Forrester is a surname of Anglo/Norman origin, referring to a forester. Notable people with the surname include:
- Alexander Forrester (politician) (c. 1711–1787), British barrister and politician
- Billy Forrester, English footballer
- Bruce M. Forrester (1908-1995), Judge of the United States Tax Court
- Andrew Forrester, pseudonym of British novelist James Redding Ware
- Cay Forrester, American film and television actress
- Dia Forrester, Attorney General of Grenada 2020
- Douglas Forrester (born 1953), American businessman
- Gary Forrester, New Zealand musician, novelist, and poet
- Helen Forrester, English author
- Jack Forrester (1894–1964), Scottish-American professional golfer
- James Forrester (politician)
- James Forrester (rugby union)
- James H. Forrester (1870–1928), American lawyer, judge, and politician
- Jay Wright Forrester (1918–2016), founder of the study of system dynamics
- Joel Forrester, composer
- Joseph James Forrester (1809–1861), English businessman in Portugal
- Katrina Forrester (born 1986), English political theorist and historian
- Maureen Forrester (1930-2010), Canadian singer
- Patrick Graham Forrester (born 1957), American army officer and astronaut
- Philippa Forrester, English media personality
- Stephanie Forrester (triathlete)
- Tony Forrester, English bridge player and writer
- Viviane Forrester (1925–2013), French writer
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