'''William Foster''' may refer to:
{{TOC right}} == People ==
===Arts=== *Will Foster (fl. 1990–), keyboardist for English rock band The Tears *William Foster (British architect) (1876–1940), British architect *William Foster (Iowa architect) (1842–1909), architect in Iowa, United States *William C. Foster (1880–1923), pioneer of cinematography *William D. Foster (1884–?), African-American film producer *William Dewey Foster (1890–1958), American architect, designer of post offices and government buildings *William Gilbert Foster (1855–1906), British painter
===Military=== *William Foster (British Army officer) (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 (1917–1945), United States Marine, Medal of Honor recipient, killed in action during World War II *William Foster MacNeece Foster (1889–1978), Royal Air Force officer
===Politics=== *William Foster (New South Wales politician, born 1865) (1865–1936), member of NSW Legislative Assembly (1925–1936) *William Foster (New South Wales politician, born 1794) (1793/4–1866), member of the NSW Legislative Council (1843–1845) *William John Foster (1831–1909), member of the NSW Legislative Council & Legislative Council, Attorney-General and Supreme Court judge *William Foster (New Hampshire politician), New Hampshire politician *William Foster (New York state senator) (1813–1893), New York politician *William Foster (British politician) (1887–1947), British Labour Party MP for Wigan, 1942–1947 *William Henry Foster (Lancaster MP) (1848–1908), MP for Lancaster 1895–1900 *William Henry Foster (Bridgnorth MP) (1846–1924), British member of parliament (MP) for Bridgnorth 1870–1885 *William Orme Foster (1814–1899), British Whig MP for South Staffordshire, 1857–1868 *William W. Foster (1922–2000), Pennsylvania politician *William Z. Foster (1881–1961), chairman of the Communist Party USA
===Religion=== *William Foster (bishop) (1744–1797), Irish bishop *William Foster (divine) (1591–16??), English divine
===Sport=== *William Foster (English cricketer) (1859–1944), English cricketer *William Foster (Scottish cricketer) (born 1934), Scottish cricketer *William Foster (swimmer) (1890–1963), British Olympic freestyle swimmer *William Foster (footballer), English footballer *Bill Foster (baseball) (William Hendrick Foster, 1904–1978), Negro leagues baseball player *Bill Foster (basketball, born 1929) (William Edwin Foster, 1929–2016), college basketball head coach at Rutgers, Utah, Duke, South Carolina, and Northwestern *Bill Foster (basketball, born 1936) (William Carey Foster, 1936–2015), college basketball head coach at Charlotte, Miami, Clemson, and Virginia Tech *Billy Foster (William Alva Foster, 1937–1967), Canadian racecar driver *Will Foster (American football) (William Henry Foster, born 1948), American football player
===Other=== *William Foster (historiographer) (1863–1951), British historiographer and Superintendent of Records at the India office *William Chapman Foster (1897–1984), American businessman and government official *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 (swindler) (fl. 1810s), American swindler who obtained an appointment to the Illinois Supreme Court, but never served *William Trufant Foster (1879–1950), American educator and economist, first president of Reed College *William Wasbrough Foster (1875–1954), Canadian mountaineer, politician, business man, and chief constable *William Alexander Foster (1840–1888), Canadian barrister and essayist *William Barclay Foster (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 * Bill Foster (character) (William Foster), Marvel Comics superhero
== Organizations == *William Foster & Co., 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'' *William Foster, a character portrayed by Keanu Reeves in the 2018 movie ''Replicas''
==See also== *Bill Foster (disambiguation) *William Forster (disambiguation) *Wilbur F. Foster (1841–1900), American politician, lawyer
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