Forster (surname)

• Adam Forster (1850–1928), artist • Albert Forster, several people: • Albert Forster (1902–1952), German Nazi governor executed for war crimes • Albert Forster (shot putter) (born 1906), American shot putter, 1928 All-American for the Stanford Cardinal track and field team • Anthony Forster (disambiguation), several people: :* Anthony Forster (academic), vice-chancellor of the University of Essex :* Anthony Forster (Australian politician) (1813–1897) South Australian MLC and newspaperman :* Anthony Forster (MP), Member of Parliament for Abingdon (UK Parliament constituency) 1566–1572 :* Anthony Forster, mayor of Markham, 1889–1892 ==B==

• Beat Forster (born 1983), Swiss ice hockey player • Benjamin Forster (antiquary) (1736–1805), English antiquary • Benjamin Meggot Forster (1768–1829), an English botanist and mycologist • Bill Forster (footballer), played for Crystal Palace • Brian Forster (born 1960), a TV actor in The Partridge Family • B. Y. Forster, the pseudonym of American songwriter George David Weiss ==C==

• Carl-Peter Forster (born 1954), the President of GM Europe • Catherine Forster, American paleontologist and taxonomist • Sir Charles Forster, 1st Baronet (1815–1891), English Liberal politician • Charles Farrar Forster (1848–1894), English priest • Charles French Blake-Forster (1851–1874), Irish writer • Charles Smith Forster (1786–1850), English banker and Conservative politician • Clara Forster (1789–1839), German papercutting artist, daughter of Georg Forster ==E==

• Edward Forster the Elder (1730–1812), English banker and antiquary • Edward Forster the Younger (1765–1849), English banker and botanist, son of Edward Forster the Elder • E. M. Forster (1879–1970), English novelist ==F==

• Francis M. Forster (1912–2006), physician and neurologist • François Forster (1790–1872), French engraver • Frank Foster (jazz musician) (1928–2011) American tenor and soprano saxophonist, flautist, arranger, and composer. • Frank J. Forster (1885–1948) American architect from New York City • Fraser Forster (born 1988), English football • Friedrich Forster (1895–1958), German dramatist ==G==

• Georg Forster (composer) (1510–1568), German Renaissance editor, composer and physician • Georg Forster (1754–1794), Polish-German botanical collector and artist; son of Johann Reinhold Forster • George Forster (disambiguation), several persons • Gisela Forster (born 1946), German teacher, writer and theologian ==H==

• Hannah Forster (born 1991), English footballer • Henry Forster, 1st Baron Forster (1866–1936), Governor-General of Australia ==J==

• Jack Forster (born 1987), English rugby union player • Jackie Forster (1926–1998), TV reporter and member of the Minorities Research Group • Jean Forster (born 1943), Australian basketball player • Jill Forster (born 1936), Australian actress • Johann Reinhold Forster, (1729–1798), Polish-born naturalist of German and Scottish descent • John Forster (disambiguation), several persons :* Sir John Forster (soldier) (1520–1602), English military commander and Warden of the Middle Marches :* John Forster (biographer) (1812–1876), English biographer and critic :* John Forster (MP) (1817–1878), British politician, MP for Oxford :* John Forster (Chief Justice) (1667–1720), Irish lawyer and politician :* John Forster (colonial administrator) (died 1748), British administrator and President of Bengal :* John Forster, 1st Baron Forster of Harraby (1888–1972), British barrister :* John Forster (died 1558), English politician :* John Forster (footballer) (born 1948), Australian footballer :* John Forster (musician) (born 1948), American cabaret musician :* John Forster (British Army officer) (1856–1938), British Army officer :* John Cooper Forster (1823–1886), British surgeon :* John (Don Juan) Forster (1814–1882), California landowner :* John Wycliffe Lowes Forster (1850–1938), Canadian artist • Jordon Forster (born 1993), Scottish footballer • Josiah Forster (1782–1870), teacher and philanthropist ==K==

• Kaye Forster (born 1980), English weather presenter • Kevin Forster (born 1958), English long-distance runner == L ==

• Lyn Forster (1925–2009), New Zealand arachnologist ==M==

• Marc Forster (born 1969), Swiss film director and screenwriter • Marc R. Forster, American historian • Margaret Forster (1938–2016), British author and literary critic • Mark Forster (author) (1943–2025), British author • Mark Forster (rugby league), former professional rugby league footballer • Mark Arnold-Forster (1920–1981), journalist, author and military historian • Markus Forster, Austrian countertenor • Martin Onslow Forster (1872–1945), British chemist ==N==

• Nick Forster, founder of eTown radio program • Nicky Forster (born 1973), English footballer • Norvela Forster (1931–1993), English businesswoman ==P==

• Peter Forster (actor) (1920–1982), British film and television actor • Peter Forster (bishop) (born 1950), British Anglican bishop • Peter Forster (geneticist) (born 1967), British geneticist ==R==

• Ray Forster (1922–2000), New Zealand arachnologist • Richard Forster (physician) (c.1546–1616), English physician • Richard Forster (photographer) (born 1940), Swiss photographer • Robert Forster (1941–2019), American actor • Robert Forster (musician) (born 1957), Australian musician, member of The Go-Betweens • Roger T. Forster (born 1933), theologian and leader of Ichthus Christian Fellowship ==S==

• Susanna Dorothy (Forster) Dixon (1757–1822), author and translator ==T==

• Therese Forster (disambiguation), two people: • Therese Forster (1764–1829), German author and journal editor, wife of Georg Forster • Therese Forster (1786–1862), German educator, daughter of Georg and Therese Forster • Thomas Forster (1683–1738), Northumbrian Jacobite • Thomas Furly Forster (1761–1825), English botanist • Thomas Emerson Forster (1802–1875), English mining engineer • Thomas Ignatius Maria Forster (1789–1860), astronomer and naturalist • Tim Forster (1934–1999), British racehorse trainer and amateur jockey ==T==

• Viktória Forster (born 2002), Slovak track and field athlete ==W==

• Walter Forster (disambiguation), several names :* Walter Forster (actor) (1917–1996), Brazilian actor :* Walter Forster (entomologist) (W. Forster, 1910–1986), German entomologist :* Walter Forster (screenwriter) (1900–1968), Austrian screenwriter • William Forster (disambiguation), other men of that name :* William Thomas Forster (or Thomas William Forster), politician in British Columbia :* William Forster (Australian politician) (1818–1882), Premier of New South Wales and poet :* William Forster (bishop) (died 1635), Church of England bishop of Sodor and Man :* William Forster (British Army officer) (1798–1870) British Army Officer :* William Forster (cricketer) (1884–1930), Australian cricketer :* William Forster (English politician), MP for Berkshire in 1572–1576 :* William Forster (judge) (1921–1997), first Chief Justice of the Northern Territory :* William Forster (mathematician) (fl. 1632–1673), English mathematician :* William Forster (philanthropist) (1784–1854), Quaker preacher and philanthropist :* William Forster (Australian politician) (1818–1882), Premier of New South Wales and poet :* William Edward Forster (1818–1886), British statesman, Liberal MP, and Chief Secretary for Ireland :* William Mark Forster (1846–1921), Australian philanthropist == See also ==