Holst (surname)


Holst and von Holst are surnames. In Denmark and Norway they are of Medieval origin, meaning Holsatian. They may refer to:

Holst

  • Alison Holst, New Zealand food writer and television chef
  • Amalia Holst, German writer, intellectual, and feminist
  • Arne Holst, Norwegian bobsledder
  • Axel Holst, Norwegian professor of hygiene and bacteriology
  • Bodil Holst, Danish physicist
  • Carl Holst, Danish politician
  • Christian Holst, Danish/Faroese football player
  • Dagmar Holst, German rower
  • Eduard Holst, Danish actor, dancer, playwright and composer
  • Elise Holst, Danish stage actress.
  • Erika Holst, Swedish ice hockey player
  • Ewout Holst, Dutch swimmer
  • Frederik Holst, Norwegian medical doctor
  • Gilda Holst, Ecuadorian writer
  • Gilles Holst, Dutch physicist
  • Gustav Holst, English composer
  • Hanne-Vibeke Holst, Danish author
  • Hans Faye Holst, Norwegian politician
  • Hans Holst, 17th century Danish woodcarver
  • Henning Holst, Danish field hockey player
  • Imogen Holst, British conductor, composer and writer, daughter of Gustav Holst
  • Johan Jørgen Holst, Norwegian politician
  • Johan Throne Holst, Norwegian industrialist and politician
  • Kai Holst, Norwegian resistance fighter and member of Milorg
  • Knut Holst, Norwegian Nordic skier
  • Lars Holst, Norwegian journalist, newspaper editor and politician
  • Per Holst, Danish film producer and director
  • Peter Theodor Holst, Norwegian politician
  • Poul Christian Holst, Norwegian government official
  • Spencer Holst, American writer and storyteller
  • Svea Holst, Swedish film actress
  • Theodor von Holst, English painter
  • Thomas Holst, German serial killer
  • Timothy Holst, American ringmaster
  • Toke Holst, Danish handballer
  • Waldemar Holst, German Korvettenkapitän

    von Holst

  • Erich von Holst, German behavioral physiologist
  • Erik von Holst, Estonian/German ice yacht designer and sailor
  • Hermann Eduard von Holst, Estonian-German-American historian
  • Hermann V. von Holst, American architect
  • Johan Hübner von Holst, Swedish sport shooter

    Other

  • Maria van der Holst-Blijlevens, Dutch sprint canoer
  • Niels Holst-Sørensen, commander-in-chief of the Danish Air Force and European champion athlete
  • Jon Holst-Christensen, Danish retired male badminton player
  • Joachim Holst-Jensen, Norwegian film actor
  • June Holst-Roness, mayor of Freetown, Sierra Leone