Forte (surname)

Forte is a surname of Italian origin. Notable people with the surname include:

• Adrian Forte, Jamaican-Canadian celebrity chef
• Aldo Forte (1918–2007), American football player
• Aldo Rafael Forte (born 1953), Cuban-American composer
• Allen Forte (1926–2014), American music theorist and musicologist
• Anthony Forté or Rappin' 4-Tay (born 1968), American rapper
• Antonio Forte (1928–2006), Italian bishop
• Berry Forte (born 1937), American politician
• Bob Forte (1922–1996), American football player
• Bruno Forte (born 1949), Italian theologian and ecclesiastic
• Carla Forte (born 1994), Brazilian former tennis player
• Charles Forte, Baron Forte (1908–2007), Scottish hotelier
• Chet Forte (1935–1996), American television director, sports radio talk show host, and college basketball player
• Christina Forte (born 1967), Brazilian windsurfer
• Daniele Forte (born 1990), Italian footballer
• Deborah Forte, American television producer
• Dieter Forte (1935–2019), German author and playwright
• Dillon Forte (born 1987), American tattoo artist and entrepreneur
• Duilio Forte (born 1967), Swedish-Italian artist and architect
• Fabian Forte (born 1943), American singer and actor
• Francesco Forte (disambiguation), various people
• Gianni Forte (born 1972), Italian artist
• Iaia Forte (born 1962), Italian actress
• Iván Forte (born 1998), Spanish footballer
• Jason Forte (born 1982), American basketball player
• Joe Forte (born 1990), American public servant
• Joelle Forte (born 1986), American former figure skater
• John Forte (1918–1966), American comic book artist
• John Forté (born 1975), American recording artist and producer
• Jonathan Forte (born 1986), English footballer
• Joseph Forte (born 1981), American basketball player
• Joseph S. Forte, American con artist
• Julian Forte (born 1993), Jamaican sprinter
• Kate Forte, American film producer
• Linwood Forte (born 1964), American serial killer
• Luca Forte (c. 1615–c. 1670), Italian painter
• Luca Forte (footballer) (born 1994), Italian footballer
• Madeleine Forte (born 1938), American classical pianist, wife of Allen Forte
• Marcio Forte (born 1977), Italian futsal player
• Marlene Forte (born 1961), Cuban actress and producer
• Marlene Malahoo Forte, Jamaican politician
• Matt Forté (born 1985), American football player
• Maura Forte (born 1959), Italian politician
• Miroslav Forte (1911–1942), Slovenian gymnast
• Mo Forte (1947–2021), American football player and coach
• Nana Forte (born 1981), Slovenian composer
• Nick Apollo Forte (1938–2020), American musician and actor
• Osvaldo Forte (1919–2005), Argentine weightlifter
• Ottavio Forte, American physicist and professor
• Renée Forte (born 1987), Brazilian mixed martial artist
• Rocco Forte (born 1945), son of Charles Forte, Baron Forte who inherited the hotel business
• Reggie Forte (1949–1997), founding member of the Black Panther Party
• Riccardo Forte (born 1999), Italian footballer
• Simone Forte (born 1996), Italian triple jumper
• Stormie Forte, American lawyer, radio host, and politician
• Ulrich Forte (born 1974), Italian football coach and former footballer
• Will Forte (born 1970), Saturday Night Live comedian