Lystad is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Elsa Lystad (born 1930), Norwegian actress Fredrik Lystad Jacobsen (born 1990), Norwegian professional ice hockey player Harald Lystad (1875–1950), Norwegian physician, ophthalmologist and president of the Norwegian Ophthalmological Society Joakim Lystad (born 1953), Norwegian civil servant Knut Lystad (born 1946), Norwegian actor, singer, translator, screenwriter, comedian and occasional director Lars Lystad, Norwegian ski-orienteering competitor and world champion Magne Lystad (1932–1999), Norwegian orienteering competitor
See also Lystad Bay, is a bay 2.5 nautical miles (5 km) wide which indents the west side of Horseshoe Island