Quist

Quist is a surname. It usually is of Scandinavian origin as a variant of Qvist. It is also a Dutch toponymic surname from the island of Tholen, referring to a piece of land called `t Quistken.[1] 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 (1913–1991), Australian tennis player
* Allen Quist (born 1944), American (Minnesota) politician
* Anne Quist (born 1957), Dutch rower
* Arvin S. Quist (1933–2018), American scientist and lawyer
* Buster Quist (born 1936), American javelin thrower
* Edward Quist (born 1976), American director, screenwriter, and multidiscipline artist
* Emmanuel Charles Quist (1880–1959), Ghanaian barrister, judge and first Speaker of the Parliament of Ghana
* Flemming Quist Møller (1942–2022), Danish director, screenwriter, animator and voice actor
* Gordon Jay Quist (born 1937), American (Michigan) District Judge
* Harlin Quist (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 (1875–1957), Australian cricketer
* Leen Quist (1942–2014), Dutch ceramist
* Lucy Quist (born 1974), Ghanaian business executive in England
* Neville Quist (born 1952), Australian fashion designer
* Ofeibea Quist-Arcton (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 (Quist), Danish guitarist, songwriter and YouTube personality

## See also

[edit]

* Hambrecht & Quist, an investment bank based in San Francisco, California
* Qvist (surname)
* Quist, a henchman of Emilio Largo who was fed to sharks for failing to assassinate James Bond

## References

[edit]

1. ^ Quist at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands.

Look up qvist in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

Surname list

This page lists people with the surname Quist.
If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name(s) to the link.