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