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Anne Vallayer-Coster Anne Vallayer-Coster (21 December 1744 – 28 February 1818) was a major 18th-century French painter best known for still lifes. She achieved fame and recognition very early in her career, being admitted to the Académie Royale de Peinture e ...

(1744–1818), French painter *

Arnold Coster Arnold Coster (born Arnold Schiedam, 1976, Netherlands) is a Dutch mountaineer. Educated as a mechanical engineer, he became intensely involved with climbing at a young age when he started climbing in the Alps. He moved to Nepal in 2003 to foll ...

(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 Dirk Coster (October 5, 1889 – February 12, 1950), was a Dutch physicist. He was a Professor of Physics and Meteorology at the University of Groningen. Coster was born in Amsterdam. On February 26, 1919, he married Lina Maria Wijsman, who ...

(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 Hermanus 'Herman' Jacobus Coster (Alkmaar, the Netherlands, 30 June 1865 - Elandslaagte, South African Republic, 21 October 1899) was a Dutch lawyer and State Attorney of the Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek. Biography Herman Coster was born on 30 ...

(1865–1899), Dutch lawyer and soldier *

Howard Coster Howard Sydney Musgrave Coster (27 April 1885 – 17 November 1959) was a British photographer, opening a London studio in 1926. He was a self-styled 'Photographer of Men'. Collections After a childhood in the Isle of Wight, he was introduced t ...

(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 ...

, 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 of ...

(1838–1886), New Zealand politician *

Kalle Coster Kalle Kristian Coster (born 9 December 1982 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 Sven Coster as helmsman, Coster took 6th place as ...

(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 Laurens Janszoon Coster (c. 1370, Haarlem – c. 1440), or Laurens Jansz Koster, is the purported inventor of a printing press from Haarlem. He allegedly invented printing simultaneously with Johannes Gutenberg and was regarded by some in ...

(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'', '' Buck Rogers in the 25th Century'', ''T. J. ...

(born 1934), British-born American actor *

Ritchie Coster Ritchie Coster (born 1 July 1967) is an English actor. He is best known for playing the roles of Dietrich Banning in ''The Tuxedo'' (2002), the Chechen in ''The Dark Knight'' (2008), Elias Kassar in ''Blackhat'' (2015), Mayor Austin Chessani on ...

(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 Samuel Coster (1 September 1579, Amsterdam – 1665) was a Dutch playwright. Coster was the fifth child of Adriaen Lennaertz, sexton and carpenter, and Aeltgen Jansd. By around 1605, he was a member of the Amsterdam rederijkerskamer "De Eglan ...

(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 Tom Coster (born August 21, 1941) is an American keyboardist, composer, and longtime backing musician for Carlos Santana. Early years Detroit-born and San Francisco-raised, Coster played piano and accordion as a youth, continuing his studies ...

(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 Tracy Coster is an Australian country music singer and songwriter. She was born on 12 April 1966. Her father, Stan Coster, was an acknowledged songwriter. Early life It is hard to determine the time Tracy Coster started her career. She was born ...

(born 1966), Australian country music singer *

Willem Jacobszoon Coster Willem Jacobszoon Coster ( – 21 August 1640) was a Dutch colonial governor who served as the first Governor of Dutch Ceylon from 13 March until 17 August 1640. He was succeeded by Jan Thyszoon Payart. Ceylon In 1637, the Ki ...

(1590–1640), Dutch Governor of Ceylon ;Coster-Waldau *

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau Nikolaj William Coster-Waldau (; born 27 July 1970) is a Danish actor and producer. He graduated from the Danish National School of Performing Arts in Copenhagen in 1993, and had his breakthrough role in Denmark with the film '' Nightwatch'' (1 ...

(born 1970), Danish actor * Nukaaka Coster-Waldau (born 1971), Greenlandic singer, actress, and model

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