James, Jim or Jimmy Forrest may refer to:

Sports James Forrest (rugby union) (1907–1981), Scotland international rugby union player James Forrest (baseball) (1897–1977), American baseball player James Forrest (basketball) (born 1972), American basketball player James Forrest (footballer, born 1894), Scottish footballer James Forrest (footballer, born 1991), Scottish footballer James Forrest (New Zealand cricketer) (born 1974), New Zealand cricketer James Forrest (South African cricketer) (1921–2010), South African cricketer Jim Forrest (curler), Scottish curler Jim Forrest (footballer, born 1927) (1927–1992), Scottish footballer Jim Forrest (footballer) (1944–2023), Scottish footballer Jimmy Forrest (footballer) (1864–1925), Blackburn Rovers and England footballer

Others Sir James Forrest, 1st Baronet (1780–1860), Lord Provost of Edinburgh James Alexander Forrest (1905–1990), Australian lawyer, businessman and philanthropist James Forrest (actor), American actor James Forrest (engineer) (1825–1917), British civil engineer Jimmy Forrest (musician) (1920–1980), American jazz saxophonist James Forrest (adventurer), English adventurer, hiker and author James Forrest (comics), fictional character from DC Comics

See also James Goodwin Forest, forest near Carthage, North Carolina