William Foster may refer to:
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