Kwesi

Kwesi is a Ghanaian male given name. In the Ghanaian tradition of "day names", it refers to children born on a Sunday. Notable people with this name include:

Kwesi Ahoomey-Zunu, Togolese politician
Kwesi Ahwoi (born 1946), Ghanaian politician
Kwesi Akomia Kyeremateng, Ghanaian politician
Kwesi Akwansah Andam (1946–2007), Ghanaian academic
Kwesi Amissah-Arthur (1951–2018), Ghanaian economist, academic and politician
Kwesi Amoako Atta (born 1951), Ghanaian lawyer, management consultant and politician
Kwesi Amoako-Atta (1920–1983), Ghanaian banker and politician
Kwesi Appiah (born 1990), Ghanaian football player
Kwesi Armah (1929–2006), Ghanaian politician and diplomat
Kwesi Arthur (born 1994), Ghanaian musician
Kwesi Boakye (born 1999), American actor, voice actor and singer
Kwesi Botchwey (born 1944), Ghanaian politician
Kwesi Brew (1928–2007), Ghanaian poet and diplomat
Kwesi Browne (born 31 January 1994), Trinidad and Tobago male track cyclist, representing Trinidad and Tobago at competitions
Kwesi Dickson (1929-2005), Ghanaian theologian
Benjamin Henrichs (full name Benjamin Paa Kwesi Henrichs, born 1997), German footballer
Linton Kwesi Johnson (born 1952), Jamaican-British musician
Kwesi Nyantakyi, Ghanaian banker
Kwesi Owusu (born 1950s), Ghanaian author and filmmaker
Kwesi Plange (1926–1953), Ghanaian politician
Kwesi Prah (born 1942), Ghanaian author
Kwesi Pratt Jnr (born 1953), Ghanaian journalist
Kwesi Sinclair (born 1978), Guyanese cricket player
Kwesi Slay (born 1990), Ghanaian hip hop artist
Kwesi Wilson (died 2019), Ghanaian musician
Kwesi Yankah, Ghanaian academic, author and university administrator

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