Hurst is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Alan Hurst (cricketer) (born 1950), Australian cricketer
Alan Hurst (politician) (born 1945), British politician
Brian Desmond Hurst (1895–1986), Irish film director
Bruce Hurst (born 1958), former Major League Baseball pitcher
Charles Angas Hurst (1923–2011), Australian Mathematical Physicist
Charles Chamberlain Hurst (1870–1947), British Mendelian geneticist and botanist
Demontre Hurst (born 1991), American football player
Fannie Hurst (1889–1968), American novelist
Geoff Hurst (born 1941), English footballer
George Samuel Hurst (1927–2010), American health physicist and inventor, touchscreen pioneer
Glynn Hurst (born 1976), professional footballer
Harold Edwin Hurst (1880–1978), British hydrologist
James Hurst, a short story writer of "The Scarlet Ibis"
James Hurst (baseball) (born 1967), former Major League Baseball player
John Fletcher Hurst (1834–1903), bishop in the Methodist Episcopal Church
Jonny Hurst (born 1966), England's first Chant Laureate
Kevan Hurst (born 1985), footballer
Lee Hurst (comedian)
Lee Hurst (footballer) (born 1970), English football midfielder
Lillian Hurst (born 1943), Puerto Rican actress and comedian
Maurice Hurst (American football) (born 1967), American football player
His son, Maurice Hurst Jr. (born 1995), American football player
Maurice Hurst (architect) (born 1929), Australian architect
Michael Hurst (born 1957), actor, director and writer
Mike Hurst (politician) (born 1950), Canadian politician
Mike Hurst (producer) (born 1942), British singer and record producer
Murray Hurst, former coach of the North Queensland Cowboys
Nathan Hurst (born 1977), Australian programmer
Pat Hurst (born 1969), American golfer
Paul Hurst (born 1974), former English footballer
Paul Hurst (actor) (1888–1953), American film actor and director
Rick Hurst (born 1946), American actor
Robert Hurst (disambiguation), various including:
Robert Hurst (broadcaster), president of CTV News
Ryan Hurst (born 1976), American actor
Trevor Hurst, lead singer of Econoline Crush
William Hurst (disambiguation)
