Forrest
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The word Forrest occurs in a number of names of places, persons, or locations.
In almost all its forms, it is ultimately descended from the family name Forrest, originally Scottish or English and meaning "dweller in a forest".
Forrest is popular as a male first name in North America and especially in the southern United States; this is likely due to the fame of Nathan Bedford Forrest.
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[edit] Places named Forrest
- Division of Forrest, a federal division of the Australian House of Representatives, in Western Australia
- Forrest, Illinois, USA
- Forrest, Manitoba, Canada
- Forrest, Victoria, Australia
- Forrest, Western Australia, Australia
- Forrest City, Arkansas, USA
- Forrest County, Mississippi, USA
- Glen Forrest, Western Australia, Australia
[edit] People named Forrest
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- Alexander Forrest, Australian explorer
- Anne Marie Forrest, Irish writer
- Barbara Forrest, philosopher and critic of intelligent design
- Bayard Forrest, basketball player
- Craig Forrest, Canadian soccer player
- David Forrest, pseudonym
- Duke Forrest, fictional character from M*A*S*H (novels)
- Edwin Forrest, American actor
- Eric Forrest, bass guitarist
- Frederic Forrest, American actor
- French Forrest, American Confederate naval officer
- George Forrest:
- George Forrest (author) (1915–1999), American author and musician
- George Forrest (botanist) (1873–1932), Scottish botanist and plant collector
- George Forrest (businessman), Belgian businessman established in Katanga
- George Forrest (politician) (1921–1968), Ulster Unionist Member of Parliament for Mid Ulster
- George Forrest (VC) (1800–1859), Irish Victoria Cross recipient
- George F. Forrest, Mayor of Juneau Alaska
- Hal Forrest, American comics artist
- Helen Forrest, American big band singer
- James Alexander Forrest, Australian business leader
- Jason Forrest, electronic music producer
- Jimmy Forrest, American jazz saxophonist
- John Forrest, Australian explorer and politician
- John Forrest (martyr), English Catholic martyr
- John Alexander Forrest, Australian politician
- Letson, Forrest, KNGY San Francisco radio personality
- Margaret Forrest, wife of John Forrest the explorer
- Maxwell Forrest, fictional character from Star Trek: Enterprise
- Nathan Bedford Forrest, Confederate general and founder of the Ku Klux Klan
- Nathan Bedford Forrest III, American general and grandson of Nathan Bedford Forrest
- Paula Forrest, Australian actress
- Ray Forrest, American radio announcer
- Brett Forrest, American actress
- Sam Forrest, singer and guitarist
- Steve Forrest, American actor (real name William Forrest Andrews)
- Ted Forrest, American poker player
- Thomas Forrest, American politician
- Uriah Forrest, (1746-1805), U.S. Congressman and delegate for Maryland
- Vernon Forrest, American boxer
[edit] Others
- Forrest Gump, book and 1994 movie
- Super Typhoon Forrest, a typhoon in the 1983 Pacific typhoon season
[edit] See also
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