Gast

Article summary

Gast is a surname and given name. Notable people with the name include: *Alice Gast (1958–2025), American academic and administrator *Belle de Gast, Dutch racing cyclist *Camille du Gast, sportswoman and social pioneer *Carmen Gast, Hong Kong acrobatic gymnast *Carolyn Bartlett Gast, American scientific illustrator *Eric Gast, American record producer *Gabriele Gast, German intelligence officer *Harry Gast, American politician *John Gast (activist), English trade unionist *John Gast (baseball), American baseball player *John Gast (painter), Prussian-born painter *John Gast (priest), Irish Anglican priest and historian *Leon Gast (1936–2021), American documentary filmmaker *Lise Gast (1908–1988), German author *Luce de Gast, 13th century nobleman *Margaret Gast, German-born American racing cyclist *Mary Susan Gast, American poet * Michel Gast (1930–2022), French film director and produce *Paul Werner Gast, American geologist *Peter Gast (disambiguation) *Roswitha Emonts-Gast, Belgian hurdler *Silke Gast, German javelin thrower Gast is also a given name, a form of Gaston: *Gast Gibéryen, Luxembourgish politician *Gast Groeber, Luxembourgish writer *Gast Waltzing, Luxembourgish trumpeter and composer

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1936 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1339822490