Rist is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Boy Rist (1912–1972), Norwegian officer and WWII resistance fighter * Charles Rist (1874–1955), French economist *

Gilbert Rist Gilbert Rist (16 July 1938 – 15 February 2023) was a Swiss educator who was honorary professor at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Geneva. He was best known for his study, ''The History of Development: From West ...

(1938–2023), Swiss academic *

Edwin Rist Edwin Rist, also known by the pseudonym Edwin Reinhard, is an American flautist, Fly tying, fly-tyer, and Burglary, burglar known for stealing 299 rare or extinct Bird specimen, bird specimens from the Natural History Museum at Tring, England, in ...

, American flautist and fly-tyer *

Johann Rist Johann Rist (8 March 1607 – 31 August 1667) was a German poet and dramatist best known for his hymns, which inspired musical settings and have remained in hymnals. Life Rist was born at Ottensen in Holstein-Pinneberg (today Hamburg) on 8 Marc ...

(1607–1667), German dramatist and poet *

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 * Léonard Rist (1905–1982), French economist and banker; first chief economist of the World Bank * Liisi Rist (born 1991), Estonian racing cyclist *

Pipilotti Rist Pipilotti Elisabeth Rist, birth name ''Elisabeth Charlotte Rist'' (born 21 June 1962 in Grabs) is a Swiss visual artist best known for creating experimental video art and installation art. Her work is often described as surreal, intimate, abst ...

(born 1962), Swiss visual artist *

Robbie Rist Robert Anthony Rist (born April 4, 1964) is an American actor. He is known for playing Cousin Oliver in ''The Brady Bunch'', Martin in ''Grady (American TV series), Grady'' and "Little John" in ''Big John, Little John''. Rist is also known fo ...

(born 1964), American actor * Will Rist (born 1987), English cricketer

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