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 (born 1962), American politician
• Cynthia M. Chestnut (born 1949), American politician
• Cyrus Chestnut (born 1963), American jazz pianist, composer and producer
• Duce Chestnut (born 2002), American football player
• Harold Chestnut (1917–2001), American electrical and control engineer
• J. L. Chestnut Jr. (1930–2008), American attorney and civil rights activist
• Jacob Chestnut (1940–1998), American police officer
• Jennings Chestnut, American luthier
• Joey Chestnut (born 1983), American competitive eater
• Julius Chestnut (born 2000), American football player
• Morris Chestnut (born 1969), American actor
• Randy Chestnut (born 1971), American comedian
• Johnson Chesnut Whittaker (1858–1931), American soldier

See also

• Chesnut (surname)
• Chesnutt