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

Andrea Josten, finalist of Deutschland sucht den Superstar George Josten (born 1986), American soccer player Günther Josten (1921–2004), German Luftwaffe fighter ace Julia Josten (born 1978), German television presenter Kurt Josten (1912–1994), German-born historian of science and museum curator, largely based in England Otto Josten, founder of the Jostens Center in Florida, USA Werner Josten (1885–1963), German-born classical music composer based in the USA

Fictional characters Conrad Josten, a fictional character in Smuggler comics Erik Josten, a former supervillain in the Marvel Comics Neil Josten, a fictional character in the All For The Game series

See also Jostens, an American company providing school and college yearbooks