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 Adofo-Mensah (born 1981), American football executive
• 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 (1942–2022), Ghanaian politician
• Kwesi Brew (1928–2007), Ghanaian poet and diplomat
• Kwesi Browne (born 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 (1954–2025), 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

See also

• Kwasi (alternative spelling)
• Akwasi (alternative spelling)
• Akosua (female version)