Kleist

Kleist, or von Kleist, is a surname.

von Kleist:

• August von Kleist (1818–1890), Prussian Major General
• Ewald Jürgen Georg von Kleist (ca. 1700–1748), co-inventor of the Leyden jar
• Frederick William von Kleist (1724–1767), Prussian major general, commander of the Green Hussars. One of 58 officers of the Kleist family to serve in the Seven Years' War
• Ewald Christian von Kleist (1715–1759), German poet and soldier
• Henning Alexander von Kleist (1677–1747) Prussian general
• Henning Alexander von Kleist (1707–1784). Prussian Lt. General. Nephew of Henning Alexander von Kleist (above)
• Franz Kasimir von Kleist (1738–1808) Prussian General
• Franz Alexander von Kleist (1769–1799) Poet
• Friedrich Graf Kleist von Nollendorf (1762–1823), Prussian Field Marshal
• Heinrich von Kleist (1777–1811), German writer
  • Kleist Prize, German literary prize named after Heinrich
• Paul Ludwig Ewald von Kleist (1881–1954), German Field Marshal
  • Panzer Group Kleist and Army Group von Kleist, parts of the German First Panzer Army
• Ewald von Kleist-Schmenzin (1890–1945), conspirator to assassinate Adolf Hitler
• Ewald-Heinrich von Kleist-Schmenzin (1922-2013), conspirator to assassinate Adolf Hitler

Kleist:

• Kleist Sykes, former Tanzanian mayor
• Henry Kleist, farmer and Socialist state senator from Rantoul, Wisconsin
• Kuupik Kleist, First Minister elect of Greenland
• Karl Kleist, German psychiatrist