Faust (disambiguation)

Faust is the protagonist of a German tale who makes a pact with the Devil. The character is based on a real person, Johann Georg Faust. The tale is the basis of many works.

Faust may also refer to:

Arts and entertainment

For people in arts and entertainment, see § People.

Film and television

• Faust (1926 film), directed by Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau
• Faust (1960 film), directed by Peter Gorski
• Faust (1994 film), directed by Jan Švankmajer
• Faust: Love of the Damned (film) (2000), directed by Brian Yuzna
• Dark Faust, a character in Ultraman Nexus (2004–2005 Japanese TV series)
• Faust, a character in Beyblade: Metal Masters (2010–2011 anime series)
• Faust (2011 film), directed by Alexander Sokurov
• Ilsa Faust, a character in Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation (2015 film)
• Johnny Faust, a character in American Satan (2017 film) and Paradise City (2021–present TV series)
• The Last Faust (2019 film), directed by Philipp Humm

Gaming

• Faust, a character in Vendetta (1991 video game)
• Faust (Guilty Gear), a character in Guilty Gear (1998–present video game series)
• Faust (video game) (1999 graphic adventure game)
• Faust, a character in Jazz and Faust (2002 graphic adventure game)

Literature

• Goethe's Faust (Part I, 1806; Part II, 1831), a work by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
• Faust (1856), a novella by Ivan Turgenev
• Faust (1866), a satirical poem by Estanislao del Campo
• Faust (manga) (1950), a manga by Osamu Tezuka
• Felix Faust, a character in DC Comics continuity (introduced 1962)
• Faust (1980), a novel by Robert Nye
• Faust (comics) (1987–2012), a series of comic books by David Quinn and Tim Vigil
• Sebastian Faust, a character in DC Comics continuity (introduced 1993)
• Faust VIII, a character in Shaman King (1994–2004, 2021–present manga and anime series)
• Faust (magazine) (2003–present), a Japanese literary anthology
• Frau Faust (2014–2017), a manga by Kore Yamazaki

Music

• Faust Overture (c. 1840), a concert overture by Richard Wagner
• La damnation de Faust (1846), a work for orchestra and chorus by Hector Berlioz
• Faust Symphony (1857), a symphony by Franz Liszt
• Faust (band) (1971–present), a German krautrock band
• Faust (album) (1971), an album by the band Faust
• "Faust" (2001), a song by Gorillaz from G Sides
• "Faust Arp" (2007), a song by Radiohead from In Rainbows

Theatre and opera

• Faust ballets (18th–20th centuries), a set of ballets
• Faust (Spohr) (1816), an opera by Louis Spohr
• Faust (opera) (1859, revised 1869), an opera by Charles Gounod
• Doktor Faust (1925), an opera by Ferruccio Busoni
• Randy Newman's Faust (1995), a musical by Randy Newman
• Der Faust (2006–present), an annual German theatre prize
• Faust (2012), a play by Edgar Brau
• Faust (EWTC show) (2016), a play by the East West Theatre Company

Other media

• Faust (paintings) (1976–1979), a series by Nabil Kanso

People

In academia

• Albert Bernhardt Faust (1870–1951), scholar of German-American studies
• Beatrice Faust (1939–2019), Australian author and women's activist
• David Faust (born 1955), author and president of Cincinnati Christian University
• Drew Gilpin Faust (born 1947), historian and president of Harvard University
• Johann Georg Faust (1480–1541), itinerant alchemist, astrologer and magician of the German Renaissance
• Faust Shkaravsky (1897–1975), army physician and forensic expert

In arts

• Alban Faust (born 1960), luthier and player of traditional Swedish music
• Berthold Faust (born 1935), German nature artist
• Chad Faust (born 1980), Canadian actor, singer, film producer, film director, and screenwriter
• Chris Faust (born 1955), American landscape photographer
• Christa Faust (born 1969), American author
• Faust (musician) (born 1974), Norwegian metal drummer
• Faust Lang (1887–1973), German sculptor
• Frederick Schiller Faust (1892–1944), American author better known as Max Brand
• Georg Faust (born 1956), German cellist
• Isabelle Faust (born 1972), German violinist
• Joe Clifford Faust (born 1957), American author
• Lauren Faust (born 1974), American animator who created My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic
• Lucy Faust (born 1986), American actress
• Nancy Faust (born 1947), American organist

Sportspeople

• Andre Faust (born 1969), Canadian ice hockey player
• Charlie Faust (1880–1915), American baseball pitcher
• Christopher Faust (born 1968), German hockey coach and trainer
• George Faust (1917–1993), American football player
• Gerry Faust (born 1935), American football player and coach
• Joe Faust (athlete) (born 1942), American high jumper

Other people

• Alfred Faust (1883–1961), German advertising executive, journalist and politician
• Charles L. Faust (1879–1928), American politician from Missouri
• Jack Faust (attorney) (born 1932), American attorney and television broadcaster
• James E. Faust (1920–2007), American leader of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
• Jean Satterthwaite Faust (born 1930), American women's rights activist
• William Faust (1929–1995), American politician from Michigan

Places

For buildings, see Faust House (disambiguation).

• Faust, Alberta, a hamlet in Canada
• Faust, Missouri, a ghost town
• Faust, North Carolina, an unincorporated community
• Faust, Utah, an unincorporated community

Other

• FAUST (programming language), a purely functional language for signal processing
• MV Faust, a cargo carrier in service 2007–present
• SS Faust, a coaster in service 1920–1926

See also

• Works based on Faust
• Deals with the Devil in popular culture
• Fausto (disambiguation)
• Faustus (disambiguation)
• Foust, a surname (including a list of people with the name)