Forsyth (surname)

Forsyth (surname)

Forsyth is a Scottish surname. It may refer to:

People

* Adam Forsyth Australian Olympic boxer (b. 1981)
* Alex Forsyth (footballer), Scottish footballer
* Alex Forsyth (hockey), an ice hockey player in the National Hockey League
* Amanda Forsyth, Canadian cellist
* Andrew Forsyth (1858-1942), British mathematician
* Benjamin Forsyth, U.S. Army officer in the War of 1812
* Bill Forsyth, Scottish film director
* Brandon Forsyth, American figure skater
* Brian Forsyth, American Pop Artist
* Brigit Forsyth, British actress
* Bruce Forsyth, British entertainer
* Cecil Forsyth, British composer
* David Forsyth:
**David Forsyth (actor) (born 1947), American soap opera actor
**David Forsyth (chess) (1854-1909), chess writer and inventor of Forsyth notation
* Frederick Forsyth, British author and journalist
* George Alexander Forsyth, commanding officer of the U.S. 9th Cavalry Regiment during the Battle of Beecher Island
* James B Forsyth (born 1986) Scottish oil worker and literature expert
* James W. Forsyth (1835-1906), Commander of the 7th Cavalry Regiment at the Wounded Knee Massacre
* John Forsyth (politician) (1780-1841), United States politician
* John Forsyth Jr., American newspaper editor
* John Kealty Forsyth (1867-1928), Australian army general
* Kimberly Forsyth, American beauty queen
* Michael Forsyth, British politician
* Malcolm Forsyth, Canadian composer
* Peter Taylor Forsyth, Scottish theologian
* Robert Forsyth, Anglican Bishop of South Sydney
* Samuel Forsyth, New Zealand soldier
* Tim Forsyth (b.1973), Australian athlete
* Tom Forsyth (b.1949), Scottish footballer
* W. O. Forsyth (1859-1937), Canadian pianist and composer
* William Forsyth (1737-1804), a Scottish botanist

See also

*Forsyte (no h)
*Forsythe (ending in e)


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