Kleist, or von Kleist, is a surname.
von Kleist: August von Kleist (1818–1890), Prussian Major General Conrad von Kleist (1839-1900), German politician (German Conservative Party), member of Reichstag Ewald Georg von Kleist (ca. 1700–1748), also known as Ewald Jürgen von Kleist, 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 Makka Kleist (born 1951), Greenlandic actress