Master (family name)
Meister is a German family name .
Name bearer
A.
- Abraham Meister (1901–1990), German theologian
- Adolf Meister (* 1931), German-Danish Jesuit and artist
- Albert Meister (politician) (1895-1942), German politician (NSDAP)
- Albert Meister , real name of Al Lewis (1923–2006), American actor
- Albert Meister (sociologist) (1927–1982), Swiss sociologist
- Alexander Karlowitsch Meister (1865–1938), Russian geologist, petrograph and mineralogist
- Alfred Meister (1888–1914), German painter
- Aloys Meister (1866–1925), German historian
- Andi Meister (* 1938), Estonian engineer and politician
- Andreas Meister (* 1966), German mathematician and university professor
- August Meister (1873–1939), German-Swiss locomotive designer
B.
- Bernd Meister (* 1943), German soccer player
- Bernhard Meister (* before 1962), Austrian doctor and university professor for pediatric hematology and oncology
- Birgitta Kleinschwärzer-Meister (* 1969), German theologian and university professor
- Bo Meister (* 1999), German basketball player
C.
- Caesar Meister (1927–2017), German politician (SPD), building senator in Hamburg and member of the Hamburg citizenship
- Carl Meister (businessman) (1888–1962), German businessman and historian
- Carl Friedrich Wilhelm Meister (1827–1895), German businessman and industrialist
- Carl Ludwig Daniel Meister (1800–1877), German businessman and politician
- Casimir Meister (1869–1941), Swiss composer, church musician and folk song collector
- Christian Friedrich Georg Meister (1718–1782), German lawyer
- Christoph Georg Ludwig Meister (1738–1811), German Protestant theologian and poet
- Cornelius Meister (* 1980), German pianist and conductor
D.
- Deborah Meister (* 1990), Swiss-American actress
- Derek Meister (* 1973), German author
- Dietrich Meister (1927-2014), German politician (CDU)
- Doris Meister (* 1952), German swimmer and Olympic participant
- Dorothee Meister (* 1960), German educationalist and media pedagogue
E.
- Edgar Meister (* 1940), German politician (SPD) and bank manager
- Eduard Meister (1911–1991), Swiss organist
- Edwin Meister (1884–1970), German textile technologist and university professor
- Else Meister (1912–2005), German writer
- Erhard Meister (1948–2013), Swiss politician
- Ernst Meister (painter) (1832–1904), German painter
- Ernst Meister (geologist) (1887–1939), German geologist
- Ernst Meister (District Administrator) , German District Administrator
- Ernst Meister (writer) (1911–1979), German writer
- Ernst Meister (actor) (1926–1986), Austrian actor
- Eugen Meister (1886–1968), Swiss painter
F.
- Ferdinand Meister (1828–1915), German classical philologist and high school teacher
- Friedrich Meister (writer) (1841–1918), German writer
- Friedrich Meister (botanist) (1860–1954), Swiss teacher and botanist
- Friedrich Wilhelm Meister (1870–1946), German administrative lawyer and judge
- Fritz Meister (actor) (1856–1929), German actor
- Fritz Meister (politician) (1896–1976), German politician (SPD)
G
- Georg Meister (manufacturer) (1858–1933), German manufacturer and company founder
- Georg Meister (architect) , German architect
- Georg Meister (forester) (* 1929), German forester and author
- Georg Jacob Friedrich Meister (1755–1832), German legal scholar
- George Meister (1653–1713), German court gardener and botanist
- Georgi Karlowitsch Meister (1873–1938), Russian biologist, plant breeder and university professor
- Gerrit Meister (* 1986), German-American American football player
- Gertrud Meister-Zingg (1898–1984), Swiss ceramist, see Heinrich and Gertrud Meister-Zingg
- Gisela Meister-Scheufelen (* 1956), German politician (CDU), MdL
H
- Hans Meister (officer) (1862 – after 1905), lieutenant colonel, colonial commander in South West Africa
- Hans Meister (trumpeter) (1930–2010), Austrian trumpeter and university professor
- Hans Meister (psychologist) (1936-2010), German psychologist, special education teacher and university professor
- Heinrich Meister (1842–1906), German trade unionist and politician (SPD)
- Heinrich Meister (1894–1972), Swiss ceramist, see Heinrich and Gertrud Meister-Zingg
- Heinz Meister , game designer
- Herbert von Meister (1866–1919), German industrialist and politician
- Herbert Meister (civil servant) (1925–2013), Austrian lawyer and administrative officer
- Herbert Meister (publisher) , German publisher, see Rosenheimer Verlagshaus
- Herbert E. Meister (* 1946), German lawyer
- Hermann Meister (1890–1956), German publisher and writer
- Horst Meister (* 1937), German artist
- Hubert Meister (1938–2010), German organist and musicologist
- Hugo Meister (1901–1956), German politician (KPD)
J
- Jacques-Henri Meister ( Jakob Heinrich Meister ; 1744–1826), Swiss writer, theologian and editor
- Jakob Meister (* 1955), German-Russian chess player
- Jan Bernhard Meister (* 1981), Swiss historian and university professor
- Jan Christoph Meister (* 1955), Germanist, literary scholar and university lecturer
- Johann Meister (General, 1856) (1856–1928), Austrian Feldzeugmeister
- Johann Meister (General, 1862) (1862–1943), German general
- Johann Meister (soccer player) , Austrian soccer player
- Johann Christian Friedrich Meister (1758–1828), German lawyer and university professor
- Johann Friedrich Meister († 1697), German composer and organist
- Johann Heinrich Meister (1700–1781), Swiss theologian and clergyman
- Johann Koch called master (around 1430–1487), Basel book printer
- Johannes Meister (politician) (1892–1966), German lawyer and politician (NSDAP)
- Johannes Friedrich Meister (1926–2014), German clergyman
- Josef Meister († 1957), German carnivalist
- Joseph Meister (1876–1940), French man vaccinated against rabies
K
- Karl Meister (singer) (also Carl Meister ; 1875? - after 1920), German opera singer (tenor)
- Karl Meister (philologist) (1880–1963), German philologist
- Karl Meister (baseball player) ( Dutch ; 1881-1967), American baseball player
- Karl Meister (soccer player) (* 1958), Austrian soccer player
- Karl Severin Meister (also Carl Severin Meister ; 1818–1881), German music teacher, composer and hymnologist
- Klaus Meister (* 1938), German ancient historian
- Konrad Meister (1930–2002), German pianist and music teacher
- Kurt Meister (1901–1961), German actor, director, author and radio play speaker
L.
- Leonhard Meister (1741–1811), Swiss theologian and polymath
- Lothar Meister I (* 1931), German cyclist
- Lothar Meister II (1928–2019), German cyclist
- Lucas Meister (* 1996), Swiss handball player
- Ludwig Meister (1889–1914), German classical philologist
- Lukas Meister (* 1986), German singer-songwriter, musician and lyricist
M.
- Marc-Patrick Meister (* 1980), German soccer coach
- Martin Meister I. (around 1560–1625), German religious and landgrave
- Martin Meister (journalist) , German science journalist
- Michael Meister (* 1961), German politician (CDU)
- Monika Meister (* 1949), Austrian theater scholar
N
- Nathan Meister , New Zealand actor
- Nicolas Meister (tennis player) (* 1989), American tennis player
- Nicolas Meister (soccer player) (* 1999), Austrian soccer player
- Nikolas Meister (1809–1883), German-American painter
O
- Olaf Meister (* 1971), German politician (Greens), MdL
- Oskar Meister (1885 – after 1952), Austrian-Moravian lawyer and librarian
- Otto Meister (entrepreneur, 1873) (1873–1937), Swiss entrepreneur and engineer
- Otto Meister (painter, 1887) (1887–1969), Swiss painter
- Otto Meister (painter, 1892) (1892–1959), German painter
- Otto Meister (entrepreneur, 1904) (1904–1984), German entrepreneur and founder of the foundation
P
- Paul Meister (1926–2018), Swiss fencer
- Paul Meister (officer) (1864–1939), German lieutenant general
- Peter Meister (physician) (1931–2019), German pathologist and university professor
- Peter Meister (sculptor) (1934–1999), Swiss sculptor
- Peter Meister (soccer player) (1954–2014), Austrian soccer player
- Peter Meister (chess player) (* 1966), German chess player
R.
- Ralf Meister (* 1962), German theologian and clergyman, bishop in Hanover
- Richard Meister (1881–1964), Austrian philologist and educator
- Richard Meister (epigraphist) (1848–1912), German epigraphist, linguist and high school teacher
- Rudolf Meister (General) (1897–1958), German general
- Rudolf Meister (glass technician) (before 1926–1998), German glass technician
- Rudolf Meister (pianist) (* 1963), German pianist and university professor
- Rupert Meister (* 1965), German ice hockey goalkeeper
S.
- Sibylle Meister (* 1963), German politician (FDP), MdA Berlin
- Siegfried Meister (1903–1982), German engineer and politician (CDU)
- Siegfried Meister (entrepreneur) (1938–2017), German entrepreneur and company founder
- Simon Meister (1796–1844), German painter
- Sophie Meister (* 1981), German actress and model
- Stefan Meister (* 1975), German political scientist
T
- Thomas Hermann Meister (* 1955), German diplomat
- Tobias Meister (* 1957), German actor and voice actor
- Tristan Meister (* 1989), German conductor and choir director
U
- Ulrich Meister senior (1801–1874), Swiss politician
- Ulrich Meister junior (1838–1917), Swiss politician
- Ulrich Meister (artist) (* 1947), German-Swiss artist
- Ulrich Meister (Manager) (* 1960), German manager
W.
- Walter Meister (* 1940), German teacher and local history researcher
- Werner Meister (1889–1969), Swiss politician (BGB)
- Wibke Meister (* 1995), German soccer player
- Wilhelm Meister (1827–1895), German entrepreneur, see Carl Friedrich Wilhelm Meister
- Wilhelm Meister (lawyer) (1854–?), German lawyer
- Wilhelm von Meister (1863–1935), German diplomat
- Wilhelm Meister , a pseudonym of Paul Bang (1879–1945), German politician (DNVP), MdR
- Wilhelm Meister (hotelier) († 1993), German hotel specialist and owner
- Willi Meister (1918–2012), Swiss painter and draftsman
- Wolfgang Meister (* 1935), German carnivalist