Polster is a surname.
Notable people with this surname include: Bernd Polster (born 1952), German author Burkard Polster (born 1965), German mathematician and math popularizer Dan Polster (born 1951), American judge Hermann Christian Polster (born 1937), German opera singer James Alan Polster (1947–2012), American novelist James Polster (born 1979), American volleyball player Keith Polster, designer of The Fright at Tristor, a Dungeons & Dragons adventure module Manuel Polster (born 2002), Austrian association football player Matt Polster (born 1993), American association football player Miriam Polster (1924–2001), US clinical psychologist Rita Polster (born 1948), Finnish film actress Toni Polster (born 1964), Austrian association football coach and former player Victor Polster (born 2002), Belgian actor and dancer