Beat (name)

Beat (pronounced "Bey-ah-t") is a German male given name, derived from the Latin name Beatus, which means "blessed". The name is common in German-speaking Switzerland because of St Beatus of Lungern, considered a patron saint. The female variant is Beate. The name Beat may refer to:


 * Beat Jans (born 1964), Swiss politician who serves as a Member of the Swiss Federal Council since 2024
 * Beat Bosch (born 1971), Swiss athlete
 * Beat Breu (born 1957), Swiss cyclist
 * Beat Fehr (1943–1967), Swiss racing driver
 * Beat Feuz (born 1987), Swiss alpine skier
 * Beat Forster (born 1983), Swiss ice hockey player
 * Beat Furrer (born 1954), Austrian composer
 * Beat Gähwiler (born 1965), Swiss athlete
 * Beat Gerber (born 1982), Swiss ice hockey player
 * Beat Hefti (born 1978), Swiss bobsledder
 * Beat W. Hess (born 1949), Swiss businessman
 * Beat Koch (born 1972), Swiss cross country skier
 * Beat Mändli (born 1969), Swiss equestrian
 * Beat Müller (born 1978), Swiss sport shooter
 * Beat Raaflaub (born 1946), Swiss conductor
 * Beat Richner (1947–2018), Swiss doctor
 * Beat Rüedi (1920–2009), Swiss ice hockey player
 * Beat Schwerzmann (born 1966), Swiss rower
 * Beat Seitz (born 1973), Swiss bobsledder
 * Beat Streuli (born 1957), Swiss artist
 * Beat Sutter (born 1962), Swiss football player
 * Beat Wyss (born 1947), Swiss art historian
 * Beat Zberg (born 1971), Swiss cyclist
 * Beat/Doctor Beat, a fictional character in the Gloria Estefan song Dr. Beat