Famous People with Name Wesley

Wesley So            Origin/Culture/Country: Philippines

Wesley So: is a Filipino GM-titled chess player. He achieved the GM title at the age of 14 years, 1 month and 28 days. This puts him as the 7th youngest person to achieve the Grandmaster title in the history of chess.[1] Before becoming a Grandmaster, So had become the youngest Filipino International Master at the age of 12 years and 10 months. The previous youngest Filipino IM had been GM Mark Paragua at 14 years and 8 months.

Wesley Joel Matthews            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Wesley Joel Matthews: is a retired American basketball player.A 6'1" guard from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Matthews was selected by the Washington Bullets with the 14th pick of the 1980 NBA Draft. He played nine seasons in the NBA with the Bullets, Atlanta Hawks, Philadelphia 76ers, Chicago Bulls, San Antonio Spurs, and Los Angeles Lakers, scoring 3,654 career points and earning two NBA Championship rings (both with the Lakers) [1]. Matthews also won a championship with Tulsa of the Continental Basketball Associationin 1989. He was known for being an effective shooter despite shooting the ball with no rotation (almost like a baseball "knuckleball"). In an interview featured on the Lakers 1986-87 championship video, teammate Michael Cooper recalled Matthews' elbow sticking out while he shot and how it always stayed in that position despite his teammates efforts to help him keep it in.

Wesley John Bialosuknia            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Wesley John Bialosuknia: is a retired American basketball player. He was a 6'2" (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) guard, and played collegiately for the University of Connecticut Huskies.

Wesley Lavon Person            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Wesley Lavon Person: is an American former professional basketball player in the NBA.Selected by the Phoenix Suns 23rd overall in the 1994 NBA Draft out of Auburn University, he played three seasons for the Suns, five for the Cleveland Cavaliers, 82 games over two seasons for the Memphis Grizzlies, 33 games for the Portland Trail Blazers, nine games for the Atlanta Hawks, sixteen games for the Miami Heat and 25 contests for the Denver Nuggets.

Wesley Lee Fox            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Wesley Lee Fox: is a decorated United States Military veteran and retired Colonel in the Marine Corps. Fox earned the nation's highest military award, the Medal of Honor, for valor during the Vietnam War. In addition, as a 43-year veteran, he is uniquely distinguished by having held all but one enlisted and officer rank from private to colonel. (The exception is Sergeant Major.) He retired only upon reaching the mandatory retirement age of 62. Fox is widely regarded as a legendary hero within the Corps, and his story is known to many Marines.

Valerie Wilson Wesley            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Valerie Wilson Wesley: is an African-American author of mysteries, adult-theme novels, and children's books, and a former executive editor of Essence magazine. She is the author of the Tamara Hayle mystery series. Her writings, both fiction and non-fiction, have also appeared in numerous publications, including Essence, Family Circle, TV Guide, Ms., The New York Times, and the Swiss weekly magazine Die Weltwoche.

Colin 'Tich' Wesley            Origin/Culture/Country: African

Colin 'Tich' Wesley: is a former South African cricketer who played in three Tests in 1960.

David Barakau Wesley            Origin/Culture/Country: American

David Barakau Wesley: is an American professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association. He is the cousin of former NBA player Michael Dickerson.David graduated from Longview High School in Longview, Texas. He was classmates with former NFL player Bobby Taylor. Wesley played his freshman year at Temple Junior College, then transferred to Baylor University. At Baylor, Wesley averaged 17 ppg (points per game) and 4.4 apg (assists per game). Wesley played a total of 72 games at Baylor University, and left in 1993 17 hours short of a degree in Physical Education.

Walter Wesley            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Walter Wesley: is an American former professional basketball player.A 6'11" center from the University of Kansas, Wesley played ten seasons (1966–1976) in the National Basketball Association as a member of the Cincinnati Royals, Chicago Bulls, Cleveland Cavaliers, Phoenix Suns, Capital Bullets, Philadelphia 76ers, Milwaukee Bucks, and Los Angeles Lakers. During the 1970-71 NBA season, Wesley led the Cavaliers in total points (1,455) and rebounds (713). He averaged 8.5 points per game and 5.5 rebounds per game over the course of his career.

William Bill Wesley Willoughby            Origin/Culture/Country: American

William Bill Wesley Willoughby: is an American former professional basketball player. After graduating from Dwight Morrow High School in Englewood, he was selected by the Atlanta Hawks in the 1975 NBA Draft as the first pick in the second round (19th overall), bypassing college for a chance to play professionally. He, along with Darryl Dawkins, were the first high school students to be drafted into the NBA.