Jost

Jost, a German proper name, may refer to:

Given name

• Jost Amman (1539–1591), Swiss artist
• Jost Bürgi (1552–1632), Swiss clockmaker, maker of astronomical instruments, and mathematician
• Jost Metzler (1909—1975), German submarine commander during World War II
• Jost Vacano (born 1934), German cinematographer

Surname

• Alfred Jost (1916–1991), French endocrinologist
• Christian Jost (born 1963), German composer
• Christian Jost, French geographer
• Colin Jost (born 1982), American writer and comedian
• Heinz Jost (1904-1964), Nazi war criminal
• Henry L. Jost (1873-1950), U.S. politician
• Isaak Markus Jost (1793–1860) Jewish historical writer
• Jeffrey Jost, American bobsledder
• Jon Jost (born 1943), American independent filmmaker
• Mathieu Jost (born 1981), French ice dancer
• Mike Jost (born 1979), American musician
• Res Jost (1918–1990), Swiss theoretical physicist

Places

• Jost Van Dyke, an island in the British Virgin Islands

See also

• Joest (disambiguation)