Kleist

Kleist, or von Kleist, is a surname.

von Kleist:
 * August von Kleist (1818–1890), Prussian Major General
 * Christian von Kleist (1901–after 1933), German writer (pseudonym "Kyrill")
 * Conrad von Kleist (1839-1900), German politician (German Conservative Party), member of Reichstag
 * Ewald Georg von Kleist (ca. 1700–1748), also known as Ewald Jürgen von Kleist, co-inventor of the Leyden jar
 * Frederick William von Kleist (1724–1767),  Prussian major general, commander of the Green Hussars.  One of 58 officers of the Kleist family to serve in the Seven Years' War
 * Ewald Christian von Kleist (1715–1759), German poet and soldier
 * Henning Alexander von Kleist (1677–1747) Prussian general
 * Henning Alexander von Kleist (1707–1784). Prussian Lt. General. Nephew of Henning Alexander von Kleist (above)
 * Franz Kasimir von Kleist (1738–1808) Prussian General
 * Franz Alexander von Kleist (1769–1799) Poet
 * Friedrich Graf Kleist von Nollendorf (1762–1823), Prussian field marshal
 * Heinrich von Kleist (1777–1811), German writer
 * Kleist Prize, German literary prize named after Heinrich
 * Makka Kleist (born 1951), Greenlandic actress
 * Paul Ludwig Ewald von Kleist (1881–1954), German field marshal
 * Panzer Group Kleist and Army Group von Kleist, parts of the German First Panzer Army
 * Ewald von Kleist-Schmenzin (1890–1945), conspirator to assassinate Adolf Hitler
 * Ewald-Heinrich von Kleist-Schmenzin (1922–2013), conspirator to assassinate Adolf Hitler

Kleist:
 * Kleist Sykes, former Tanzanian mayor
 * Henry Kleist, farmer and Socialist state senator from Rantoul, Wisconsin
 * Kuupik Kleist, First Minister elect of Greenland
 * Karl Kleist, German psychiatrist