Kästner Explained

Kästner (transliterated Kaestner) is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include:

Abraham Gotthelf Kästner, (1719-1800), German mathematician
- Kästner (crater), a lunar crater
Detlef Kästner (born 1958), German boxer
Erich Kästner (1899–1974), German author
- (12318) Kästner asteroid named after Erich Kästner
Erich Kästner (camera designer) (1911–2005), German movie camera designer
Erich Kästner (World War I veteran) (1900–2008), the last known German veteran of the First World War
Mercedes Kaestner-Varnado (born 1992), American professional wrestler known as Sasha Banks
Peter Kaestner (born 1953), American foreign service officer and ornithologist

Other

Louis Kaestner, fictional character in the period political crime drama Boardwalk Empire, one of the main protagonists in the first season and one of the two main antagonists in the second season