What is "krist"

Krist is both a given name and surname. Notable people with the name include:

• Augustin Krist (20th century), Czech football referee
• Gary Krist (writer) (born 1957), American writer
• Gary Stephen Krist (born 1945), American criminal
• Gustav Krist (1894-1937), Austrian adventurer, prisoner-of-war, carpet-dealer and author
• Krist Novoselic (born 1965), American rock musician