Kleist
Kleist, or von Kleist, is a surname.
von Kleist:
- August von Kleist, Prussian Major General
- Ewald Jürgen Georg von Kleist, co-inventor of the Leyden jar
- Frederick William von Kleist , Prussian major general, commander of the Green Hussars. One of 58 officers of the Kleist family to serve in the Seven Years' War
- Ewald Christian von Kleist, German poet and soldier
- Henning Alexander von Kleist Prussian general
- Henning Alexander von Kleist. Prussian Lt. General. Nephew of Henning Alexander von Kleist
- Franz Kasimir von Kleist Prussian General
- Franz Alexander von Kleist Poet
- Friedrich Graf Kleist von Nollendorf, Prussian Field Marshal
- Heinrich von Kleist, German writer
- *Kleist Prize, German literary prize named after Heinrich
- Paul Ludwig Ewald von Kleist, German Field Marshal
- *Panzer Group Kleist and Army Group von Kleist, parts of the German First Panzer Army
- Ewald von Kleist-Schmenzin, conspirator to assassinate Adolf Hitler
- Ewald-Heinrich von Kleist-Schmenzin, conspirator to assassinate Adolf Hitler
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