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 (1827–1879), Belgian novelist Dick Coster (born 1946), Dutch sailor, father of Sven and Kalle Coster Dirk Coster (1889–1950), Dutch physicist Coster–Kronig transition named after him Elizabeth Coster (born 1982), New Zealand swimmer Francis Coster (1532–1619), Flemish Jesuit theologian Herman Coster (1865–1899), Dutch lawyer and soldier Howard Coster (1885–1959), British photographer Janet Coster, English operatic mezzo-soprano John Coster (1838–1886), New Zealand politician Kalle Coster (born 1982), Dutch sailor, son of Dick Coster Keith Coster (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 (born 1985), Dutch footballer Nicolas Coster (born 1934), British-born American actor Ritchie Coster (born 1967), English actor Salomon Coster (c. 1620–1659), Dutch clockmaker Samuel Coster (1579–1665), Dutch playwright Stan Coster (1930–1997), Australian country musician Sven Coster (born 1978), Dutch sailor, son of Dick Coster Tom Coster (born 1941), American musician, father of Tommy Tommy Coster (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 See also Koster (surname) De Coster Dutch-language surnames Occupational surnames