- Tom Hanks
- Forrest Gump
- Robin Wright
- Jenny Curran
- Gary Sinise
- Lt. Dan Taylor
- Mykelti Williamson
- Pvt. Benjamin Buford "Bubba" Blue
- Sally Field
- Mrs. Gump
- Rebecca Williams
- Nurse at park bench
- Michael Conner Humphreys
- Young Forrest Gump
- Harold G. Herthum
- Doctor
- George Kelly
- Barber
- Bob Penny
- Crony
- John Randall
- Crony
- Sam Anderson
- Principal
- Margo Moorer
- Louise, Mrs. Gump's housekeeper
- Ione M. Telech
- Elderly Woman
- Peter Dobson
- Elvis Presley
- Siobhan Fallon
- Dorothy Harris, school bus driver
- Tyler Long
- Red Headed Boy
- Christopher Jones
- Boy with Cross
- Grady Bowman
- Fat Boy
- Jason McGuire
- Fat Teen
- Sonny Shroyer
- Coach Paul 'Bear' Bryant
- Brett Rice
- High school football coach
- David Brisbin
- Newscaster
- Kirk Ward
- Earl, demonstration observer
- Mark Matheisen
- Billy, Jenny's date
- Al Harrington
- Local anchor #1
- Don Fischer
- Army recruiter
- Michael Flannery
- Bus recruit
- Kitty K. Green
- Bubba's great-grandmother
- John Worsham
- Southern gentleman
- Afemo Omilami
- Drill sergeant
- Paulie DiCocco
- Strip club emcee
- Mike Jolly
- Club patron
- Michael Kemmerling
- Club patron
- John Voldstad
- Club patron
- Jeffrey Winner
- Club patron
- Aaron Izbicki
- Pvt. Dallas from Phoenix
- Michael Burgess
- Pvt. Cleveland from Detroit
- Steven Griffith
- Tex
- Bill Roberson
- Fat man at bench
- Michael McFall
- Army hospital male nurse
- Byron Minns
- Wounded soldier
- Stephen Bridgewater
- Hospital officer
- Isabel Rose
- Isabel
- Jay Ross
- Veteran at war rally
- Dick Stilwell
- Policeman at war rally
- Kevin Davis
- Black Panther
- Michael Jace
- Black Panther
- Geoffrey Blake
- Wesley, SDS organizer
- Vanessa Roth
- Hollywood Boulevard girlfriend
- Valentine
- Chinese ping pong player
- Dick Cavett
- Tiffany Salerno
- Cunning Carla, prostitute at bar
- Marla Sucharetza
- Long-Limbs Lenore, prostitute at bar
- Joe Alaskey
- President Richard Nixon
- Lazarus Jackson
- Discharge officer
- Matt Rebenkoff
- Drugged out boyfriend
- Hallie D'Amore
- Waitress in cafe
- Michael Mattison
- Taxi driver
- Charles Boswell
- Aging hippie
- Timothy McNeil
- Wild-eyed man
- Haley Joel Osment
- Forrest Gump Jr.
- Lonnie Hamilton
- Minister
- Robert Zemeckis
- Director
- Winston Groom
- Writer
- Eric Roth
- Screenwriter
- Wendy Finerman
- Producer
- Steve Starkey
- Producer
- Steve Tisch
- Producer
- Alan Silvestri
- Original Music
- Don Burgess
- Cinematographer
- Arthur Schmidt
- Film Editing
- Ellen Lewis
- Casting
- Rick Carter
- Production Design
- Leslie McDonald
- Art Director
- William James Teegarden
- Art Director
- Nancy Haigh
- Set Decoration
- Joanna Johnston
- Costume Design
