Foster (family name)
Foster is an English family name .
Name bearer
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 (* 1982), Canadian ice hockey player
- Al Foster (born 1943), American jazz drummer
- Alan Dean Foster (born 1946), American science fiction author
- Alex Foster (musician) (* 1953), American jazz musician
- Alex Foster (athlete) (* 1970), hurdler from Costa Rica
- Alex Foster (ice hockey player) (born 1984), American ice hockey player
- Alex Henry Foster (* 1989), Canadian singer and founder of the band Your Favorite Enemies
- Alexander Foster (* 1992), American-German basketball player
- Andrew Foster-Williams (* 1973), English concert singer
- Angela Schmidt-Foster (* 1960), Canadian cross-country skier
- Arian Foster (born 1986), American football player
- Arlene Foster (* 1970), Northern Irish politician
- Audrey Hylton-Foster, Baroness Hylton-Foster (1908–2002), British politician
B.
- Barry Foster (1931–2002), British actor
- Ben Foster (composer) ( Benedict Foster ; * 1977), British composer and arranger
- Ben Foster (actor) ( Benjamin A. Foster ; * 1980), American actor
- Ben Foster (soccer player) ( Benjamin Anthony Foster ; * 1983), English soccer player
- Ben Foster (Director) (* 1984), American film director and producer
- Benjamin Oliver Foster (1872–1938), American classical philologist
- Bill Foster (* 1955), American politician
- Billy Foster (1875–1954), British-Canadian mountaineer, politician, military and police officer, see William Wasbrough Foster
- Billy Foster (1880-1923), American cinematographer, see William C. Foster
- Billy Foster (racing driver) (1937-1967), Canadian automobile racing driver
- Bob Foster (soccer player) (born 1911), English soccer player
- Bob Foster (racing driver) (1911–1982) British motorcycle racer
- Bob Foster (boxer) (1938-2015), American boxer
- Bren Foster (born 1976), Australian actor
- Brendan Foster (* 1948), English athlete
- Brian Foster (* 1954), British physicist
- Brigitte Foster-Hylton (* 1974), Jamaican athlete
C.
- Cassius Gaius Foster (1837–1899), American lawyer
- Catherine Foster (* 1975), British opera singer (soprano)
- Charles Foster (politician) (1828–1904), American politician
- Charles Foster (walker) (* 1893), American walker
- Charles Foster (hurdler) (1953-2019), American hurdler
- Charles Foster (boxer) (born 1990), American boxer
- Christopher Foster (born 1953), British Anglican theologian, Bishop in the Church of England
- Craig Foster (born 1969), Australian soccer player
D.
- Daniel W. Foster (1930–2018), American medical doctor
- David Foster (born 1949), Canadian songwriter, producer and composer
- David Foster (film producer) (1929–2019), American film producer
- David Foster (writer) (born 1944), Australian writer
- David Foster (snooker player) , English snooker player
- David J. Foster (1857-1912), American politician
- Defne Joy Foster (1979–2011), Turkish-American television presenter and actress
- Derek Foster, Baron Foster of Bishop Auckland (1937–2019), British politician
- DeShaun Foster (born 1980), American football player
- Diane Foster (born 1928), Canadian athlete
- Dianne Foster (1928-2019), Canadian actress
- Don Foster , American producer, screenwriter, and business consultant
- Dwight Foster (politician) (1757-1823), American politician
- Dwight Foster (lawyer) (1828-1884), American lawyer
- Dwight Foster (ice hockey player) ( Dwight Alexander Foster ; born 1957), Canadian ice hockey player
E.
- Ephraim Hubbard Foster (1794-1854), American politician
- Eugie Foster (1971–2014), American science fiction and fantasy writer
F.
- Frances Foster († 2014), American publisher
- Frank Foster (jazz musician) (1928–2011), American jazz saxophonist
- Frank Foster (country singer) (* 1982), American country singer
G
- Gary Foster (* 1936), American jazz musician
- George Foster (baseball player) (born 1948), American baseball player
- George Foster (soccer player) (born 1956), English soccer player and manager
- George Carey Foster (1835-1919), English physicist
- George Eulas Foster (1847–1931), Canadian politician
- George Peter Foster (1858–1928), American politician
- Glen Foster (1930-1999), American sailor
- Gloria Foster (1933-2001), American actress
- Greg Foster (born 1958), American athlete
- Gwen Foster (1903–1954; also Gwyn Foster), American old-time musician
H
- 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 Foster (cricketer) (1873-1950), English cricketer
- Harry Foster (soccer player, 1898) (1898–1980), English soccer player
- Harry Foster (soccer player, 1903) (1903– ??), English soccer player
- Harry Foster (director) (1906–1985), director, editor and film producer
- Harry Hylton-Foster (1905-1965), British politician
- Harry Wickwire Foster (1902–1964), Canadian general
- Henry Foster (1796–1831), British naval officer and geoscientist
- 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 (* 1959), New Zealand-American computer scientist
- Israel M. Foster (1873–1950), American politician
J
- Jack Foster (soccer player, 1877) ( John Samuel Foster ; 1877-1946), English soccer player and coach
- Jack Foster (football player, 1889) ( John Henry Foster ; 1889–1972), English football player
- Jack Foster (athlete) ( John Charles Foster ; 1932-2004), New Zealand marathon runner
- Jacqueline Foster (* 1947), British politician
- James Foster (soccer player, 1874) (1874– ??), English soccer player
- James Foster (soccer player, 1903) (1903– ??), English soccer player
- James Foster (ice hockey player) (1905-1969), Canadian ice hockey player
- James H. Foster (1827-1905), American politician
- Jeff Foster (born 1977), American basketball player
- Je'Kel Foster (* 1983), American basketball player
- Jodie Foster (born 1962), American actress
- Jimmy Foster ( James Foster ; 1905–1969), British ice hockey goalkeeper
- Joe Foster (racing driver) (* 1965), American car racing driver
- Joe Foster (* 1976), Australian-American porn actor
- John Foster (composer, 1620) (1620–1677), English composer
- John Foster (composer, 1762) (1762–1822) British composer
- John Foster (architect) (1786–1846) British architect
- John Foster (writer) (1812–1876), British writer and journalist
- John Foster (director) (1900–1947), American director, screenwriter, and animator
- John Foster (marksman) ( John Robert Foster ; born 1936), American marksman
- John Foster (singer) (actually Paolo Occhipinti ; * 1939), Italian singer and journalist
- John Foster (Philosopher) ( Brian Jonathan Foster ; 1941–2009), British philosopher and university professor
- John Foster (screenwriter) , American screenwriter
- John Foster (pianist) , jazz pianist
- John Foster (environmentalist) , British environmentalist, teacher and writer
- John Foster (cinematographer) , American cinematographer
- John Foster (soccer player) (born 1973), English soccer player
- John Bellamy Foster (* 1953), American sociologist
- John H. Foster (1862–1917), American politician
- John S. Foster Sr. ( John Stuart Foster ; 1890–1964), Canadian physicist
- John S. Foster junior ( John Stuart Foster junior ; * 1922), Canadian-American physicist
- John W. Foster (1836–1917), American journalist, general, and politician
- Jon Foster (screenwriter) (born 1981), British screenwriter
- Jon Foster (* 1984), American actor
- Jon Foster (artist) , American illustrator, draftsman and sculptor
K
- Kat Foster (* 1978), American actress
- Kimberly Foster (born 1961), American actress
- Kurtis Foster (* 1981), Canadian ice hockey player
L.
- Lafayette S. Foster (1806-1880), American politician
- Lawrence Foster (* 1941), American conductor
- Leroy Foster (1923–1958), American blues guitarist, singer and drummer
- Lewis R. Foster (1898–1974), American journalist, screenwriter, and director
- Lyle Foster (* 2000), South African soccer player
M.
- Margot Foster (* 1958), Australian rower
- Maria das Graças Foster (* 1953), Brazilian manager
- Mark Foster (* 1970), British swimmer
- Martin D. Foster (1861-1919), American politician
- Meg Foster (born 1948), American actress
- Michael Foster (physiologist) (1836-1907), British physiologist
- Michael Foster (soccer player) (* 1985), Papua New Guinea soccer player
- Michael Foster (musician) (* 1988), American musician
- Michael Anthony Foster (born 1939), American writer
- Mike Foster (born 1930), American politician, Governor of Louisiana
- Mulford Bateman Foster (1888–1978), American botanist
- Murphy J. Foster (1849–1921), American politician
- Myles Birket Foster (1825–1899), English draftsman, illustrator and painter
N
- Nancilea Foster (* 1983), American water diver
- Nathaniel Greene Foster (1809–1869), American politician
- Nick Foster (* 1992), Australian racing car driver
- Norman Foster (Director) (1903–1976), American film director, screenwriter, actor
- Norman Foster (* 1935), British architect
- Norrie Foster (* 1944), British decathlete and pole vaulter
P
- Paul Foster (* 1931), American author and theater director
- Paul Foster (* 1973), Scottish bowl player
- Paul Foster-Bell (* 1977), New Zealand politician
- Peter Martin Foster (1924-2004), British diplomat
- Phoebe Foster (1895–1975; actually Phoebe Eager), American theater and film actress
- Pops Foster (1892–1969), American jazz bassist
- Preston Foster (1900-1970), American actor
R.
- RF Foster (born 1949), Irish historian and writer
- Radney Foster (born 1959), American musician
- Reginald Thomas Foster (* 1939), American Latinist
- Reuben Foster (born 1994), American football player
- Richard Foster (soccer player) (born 1985), Scottish soccer player
- Richard J. Foster (* 1942), Christian theologian, university professor and author
- Robert Foster (television producer) (1938-2011), American television producer and screenwriter
- Robert Foster (* 1939), Spanish actor, see Antonio Mayáns
- Robert Foster (* 1941), American film actor, see Robert Forster (actor)
- Robert Foster (writer) (born 1949), American writer
- Robert Foster (athlete) (born 1970), Jamaican athlete
- Robert Foster ( American football player ) (* 1994), American football player
- Robert Alan Foster (1938–2002), American botanist
- Robert Frederick Foster (1853–1945), British non-fiction author and promoter of memory training techniques
- Robert Sidney Foster (1913–2005), British Governor of Fiji
- Rodney Foster (born 1985), American basketball player
- Roland Foster (1879–1966), Australian singer and music teacher
- Ronald Martin Foster (1896–1998) American engineer
- Roy Foster ( American football player ) (born 1960), American football player
- Rube Foster (1879-1930) American baseball player
- Rufus Edward Foster (1871–1942), American lawyer
- Russell Foster (* 1959), British neuroscientist and sleep researcher
- Ruth Foster (1920–2012), American actress
- Ruthie Foster (* 1964), American blues singer and guitarist
- Ryan Foster (* 1974), Canadian-Austrian ice hockey player and coach
S.
- Sara Foster (born 1981), Canadian actress
- Scott Foster (activist) , American LGBT activist
- Scott Foster (musician) , American musician
- Scott Foster (basketball player) (born 1967), American basketball player
- Scott Foster (ice hockey player) (born 1982), Canadian ice hockey goalkeeper
- Scott Michael Foster (born 1985), American actor
- Stephanie Foster (* 1958), New Zealand rower
- Stephen Foster (1826–1864), American songwriter
- Stephen Clark Foster (politician, 1799) (1799–1872), American politician (Maine)
- Stephen Clark Foster (Politician, 1820) (1820–1898), American politician (California)
- Stuart Foster (1918–1968), American crooner
- Steve Foster (born 1957), English football player
- Susanna Foster (1924–2009), American actress
- Sutton Foster (* 1975), American actress, singer and dancer
T
- Theodore Foster (1752–1828), American politician
- Thomas Foster (politician, before 1855) , American politician, Mayor of Los Angeles
- Thomas Foster (politician, 1852) (1852–1945), Canadian politician, Mayor of Toronto
- Thomas Foster (music producer) (* 1969), Austrian music producer and DJ
- Thomas Flournoy Foster (1790–1848), American politician
- Thomas Jefferson Foster (1809-1887), Confederate politician and officer
- Tiffany Foster (* 1984), Canadian show jumper
- Tim Foster (* 1970), British rower
V
- Veronica Foster (1922-2000), Canadian armaments worker
W.
- Wilder D. Foster (1819–1873), American politician
- William Foster (historian) (1863–1951), British historian
- William Foster (swimmer) , British swimmer
- William C. Foster ( Billy Foster ; 1880–1923), American cinematographer
- 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 ( Billy Foster ; 1875–1954), British-Canadian mountaineer, politician, military and police officer
- William Z. Foster (1881–1961), American politician