Francis or Frank Foster may refer to:
Music
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Frank Foster (jazz musician)
Frank Benjamin Foster III (September 23, 1928 – July 26, 2011) was an American tenor and soprano saxophonist, flautist, arranger, and composer. Foster collaborated frequently with Count Basie and worked as a bandleader from the early 1950s ...
(1928–2011), American jazz saxophonist
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Frank Foster (country singer)
Frank Foster (born January 22, 1982 in Cypress Bottom, Claiborne Parish, Louisiana, United States) is an American country music singer-songwriter. Foster has released eight independent albums: ''Rowdy Reputation'' in 2011, ''Red Wings and Six St ...
(born 1982), American country singer-songwriter active since 2011
Politics
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Frank Foster (Michigan politician)
Frank Foster is a Republican politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. He was a member of the Michigan House of Representatives, representing the 107th District. Foster was elected in 2010 and 2012, but was defeated in the 2014 Republican prim ...
(born 1986), member of the Michigan House of Representatives in 2011–2014
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Frank Foster (Australian politician)
Francis James Foster (1872 – 9 September 1948) was an Australian politician, representing the Division of New England in the House of Representatives for the Australian Labor Party from 1906 to 1913.
Background
Born in Sofala, New South ...
(1872–1948)
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Francis Foster (Tasmanian politician)
Francis Henry Foster (16 January 1888 – 31 May 1979) was an Australian pastoralist, businessman and politician. He was born in Brighton, Sussex, England, the eldest son of Colonel Henry Foster, a Tasmanian farmer. His grandfather was Jo ...
(1888–1979)
Sports
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Francis Foster (cricketer, born 1761) (1761–1847), English cricketer
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Francis Foster (cricketer, born 1848) (1848–1931), English cricketer
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Frank Foster (cricketer)
Frank Rowbotham Foster (31 January 1889 – 3 May 1958) was an English Amateur status in first-class cricket, amateur cricketer who played for Warwickshire County Cricket Club from 1908 to 1914, and in Test cricket for England cricket team, Eng ...
(1889–1958), English cricketer
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Frank Foster (rugby league)
Frank Foster (25 April 1940 – 20 December 2019) born in Maryport was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s and 1970s, and coached in the 1970s and 1980s. He played at representative level for Great Britain an ...
(1940–2019), English rugby player and coach
Others
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Frank Hugh Foster
Frank Hugh Foster, Ph. D., D.D. (June 19, 1851 – October 20, 1935) was an American clergyman of the Congregational church. He was born in Springfield, Massachusetts, and graduated at Harvard in 1873.
In his activities, he was assistant ...
(1851–1935), American clergyman of the Congregational church
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Frank Keys Foster (1854–1909), American labor leader
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Frank William Foster (1887–1963), British Royal Air Force officer
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Frank Foster (''Coronation Street''), fictional character
* Frankie Foster,
character in ''Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends''
See also
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Frances Foster
Frances Helen Foster (née Brown; June 11, 1924 – June 17, 1997)
was an American film, television and stage actress. In addition to being an actress, Brown was also an award–winning stage director.
Life and career
Foster was born Fran ...
(1924–1997), American actress
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Francis M. Forster, physician and neurologist
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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 ...
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