Kestner

Kestner is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• (Georg Christian) August Kestner (1777, Hanover - 1853), German antiquarian and diplomat
• Kestner-Museum, Hanover, Germany, founded in 1889
• kestnergesellschaft, an art gallery in Hanover, Germany, founded in 1916
• Boyd Kestner (born 1964), American actor
• Charlotte Kestner, née Buff (1753 - 1828), wife of Johann Christian Kestner:de:Charlotte Kestner
• Jens Kestner (born 1971), German politician
• Johann Christian Kestner (1741 - 1800), German jurist and archivist:de:Johann Christian Kestner