Famous People with Name Forest

Forest Edward "Frosty" Able            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Forest Edward "Frosty" Able: American basketball player. A 6'3" (1.90 m) guard, Able starred at Western Kentucky University in the early 1950s, where he tallied 1,221 career points. Afterwards, he had a brief stint with the Syracuse Nationals, who selected him in the 1956 NBA Draft.

Forest Blue            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Forest Blue: was a offensive lineman who played eleven seasons in the NFL. He was selected to four Pro Bowls as a member of the San Francisco 49ers.

Forest Barber            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Forest Barber: is an American racing driver from Fort Worth, Texas. Barber began his racing career on a motorcycle, participating in motocross and enduro riding. He later won five national and world championships in offshore powerboat racing from 1997 to 1999. He moved

Lee De Forest            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Lee De Forest: was an American inventor with over 180 patents to his credit. De Forest invented the Audion, a vacuum tube that takes relatively weak electrical signals and amplifies them. De Forest is one of the fathers of the "electronic age", as the Audion helped to usher in the widespread use of electronics.He was involved in several patent lawsuits and he spent a fortune from his inventions on the legal bills. He had four marriages and several failed companies, he was defrauded by business partners, and he was once indicted for mail fraud, but was later acquitted.

Viviane Forest            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Viviane Forest: is a multi-sport Paralympic medallist. She was born and raised in Quebec, and currently resides in Edmonton.

Robert Elliott De Forest            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Robert Elliott De Forest: was a U.S. Representative from Connecticut. He moved to Royalton, Vermont, in 1867 and became an instructor in the Royalton Academy. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1870 and commenced practice in Bridgeport, Connecticut. He served as prosecu

Yves Forest            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Yves Forest: was a Liberal party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was a lawyer by career.He was first elected at the Stanstead riding in the 1963 general election then re-elected there in the 1965 election. In the 1968 election, he was elected to another Parliamentary term at Missisquoi riding. Forest left federal politics when he was defeated in the 1972 federal election at Brome—Missisquoi.