Hurst is a surname. As of May 2021, in the United States, there are 55,172 people with this last name making it the 702nd most popular last name. Notable people with the surname include:Alan Hurst (politician) (1945–2023), British politician
Alan Hurst (cricketer), former Australian cricketer
Alfred Hurst (1846–1915), English-born American politician and businessman
Brandon Hurst (1866–1947), English actor
Brian Desmond Hurst (1895–1986), Irish film director
Bruce Hurst, Major League Baseball pitcher
Charles Angas Hurst (1923–2011), Australian Mathematical Physicist
Charles Chamberlain Hurst (1870–1947), British Mendelian geneticist and botanist
Demontre Hurst, American football player
David Hurst (1926–2019), German actor
David W. Hurst, justice of the Supreme Court of Mississippi
Denfield Hurst, Antiguan politician
Emma Hurst, Australia federal politician
Fannie Hurst (1889–1968), American novelist
Fielding Hurst (1810-1882), American landowner, military commander and politician
Geoff Hurst, English footballer
George Samuel Hurst (1927–2010), American health physicist and inventor, touchscreen pioneer
Glynn Hurst, professional footballer
Greg Hurst, Scottish footballer
Harold Edwin Hurst (1880–1978), British hydrologist
Hayden Hurst, American football player
James Hurst (disambiguation)
James Hurst, a short story writer of "The Scarlet Ibis"
James Hurst (baseball), Major League Baseball player
Jim Hurst, American guitarist
John Hurst (disambiguation), multiple people
Jonny Hurst, England's first Chant Laureate
Kevan Hurst, footballer
Lee Hurst, comedian
Lee Hurst (footballer), English football midfielder
Lillian Hurst, Puerto Rican actress and comedian
Margery Hurst (1913–1989), British businesswoman
Maurice Hurst (cornerback), American football player
His son, Maurice Hurst Jr., American football player
Maurice Hurst (architect) (1929–2003), Australian architect
Michael Hurst, actor, director and writer
Mike Hurst (politician), Canadian politician
Mike Hurst (producer), British singer and record producer
Murray Hurst, former coach of the North Queensland Cowboys
Pat Hurst, American golfer
Paul Hurst, English footballer
Paul Hurst (actor) (1888–1953), American film actor and director
Rick Hurst (1946–2025), American actor
Robert Hurst (disambiguation), various including:
Robert Hurst (broadcaster), president of CTV News
Ryan Hurst, American actor
Ted Hurst, American football player
Trevor Hurst, lead singer of Econoline Crush
William Hurst (disambiguation)