George Forbes may refer to:

Australia

  • George Forbes (philanthropist) (1915–2006), Australian charity director and women's advocate
  • George Forbes (Queensland politician) (1828–1881), Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, Australia
  • George Forbes (New South Wales politician), member of the New South Wales Legislative Council

Ireland

  • George Forbes (footballer, born 1868) (1868–?), Irish footballer
  • George Forbes, 3rd Earl of Granard (1685–1765), Anglo-Irish naval commander and diplomatist
  • George Forbes, 4th Earl of Granard (1710–1769), MP for St Johnstown (County Longford) and Mullingar
  • George Forbes, 5th Earl of Granard (1740–1780), MP for St Johnstown (County Longford)
  • George Forbes, 6th Earl of Granard (1760–1837), Irish peer
  • George Forbes, 7th Earl of Granard (1833–1889), Irish peer and soldier
  • George Forbes, Viscount Forbes (1785–1836), MP for Longford

New Zealand

  • George Forbes (New Zealand politician) (1869–1947), Prime Minister of New Zealand

United Kingdom

  • George Forbes (businessman) (1944–2022), Scottish farmer and property developer, chairman of Newcastle United F.C.
  • George Forbes (scientist) (1849–1936), Scottish electrical engineer, astronomer, and inventor
  • George Forbes (footballer, born 1914) (1914–1964), centre half for Blackburn Rovers and Barrow
  • George Forbes, 3rd Earl of Granard (1685–1765), Anglo-Irish naval commander and diplomatist
  • George Hay Forbes (1821–1875), Scottish Episcopalian clergyman
  • George Forbes (cashier), Chief Cashier of the Bank of England from 1866 to 1873
  • George Forbes (cricketer) (1906–1984), Scottish cricketer

Others

  • George Forbes (Canadian politician) (1840–1925), merchant and political figure in Prince Edward Island
  • George W. Forbes (1864–1927), American journalist
  • George L. Forbes (born 1931), American politician from Cleveland, Ohio