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)

Category:Akan given names Category:Sunday Category:African masculine given names Category:Masculine given names