Meister (German for "master") is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Abraham Meister (birth name of Al Lewis (actor); 1923–2006), American actor
• Alfred Meister (born 1942), Swiss rower
• Alton Meister (1922–1995), American biochemist
• Andi Meister (born 1938), Estonian road engineer and politician
• Beat Meister (born 1965), Swiss cyclist
• Cornelius Meister (born 1980), German conductor and pianist
• David Meister (born 1962), American fashion designer
• Doris Meister (born 1952), German swimmer
• Ernst Meister (1911–1979), German poet and writer
• Erwin Meister, Swiss entrepreneur
• Franz Meister, Austrian para-alpine skier.
• Gabriella Meister, German billionaire businesswoman
• George Meister (1854–1928), American baseball player
• Gérard Meister (1889–1967), French swimmer

• Heinz Meister, German board game designer
• John Meister (1863–1923), American baseball player
• Joseph Meister (1876–1940), French animal attack victim
• Karl Meister (1891–1967), American baseball player
• Karl Wilhelm von Meister (1863–1935), German politician
• Konrad Meister (1930–2002) was a German pianist
• Linni Meister (born 1985), Norwegian model
• Lothar Meister (1931–2021), German cyclist
• Lucas Meister (born 1996), Swiss handball player
• Marc-Patrick Meister (born 1980), German football manager
• Michael Meister (born 1961), German politician
• Michelle Meister (born 1978), German field hockey umpire
• Morris Meister, American school principal and academic administrator

• Nick Meister (born 1995), Canadian curler
• Nicolas Meister (tennis) (born 1989), American tennis player
• Nicolas Meister (footballer) (born 1999), Austrian football player
• Nora Meister (born 2003), Swiss Paralympic swimmer
• Ralf Meister (born 1962) General Superintendent of Berlin and bishop-elect of Hanover
• Rudolf Meister (1897–1958), German general
• Siegfried Meister (1938–2017), German billionaire businessman
• Simon Meister (1796–1844), German painter
• Stefan Meister (born 1970), German yacht racer
• Steve Meister (born 1958), American tennis player
• Ulrich Meister (1838–1917), Swiss politician
• Urs Meister (born 1958), Swiss gymnast
• Viktor Meister (1925–2018), Estonian agronomist and economist
• William von Meister (1941–1995), American entrepreneur

• Music Meister, fictional character in Batman: The Brave and the Bold
• Wilhelm Meister, from the 1795 novel Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship by Goethe