Glaister as a surname may refer to the following:
Andrew Glaister (born 1967), video game programmer Gabrielle Glaister (born 1960), English actress Geoffrey Glaister (1917 - 1985), English librarian George Glaister (born 1918), English footballer Gerard Glaister (1915 – 2005), British television producer and director Howard Glaister, OBE (1906 - 1995), Mayor of Carlisle John Glaister (1856 – 1932), Scottish forensic scientist Lesley Glaister (born 1956), British novelist and playwright Stephen Glaister (born 1946), Professor of Transport and Infrastructure, Imperial College London