Foster (given name)

This article is about the given name "Foster". For the surname, see Foster (surname). For other uses, see Foster (disambiguation).

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.

Notable people with the surname "Foster" include

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)

See also

• Foster (surname), a page for people with the surname "Foster"
• Foster (disambiguation), a disambiguation page for "Foster"