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

Surname list

This page lists people with the surname Geist.
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