Foster (surname)

Foster is an English surname.

Bearers of the name

A

  • A. Lawrence Foster (1802-1877), American lawyer and politician
  • Abiel Foster (1735-1806), American politician
  • Addison G. Foster (1837-1917), American politician
  • Adrian Foster ( b. 1982 ), Canadian ice hockey player
  • Al Foster ( born 1944 ), American jazz drummer
  • Alan Dean Foster ( born 1946 ), American science fiction author
  • Alex Foster ( born 1984 ), American ice hockey player
  • Alex Foster ( musician), a Canadian rock singer of Your Favorite Enemies
  • Audrey Hylton -Foster, Baroness Hylton -Foster (1908-2002), British politician

B

  • Barry Foster (1931-2002), British actor
  • Ben Foster ( born 1980 ), American actor
  • Ben Foster ( footballer ) (Benjamin Anthony Foster; b. 1983 ), English footballer
  • Benjamin Oliver Foster (1872-1938), American classical philologist
  • Bill Foster ( born 1955 ), American politician
  • Billy Foster (1875-1954), British- Canadian climber, politicians, the military and the police officer, see William Foster Wasbrough
  • Billy Foster ( racing driver ) ( 1937-1967 ), Canadian race car driver
  • Birket Foster (1825-1899), English artist, illustrator and painter
  • Bob Foster ( racing driver ) ( 1911-1982 ), British motorcycle racer
  • Bob Foster ( boxer ) ( born 1938 ), American boxer
  • Brendan Foster ( b. 1948 ), English athlete
  • Brian Foster (born 1954 ), British physicist
  • Brigitte Foster - Hylton ( born 1974 ), Jamaican track and field athlete

C

  • Cassius Gaius Foster (1837-1899), American lawyer
  • Catherine Foster, British opera singer (soprano )
  • Charles Foster (1828-1904), American businessman and politician
  • Christopher Foster ( born 1953 ), British Anglican theologian, Bishop in the Church of England
  • Craig Foster (born 1969 ), Australian football player

D

  • David Foster ( b. 1949 ), Canadian songwriter, producer and composer
  • David Foster (snooker player), English snooker player
  • David J. Foster (1857-1912), American politician
  • Defne Joy Foster (1979-2011), Turkish-American television host and actress
  • Derek Foster, Baron Foster of Bishop Auckland ( b. 1937 ), British politician
  • DeShaun Foster ( born 1980 ), American football player
  • Diane Foster ( born 1928 ), Canadian track and field athlete
  • Dianne Foster ( b. 1928 ), Canadian actress
  • Don Foster, American producer, writer and business consultant
  • Dwight Foster ( politician ) ( 1757-1823 ), American politician
  • Dwight Foster ( jurist ) ( 1828-1884 ), American lawyer
  • Dwight Foster ( ice hockey player ) ( born 1957 ), Canadian ice hockey player

E

  • Ephraim Hubbard Foster (1794-1854), American politician

F

  • Frank Foster (1928-2011), American jazz musician

G

  • Gary Foster ( b. 1936 ), American jazz musician
  • George Foster (baseball player) ( born 1948 ), American baseball player
  • George Foster ( footballer ) ( ' 1956), English football player and manager
  • George Carey Foster (1835-1919), English physicist
  • George Peter Foster (1858-1928), American politician
  • Gloria Foster (1933-2001), American actress
  • Greg Foster (born 1958 ), American track and field athlete
  • Gwen Foster (1903-1954; Gwyn also Foster), American Old-time musicians

B

  • Hal Foster ( comic book writer ) ( 1892-1982 ), American comic book writer
  • Hal Foster ( art historian ) ( born 1955 ), American art historian
  • Hannah Webster Foster (1758-1840), American writer
  • Harry Hylton -Foster (1905-1965), British politician
  • Henry Foster (1796-1831), British naval officer and geoscientists
  • Henry A. Foster (1800-1889), American politician
  • Henry Donnel Foster (1808-1880), American politician
  • Herbert Baldwin Foster (1874-1906), American classical philologist
  • Herman Foster (1928-1999), American jazz pianist and composer.

I

  • Ian Foster ( b. 1959 ), New Zealand -born computer scientist
  • Israel M. Foster (1873-1950), American politician

J

  • Jacqueline Foster ( b. 1947 ), British politician
  • Je'Kel Foster ( b. 1983 ), American basketball player
  • Jodie Foster (born 1962 ), American actress
  • Jimmy Foster (1905-1969), British ice hockey goaltender
  • John Foster (composer, 1620) ( 1620-1677 ), English composer
  • John Foster (composer, 1762) ( 1762-1822 ), English composer
  • John Foster (architect ) ( 1786-1846 ), English architect
  • John Foster (Director) (~ 1900 - ~ 1947), American film director, screenwriter and animator
  • John Foster ( singer) (actually Paolo Occhipinti; b. 1939 ), Italian singer and journalist
  • John Foster ( screenwriter ), American screenwriter
  • John Foster ( pianist ), jazz pianist
  • John Foster ( cinematographer ), American cinematographer
  • John Foster ( footballer ) (born 1973 ), English footballer
  • John Bellamy Foster ( born 1953 ), American sociologist
  • John H. Foster (1862-1917), American politician
  • John W. Foster (1836-1917), American journalist, General and Foreign Minister
  • Jon Foster ( born 1984 ), American actor

K

L

  • Lafayette S. Foster (1806-1880), American politician
  • Lawrence Foster ( born 1941 ), American conductor
  • Leroy Foster (1923-1958), American blues guitarist, singer and percussionist
  • Lewis R. Foster (1898-1974), American journalist, screenwriter and director

M

  • Mary of Graces Foster ( born 1953 ), Brazilian manager
  • Mark Foster (born 1970 ), British swimmer
  • Martin D. Foster (1861-1919), American politician
  • Meg Foster ( born 1948 ), American actress
  • Michael Foster (1836-1907), English physiologist
  • Michael Anthony Foster ( born 1939 ), American science fiction author
  • Mike Foster ( born 1930 ), American politician, Governor of Louisiana
  • Murphy J. Foster (1849-1921), American politician
  • Myles Birket Foster (1825-1899), English artist, illustrator and painter

N

  • Nancilea Foster ( b. 1983 ), American Water jumper
  • Nathaniel Greene Foster (1809-1869), American politician
  • Norman Foster ( director) ( 1903-1976 ), American film director, screenwriter, actor
  • Norman Foster ( born 1935 ), British architect

P

  • Paul Foster ( born 1931 ), American author and theater director
  • Phoebe Foster (1895-1975; actually Phoebe Eager ), American stage and film actress
  • Pops Foster (1892-1969), American jazz bassist
  • Preston Foster (1900-1970), American actor

R

  • Radney Foster ( born 1959 ), American musician
  • Richard J. Foster ( b. 1942 ), Christian theologian, university professor and author, who comes from the tradition of the Quakers
  • Robert Foster ( television producer ) ( 1938-2011 ), American television producer and screenwriter
  • Robert Foster, stage name of Antonio Mayans ( b. 1939 ), Spanish actor
  • Robert Foster ( writer ) ( born 1949 ), American writer
  • Robert Foster ( athlete ) (born 1970 ), Jamaican track and field athlete
  • Robert Alan Foster (1938-2002), American botanist
  • Rodney Foster ( born 1985 ), American basketball player
  • Ronald Martin Foster (1896-1998) American engineer
  • Roy Foster ( b. 1960 ), American football player
  • Rufus Edward Foster (1871-1942), American lawyer
  • Ruth Foster (1920-2012), American actress
  • Ruthie Foster (born 1964 ), American blues singer and guitarist

S

  • Sara Foster ( born 1981 ), Canadian actress
  • Scott Michael Foster ( born 1985 ), American actor
  • Stephen Foster (1826-1864), American songwriter
  • Stephen Clark Foster ( Maine) ( 1799-1872 ), American politician
  • Stephen Clark Foster ( California ) ( 1820-1898 ), American politician
  • Stuart Foster (1918-1968), American Crooner
  • Steve Foster ( b. 1957 ), English footballer
  • Susanna Foster (1924-2009), American actress

T

  • Theodore Foster (1752-1828), American politician
  • Thomas Foster ( politician ) ( 1852-1945 ), Canadian politician
  • Thomas Foster ( music producer) (born 1969 ), Austrian music producer and DJ
  • Thomas Flournoy Foster (1790-1848), American politician
  • Tiffany Foster ( born 1984 ), Canadian show jumper

V

W

  • Wilder D. Foster (1819-1873), American politician
  • William Foster ( historian ) ( 1863-1951 ), British historian
  • William Foster ( swimmer ), British swimmer
  • William Harnden Foster (1886-1941), American painter, writer, filmmaker and journalist
  • William P. Foster (1919-2010), American musician, band leader and music teacher
  • William Wasbrough Foster (1875-1954), British- Canadian climber, politicians, military and police officer
  • William Z. Foster (1881-1961), American politician
Family name Alex Foster (ice hockey) Audrey Hylton-Foster, Baroness Hylton-Foster Barry Foster (actor) Bill Foster (politician) Bob Foster (motorcyclist) Bob Foster (Boxer) Charles Foster (politician) Christopher Foster (bishop) Dwight Foster (1757–1823) Frank Foster (musician) Gary Foster (musician) Greg Foster (hurdler) Hal Foster (art critic) Harry Hylton-Foster Henry Foster (scientist) Israel Moore Foster Leroy Foster (musician) Mark Foster (swimmer) Michael Foster (physiologist) Murphy J. Foster, Jr. Norman Foster (director) Paul Foster (playwright) Robert Forster Robert Foster (author) R. M. Foster Stephen Clark Foster (Maine) Thomas Foster (Canadian politician)
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