Geist (surname)
# Geist (surname)

Geist is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

* Bill Geist (born 1945), American author, columnist and journalist
* Christian Geist (c. 1650–1711), German composer and organist
* Clarence H. Geist (1866–1938), American financier
* George Geist (born 1955), American politician
* Joel Geist (born 1982), American actor
* Kaufman Geist, (1895–1948) American track and field athlete
* Michael Geist (born 1968), Canadian academic
* Otto W. Geist (1888–1963), German archaeologist, explorer, and naturalist
* Raymond H. Geist (1885–1955) American diplomat
* Richard Geist (1944–2019), American politician
* Valerius Geist (1938–2021), Canadian biologist
* Willie Geist (born 1975), American television personality
