Foster (given name)
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The given name Foster is a variation of the surname Forster, meaning one who 'works in the forest'.[1] 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.[2]
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 (1929-2023), 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
