Chester (surname)

Chester is a surname of English origin. Its Romance (Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, and Galician) equivalent is Castro.

Notable people with the surname include:


 * Albert Chester (1886–1943), English footballer
 * Art Chester (1899–1949), American air racer
 * Beverly Chester-Burton (born 1963), American politician
 * Bob Chester (1908–1977), American jazz and pop music bandleader and tenor saxophonist.
 * Charlie Chester (1914–1997), British stand-up comedian
 * Craig Chester (born 1965), American actor and screenwriter
 * Darren Chester (born 1967), Australian politician
 * Elroy Chester (1969–2013), American murderer
 * Frank Chester (politician) (1901–1966), Canadian politician
 * Frank Chester (umpire) (1895–1957), English first-class cricketer and notable international cricket umpire
 * Gary Chester (1924–1987), American session drummer and drum teacher
 * George Randolph Chester (1869–1924), American writer and screenwriter
 * Major F. G. L. Chester (1899–1946), also known as Gort Chester, British soldier and member of Z Special Unit in Borneo
 * Harry Chester (1806–1868), British civil servant
 * Ilan Chester (born 1952), Venezuelan singer, keyboardist, arranger and composer; he was born in Israel as Ilan Czenstochowski
 * James Chester (born 1989), Welsh footballer who plays for Hull City
 * John Chester (disambiguation), several people
 * Joseph Lemuel Chester, American genealogist
 * Nicola Chester, British nature writer
 * Norman Chester (1907–86), British political economist associated with Nuffield College, Oxford
 * Peter Chester, English convicted murderer and paedophile
 * Peter Chester (governor), Governor of West Florida between August 10, 1770 and May 9, 1781
 * Raymond Chester (born 1948), retired American football tight end
 * Robert Chester (disambiguation), multiple people
 * William Chester (disambiguation), multiple people