Pabst is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include:

Adolf Pabst (1899–1990), American mineralogist and geologist Daniel Pabst (1826–1910), American furniture maker Frederick Pabst (1836–1904), American brewer Georg Wilhelm Pabst (1885–1967), Austrian film director Guido Frederico João Pabst (1914-1980), Brazilian botanist Hermann Pabst (1842–1870), German historian Johann Heinrich Pabst (1785–1838), German-Austrian physician, philosopher and lay theologian Pavel Pabst (1854–1897), Prussian pianist and composer Paul Pabst, executive producer of The Dan Patrick Show, where he is a member of the "Danettes". Theo Pabst (1905–1979), German architect Thomas Pabst (born 1966), founder of Tom's Hardware, a computer hardware publication Waldemar Pabst (1880–1970), German soldier and right-wing political activist

See also Pabst Brewing Company, brewing company once owned by Frederick Pabst Pabst Blue Ribbon, a beer brand Pabst Brewery Complex, a facility in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, that was closed in 1997 Pabst Mansion, the Milwaukee home to Captain Frederick Pabst Pabst Theater, a theatrical venue in Milwaukee, Wisconsin named after the Pabst family Pabst Hotel, a short-lived New York City hotel sponsored by the brewing company Pabst Plan, a Nazi plan to reconstruct Warsaw after its near-total destruction in 1944 Papst (disambiguation)