Namesakes
Fictional Characters from Song Titles:
1 character
(character) Wesley 2015 Wesley's Theory 
Fictional Characters from Television:
2 characters
Wesley Crusher 1987 Star Trek: The Next Generation
Wesley Wyndam-Pryce 1997; 1999 Buffy the Vampire Slayer; Angel
Hall-of-Famers:
1 baseball
(baseball) Branch Rickey (a.k.a. Wesley) 1967
Most Valuable Players:
1 winner
Boog Powell (middle name Wesley) 1970 baseball
Notable Actors and Entertainers:
7 actors
Wes Studi 1947-
Wesley Snipes 1962-
James Marsters (middle name Wesley) 1962-
Wes Bentley 1978-
Wes Chatham 1978-
Jesse Williams (middle name Wesley) 1981-
Jaeden Martell (middle name Wesley) 2003-
Notable Athletes:
3 soccer, 1 basketball, 1 football, 1 tennis
(soccer) Wes Hoolahan 1982-
(soccer) Wesley Sneijder 1984-
(basketball) Kevin Love (middle name Wesley) 1988-
(tennis) Wesley Koolhof 1989-
(football) Tavon Austin (middle name Wesley) 1991-
(soccer) Julian Green (middle name Wesley) 1995-
Notable Explorers and Adventurers:
1 explorer
John Wesley Powell 1834-1902
Notable Filmmakers:
1 director, 1 director/screenwriter
Wes Craven 1939-2015
Wes Anderson 1969-
Notable Musicians:
2 musicians
Wes Borland 1975-
Thomas "Diplo" Pentz (middle name Wesley) 1978-
Olympic Medalists:
4 gold, 1 bronze, 1 silver
(silver) Wesley Coe Jr 1904 shot put
(bronze) John Carlos (middle name Wesley) 1968 200 m
(gold) Lam Jones (middle name Wesley) 1976 4x100 m relay
(gold) Ernie Young (middle name Wesley) 2000 baseball
(gold) Michael Redd (middle name Wesley) 2008 basketball
(gold) Kevin Love (middle name Wesley) 2012 basketball