What is "kirst"

Kirst may refer to:

• Alex Kirst, drummer in The Nymphs, an alternative rock band of the late 1980s
• Hans Hellmut Kirst (1914–1989), German novelist and the author of 46 books
• Joachim Kirst (born 1947), retired East German decathlete
• Jutta Kirst (born 1954), retired female track and field athlete who competed for East Germany
• Roger Kirst, the Henry M. Grether Professor of Law at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln College of Law