# Guest (surname)

The surname Guest is derived from the Old English word giest, which in turn comes from the Old Norse word "gestr", both of which mean "guest" or "stranger." Spelling variations may include Gest, Geste, Gueste, Ghest, Geest, Geeste, Gist, Ghost, Jest. Other European counterparts to the name include the German and Dutch "Gast", Luxembourgish "Gaascht", Swedish "Gäst", Norwegian "Gjest", Serbian and Slovakian "Gost", Czech "Host", etc.

## People with the surname

* Al Guest (contemporary), Canadian animation producer
* Andrew Guest, American television writer
* Ann Hutchinson Guest (1918–2022), authority on dance notation
* Anthony Haden-Guest (born 1937), British-American writer
* Arthur Guest (1841–1898), British politician
* Barbara Guest (1920–2006), American poet and critic
* Bill Guest (1928–1985), Canadian television host
* Lady Charlotte Guest (1812–1895), Welsh historian and translator; wife of John Josiah Guest
* C. Z. Guest (Lucille Douglas Cochrane Guest, 1920–2003), American socialite and fashion icon
* Charles Guest (1900–1977), Royal Air Force officer
* Charlie Guest (born 1993), Scottish alpine skier
* Christopher Guest (born 1948), actor
* Colin Guest (1937–2018), Australian cricketer
* Cornelia Guest (born 1963), American socialite, author
* David Guest (1911–1938), British Communist mathematician and philosopher
* David Guest (born 1981), Australian field hockey player
* Douglas Guest (1916–1996), English organist, conductor, teacher, and composer
* Edgar Guest (1881–1959), American poet
* Edwin Guest (1800–1880), English antiquary
* Ernest Lucas Guest (1882–1972), Rhodesian statesman, lawyer and soldier
* Ernest Melville Charles Guest (1920–1943), Rhodesian-born RAF pilot of WWII, son of Ernest Lucas Guest
* Frederick Edward Guest (1875–1937), British politician
* George Guest (disambiguation)
* Geraldine Guest (1913–2006), All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player
* Gladstone Guest (1917–1998), English footballer
* Glenda Guest (contemporary), Australian novelist
* Harry Guest (born 1938), British poet
* Henry Guest (1874–1957), British politician; son of Ivor Bertie Guest, 1st Baron Wimborne
* Ivor Guest (disambiguation)
* Jack Guest (1906–1972), Canadian Olympic rower
* Jane Mary Guest (c. 1762–1846), English composer and pianist
* Jean Haden-Guest, Lady Haden-Guest (1921-2017), American theatre director and television executive
* Jim Guest (born 1940), American aerospace engineer and politician; state representative
* Jo Guest (born 1972), English glamor model
* John Guest (disambiguation)
* Judith Guest (born 1936), American novelist and screenwriter
* Kim Mai Guest (born 1969), American voice actress
* Lady Charlotte Guest (1812–1895), English translator and businesswoman
* Lance Guest (born 1960), American actor
* Lennie Guest, Australian rugby league footballer
* Matthew Guest (born 1983), Designer and Animator
* Melville Guest (born 1943), former British diplomat and cricketer
* Michael Guest (disambiguation)
* Michael PA Guest (1944-present), British politician; 1st mayor of Whitehaven Town Council, Cumbria
* Montague Guest (1839–1909), British politician; son of John Joshua Guest
* Nicholas Guest (born 1955), American actor
* Oscar Guest (1888–1958), British politician; son of Ivor Bertie Guest, 1st Baron Wimborne
* Paul Guest, American poet and memoirist
* Raymond R. Guest (1907–1991), American businessman, race horse owner and polo player; son of Frederick Edward Guest
* Richard Guest (born 1967), English artist and short story author
* Rob Guest (1950–2008), British-born New Zealand-Australian actor and singer
* Robert Guest, American journalist
* Ruby Haden-Guest (born 1996), British-American computer gaming editor
* Stephen Guest (contemporary), New Zealand-British barrister, Solicitor, Professor
* Thomas B. Guest (1816–1884), Canadian politician from Ontario; provincial legislator
* Thomas Douglas Guest (1781–1845), British artist
* Tim Guest (1975–2009), English author and journalist
* Tom Guest (born 1984), English rugby union player
* Val Guest (1911–2006), British film director
* William Guest (disambiguation)

### British peers

* Baron Haden-Guest
** Leslie Haden-Guest, 1st Baron Haden-Guest (1877–1960), British author, journalist, doctor and politician
** Peter Haden-Guest, 4th Baron Haden-Guest (1913–1996), British peer
** Christopher Guest (Christopher Haden-Guest, 5th Baron Haden-Guest) (born 1948), British-American comedian and actor
* Guest family, descendants of John Guest (1722–1787), a manager of Dowlais Ironworks
** Ivor Bertie Guest, 1st Baron Wimborne (1835–1914), British peer; son of John Josiah Guest: uncle-by-marriage of Winston Churchill
** Ivor Guest, 1st Viscount Wimborne (1873–1939), British politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland; son of Ivor Bertie Guest
** Ivor Guest, 2nd Viscount Wimborne (1903–1967), British politician

### People named with other variants

* Gest (surname)