Quist

Quist is a surname. It usually is of Scandinavian origin as a variant of Qvist. It is also a Dutch toponymic surname from the island of Tholen, referring to a piece of land called `t Quistken.[1] The surname is also common in coastal Ghana, originating during the colonial era from Gold Coast Euro-African unions. People with the surname include:

  • Adrian Quist (1913–1991), Australian tennis player
  • Allen Quist (born 1944), American (Minnesota) politician
  • Anne Quist (born 1957), Dutch rower
  • Arvin S. Quist (1933–2018), American scientist and lawyer
  • Buster Quist (born 1936), American javelin thrower
  • Edward Quist (born 1976), American director, screenwriter, and multidiscipline artist
  • Emmanuel Charles Quist (1880-1959), Ghanaian barrister, judge and first Speaker of the Parliament of Ghana
  • Flemming Quist Møller (1942-2022), Danish director, screenwriter, animator and voice actor
  • Gordon Jay Quist (born 1937), American (Michigan) District Judge
  • Harlin Quist (c.1930–2000), American children's books publisher
  • Janet Quist (born 1955), American model and actress
  • Johan Martin Quist, (1755–1818), Danish architect
  • Karl Quist (1875–1957), Australian cricketer
  • Leen Quist (1942–2014), Dutch ceramist
  • Lucy Quist (born 1974), Ghanaian business executive in England
  • Neville Quist (born 1952), Australian fashion designer
  • Ofeibea Quist-Arcton (born 1958), Ghanaian radio journalist and broadcaster
  • Per-Ola Quist (born 1961), Swedish Olympic swimmer
  • Rasmus Quist Hansen (born 1980), Danish rower and Olympic athlete
  • Rob Quist (born 1948), American musician and congressional candidate
  • Jacob Quistgaard (Quist), Danish guitarist, songwriter and YouTube personality

See also

  • Hambrecht & Quist, an investment bank based in San Francisco, California
  • Qvist (surname)
  • Quist, a henchman of Emilio Largo who was fed to sharks for failing to assassinate James Bond

References

  1. ^ Quist at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands.
Look up qvist in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Surname list
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