# 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.

## Notable people with the given name "Foster" include

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### 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

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* 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

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* 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)