Carsten Henrik Carstensen Bruun (1828–1907) was a Norwegian whaler.
He was born in Risør as a son of Mathias Wogen Bruun (1791–1858) and Ingeborg Carstensen (1794–1882).
[1] His wife was a relative of founding father Henrik Carstensen.
Their second son Carsten Henrik Bruun Jr. was a chief executive, and their third son Svend Foyn Bruun was a naval officer, ship-owner, whaler and politician.
[4] Bruun received a gold medal from the French Academy and was decorated as a Knight of the Royal Norwegian Order of St.