Coster is a Dutch occupational surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Anne Vallayer-Coster (1744–1818), French painter * Arnold Coster (born 1976), Dutch mountaineers * Charles Coster (1837–1888), American soldier and public official *

Charles De Coster Charles-Theodore-Henri De Coster (20 August 1827 – 7 May 1879) was a Belgian novelist whose efforts laid the basis for a native Belgian literature. Early life and education He was born in Munich; his father, Augustin De Coster, was a nati ...

(1827–1879), Belgian novelist *

Dick Coster Benedictus Antonius Maria "Dick" Coster (born 19 June 1946 in Leiden) is a sailor from the Netherlands. Since the Netherlands did boycott the Moscow Olympic Games Coster represented his National Olympic Committee at the 1980 Summer Olympics in T ...

(born 1946), Dutch sailor, father of Sven and Kalle Coster * Dirk Coster (1889–1950), Dutch physicist ** Coster–Kronig transition named after him *

Elizabeth Coster Elizabeth Mary Coster (born 11 December 1982) is a New Zealand former swimmer, who specialises in backstroke and butterfly events. She helped the New Zealand team to pull off a fourth-place effort and broke a New Zealand record of 4:06.30 in th ...

(born 1982), New Zealand swimmer *

Francis Coster Francis Coster (or Frans de Costere, la, Franciscus Costerus) (Mechelen, 16 June 1532 (1531) - Brussels, 16 December 1619) was a Flemish Jesuit, theologian and author. Life Frans de Costere was received into the Society of Jesus by St. Ignatiu ...

(1532–1619), Flemish Jesuit theologian * Herman Coster (1865–1899), Dutch lawyer and soldier * Howard Coster (1885–1959), British photographer *

Janet Coster Janet Coster is an English operatic mezzo-soprano. Born in London, the daughter of a London Transport employee, Coster studied at the Guildhall School of Music and privately with Eva Turner. In the 1960s she undertook a number of roles at Covent G ...

, English operatic mezzo-soprano *

John Coster John Lewis Coster (1838 – 17 December 1886) was a 19th-century member of parliament from Christchurch, New Zealand. He was mostly known for his business interests. Biography Coster was born in Exeter, and emigrated to Sydney at the age o ...

(1838–1886), New Zealand politician * Kalle Coster (born 1982), Dutch sailor, son of Dick Coster *

Keith Coster Lieutenant General Keith Robert Coster (19 April 19205 June 2012) was a South African army officer who rose to command the Rhodesian Army from 1968 to 1972. Coster was born on 19 April 1920 in Eshowe, Natal, Union of South Africa. He was edu ...

(1920–2012), South African army officer * Laurens Janszoon Coster (c. 1370–c. 1440), Dutch printer * Moses Elias Coster (c.1791–1848), Dutch diamond cutter *

Nick Coster Nick Coster (born 24 September 1985) is a Dutch former professional footballer. He last played professionally as a left back for RKC Waalwijk in the Dutch Eerste Divisie, whom he had joined in 2014. Club career A hard-working leftsided defender ...

(born 1985), Dutch footballer *

Nicolas Coster Nicolas Dwynn Coster (born December 3, 1933) is a British-American actor, most known for his work in daytime drama and as a character actor on nighttime television series, such as ''Wonder Woman Wonder Woman is a superhero created by the A ...

(born 1934), British-born American actor * Ritchie Coster (born 1967), English actor *

Salomon Coster Salomon Coster (c. 1620–1659) was a Dutch clockmaker of the Hague, who in 1657 was the first to make a pendulum clock, which had been invented by Christiaan Huygens (1629-1695). Coster died a sudden death in 1659. Coster's earliest pendulum ...

(c. 1620–1659), Dutch clockmaker * Samuel Coster (1579–1665), Dutch playwright *

Stan Coster Stan Coster OAM (27 May 193025 March 1997) was an Australian country music singer-songwriter. His songs were regularly performed by Slim Dusty and other singers. He is the father of country music singer Tracy Coster. Early life Stan Coster was ...

(1930–1997), Australian country musician *

Sven Coster Sven Erik Coster (born 2 December 1978, in Leiden) is a sailor from the Netherlands. Coster represented his country for the first time at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. With his brother Kalle Coster as crew Coster took 6th place as helmsma ...

(born 1978), Dutch sailor, son of Dick Coster * Tom Coster (born 1941), American musician, father of Tommy *

Tommy Coster Thomas Joseph Coster Jr. (born June 10, 1966) is an American keyboardist and composer. He played on his first song titled "Zulu" with Santana in 1977 receiving his first gold record the following year in 1978. In the following years he co-w ...

(born 1966), American keyboardist and composer, son of Tom * Tracy Coster (born 1966), Australian country music singer * Willem Jacobszoon Coster (1590–1640), Dutch Governor of Ceylon ;Coster-Waldau * Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (born 1970), Danish actor * Nukaaka Coster-Waldau (born 1971), Greenlandic singer, actress, and model

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