Dost is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Abdul Rahim Muslim Dost (born 1960), Afghan journalist and jeweller Andrew Dost (born 1983), American musician Bas Dost (born 1989), Dutch football player Bernd Dost (1939–2015), German journalist, filmmaker, writer and publisher Erol Dost (born 1999), Bulgarian football player Jan Dost (born 1965), Syrian Kurdish poet Jeanne Dost, American economist Kader Dost (born 2000), Turkish race walker Marcel Dost (born 1969), Dutch decathlete Sultan Mohammad Dost (born 1932), Afghan wrestler