# 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