Foster may refer to:

People

Foster (surname) The surname Foster is a variation of the name Forster, meaning one who 'works in the forest'. It may also derive from the French ''forcetier'', meaning 'maker of scissors'. In the 2010 United States Census, Foster ranked #99 in surname popularit ...

Foster Brooks Foster Brooks (May 11, 1912 – December 20, 2001) was an American actor and comedian best known for his portrayal of a lovable drunk in nightclub performances and television programs. Early life Brooks was born in Louisville, Kentucky on ...

(1912–2001), American actor *

Foster Moreau Foster Moreau (born May 6, 1997) is an American football tight end for the Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at LSU. Early years Moreau grew up in New Orleans and attended Jesuit High School, ...

(born 1997), American football player * Foster Sarell (born 1998), American football player * John Foster Dulles (1888–1959), American diplomat and politician * Sterling Foster Black (1924–1996), American lawyer *

Jodie Foster Alicia Christian "Jodie" Foster (born November 19, 1962) is an American actress and filmmaker. She is the recipient of numerous accolades, including two Academy Awards, three British Academy Film Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, and the hono ...

(1962-), American actor

Places

;Australia *

Foster, Victoria Foster is a dairying and grazing town south-east of Melbourne on the South Gippsland Highway in Victoria, Australia. At the Foster had an urban population of 1,164. It is about north of the Gippsland coastline which includes Shallow Inlet, ...

;Canada * Foster, Quebec, a village, now part of the town of Broke Lake ;United Kingdom * Foster Mill, in Cambridge, England ;United States * Foster (CTA), elevated transit station in Evanston, Illinois, USA *

Foster, California (disambiguation) Foster, California may refer to: *Foster, San Diego County, California * Foster, Siskiyou County, California * Foster Bar, California *Foster City, California Foster City is a city located in San Mateo County, California. The 2020 census put ...

Foster, San Diego County, California Foster was a settlement in east San Diego County, California. It was located approximately 3.5 miles (5.6 km) north of Lakeside, near the present-day location of the San Vicente Dam. It was the terminus of the San Diego, Cuyamaca, and Eas ...

* Foster, Indiana * Foster, Kentucky * Foster, Washtenaw County, Michigan * Foster, Minnesota *

Foster, Missouri Foster is a village in Bates County, Missouri, and is part of the Kansas City metropolitan area within the United States. The population was 117 at the 2010 census. History A post office called Foster has been in operation since 1883. The villag ...

* Foster, Nebraska *

Foster, Oklahoma Foster is a town in Garvin County, Oklahoma, United States. It was incorporated in 2002 and had a population of 161 at the 2010 census. Foster is served by State Highway 29A, a spur of State Highway 29. A post office was first established at ...

* Foster, Oregon *

Foster, Rhode Island Foster is a town in Providence County, Rhode Island, in the United States. The population was 4,469 at the 2020 census. History Foster was originally settled in the 17th century by British colonists as a farming community. In the year 1662, ...

Foster Township, Michigan Foster Township is a civil township of Ogemaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 843 at the 2010 census. Communities *Damon is an unincorporated community located at . It is a former lumbering community that was establi ...

Foster, Wisconsin (disambiguation) Foster is the name of two communities in Wisconsin *Foster, Clark County, Wisconsin, a town *Foster, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin Foster is an unincorporated community in the town of Clear Creek in Eau Claire County, Wisconsin, United States. I ...

Foster, Clark County, Wisconsin Foster is a town in Clark County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 95 at the 2010 census, unchanged from the 2000 census. Geography The town of Foster is located along the western edge of Clark County and is bordered to the west ...

, a town **

Foster, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin Foster is an unincorporated community in the town of Clear Creek in Eau Claire County, Wisconsin, United States. It lies approximately 9 miles south-southwest of Fall Creek, 7 miles southeast of Cleghorn, and 6 miles northwest of Osseo. Locat ...

, an unincorporated community *

Foster City, California Foster City is a city located in San Mateo County, California. The 2020 census put the population at 33,805, an increase of more than 10% over the 2010 census figure of 30,567. Foster City is sometimes considered to be part of Silicon Valley ...

Foster Township (disambiguation) Foster Township may refer to: * Foster Township, Randolph County, Arkansas, in Randolph County, Arkansas * Foster Township, Madison County, Illinois * Foster Township, Marion County, Illinois * Foster Township, Michigan * Foster Township, Big ...

Child care

Foster care Foster care is a system in which a minor has been placed into a ward, group home ( residential child care community, treatment center, etc.), or private home of a state-certified caregiver, referred to as a "foster parent" or with a family ...

, the modern system of placing children in state custody in the homes of temporary caregivers *

Fosterage Fosterage, the practice of a family bringing up a child not their own, differs from adoption in that the child's parents, not the foster-parents, remain the acknowledged parents. In many modern western societies foster care can be organised by th ...

, the sometimes historical practice of children being raised by families not their own

Arts, entertainment, and media

Fictional characters

* Foster, a dog on ''General Hospital'' from 1994 to 1998 * Foster, one of The Fuzzpaws, puppets on the Canadian channel YTV * Court Foster, a character in the film ''

The Man in the Moon ''The Man in the Moon'' is a 1991 American coming of age drama film. It was the final film directed by Robert Mulligan, from a screenplay written by Jenny Wingfield. It stars Reese Witherspoon in her film debut, Sam Waterston, Tess Harper, Em ...

'' (1991) *Madame Foster and Francis "Frankie" Foster, recurring characters of the animated show ''

Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends ''Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends'' (also known as ''Foster's Home'', or simply ''Foster's'' for short) is an American animated television series created by Craig McCracken for Cartoon Network. It was produced by Cartoon Network Studios as ...

''. The latter being the former's granddaughter

Literature

* "Foster" (short story), by Claire Keegan, 2010 * '' Ellen Foster'', 1987 novel by American author Kaye Gibbons

Other art, entertainment, and media

* ''Foster'' (film), a 2011 British comedy-drama film written and directed by Jonathan Newman *

Foster the People Foster the People is an American indie pop band formed in Los Angeles, California, in 2009. Its members are singer Mark Foster, guitarist Sean Cimino, and keyboardist Isom Innis. Foster founded the band in 2009 after spending several years in ...

, an American rock band named after its lead singer Mark Foster * ''

'', animated television series

Brands and companies

Foster and Partners Foster + Partners is a British architectural, engineering, and integrated design practice founded in 1967 as Foster Associates by Norman Foster. It is the largest architectural firm in the UK with over 1,500 employees in 13 studios worldwide ...

, an architectural firm *

Foster, Rastrick and Company Foster, Rastrick and Company was one of the pioneering steam locomotive manufacturing companies of England. It was based in Stourbridge, Worcestershire, now West Midlands. James Foster, an ironmaster, and John Urpeth Rastrick, an engineer, beca ...

, British steam locomotive manufacturer *

Foster's Group Foster's Group Pty. Ltd. was an Australian beer group with interests in brewing and soft drinks, known for Foster's Lager, now called Carlton & United Breweries since the company was renamed in 2011. Foster's was founded in 1888 in Melbourne, ...

, Australian beer producer ** Foster's Lager * William Foster & Co., British agricultural machinery company

Science and technology

* Foster's reactance theorem, theorem in electrical engineering * Foster's rule (island rule), principle in evolutionary biology *

Foster's theorem In probability theory, Foster's theorem, named after Gordon Foster, is used to draw conclusions about the positive recurrence of Markov chains with countable state spaces. It uses the fact that positive recurrent Markov chains exhibit a notion o ...

, theorem in probability theory * Foster, a 6-row malting

barley Barley (''Hordeum vulgare''), a member of the grass family, is a major cereal grain grown in temperate climates globally. It was one of the first cultivated grains, particularly in Eurasia as early as 10,000 years ago. Globally 70% of barley p ...

variety * Foster (crater), a small lunar impact crater on the far side of the Moon