Foster (given name)

The given Foster is a variation of the surname Forster, meaning one who 'works in the forest'. It may also derive from the French forcetier, meaning 'maker of scissors'. It is both a given name and a surname.

The use of Foster as a given name has increased in recent years, and was the 1063rd most popular boys name in 2022, up 251 spots from 2021.

A

 * Foster Awintiti Akugri (born 1994), Ghanaian entrepreneur
 * Foster Andersen (1940–2014), American football player
 * Foster Appiah (born 2000), Ghanaian footballer

B

 * Foster Bastios (born 1975), Ghanaian footballer
 * Foster Bell (1814–1857), British jockey
 * Foster Blackburne (1838–1909), English archdeacon
 * Foster Blodgett (1827–1877), American politician
 * Foster Brooks (1912–2001), American actor

C

 * Foster Calder (1873–1960), Canadian politician
 * Foster Campbell (born 1947), American politician
 * Foster Castleman (1931–2020), American baseball player
 * Foster Samuel Chipman (1829–??), American politician
 * Foster Dwight Coburn (1846–1924), American farmer
 * Foster Cummings (born 1973), Trinidadian politician
 * Foster Cunliffe (1875–1916), English historian
 * Foster Cunliffe (rugby union) (1854–1927), English rugby union footballer

D

 * Foster DeWitt (born 1996), Canadian rugby union footballer
 * Foster Rhea Dulles (1900–1970), American journalist
 * Foster A. Dunlap (1905–1978), American politician

E

 * Foster Edwards (1903–1980), American baseball player

F

 * Foster Felger (1908–1984), American politician
 * Foster Fitzsimmons (1912–1991), American novelist
 * Foster Friess (1940–2021), American investment manager
 * Foster Furcolo (1911–1995), American politician
 * Foster Fyans (1790–1870), Irish military officer

G

 * Foster Griffin (born 1995), American baseball player
 * Foster Gunnison Jr. (1925–1994), American activist

H

 * Foster Hedley (1908–1983), English footballer
 * Foster Hewitt (1902–1985), Canadian radio broadcaster
 * Foster Hirsch (born 1943), American author
 * Foster Horan (born 1992), Irish rugby union footballer
 * Foster Hutchinson (1724–1799), American judge
 * Foster Hutchinson (Canadian judge) (1761–1815), Canadian judge

L

 * Foster C. LaHue (1917–1996), American general
 * Foster Langsdorf (born 1995), American soccer player
 * Foster Loyer (born 1999), American basketball player

M

 * Foster Malone (1887–1926), Canadian ice hockey player
 * Foster G. McGaw (1897–1986), American philanthropist
 * Foster E. Mohrhardt (1907–1992), American librarian
 * Foster Moreau (born 1997), American football player

N

 * Foster Namwera (born 1986), Malawian footballer

P

 * Foster B. Porter (1891–1965), American politician
 * Foster Powell (1734–1793), English athlete
 * Foster Provost, American computer scientist

R

 * Foster Robinson (1880–1967), English cricketer
 * Foster Rockwell (1880–1942), American football player

S

 * Foster Sarell (born 1998), American football player
 * Foster J. Sayers (1924–1944), American soldier
 * Foster Waterman Stearns (1881–1956), American politician
 * Foster Stockwell (born 1929), American writer
 * Foster Sylvers (born 1962), American singer-songwriter

V

 * Foster McGowan Voorhees (1865–1927), American politician

W

 * Foster Watkins (1917–2002), American football player
 * Foster Neville Woodward (1905–1985), British chemist

Z

 * Foster Barham Zincke (1817–1893), English clergyman

Fictional characters

 * Foster from GO Jetters (although they call him Foz)