William Foster may refer to:

People

Arts

Will Foster Will Foster is an English musician who is known as the former keyboardist for the English rock band The Tears. Previously, he played with UK art rock band Delicatessen before forming Lodger - alongside Delicatessen singer Neil Carlill, Superg ...

(fl. 1990–), keyboardist for English rock band The Tears * William C. Foster (1880–1923), pioneer of cinematography * William D. Foster (1884–?), African American film producer * William Gilbert Foster (1855–1906), British painter

Military

William Foster (British Army officer) William George Foster, (12 December 1880 – 13 September 1942) was a British Home Guard (United Kingdom), Home Guard officer who was posthumously awarded the George Cross for the heroism he displayed on 13 September 1942 when his prompt act ...

(1881–1942), British Home Guard officer, awarded the George Cross, 1942 * William Foster (Medal of Honor) (1832–1880), American soldier and Medal of Honor recipient *

William A. Foster William Adelbert Foster (February 17, 1915 – May 2, 1945) was a United States Marine who received the Medal of Honor for his "conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty" during World War II d ...

(1917–1945), United States Marine, Medal of Honor recipient, killed in action during World War II *

William Foster MacNeece Foster Air Vice Marshal William Foster MacNeece Foster, (21 August 1889 – 28 March 1978) was a senior Royal Air Force officer who was a member of the Combined Chiefs of Staff from 1942 to 1943. He later became a member of Oxford City Council and Lord ...

, Royal Air Force officer

Politics

William Foster (New South Wales politician, born 1865) William Frederick Foster (29 August 1865 – 21 July 1936) was an Australian building contractor, businessman, politician and member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly. Early life William Foster was born in Brisbane to builder ...

(1865–1936), member of NSW Legislative Assembly (1925–1936) *

William Foster (New South Wales politician, born 1794) William Foster (1794-1866) was an Australian lawyer and politician who was Solicitor General for New South Wales and member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly. Early years Foster was the son of John Foster (1758–1816), a farmer ...

(1793/4–1866), member of the NSW Legislative Council (1843–1845) *

William John Foster William John Foster (13 January 1831 – 16 August 1909) was a politician and Supreme Court judge in colonial New South Wales, Attorney General from 1877 to 1878. Foster was born in Rathescar, County Louth, Ireland, the son of Rev. William Hen ...

(1831–1909), member of the NSW Legislative Council & Legislative Council, Attorney-General and Supreme Court judge *

William Foster (New York state senator) William Foster (December 27, 1813 Lenham, Kent, England – July 26, 1893 Syracuse, New York, Syracuse, Onondaga County, New York) was an American politician from New York. Life He attended schools in Maidstone and Herstmonceux. In 1830, he emigra ...

(1813–1893), New York politician *

William Foster (British politician) William Foster (12 January 1887 – 2 December 1947) was a British Labour Party (UK), Labour Party politician. He was elected to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons as Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Member of Parl ...

(1887–1947), British Labour Party MP for Wigan, 1942–1947 *

William Henry Foster (Lancaster MP) Colonel William Henry Foster (1848 – 27 March 1908) was a British businessman and Conservative Party (UK), Conservative Party politician, who owned the Black Dyke Mills in the West Riding of Yorkshire and lived in Hornby Castle, Lancashire, ...

(1848–1908), MP for Lancaster 1895–1900 *

William Henry Foster (Bridgnorth MP) William Henry Foster (9 April 1846 – 9 March 1924) was an English Conservative Party (UK), Conservative Party politician who sat in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons from 1870 to 1885. He was originally elected as a L ...

(1846–1924), British Member of Parliament (MP) for Bridgnorth 1870–1885 *

William Orme Foster William Orme Foster (29 October 1814 – 29 September 1899) was an English ironmaster, coalmaster and owner of the large industrial firm John Bradley & Co, which he inherited from his uncle, James Foster in 1853. He served as a Liberal MP for So ...

(1814–1899), British Whig MP for South Staffordshire, 1857–1868 * William W. Foster (1922–2000), Pennsylvania politician *

William Z. Foster William Zebulon Foster (February 25, 1881 – September 1, 1961) was a Political radicalism, radical American labor organizer and Communism, Communist politician, whose career included serving as General Secretary of the Communist Party US ...

(1881–1961), Chairman of the Communist Party USA

Religion

William Foster (bishop) William Foster, D.D. (3 July 1744 – November 1797) was a Church of Ireland bishop. The younger son of Anthony Foster, Chief Baron of the Irish Exchequer, and his first wife Elizabeth Burgh, he was chaplain to the Irish House of Commons (1780� ...

(1744–1797), Irish bishop * William Foster (divine) (born 1591), English divine

Sport

William Foster (English cricketer) William Foster (8 June 1859 – 1 November 1944) was an English cricketer. Foster's batsman (cricket), batting style is unknown. He was born at Beeston, Nottinghamshire, Beeston, Nottinghamshire. Foster made a single first-class cricket, fi ...

(1859–1944), English cricketer *

William Foster (Scottish cricketer) William John Foster (born 3 February 1934) is a Scottish former first-class cricketer and Royal Marines officer. Foster was born at Glasgow and was educated in England at Harrow School. He was commissioned into the Royal Marines as a second li ...

(born 1934), Scottish cricketer *

William Foster (swimmer) William Foster (10 July 1890 – 17 December 1963) was an English competitive swimmer who represented Great Britain in the 1908 and 1912 Olympics. He was freestyle swimmer who won gold and bronze medals as a member of British relay teams, and ...

(1890–1963), British Olympic freestyle swimmer *

William Foster (footballer) William Foster (1913 – after 1933) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Mansfield Town Mansfield Town Football Club is a professional football club based in the town of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, E ...

, English footballer

Other

William Foster (historiographer) Sir William Foster (19 November 1863 – 11 May 1951) was a British historiographer and civil servant who was Registrar and Superintendent of Records in the India Office. He was a member of the Hakluyt Society and was "the foremost authority on ...

(1863–1951), British historiographer and Superintendent of Records at the India office *

William Foster (Iowa architect) William Foster (1842 – 1909) was an architect in Iowa. Together with Henry F. Liebbe (1851-1927), he worked as Foster & Liebbe, which designed numerous courthouses and other public buildings. A number of his works are listed on the U.S. ...

(1842–1909), architect in Iowa, United States *

William Chapman Foster William Chapman Foster (April 27, 1897 – October 15, 1984) was an American businessman and high-ranking government official. He served as United States Under Secretary of Commerce and United States Deputy Secretary of Defense under President H ...

(1897–1984), American businessman and government official *

William Dewey Foster William Dewey Foster (1890 – 1958) was an American architect. Foster received his training from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. During the 1910s and 1920s, he worked as a draftsman for a number of architectural firms before goin ...

(1890–1958), American architect, designer of post offices and government buildings * William H. Foster (1847–1886), British-born American labor union leader * William P. Foster (1919–2010), creator of the Florida A&M University Marching 100 marching band *

William P. Foster (jurist) William P. Foster was an American jurist from Virginia. Foster was appointed to the Illinois Supreme Court on October 9, 1818, by the Illinois State Legislature The Illinois General Assembly is the legislature of the U.S. state of Illinois. It ...

, American jurist from Virginia *

William Trufant Foster William Trufant Foster (January 18, 1879 – October 8, 1950), was an American educator and economist, whose theories were especially influential in the 1920s. He was the first president of Reed College. Early life and education Foster was born ...

(1879–1950), United States educator and economist, first president of Reed College *

William Wasbrough Foster Major-General William Wasbrough Foster, CMG, DSO, VD (1 October 1875 – 2 December 1954) was a noted mountaineer, Conservative Party politician, businessman, and chief constable in British Columbia, Canada, in addition to his distinguished mil ...

(1875–1954), Canadian mountaineer, politician, business man, and chief constable *

William Foster (British architect) William Foster (1876-1940), was a British architect, the designer of many pubs for the Meux Brewery, including The Red Lion, Chipping Barnet The Red Lion is a grade II listed public house in the High Street, Chipping Barnet, London. The pub ...

(1876–1940), British architect * William Alexander Foster (1840–1888), Canadian barrister and essayist *

William Barclay Foster William Barclay Foster (1779 - 1855) was the father of Stephen Foster and a notable businessman in his time. He has been referred to one of the most prosperous merchants of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He was a Pennsylvania state legislator and serv ...

(1779–1855), father of Stephen Foster and businessman * William E. Foster (1851–1930), American librarian and author *William Foster, captain of the '' Clotilda'' and last person to have imported slaves from Africa to the United States

Organizations

* William Foster & Co. Ltd, an agricultural machinery company, which built the first tanks (armored vehicles) * William Foster Elementary School in Garfield Heights, Ohio named for William A. Foster, US. Marine

Fiction

*William Foster, a character portrayed by Michael Douglas in the 1993 movie ''

Falling Down ''Falling Down'' is a 1993 American action film directed by Joel Schumacher, written by Ebbe Roe Smith and released by Warner Bros. in the United States on February 26, 1993. The film stars Michael Douglas in the lead role of William Foster, a di ...

'' *William Foster, a character portrayed by Keanu Reeves in the 2018 movie ''

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