Tigist is a given name. Notable people with the given name include:
Tigist Assefa (born 1996), Ethiopian middle-distance runner Tigist Gashaw (born 1996), Ethiopian-born middle-distance runner Tigist Moreda (born 1968), Ethiopian long-distance runner Tigist Shibabaw (1980–2008), Ethiopian singer Tigist Tufa (born 1987), Ethiopian marathon runner