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