Meister (German for "master") is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
A–G
edit- Abraham Meister (birth name of Al Lewis (actor); 1923–2006), American actor
- Alfred Meister (born 1942), Swiss rower
- Alton Meister (1922–1995), American biochemist
- Andi Meister (born 1938), Estonian road engineer and politician
- Beat Meister (born 1965), Swiss cyclist
- Cornelius Meister (born 1980), German conductor and pianist
- David Meister (born 1962), American fashion designer
- Doris Meister (born 1952), German swimmer
- Ernst Meister (1911–1979), German poet and writer
- Erwin Meister, Swiss entrepreneur
- Franz Meister, Austrian para-alpine skier.
- Gabriella Meister, German billionaire businesswoman
- George Meister (1854–1928), American baseball player
- Gérard Meister (1889–1967), French swimmer
H–M
edit- Heinz Meister, German board game designer
- John Meister (1863–1923), American baseball player
- Joseph Meister (1876–1940), French animal attack victim
- Karl Meister (1891–1967), American baseball player
- Karl Wilhelm von Meister (1863–1935), German politician
- Konrad Meister (1930–2002) was a German pianist
- Linni Meister (born 1985), Norwegian model
- Lothar Meister (1931–2021), German cyclist
- Lucas Meister (born 1996), Swiss handball player
- Marc-Patrick Meister (born 1980), German football manager
- Michael Meister (born 1961), German politician
- Michelle Meister (born 1978), German field hockey umpire
- Morris Meister, American school principal and academic administrator
N–Z
edit- Nick Meister (born 1995), Canadian curler
- Nicolas Meister (tennis) (born 1989), American tennis player
- Nicolas Meister (footballer) (born 1999), Austrian football player
- Nora Meister (born 2003), Swiss Paralympic swimmer
- Ralf Meister (born 1962) General Superintendent of Berlin and bishop-elect of Hanover
- Rudolf Meister (1897–1958), German general
- Siegfried Meister (1938–2017), German billionaire businessman
- Simon Meister (1796–1844), German painter
- Stefan Meister (born 1970), German yacht racer
- Steve Meister (born 1958), American tennis player
- Ulrich Meister (1838–1917), Swiss politician
- Urs Meister (born 1958), Swiss gymnast
- Viktor Meister (1925–2018), Estonian agronomist and economist
- William von Meister (1941–1995), American entrepreneur
Fictional characters
edit- Music Meister, fictional character in Batman: The Brave and the Bold
- Wilhelm Meister, from the 1795 novel Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship by Goethe