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Jost is both a German given name and a surname and a Jewish (Ashkenazi) surname. Notable people with the name include:

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Jost (surname)
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German
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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

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