DeForest (name)
DeForest (and variant spellings) can be used as a surname or given name. Notable people with the name include:
List of people
Surname
- Autumn de Forest (born 2001), American painter
- Calvert DeForest (1921–2007), American actor and comedian, best known for his appearances on David Letterman's shows
- Carmaig de Forest, American singer-songwriter, mainly on the ukulele
- Craig DeForest, American astrophysicist
- Emmelie de Forest (born 1993), Danish singer-songwriter
- Henry deForest (1855–1938), American railroad executive who served as chair for the Southern Pacific Railroad's board of directors
- Henry S. De Forest (1847–1917), American politician from New York
- Jessé de Forest (1576–1624), leader of a group of Walloons who fled Europe due to religious persecutions
- Joe DeForest (born 1965), American college football coach
- John William De Forest (1826–1906), American soldier and writer of realistic fiction
- John de Forest (1907–1997), English golfer, later known as John de Bendern
- Lee de Forest (1873–1961), American inventor with over 300 patents to his credit
- Lockwood de Forest (1850–1932), American painter, interior designer and furniture designer
- Marian de Forest (1864–1935), American journalist, playwright, and women's movement figure
- Maurice de Forest (1879–1968), English motor racing driver, aviator and Liberal politician
- Robert E. De Forest (1845–1924), American politician from Connecticut
- Roy De Forest (1930–2007), American painter
Given name
- DeForest Buckner (born 1994), American football defensive end
- DeForest Covan (1917–2007), American actor, dancer, and vaudeville performer
- DeForest Kelley (1920–1999), American actor, best known for playing Dr. Leonard McCoy in the Star Trek franchise
- DeForest H. Perkins, American Ku Klux Klan leader
- DeForest Porter (1840–1889), American jurist and politician
- DeForest Richards (1846–1903), American banker, farmer, and politician
- DeForest Soaries (born 1951), African-American Baptist minister, author and public advocate
- Humphrey DeForest Bogart (1899-1957), American screen and stage actor
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