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
 * Jens Kestner (born 1971), German politician
 * Johann Christian Kestner (1741 - 1800), German jurist and archivist