Forrest (given name)
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Forrest is a masculine given name. Notable persons with the name include:
- Forrest (singer)Forrest (singer)Forrest is an American singer, based out of the Netherlands.He was born in Galveston, Texas, where he sang as a boy in church. He moved to Los Angeles, California as a teen and won several contests there as a singer...
, born Forrest Thomas, an American singer popular in the UK and Netherlands - Forrest J AckermanForrest J AckermanForrest J Ackerman was an American collector of science fiction books and movie memorabilia and a science fiction fan...
(1916-2008), American magazine editor, writer, collector, and fan of science fiction and horror - Forrest H. AndersonForrest H. AndersonForrest Howard Anderson was an American politician and judge who served as the 17th Governor of Montana from 1969 to 1973. He was a Democrat. Anderson served in the Montana House of Representatives. Anderson was also an Associate Justice on the Montana Supreme Court from 1953–1956 and Montana...
(1913-1989), 17th Governor of Montana - Forrest DeBernardiForrest DeBernardiForrest S. "Red" DeBernardi was a well-known collegiate basketball player in the 1920s. Standing 6 ft. 1 inches tall, DeBernardi was one of the best centers of his era, but played all five positions. Born in Nevada, Missouri, he attended University of Kansas from 1920 to 1921, but transferred to...
(1899-1970), American collegiate basketball player - Forrest C. DonnellForrest C. DonnellForrest C. Donnell was a United States Senator and the 40th Governor of Missouri. He was a Republican.-Early life:Donnell was born in Quitman, Missouri....
(1884-1980), U.S. Senator and 40th Governor of Missouri - Forrest GreggForrest GreggAlvis Forrest Gregg is a former American football player and coach in the National Football League. During a Pro Football Hall of Fame playing career, he was a part of six championships, five of them with the Green Bay Packers before closing out his tenure with the Dallas Cowboys with a win in...
(born 1933), American National Football League Hall of Fame player and head coach - Forrest GriffinForrest GriffinForrest Griffin is an American mixed martial artist. He is currently signed to the Ultimate Fighting Championship where he is a former UFC light heavyweight champion....
(born 1979), American mixed martial artist - Forrest KlineForrest KlineForrest Scott Kline is the lead singer, songwriter and guitarist of the power pop band Hellogoodbye. He is of German descent and spent most of his childhood in Huntington Beach, California and in Palm Desert, California, and attended Huntington Beach High School, along with bandmate Jesse Kurvink,...
(born 1983), lead singer, songwriter and guitarist of the power pop band Hellogoodbye - Forrest Mars, Sr. (1904-1999), driving force of the Mars candy empire
- Forrest Mars, Jr.Forrest Mars, Jr.Forrest Edward Mars, Jr. is the eldest son of Forrest Mars Sr. and grandson of Frank C. Mars, founders of the American candy company Mars, Incorporated...
, son of Forrest Mars, Sr. and one of the wealthiest people in the world - Forrest McDonaldForrest McDonaldForrest McDonald , is an American historian who has written extensively on the early national period, on republicanism, and on the presidency. He is widely considered one of the foremost historians of the Constitution and of the early national period.- Life :McDonald was born in Orange, Texas. He...
(born 1927), American historian - Forrest SawyerForrest SawyerForrest Sawyer is an American broadcast journalist. Sawyer worked 11 years with ABC News, where he frequently anchored ABC World News Tonight and Nightline and reported for all ABC News broadcasts...
(born 1940), American broadcast journalist - Forrest ShermanForrest ShermanForrest Percival Sherman was an admiral in the United States Navy and the youngest man to serve as Chief of Naval Operations until Admiral Elmo Zumwalt became Chief of Naval Operations in 1970....
(1896-1951), U.S. Navy admiral and Chief of Naval Operations - Forrest SmithForrest SmithForrest Smith was the 42nd Governor of Missouri. He was a Democrat.-Personal:Forrest Smith was born February 14, 1886 near Hardin in Ray County, Missouri. After receiving his secondary education at Woodson Institute in Richmond, Missouri, Smith attended Westminster College...
(1886-1962), 42nd Governor of Missouri - Forrest SmithsonForrest SmithsonForrest Custer Smithson was an American athlete, winner of 110 m hurdles at the 1908 Summer Olympics....
(1884-1962), American hurdler and 1908 Olympic gold medalist - Forrest TownsForrest TownsForrest Grady "Spec" Towns was an American track and field athlete. He was the 1936 Olympic champion in the 110 m hurdles, and broke the World Record in that event three times....
(1914-1991), American track and field athlete and 1936 Olympic gold medalist - Forrest TuckerForrest TuckerForrest Tucker was an American actor in both movies and television from the 1940s to the 1980s. Tucker, who stood 190 cm tall and weighed 93 kg , appeared in nearly 100 action films in the 1940s and 1950s.-Early life:Forrest Meredith Tucker was born in Plainfield, Indiana, a son of...
(1919-1986), American actor
Fictional characters
- Forrest Gump (character)Forrest Gump (character)Forrest Gump is a fictional character who first appears in the 1986 eponymous novel by Winston Groom. Forrest Gump also appeared on screen in the 1994 film of the same name directed by Robert Zemeckis. Gump was portrayed as a child by Michael Humphreys and portrayed as an adult by Tom Hanks, who...
, the titular character of the 1986 novel and 1994 movie adaptation