Wesley "Wes" Williams is a Canadian rapper, singer, record producer, actor, and author. He is known professionally by his stage names Maestro Fresh Wes (formerly Maestro Fresh-Wes) or Maestro as a musician, and is credited by his birth name as an actor. One of the earliest Canadian rappers to achieve mainstream success, he is credited as the "Godfather of Canadian hip hop". His debut album, Symphony in Effect (1989), was the first certified platinum album by a Black Canadian artist, and his 2023 induction into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame was the first for any hip-hop artist.
Wesley Willis. Famous outsider artist/musician and schizophrenic. Made thousands of formulaic songs over his lifetime, including "Rock & Roll McDonald's," "Vampire Bat" and "I Wupped Batman's @$$"
Wesley Stickler is a character in the video game Ace Attorney: Apollo Justice. He is a student obsessed with women's undergarments.
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Wesley Barbasa So is a Filipino-born American chess grandmaster, the inaugural and current World Fischer Random Chess Champion and a two-time, and the current, U.S. Chess Champion. He is also a three-time Filipino Chess Champion.
Famous bearers of this could be Wesley Wyndham-Price from Angel and Westley from The Princess Bride from whom Killian Jones from Once Upon a Time is partially based.
A famous bearer is American actor Wesley "Wes" Bentley (born 4 September 1978). Amongst his notable film credits are "American Beauty", "The Four Feathers", "P2", and "Ghost Rider".
Wesley Owens was the youngest boy in Mr. Belvedere.
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John Wesley was the founder of the Methodist church and the popularity of the name derives from this -compare Calvin (from John Calvin founder of the Reformed Church) and Luther, founder of the Lutheran church. [noted -ed]
John Wesley, known as the founder of the United Methodist church, as well as his brother Charles Wesley, writer of many traditional hymns, were both bearers of this surname.
One of the main character's in Sarah Dessen's novel, "The Truth About Forever", is named Wesley, Wes for short. His real first name was only mentioned once throughout the entire book and his last name, Baker, was randomly said once also.
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Another famous bearer is Wesley "Wes" Ramsey, an actor best known for his performance in the romantic comedy Latter Days and appearances on Charmed.
The name Wesley gained in popularity as a forename in Britain and Ireland in the early 19th century due to the rising influence of the Methodist preachers John and Charles Wesley. Indeed Charles wrote many popular hymns and carols that are sung tothis day. Today the name is quite popular in the North of England (Yorkshire) and in Northern Ireland.
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A character in Sarah Dessen's book 'The Truth About Forever'.