Troost

Troost is a Dutch surname, and the word means "comfort" in Dutch.

People

• Axel Troost (1954–2023), German politician
• Benoist Troost (1786–1859), Dutch-born physician, publisher, and community leader in Kansas City, Missouri.
  • Named after him: Troost Avenue, a major north–south street in Kansas City, Missouri
• Cornelis Troost (1697–1750), Dutch painter
• Gerard Troost (1776–1850), Dutch physician, naturalist and mineralogist who emigrated to the US in 1825.
  • Named after him: Troost's moccasin, Troostite
• Gerdy Troost (1904–2003), German architect, wife of Paul
• J. Maarten Troost (born 1969), Dutch travel writer living in the US
• Louis Joseph Troost (1825–1911), French chemist
• Paul Troost (1878–1934), German architect, husband of Gerdy
• Renee Troost (born 1988), Dutch footballer
• Sara Troost (1732–1803), Dutch painter
• Sjaak Troost (born 1959), Dutch footballer
• Willem Troost (1684–1752), Dutch painter
• William Troost-Ekong (born 1993), Nigerian-Dutch footballer
• Andre van Troost (born 1972), Dutch cricketer
• Luuk van Troost (born 1969), Dutch cricketer

See also

• Trost (disambiguation)