuth Jane Forrest is an independent member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council in the electoral division of Murchison.Forrest was first elected in May 2005...
, Tasmanian politician - Sally ForrestSally ForrestSally Forrest , is a retired American film actress of the 1940s and 1950s.She began her film career as a dancer in films in the 1940s before moving on to small film roles. After meeting director Ida Lupino, she was cast in a few of her films including Not Wanted and Hard Fast and Beautiful...
, American actress - Sam ForrestSam ForrestSam Forrest is the lead singer and guitarist for Nine Black Alps, a member of The Sorry Kisses and a solo singer-songwriter. Forrest previously played bass in The Halcyon Band....
, singer and guitarist - Steve Forrest (actor), American actor
- Steve ForrestSteve Forrest-Biography:Born William Forrest Andrews in Huntsville, Texas, Forrest is the younger brother of the late movie actor Dana Andrews. Among Forrest's notable films are So Big, for which he won the Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actor, The Longest Day, North Dallas Forty, and Mommie...
, rock music drummer - Ted ForrestTed ForrestTed Forrest is an American professional poker player, currently residing in Las Vegas, Nevada.- Tournament Wins:...
, American poker player - Thomas ForrestThomas ForrestThomas Forrest was an American politician. He was member of the 16th Session of the United States Congress, and first chairman of the United States House Committee on Agriculture. He fought in the Continental Army as an artillery officer during the American Revolutionary War.-Career:Forrest was...
, American politician - Thomas Forrest, EsqThomas Forrest, EsqThomas Forrest, Esq. , was a gentleman financier in the Virginia Company. On October 1, 1608, what is known as the Second Supply, came to the new colony of Virginia aboard the English ship the Mary and Margaret to resupply the colony at Jamestown, Virginia...
(1572-1641), Virginia Company Financier, husband of the first woman to come to America in 1608 - Uriah ForrestUriah ForrestUriah Forrest was an American statesman and military leader from Maryland. Forrest was born in St. Mary's County in southern Maryland. During the American Revolutionary War, Forrest was injured and lost a leg in the Battle of Germantown...
(1746-1805), Revolutionary War hero, U.S. Congressman and delegate for Maryland, and direct descendent of Thomas Forrest, Esq (1572-1641) - Vernon ForrestVernon ForrestVernon Forrest, nicknamed "The Viper", was an American professional boxer who became a world champion in the welterweight and light middleweight divisions and noted for his two victories over Shane Mosley and upset losses to Ricardo Mayorga.- Early years and amateur career :Forrest began boxing at...
(1971-2009), American boxer - Warren Leslie ForrestWarren Leslie ForrestWarren Leslie Forrest is a suspected serial killer convicted for the Wightman attempted murder. The other cases against him are still open, active cases. At the time of his arrest on October 2, 1974, he was a husband and father of 2 children. Warren pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity for the...
, suspected serial killer - William ForrestWilliam ForrestWilliam Forrest was an American film actor. He appeared in over 250 films between 1932 and 1976.He was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and died in Santa Monica, California from heart failure....
(1902–1989), an American film actor
Notable fictional characters include:
- Duke Forrest, a character from the M*A*S*H novels
- Admiral Maxwell Forrest, a recurring character on Star Trek: Enterprise