Ernst Kirsten
German archaeologist
- Born: 1911-09-02 (Chemnitz)
- Died: 1987-02-11 (Bonn)
- Country of citizenship: Germany
- Occupation: archaeologist; university teacher
- Member of political party: Nazi Party
- Member of: Austrian Academy of Sciences; German Archaeological Institute; Sturmabteilung
- Significant person: Wilhelm Speidel (role: acquaintance)
- Employer: University of Bonn; University of Göttingen (date: 1947-01-01; position held: professor of philosophy); University of Vienna
- Residence: Göttingen
- VIAF ID: https://viaf.org/viaf/9887127
- ISNI: https://isni.org/isni/0000000108687124
- WorldCat Identities ID: https://worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n84158415
- Library of Congress authority ID: https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n84158415