Wes (given name)

Wes is a common English given name, often a diminutive for Wesley or Weston. It may refer to:

People

 * Wes Anderson (born 1969), American film producer, director, screenwriter and actor
 * Wes Barker, Canadian magician
 * Wes Bentley (born 1978), American actor
 * Wes Bergmann, contestant on MTV's The Real World and Real World/Road Rules Challenge
 * Wes Borland (born 1975), American rock guitarist, member of the band Black Light Burns
 * Wes Brisco (born 1983), American professional wrestler
 * Wes Brown (born 1979), English footballer
 * Wes Butters (born 1979), former BBC Radio 1 disk jockey
 * Wes Chandler (born 1956), American former National Football League player
 * Wes Craven (1939-2015), American film director, writer, producer and actor, mostly in the horror genre
 * Wes Hills (born 1995), American football player
 * Wes Hodges (born 1984), American baseball player
 * Wes Johnson (born 1961), American actor
 * Wes Madiko (1964–2021), Cameroonian musician
 * Wes Malott (born 1976), American professional ten-pin bowler
 * Wes Martin (born 1996), American football player
 * Wes McCauley (born 1972), National Hockey League referee
 * Wes Montgomery (1923-1968), jazz guitarist
 * Wes Moore (born 1978), American politician, banker, and author
 * Wes Morgan (born 1984), Jamaican footballer
 * Wes Naiqama (born 1982), Australian-Fijian rugby league player
 * Wes Nelson (born 1998), English television personality and singer
 * Wes Saxton (born 1993), American football player
 * Wes Scantlin (born 1972), lead singer of the rock band Puddle of Mudd
 * Wes Sims (fighter) (born 1979), American mixed martial artist
 * Wes Studi (born 1947), Native American actor
 * Wes Takahashi, American animator and visual effects supervisor
 * Wes Unseld (1946–2020), American basketball player, head coach and executive
 * Wes Unseld Jr., American basketball coach
 * Wes Welker (born 1981), American National Football League player
 * Wes Wise (1928-2022), American journalist and politician

Fictional characters

 * Wesley Crusher, in the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation
 * Wes (Sesame Street), a Sesame Street Muppet character
 * Wes, in the novel The Truth About Forever
 * Wes, the Red Ranger from Power Rangers Time Force
 * Wes Gibbins, in the television series How to Get Away with Murder
 * Wes, the lead character in a stage musical The View UpStairs by Max Vernon
 * Wes, the main character in a video-game Pokémon Colosseum by Nintendo
 * Wes, a playable character in a video-game Don't Starve Together by Klei Entertainment