Forshaw is a surname that may relate to:
Adam Forshaw, English footballer for Leeds United; Christian Forshaw, British musician; Dick Forshaw (1895 – 1963), British footballer; Jeff Forshaw (born 1968), British professor of particle physics; Joseph Forshaw (ornithologist), Australian ornithologist; Joseph Forshaw (athlete) (1881–1964); Michael Forshaw (born 1952), Australian senator; Mike Forshaw (born 1970), British rugby league coach; Thelma Forshaw (1923–1995), Australian writer; William Thomas Forshaw (1890–1943), English soldier.