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/* Places named Forrest */
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]].
==Places named Forrest==
;Australia
* [[Division of Forrest]], a federal division of the Australian House of Representatives, in Western Australia
*[[Forrest, Victoria]]
*[[Forrest, Western Australia]]
*[[Glen Forrest, Western Australia]]
*[[Forrest, Australian Capital Territory]]
;Canada
*[[Forrest, Manitoba]]
;United States
*[[Forrest, Illinois]]
*[[Forrest City, Arkansas]]
*[[Forrest County, Mississippi]]
==People named Forrest ==
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* [[Alexander Forrest]], Australian explorer
* [[Anthony Forrest]], British Actor, Composer, Writer, Director
* [[Anne Marie Forrest]], Irish writer
* [[Forrest Raynard]],basketball player
* [[Barbara Forrest]], philosopher and critic of intelligent design
* [[Craig Forrest]], Canadian soccer/football player
* [[David Forrest]], pseudonym
* [[Duke Forrest]], fictional character from ''M*A*S*H (novels)''
* [[Edwin Forrest]], American actor
* [[Eric Forrest]], bass guitarist
* [[Forrest (singer)]], born Forrest Thomas, an American singer popular in the UK and Netherlands
* [[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 Forrest]]:
** [[James Alexander Forrest]], Australian business leader
** [[Jim Forrest]], Scottish footballer
** [[Jimmy Forrest]], American jazz saxophonist
** [[Jimmy Forrest (footballer)]] (1864–1925), Blackburn Rovers and England footballer
** [[James Forrest (basketball)]], basketball coach
* [[Jamie L. Forrest]], International Award winning (American) Photographer
* [[Jason Forrest]], electronic music producer
* [[John Forrest]], Australian explorer and politician
* [[John Forrest (martyr)]], English Catholic martyr
* [[John Alexander Forrest]], Australian politician
* [[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
* [[Peter Forrest]], Australian cricketer
* [[Ray Forrest]], American radio announcer
* [[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
==Others==
*''Forrest Gump'', [[Forrest Gump (novel)|book]] and [[Forrest Gump (film)|1994 movie]]
*Super Typhoon Forrest, a typhoon in the 1983 Pacific typhoon season
* [[Nathan Bedford Forrest High School]], located in [[Jacksonville]], [[Florida]].
* [[Apache Forrest]], a web-publishing framework.
* A character in [[Dink, the Little Dinosaur]]
==See also==
* [[Forrester]]
* [[Forest]]
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