Geist (disambiguation)

Geist ("spirit") is a German term used in philosophy, in particular by Hegel.

Geist may also refer to:

Arts, entertainment and media

• Geist (DC Comics), a superhero appearing in Detective Comics
• Geist (Marvel Comics), a supervillain opponent of Wolverine
• Geist (magazine), a Canadian literary magazine
• Geist (video game), a Nintendo GameCube video game exclusively published by Nintendo
• Geist: The Sin-Eaters, a role-playing game published by White Wolf, Inc., involving undead creatures such as ghosts and geists

People

• Bill Geist (born 1945), American author, columnist and television journalist
• Christian Geist (c. 1650–1711), German composer and organist
• Clarence H. Geist, owner of utility companies
• George Geist (born 1955), American politician
• Joel Geist (born 1982), American actor
• Kaufman Geist, (1895–1948) American track and field athlete
• Michael Geist (born 1968), Canadian academic
• Otto W. Geist (1888–1963), German archaeologist, explorer, and naturalist
• Raymond H. Geist (1885–1955) American Counsel and First Secretary of the United States embassy in Berlin
• Richard Geist (1944-2019), American politician
• Willie Geist (born 1975), American television personality
• Valerius Geist (born 1938), Canadian biologist

Places

• Geist, Indianapolis, an area in northeastern Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, named after Geist Reservoir, which it surrounds
• Geist, the German name for Apața Commune, Braşov County, Romania