Holst
Holst is a family name . Etymologically, it comes from the Holstein region and is therefore one of the names of origin.
Name bearer
- Adolf Holst (1867–1945), German children's author and publisher
- Adrianus Roland Holst (* 1888), Dutch poet
- Amalia Holst (born von Justi ; 1758–1829), Prussian educator and women's rights activist
- André Holst (* 1964), German journalist and actor
- Andreas von Holst (* 1964), German guitarist
- Axel Holst (Professor) (1860–1931), Norwegian hygienist and bacteriologist
- Axel Holst (actor) (* 1967), German actor
- Bjørn Holst-Christensen (* around 1938), Danish badminton player
- Carl Holst (* 1970), Danish politician
- Christian Holst (* 1981), Faroese soccer player
- Christian von Holst (* 1941), German art scholar, 1994–2006 director of the Staatsgalerie Stuttgart
- Dietrich von Holst (* 1937), German biologist
- Elke Holst (* 1953), German economist
- Elling Holst (1849–1915), Norwegian mathematician and children's book author
- Emil Holst (* 1991), Danish badminton player
- Erich von Holst (1908–1962), German behavioral physiologist
- Erik Holst (1922–2013), Danish politician
- Erik von Holst (1894–1962), ice sail pioneer and designer from Estonia
- Erika Holst (* 1979), Swedish ice hockey player
- Evelyn Holst (* 1952), German journalist and author
- Frederik Holst (medic) (1791–1871), Norwegian medic
- Frederik Holst (soccer player) (* 1994), Danish soccer player.
- Greg Holst (* 1954), Austrian-Canadian ice hockey player and coach
- Gustav Holst (1874–1934), British composer
- Hanne-Vibeke Holst (* 1959), Danish writer
- Hans Peter Holst (1811–1893), Danish poet and writer
- Hans-Rainer Holst (* 1943), German manager and politician (SPD), MdHB
- Henriette Roland Holst (1869–1952), Dutch poet and politician
- Henry Holst (1899–1991), Danish violinist and music teacher
- Hermann Holst (1903–1978), German painter
- Hermann Eduard von Holst (1841–1904), German historian
- Imogen Holst (1907–1984), English music writer and composer
- Ina Holst (1956–2017), German actress, director and acting teacher
- Jan Henrik Holst , polyglot linguist from Schleswig-Holstein
- Johan Hübner von Holst (1881–1945), Swedish sports marksman
- Johan Jørgen Holst (1937–1994), Norwegian politician of the Arbeiderpartiet
- Johann Mathias von Holst (1839–1905), Baltic-German architect
- Johannes Holst (1880–1965), German marine painter
- Jon Holst-Christensen (* 1968), Danish badminton player
- Kirsten Holst (1936–2008), Danish writer
- Klaus-Ewald Holst (* 1943), German manager
- Knut Holst (1884–1977), Norwegian skier
- Laurits Bernhard Holst (1848–1934), Danish painter
- Maria Holst (1917–1980), Austrian actress
- Marius Holst (* 1965), Norwegian director
- Matthias Baader Holst (formerly Matthias Holst ; 1962–1990), German writer
- Matthias Holst (* 1982), German soccer player
- Maximilian Holst (* 1989), German handball player
- Niels Holst (*?), Danish tennis player
- Niels Holst-Sørensen (* 1922), Danish athlete
- Niels von Holst (1907–1993), art historian, author and head of the Foreign Office of the State Museums in Berlin
- Nils Olof Holst (1846–1918), Swedish geologist, doctor of philosophy and mineralogy
- Renate Holst (1950–2018), German lawyer
- Robert Artur Holst (1885–1943), Estonian entrepreneur
- Richard Roland Holst (1868–1938), Dutch painter, poster artist, book designer
- Susanne Holst (* 1961), German television journalist and doctor
- Taylor Holst (* 1989) Austrian-Canadian ice hockey player
- Theodor von Holst (1810–1844), representative of romantic painting in England
- Thomas Holst (* 1964), German criminal ( heath killer )
- Thyra Holst (* 1968), German textile artist
- Tine Holst (* 1980), Danish triathlete
- Tonny Holst-Christensen (* around 1935), Danish badminton player
- Werner Holst (* 1933), German Roman Catholic clergyman, cathedral chapter in Hildesheim
- Wolfgang Holst (1922–2010), German football official
Others
- Shipyard W. Holst
- Holst-Sinfonietta , chamber ensemble for music of the 20th and 21st centuries based in Freiburg im Breisgau
- (3590) Holst , asteroid of the main belt
- Holst Peak , mountain on Alexander I Island in Antarctica