Horst is a male given name used mostly in German-speaking countries.
The name is of Old High German origin, meaning "man from the forest", "bosk" or "brushwood". In modern German, "Horst" is also the equivalent of English aerie, the nest of an eagle.
Horst Buchholz (1933–2003), German actorHorst Bulau (born 1962), Canadian ski jumperHorst Christian Simco (born 1982), American rapperHorst Feistel (1915-1990), German cryptographerHorst P. Horst (1906–1999), German photographerHorst Jankowski (1936–1998), German pianistHorst Janson (actor) (born 1935), German actorHorst Köhler (born 1943), former Federal President of GermanyHorst Mahler (born 1936), German rightist and ex-Rote Armee Fraktion memberHorst Mahseli (1934–1999), Polish footballerHorst Muhlmann (1940–1991), German-born American football playerHorst Wessel (1907–1930), right-wing political activist, assassinated in pre-Nazi-GermanyHorst Baron (born 1962), German pornographic film actorHorst Rechelbacher (born 1941), founder of Aveda CorporationHorst Seehofer (born 1949), minister-president of BavariaHorst Simco (born 1982), also known as Riff Raff (rapper)Horst Sindermann (1915–1990), German politicianHorst Tappert (1923-2008), German actor.