# Kwesi

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'''Kwesi''' is a [Ghanaian male given name](/source/Ghanaian_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](/source/Kwesi_Adofo-Mensah) (born 1981), American football executive
* [Kwesi Ahoomey-Zunu](/source/Kwesi_Ahoomey-Zunu), Togolese politician
* [Kwesi Ahwoi](/source/Kwesi_Ahwoi) (born 1946), Ghanaian politician
* [Kwesi Akomia Kyeremateng](/source/Kwesi_Akomia_Kyeremateng), Ghanaian politician
* [Kwesi Akwansah Andam](/source/Kwesi_Akwansah_Andam) (1946–2007), Ghanaian academic
* [Kwesi Amissah-Arthur](/source/Kwesi_Amissah-Arthur) (1951–2018), Ghanaian economist, academic and politician
* [Kwesi Amoako Atta](/source/Kwesi_Amoako_Atta) (born 1951), Ghanaian lawyer, management consultant and politician
* [Kwesi Amoako-Atta](/source/Kwesi_Amoako-Atta) (1920–1983), Ghanaian banker and politician
* [Kwesi Appiah](/source/Kwesi_Appiah) (born 1990), Ghanaian football player
* [Kwesi Armah](/source/Kwesi_Armah) (1929–2006), Ghanaian politician and diplomat
* [Kwesi Arthur](/source/Kwesi_Arthur) (born 1994), Ghanaian musician
* [Kwesi Boakye](/source/Kwesi_Boakye) (born 1999), American actor, voice actor and singer
* [Kwesi Botchwey](/source/Kwesi_Botchwey) (1942–2022), Ghanaian politician
* [Kwesi Brew](/source/Kwesi_Brew) (1928–2007), Ghanaian poet and diplomat
* [Kwesi Browne](/source/Kwesi_Browne) (born 1994), Trinidad and Tobago male track cyclist, representing Trinidad and Tobago at competitions
* [Kwesi Dickson](/source/Kwesi_Dickson) (1929–2005), Ghanaian theologian
* [Benjamin Henrichs](/source/Benjamin_Henrichs) (full name Benjamin Paa Kwesi Henrichs, born 1997), German footballer
* [Linton Kwesi Johnson](/source/Linton_Kwesi_Johnson) (born 1952), Jamaican-British musician
* [Kwesi Nyantakyi](/source/Kwesi_Nyantakyi), Ghanaian banker
* [Kwesi Owusu](/source/Kwesi_Owusu) (1954–2025), Ghanaian author and filmmaker
* [Kwesi Plange](/source/Kwesi_Plange) (1926–1953), Ghanaian politician
* [Kwesi Prah](/source/Kwesi_Prah) (born 1942), Ghanaian author
* [Kwesi Pratt Jnr](/source/Kwesi_Pratt_Jnr) (born 1953), Ghanaian journalist
* [Kwesi Sinclair](/source/Kwesi_Sinclair) (born 1978), Guyanese cricket player
* [Kwesi Slay](/source/Kwesi_Slay) (born 1990), Ghanaian hip hop artist
* [Kwesi Wilson](/source/Kwesi_Wilson) (died 2019), Ghanaian musician
* [Kwesi Yankah](/source/Kwesi_Yankah), Ghanaian academic, author and university administrator

== See also ==
* [Kwasi](/source/Kwasi) (alternative spelling)
* [Akwasi](/source/Akwasi) (alternative spelling)
* [Akosua](/source/Akosua) (female version)

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

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