Maister is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Barry Maister (born 1948), New Zealand field hockey player Beau Maister (born 1986), Australian rules football player David Maister (born 1947), British-American professor of business administrator Rudolf Maister (1874–1934), Slovene military officer, poet and political activist Selwyn Maister (born 1946), New Zealand field hockey player