Vorster (pronounced for-ster) is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *

Balthazar Johannes Vorster Balthazar Johannes "B. J." Vorster (; also known as John Vorster; 13 December 1915 – 10 September 1983) was a South African apartheid politician who served as the prime minister of South Africa from 1966 to 1978 and the fourth state presiden ...

(1915-1983), South African politician, Prime Minister and President *

Eben Vorster Eben Vorster (born 23 April 1997) is a South African swimmer. He competed in the men's 200 metre freestyle event at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships The 2019 World Aquatics Championships were the 18th FINA World Aquatics Championships, ...

(born 1997), South African swimmer *

Elinda Vorster Elinda Vorster (née Rademeyer; born 8 September 1965 in Cape Town) is a retired South African athlete who specialised in sprinting events. She represented her country at the 1992 Summer Olympics and the 1993 World Championships. Her personal b ...

(born 1965), South African sprinter *

Emil Vorster Emil "Teddy" Vorster (12 April 1910 – 10 May 1976) is a German racing driver and entrepreneur, so-called ''gentleman-racing driver'' and motorsport-functionary. The silk-manufacturer (owner/general manager of C. C. bang Silk weaving) of Rheydt ...

(1910-1976), German racing driver and entrepreneur *

Harold Vorster Harold William Vorster is a South African rugby union player for the in the United Rugby Championship and the in the Currie Cup. His regular position is centre or fly-half. Career Youth level He represented at various youth levels, from the ...

(born 1993), South African rugby player *

Julius Vorster Julius Vorster (29 April 1809, Hamm – 10 October 1876, Cologne) was a German entrepreneur, one of the founders of Chemische Fabrik Kalk, a major German chemical enterprise in Cologne. Life Frederick Julius Vorster was the son of Johannes Vorst ...

(1809-1876), German chemist and entrepreneur. One of the founders of

Chemische Fabrik Kalk Chemische Fabrik Kalk (CFK) (lit. Chemical Factory Kalk) was a Germany, German chemicals company based in Kalk (Cologne district), Kalk, a city district of Cologne. The company was founded in 1858 as ''Chemische Fabrik Vorster & Grüneberg, Cöln' ...

Louis Vorster Louis Vorster (2 November 1966 – 17 April 2012) was a South African-Namibian cricketer. He was a left-handed batsman and a right-arm off-break bowler. He was born in Potchefstroom. Vorster made his cricketing debut for Albatross cricket club ...

(1966-2012), South African-Namibian cricketer *

Pankraz Vorster Pankraz Vorster (31 July 1753 – 9 September 1829) was a Swiss abbot. He served as the last abbot of the Abbey of Saint Gall, from 1796 to 1805. Early life Pankraz Vorster was born in Naples to an old family from Fürstenland. He was the s ...

(1753-1829), Swiss bishop. The last abbot of the Abbey of Saint Gall *

Pierre Vorster Pierre is a masculine given name. It is a French form of the name Peter. Pierre originally meant "rock" or "stone" in French (derived from the Greek word πέτρος (''petros'') meaning "stone, rock", via Latin "petra"). It is a translation ...

(born 1969), South African high jumper, African Champion 1995

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