Jost is both a German given name and a surname and a Jewish (Ashkenazi) surname. Notable people with the name include: Given name Jost Amman (1539–1591), Swiss Jost Bürgi (1552–1632), Swiss clockmaker, maker of astronomical instruments, and mathematician Jost Metzler (1909–1975), German submarine commander during World War II Jost Vacano (born 1934), German cinematographer Jost Capito (born 1958), German Motorsport manager and current CEO and team principal of Williams Racing Formula One team Surname Alfred Jost (1916–1991), French endocrinologist Christian Jost (born 1963), German composer Christian Jost, French geographer Colin Jost (born 1982), American writer and comedian Heinz Jost (1904–1964), Nazi war criminal Henry L. Jost (1873–1950), U.S. politician Isaak Markus Jost (1793–1860) Jewish historical writer Jeffrey Jost, American bobsledder John Jost (born 1968), American social psychologist Jon Jost (born 1943), American independent filmmaker Jürgen Jost, German mathematician Matthieu Jost (figure skater) (born 1981), French ice dancer Mike Jost (born 1979), American musician Peter Jost (born 1921), British Jewish tribologist Res Jost (1918–1990), Swiss theoretical physicist Tyson Jost (born 1998), Canadian hockey player See also Jost Van Dyke, an island in the British Virgin Islands Joest (disambiguation) German-language surnames German masculine given names Jewish surnames de:Jost