Kestner is a

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surname. Notable people with the surname include: * (Georg Christian) August Kestner (1777, Hanover - 1853), German antiquarian and diplomat **

Kestner-Museum Museum August Kestner, previously ''Kestner-Museum'', is a museum in Hanover, Germany. It was founded in 1889. The museum was renamed ''Museum August Kestner'' in December 2007 to avoid confusion with the Kestnergesellschaft, a local art gallery. ...

, Hanover, Germany, founded in 1889 **

kestnergesellschaft Kestner Gesellschaft (Kestner Society) is an art institution in Hanover, Germany, founded in 1916 to promote the arts. Its founders included the painter Wilhelm von Debschitz (1871–1948). The association blossomed under the management of and , ...

, an art gallery in Hanover, Germany, founded in 1916 *

Boyd Kestner Boyd Kestner (born November 23, 1964) is an American actor. Kestner starred in '' The Outsiders'' television series, and later became well known for his role as Alex Barth in the television drama '' Knots Landing''. He also appeared in the 1997 D ...

(born 1964), American actor * Charles Kestner (1803 - 1870), German-French chemist and politician * Charlotte Kestner, née Buff (1753 - 1828), wife of Johann Christian Kestner *

Hermann Kestner Hermann or Herrmann may refer to: * Hermann (name), list of people with this name * Arminius, chieftain of the Germanic Cherusci tribe in the 1st century, known as Hermann in the German language * Éditions Hermann, French publisher * Hermann, Miss ...

(1810 - 1890), German composer *

Jens Kestner Jens Kestner (born 25 December 1971) is a German politician for the Alternative for Germany (AfD) and since 2017 member of the Bundestag. Life and politics Kestner was born 1971 in the West German town of Northeim and became a funeral director. ...

(born 1971), German politician *

Johann Christian Kestner Johann Georg Christian Kestner (28 August 174124 May 1800) was a German lawyer and archivist. He is also notable as the model for Lotte's husband Albert in ''The Sorrows of Young Werther'' by Goethe, with Kestner's fiancée Charlotte Buff used a ...

(1741 - 1800), German jurist and archivist :de:Johann Christian Kestner *

Lars Kestner Lars is a common male name in Scandinavian countries. Origin ''Lars'' means "from the city of Laurentum". Lars is derived from the Latin name Laurentius, which means "from Laurentum" or "crowned with laurel". A homonymous Etruscan name was bo ...

, American author of financial texts *

Paul Kestner Paul may refer to: *Paul (given name), a given name (includes a list of people with that name) * Paul (surname), a list of people People Christianity *Paul the Apostle (AD c.5–c.64/65), also known as Saul of Tarsus or Saint Paul, early Chri ...

, founded the

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 ga ...

company in 1902, now part of the GEA Group

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