Quist is a surname. It usually is of Scandinavian origin as a variant of Qvist. It is also a

Dutch Dutch commonly refers to: * Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands * Dutch people () * Dutch language () Dutch may also refer to: Places * Dutch, West Virginia, a community in the United States * Pennsylvania Dutch Country People E ...

toponymic surname A toponymic surname or topographic surname is a surname derived from a place name.

Tholen Tholen () is a 25,000 people municipality in the southwest of the Netherlands. The municipality of Tholen takes its name from the town of Tholen, which is the largest population center in the municipality. The municipality consists of two peninsu ...

, referring to a piece of land called ''`t Quistken''.Quist
at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands. The surname is also common in coastal Ghana, originating during the colonial era from Gold Coast Euro-African unions. People with the surname include: *

Adrian Quist Adrian Karl Quist (23 January 191317 November 1991) was an Australian tennis player. Biography Adrian Quist was born in Medindie, South Australia. His father was Karl Quist, who had been a noted interstate cricketer, and owned a sporting goods ...

(1913–1991), Australian tennis player *

Allen Quist Allen J. Quist (born October 14, 1944) is a Minnesota politician, a former state representative, and a two-time candidate for governor of the state. State representative A Republican, Quist was first elected to the Minnesota House of Represent ...

(born 1944), American (Minnesota) politician *

Anne Quist Johanne "Anne-Marie" Marie Quist (born 26 December 1957 in Nijmegen, Gelderland) is a former international Rowing (sport), rower from the Netherlands, who won the bronze medal in the Women's Eights at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angele ...

(born 1957), Dutch rower * Beth Quist (born 1970s), American vocalist and multi-instrumentalist * Buster Quist (born 1936), American javelin thrower * Edward Quist (born 1976), American director, screenwriter, and multidiscipline artist *

Emmanuel Charles Quist Sir Emmanuel Charles Quist, also known as Paa Quist (21 May 1880, in Christiansborg, Accra – 30 March 1959) was a barrister, educator and judge who served as the first Speaker of the Gold Coast Legislative Assembly and the first Speaker of ...

(1880-1959), Ghanaian barrister, judge and first Speaker of the

Parliament of Ghana The Parliament of Ghana is the legislative body of the Government of Ghana. History Legislative representation in Ghana dates back to 1850, when the country was a British colony known as Gold Coast. The body, called the Legislative Council, ...

Flemming Quist Møller Flemming Oluf Quist Møller (19 May 1942 – 31 January 2022) was a Danish director, cartoonist, children's author, drummer, screenwriter, and actor. Career As a director, he started with small experimental animation, often in collaboration with ...

(1942-2022), Danish director, screenwriter, animator and voice actor *

Gordon Jay Quist Gordon Jay Quist (born November 12, 1937) is a Senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan. Education and career Born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Quist received a Bachelor of Art ...

(born 1937), American (Michigan) District Judge *

Harlin Quist Harlin Quist (died May 13, 2000, age 69) born Harlin Bloomquist was a publisher noted for innovative children's books. Early years Harlin was born and raised in Virginia, Minnesota, attended Carnegie Tech and began his career in 1958 as an off-Br ...

(c.1930–2000), American children's books publisher * Janet Quist (born 1955), American model and actress * Johan Martin Quist, (1755–1818), Danish architect *

Karl Quist Karl Hugo Quist (18 August 1875 – 31 March 1957) was an Australian sportsman who played interstate cricket for New South Wales, South Australia, and Western Australia, and later became a noted South Australian sporting coach and personality. B ...

(1875–1957), Australian cricketer *

Leen Quist Leen Quist ( Sint Philipsland, September 4, 1942 – Veere, April 11, 2014) was a Dutch ceramist, who was known for his own style, a perfect finish and geometric (blue) lines. According to Thimo te Duits, author of ''Modern Ceramics in the Netherl ...

(1942–2014), Dutch ceramist * Lucy Quist (born 1974), Ghanaian business executive in England * Neville Quist (born 1952), Australian fashion designer *

Ofeibea Quist-Arcton Ofeibea Quist-Arcton (born 4 August 1958) is a Ghanaian-British radio journalist, correspondent, commentator and broadcaster. She works for National Public Radio, reporting on issues and events related to West Africa. She grew up in Ghana, Ital ...

(born 1958), Ghanaian radio journalist and broadcaster * Per-Ola Quist (born 1961), Swedish Olympic swimmer * Rasmus Quist Hansen (born 1980), Danish rower and Olympic athlete * Rob Quist (born 1948), American musician and congressional candidate *

Jacob Quistgaard Jacob Quistgaard (known as Quist) is a Danish guitarist and producer based in Los Angeles. Quist is best known as the lead guitarist with British singer and Roxy music frontman Bryan Ferry. He has been touring with Ferry since early 2014 and fea ...

(Quist), Danish guitarist, songwriter and YouTube personality

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