Laforest is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Andrée Laforest, Canadian politician Bob Laforest (born 1963), Canadian ice hockey player Edmond Laforest (1876– 1915), Haitian poet Guy Laforest (born 1955), Canadian political scientist Jean-Guy Laforest (born 1944), Canadian politician Jean-Louis Dubut de Laforest (1853–1902), French author Jean-Yves Laforest (born 1949), Canadian politician Juliette Bussière Laforest-Courtois (1789–1853), Haitian teacher and journalist Mark Laforest (1962–2025), Canadian ice hockey goaltender Pete Laforest (born 1978), Canadian baseball catcher and manager Ty LaForest (1917–1947), Canadian baseball player
See also De Forest (disambiguation) Laforest railway station, located in the community of Laforest, Ontario, Canada Leforest