Koster (surname)
Koster is the Dutch word for sexton or verger, derived from the Latin custos.
As a surname, it may refer to:
- Adam de Koster (also spelled de Coster) (1586–1643), Flemish painter
- Adrie Koster (born 1954), Dutch athlete
- Bo Koster, US musician
- Chris Koster, current Attorney General of Missouri
- Cornelis H. A. Koster (born 1943), Dutch educator
- Emma Koster (born 1984), Australian female athlete
- Hans de Koster, Dutch politician
- Henry Koster (1905–1988), German-born US film director
- Jan Koster (born 1945), Dutch linguist
- John Koster, Republican candidate in Washington's 2nd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives elections, 2010
- John Jorah Koster (fl. 1990–2000s), US filmmaker
- Julian Koster (fl. 1980–2000s), US musician
- George F. Koster Solid state physicist, known for books on space and point groups and Tight binding; retired from MIT in 2001 [1]
- Kym Koster (born 1973), Australian athlete
- Lou Koster (1889–1973), Luxembourg musician
- Nick Koster (born 1989), South African athlete
- Raph Koster (born 1971), US computer entrepreneur
- R. M. Koster (born 1934), US author
- Samuel W. Koster (1919–2006), US Army officer
- Karen Koster (fl. 2000s), Irish television personality
See also