Famous People with Name Wesley

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.

Wesley Trent Snipes            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Wesley Trent Snipes: He has starred in action-adventures, thrillers and dramatic feature films, but is best known for his role as Blade in the three-film series. In 1991, the actor formed a production company called Amen Ra Films, and a subsidiary Black Dot Media to develop p

Wesley Cook Bentley            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Wesley Cook Bentley: Bentley was born in Jonesboro, Arkansas, the son of Cherie and David Bentley, who are United Methodist ministers.[1][2] He has three brothers, Philip and Jamey, who are older, and Patrick, who is younger. Bentley grew up in Mountain Home and later in Sherwood. He attended Sylvan Hills High School, Sherwood, Arkansas and the Juilliard School's Drama Division, New York City. He married in 2001 and is a Taoist.[3] Bentley has starred in several films, including American Beauty, The Four Feathers, P2, and Ghost Rider. He took part in Tony Zierra's 2008 documentary My Big Break, which follows the early careers of Bentley, Chad Lindberg, Brad Rowe and Greg Fawcett.

Wesley Jonathan            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Wesley Jonathan: Moving back to the United States, Jonathan spent long periods in front of the television learning lines from various sitcoms and movies. He became so persistent in his demand to be on television that his mother met with one of the family members, cousin Crystal, who suggested to seek him an agent. Jonathan landed his first job in a music video the age eight for Melissa Manchester. Soon after, he began working on 21 Jump Street, which also starred Holly Robinson and Johnny Depp. He traveled to Canada, where the show was being filmed. Acting quickly became a career for Jonathan as he landed numerous commercials and guest starring roles.

Wesley Lee-Butters            Origin/Culture/Country: Salford,

Wesley Lee-Butters: On joining AA Roadwatch he shortened his name to Wes Butters. After a year presenting traffic and travel bulletins on local North West radio stations plus stints on The Wave (Blackpool), Wish FM (Wigan) and Century 105, he was offered the evening show on Century 106 in Nottingham. He left there in 2000 to move to Newcastle as Head of Music and mid-morning presenter for Galaxy 105-106.In December 2002, following extensive speculation in the press and online, it was announced that Wes would be taking over as host of the Official UK Top 40 show on BBC Radio 1 in February 2003, when it was renamed The Official Chart Show with Wes. A change in the show's format led to more coverage of the album charts and an end to the need for every single one of the Top 40 singles to be played.

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.