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 Kwesi Akwansah Andam (15 December 1946 – 14 December 2007) was a Ghanaian academic and former Vice Chancellor of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology. He was a professor of engineering. He died on 14 December 2007 at the 37 M ...

(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 Emmanuel Kwesi Danso Arthur (born 18 December 1994), known professionally as Kwesi Arthur, is a Ghanaian rapper, singer and songwriter from Tema. He rose to fame in 2017 with the hit single "Grind Day", which received widespread acclaim, a co-s ...

(born 1994), Ghanaian musician *

Kwesi Boakye Kwesi Nii-Lante Boakye ( ; born April 6, 1999) is an American actor. He is best known as the original voice of Darwin Watterson, Darwin, Gumball Watterson, Gumball's best friend and adoptive brother on the Cartoon Network animated TV series ''The ...

(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 Linton Kwesi Johnson Order of Distinction, OD (born 24 August 1952), also known as LKJ, is a Jamaica-born, British-based dub poetry, dub poet and activist. In 2002, he became the second living poet, and the only black one, to be published in th ...

(born 1952), Jamaican-British musician * Kwesi Nyantakyi, Ghanaian banker *

Kwesi Owusu Kwesi Owusu (24 October 1954 – 22 March 2025) was a Ghanaian writer, filmmaker and creative entrepreneur. He was considered "one of Ghana’s leading filmmakers and communications specialists" and was also the author of five books. In the 1980s ...

(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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