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