Chestnut (surname)
Chestnut is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
- Ashlei Sharpe Chestnut, American actress
- Ben Chestnut, American billionaire businessman
- Charles S. Chestnut IV, American politician
- Cynthia M. Chestnut, American politician
- Cyrus Chestnut, American jazz pianist, composer and producer
- Duce Chestnut, American football player
- Harold Chestnut, American electrical and control engineer
- J. L. Chestnut Jr., American attorney and civil rights activist
- Jacob Chestnut, American police officer
- Jennings Chestnut, American luthier
- Joey Chestnut, American competitive eater
- Julius Chestnut, American football player
- Morris Chestnut, American actor
- Randy Chestnut, American comedian
- Johnson Chesnut Whittaker, American soldier