Jost is both a German given name and a surname and a Jewish (Ashkenazi) surname. Notable people with the name include:

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* Jost Amman (1539–1591), Swiss *

Jost Bürgi Jost Bürgi (also ''Joost, Jobst''; Latinisation of names, Latinized surname ''Burgius'' or ''Byrgius''; 28 February 1552 – 31 January 1632), active primarily at the courts in Kassel and Prague, was a Swiss clockmaker, a maker of astronomica ...

(1552–1632), Swiss clockmaker, maker of astronomical instruments, and mathematician *

Jost Metzler Jost Metzler (26 February 1909 – 29 September 1975) was a German submarine commander during World War II. He commanded the U-boats and , and was recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany. Career Metzler joined the ''Kri ...

(1909—1975), German submarine commander during World War II *

Jost Vacano Jost Vacano, BVK (born 15 March 1934) is a German retired cinematographer. His work included ''Das Boot'', and he also worked together with director Paul Verhoeven on seven films, including ''RoboCop'' and '' Total Recall''. He was also the cin ...

(born 1934), German cinematographer * Jost Capito (born 1958), German

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manager and current CEO and team principal of

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Alfred Jost Alfred Jost (1916–1991) was a French endocrinologist, and an early researcher in the field of fetal endocrinology. He is known for his discovery of the Müllerian inhibitor, now called anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) or Müllerian inhibiting ...

(1916–1991), French endocrinologist * Christian Jost (born 1963), German composer * Christian Jost, French geographer * Colin Jost (born 1982), American writer and comedian *

Heinz Jost Heinz Jost (9 July 1904 – 12 November 1964) was a German SS functionary during the Nazi era. He was involved in espionage matters as the ''Sicherheitsdienst'' (Security Service) or (SD) section chief of office VI (foreign intelligence) of the ...

(1904-1964), Nazi war criminal *

Henry L. Jost Henry Lee Jost (December 6, 1873 – July 13, 1950) was a Democratic Mayor of Kansas City, Missouri from 1912–1916 and a U.S. Congressman from March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1925. Biography Jost was born on December 6, 1873, in New York City. He ...

(1873-1950), U.S. politician * Isaak Markus Jost (1793–1860) Jewish historical writer * Jeffrey Jost, American bobsledder *

John Jost John Thomas Jost (born 1968) is a social psychologist best known for his work on system justification theory and the psychology of political ideology. Jost received his AB degree in Psychology and Human Development from Duke University (1989), wh ...

(born 1968), American social psychologist *

Jon Jost Jon Stephen Jost (born 16 May 1943 in Chicago) is an American independent filmmaker. Born in Chicago to a military family, he grew up in Georgia, Kansas, Japan, Italy, Germany and Virginia. He began making films in January 1963 after being expel ...

(born 1943), American independent filmmaker * Jürgen Jost, German mathematician * Matthieu Jost (figure skater) (born 1981), French ice dancer * Mike Jost (born 1979), American musician * Peter Jost (born 1921), British Jewish tribologist * Res Jost (1918–1990), Swiss theoretical physicist * Tyson Jost (born 1998), Canadian hockey player

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