Kesting is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Edmund Kesting (1892–1970), German photographer, painter and art professor Hans Kesting (born 1960), Dutch actor Jürgen Kesting (1940–2026), German journalist, music critic and author Mat Kesting, CEO and director of the Adelaide Film Festival since 2019 Peter Kesting (born 1955), Australian former cyclist Sheilagh Kesting (born 1953), Scottish Presbyterian of Church of Scotland