Joost (first name)

Joost is a masculine given name as a diminutive or diminutive of Justus , Jodocus or Josef / Jozef .

Name bearer

Joost Lijbaart (* 1967), Dutch jazz drummer
Joost Patocka (* 1969), Dutch jazz musician
Joost Posthuma (* 1981), Dutch cyclist
Joost van Sasse (1684–1755), engraver in the 18th century
Joost Schmidt (1893–1948), German typographer, painter and teacher at the Bauhaus
Joost Siedhoff (* 1926), German actor
Joost Swarte (* 1947), Dutch illustrator, comic book artist and designer
Joost van den Vondel (1587–1679), Dutch poet and playwright
Joost Zwagerman (1963–2015), Dutch writer, essayist and publicist