Pabst is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Adolf Pabst (1899–1990), American mineralogist and geologistDaniel Pabst (1826–1910), American furniture makerFrederick Pabst (1836–1904), American brewerGeorg Wilhelm Pabst (1885–1967), Austrian film directorGuido Frederico João Pabst (1914-1980), Brazilian botanistHermann Pabst (1842–1870), German historianJohann Heinrich Pabst (1785–1838), German-Austrian physician, philosopher and lay theologianPavel Pabst (1854–1897), Prussian pianist and composerThomas Pabst (born 1966), founder of Tom's Hardware, a computer hardware publicationWaldemar Pabst (1880–1970), German soldier and right-wing political activist