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Leist is the surname of the following people:
- Alexander Leist (* 1987), German freestyle Frisbee player and official
- Anton Leist (* 1947), German-Swiss philosopher; Head of the ethics work and research center at the Ethics Center of the University of Zurich
- Arthur Leist (1852–1927), German writer and journalist
- Burkard Wilhelm Leist (1819–1906), German legal scholar
- Claudia Johanna Leist (* 1959), German radio play director
- Elisabeth Leist (1917–2001), German pediatric nurse
- Erich Leist (1935–2014), German soccer player
- Fritz Leist (1913–1974), German psychotherapist and Catholic religious philosopher
- Gerhard Alexander Leist (1862–1918), German legal scholar
- Heinrich Leist (1859–1910), German lawyer and colonial official
- Jörg Leist (* 1935), German local politician and mayor
- Julian Leist (* 1988), German soccer player
- Justus Christoph Leist (1770–1858), German constitutional lawyer
- Karl-Heinz Leist (1940–2012), German sports educator
- Ludwig Leist (1891–1967), German administrative officer and SA leader in German-occupied Poland
- Matheus Leist (* 1998), Brazilian racing car driver
- Otmar Leist (1921–2012), German writer
- Susanne Leist , German business IT specialist
- Winfried Leist (* 1938), German historian
Leist also denotes:
- abnormal bone growth on the fetlock; see Leist (horse disease)
- a closed circle of friends in the canton of Bern and, since the middle of the 19th century, also a neighborhood association (association to promote the interests of a neighborhood)
- a district of Neuenkirchen (near Greifswald)
- a mountain in the Flumserberg ski area in the canton of St. Gallen, see Leist (mountain)
