In the entire world, Foster (Foster 
, فاستر 
, フォスター 
, and others...) is a common predominantly male, but very infrequently feminine given name. The forename Foster is characteristic of Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Ghana, where it is quite a common masculine name, Botswana, where it is quite a rare male name, and South Africa. In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in Ghana, the United States, and Nigeria. More frequently, Foster is the last name as well as the forename.
Foster is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Foster Fenwick , the fictional Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles character, Too Hot to Handle; Foster , the character in the play "No Man's Land"; Foster Wilson , the musical character in the musical Annie Get Your Gun by Irving Berlin; hotel owner and Bouncing Boy , the DC Comics superhero, Superman: The Animated Series.
| thompson foster surgeon in the American Revolutionary War and Guy's Hospital, London (b. 1748) |
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dudley foster politician in Massachusetts, US (1809-1895), US (b. 1809) |
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vere foster British philanthropist and educationist (b. 1819) |
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addison g. foster American politician (1837-1917), US (b. 1837) |
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| sewell foster Canadian politician, CA (b. 1792) |
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murphy j. foster American politician and entrepreneur (1849-1921), US (b. 1849) |
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| sir frederick george foster, 2nd bt. (1816-1857) (b. 1816) |
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| alonzo p. foster American politician – Minnesota -Territorial House 1857 (District 9), US (b. 1816) |
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| sir cavendish hervey foster, 3rd bt. (1817-1890) (b. 1817) |
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| turner saunders foster 9 Jun 1821 Nashville, Tennessee - 14 Jun 1897 (b. 1821) |
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| major j. foster American politician – Minnesota -- "M.J." House 1857-58 (District 9); House 1864 (District 14), US (b. 1823) |
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| johnston jonas foster Peerage person ID=28638 (b. 1827) |
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| gurdon robinson foster (b. 1827) |
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mulford b. foster American botanist, naturalist and artist (1888-1978), US (b. 1888) |
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| lewis charles foster (born 1844) (b. 1844) |
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