Jost is both a German given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:
Jost Amman (1539–1591), Swiss artistJost Bürgi (1552–1632), Swiss clockmaker, maker of astronomical instruments, and mathematicianJost Metzler (1909—1975), German submarine commander during World War IIJost Vacano (born 1934), German cinematographerAlfred Jost (1916–1991), French endocrinologistChristian Jost (born 1963), German composerChristian Jost, French geographerColin Jost (born 1982), American writer and comedianHeinz Jost (1904-1964), Nazi war criminalHenry L. Jost (1873-1950), U.S. politicianIsaak Markus Jost (1793–1860) Jewish historical writerJeffrey Jost, American bobsledderJon Jost (born 1943), American independent filmmakerJürgen Jost, German mathematicianMathieu Jost (born 1981), French ice dancerMike Jost (born 1979), American musicianRes Jost (1918–1990), Swiss theoretical physicistJost Wikipedia (Text) CC BY-SA