Foresta is a surname of Italian origin. Notable persons with that surname include:
Don Foresta (born 1938), American vocalist
Giovanni Foresta (born 1995), Italian footballer
Michele Foresta (born 1961), Italian comedian, television presenter and actor
Tony Foresta (born 1976), American research artist and theoretician in art
Jean-Augustin de Foresta (1520–1588), French aristocrat, landowner and lawyer