Rist is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
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Boy Rist, Norwegian officer and WWII resistance fighter
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Charles Rist (1874–1955), French economist
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Gilbert Rist (born 1938), Swiss academic
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Johann Rist (1607–1667), German dramatist and poet
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John Rist
John Michael Rist (born 1936) is a British scholar of ancient philosophy, classics, and early Christian philosophy and theology, known mainly for his contributions to the history of metaphysics and ethics. He is the author of monographs on Plato, ...
(born 1936), British scholar of ancient philosophy and classics
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Léonard Rist Léonard Rist (1905–1982) was a French economist and banker.
He was the son of Charles Rist, the economist. Working in America he returned to France to enlist in 1939. He was imprisoned by the Nazi forces following the German occupation of F ...
(1905–1982), French economist and banker; first chief economist of the World Bank
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Liisi Rist
Liisi Rist (born 25 June 1991) is an Estonian racing cyclist. She competed in the 2013 UCI women's team time trial in Florence. She has won the Estonian National Road Race Championships twice (2013, 2014) and the Estonian National Time Trial Cha ...
(born 1991), Estonian racing cyclist
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Pipilotti Rist
Pipilotti Elisabeth Rist (born 21 June 1962) is a Swiss visual artist best known for creating experimental video art and installation art. Her work is often described as surreal, intimate, abstract art, having a preoccupation with the female ...
(born 1962), Swiss visual artist
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Robbie Rist
Robbie Rist (born April 4, 1964) is an
American actor. He is known for playing Cousin Oliver in '' The Brady Bunch'', Martin in '' Grady'' and "Little John" in ''Big John, Little John''. Rist is also known for voicing assorted characters in ...
(born 1964), American actor
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Will Rist (born 1987), English cricketer
See also
* RIST is an acronym for the
Reynolds Intellectual Screening Test.
* Rist Mountain is part of the
Marcy Group in the Adirondack Mountains
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