Koster (surname)
Koster is the Dutch word for sexton or verger, derived from the Latin custos.
Koster is a common surname in the Netherlands, ranking 45th in 2007. People with the surname "Koster" or "De Koster" include:
- I Wayan Koster Indonesian politician, current governor of Bali
- Adam de Koster, Flemish painter
- Adrie Koster, Dutch footballer
- Annelise Koster, Namibian artistic gymnast
- Anouska Koster, Dutch racing cyclist
- Bo Koster, American rock musician
- Chava Koster, Dutch rabbi
- Chris Koster, American politician from Missouri
- Chris Koster (musician), Canadian singer-songwriter
- Claudia Koster, Dutch road cyclist
- Cornelis H. A. Koster, Dutch computer scientist
- Daphne Koster, Dutch footballer
- Dominique Koster, South African sprinter
- Emma Koster, Australian athlete
- Everhardus Koster, Dutch land- and seascape painter
- Fred Koster, American baseball player
- George F. Koster, American physicist
- Hans de Koster, Dutch politician
- Henry Koster, German-born American film director
- Henry Koster (author), English coffee-grower, explorer, botanist and author
- Irene Koster, Dutch swimmer
- Jan Koster, Dutch linguist
- Jans Koster, Dutch swimmer
- Jared Koster, Canadian football linebacker
- Joëlle Rollo-Koster, French historian
- John Koster, American impresario of the Koster and Bial's Music Hall
- John Koster, Washington State politician
- Joséphine Thérèse Koster, botanist
- Julian Koster, American musician
- Karen Koster, Irish-Dutch television presenter
- Kym Koster, Australian rules footballer
- Laure Koster, Luxembourgian swimmer
- Laurens Janszoon Koster, Dutch printer
- Lou Koster, Luxembourgian composer and pianist
- Luis Koster, Uruguayan basketball player
- Martijn Koster, Dutch software engineer
- Martin Koster, Dutch writer
- Maureen Koster, Dutch middle-distance runner
- Nick Köster, South African rugby union player
- R. M. Koster, American author
- Raph Koster, American computer entrepreneur
- Samuel W. Koster, American army officer
- Sepp Koster, Dutch racing driver