Hesham is a common male given name and surname. In Arabic it means "generous", though in some instances there may not be any connection with the Arabic. It is not to be confused with the similar-looking but unrelated name Hashim "هاشم". Notable people with the name include:

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Hesham Hanafy Hesham Hanafy (born 12 August 1973) is an Egyptian former footballer. He was a member of the Egypt national football team during his rise at Al-Ahly. Hanafy made several appearances for the Egypt national football team, including 1998 FIFA Worl ...

(born 1973), Egyptian footballer *

Hesham Mohamed Hussain Hesham is a common male given name and surname. In Arabic it means "generous", though in some instances there may not be any connection with the Arabic. It is not to be confused with the similar-looking but unrelated name Hashim "هاشم". Notabl ...

(born 1971), Saudi Arabian citizen *

Hesham Ismail Hesham Ismail (born June 11, 1969) is a former American football offensive lineman who played one season with the Tampa Bay Storm of the Arena Football League (AFL). He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the eighth round of the 1992 NFL D ...

(born 1969), American football player *

Hesham Mesbah Hesham Mesbah ( ar, هشام مصباح; born 17 March 1982) is an Egyptian judoka. He won a bronze medal in the Judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 90 kg, 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Egypt's first judo medal in 24 years. Achieveme ...

(born 1982), Egyptian judoka *

Hesham Mohamed Hesham Mohamed Hussien Mohamed Hassan ( ar, هشام محمد حسين محمد حسن; born 3 January 1990) is an Egyptian professional Association football, footballer. He plays as a midfielder for Egyptian Premier League club Pyramids FC, Pyram ...

(born 1990), Egyptian footballer *

Hesham Mohammed Husham Mohammed Fayadh Al-Dulaimi ( ar, هشام محمد فياض الدليمي, simply known as Husham Mohammed, born 10 May 1974 in Ramadi, Iraq) is a former Iraqi football striker who last played for Al-Karkh in Iraq. He made his debut f ...

(born 1974), Iraqi footballer *

Hesham Qandil Hesham Mohamed Qandil (also spelled: ''Hisham Kandil''; ar, هشام محمد قنديل ; born 17 September 1962) is an Egyptian engineer and civil servant who was Prime Minister of Egypt from 2012 to 2013. Qandil was appointed as Prime ...

(born 1962), Egyptian engineer *

Hesham Ali Salem Hiram Fuller a.k.a. Hesham Ali Salem (born May 13, 1981) is Libyan former professional basketball player, who grew up in the United States. He is a 6'9" (2.06 m), 268 lb (122 kg) power forward. Born in East St. Louis, Illinois, he at ...

(born 1981), Libyan basketball player *

Hesham Selim Hesham Selim ( ar, هشام سليم; 27 January 1958 – 22 September 2022) was an Egyptian film and television actor. He’s the son of Saleh Selim. He acted in many movies and television series since his childhood. Career Selim's first acti ...

(1958–2022), Egyptian actor *

Hesham Shaban Hesham Shaban ( ar, هشام شعبان; born August 8, 1980) is a Libyan football defender currently playing for Al-Ittihad. Shaban has been a member of the Libya national football team. In 2008, Shaban appeared five times for the Libya national ...

(born 1980), Libyan footballer *

Hesham Shehab Hesham Shehab ( ar, هشام الشهابي; born April 20, 1988) is a Bahraini swimmer, who specialized in sprint freestyle events. Shehab qualified for the men's 100 m freestyle, as a 16-year-old, at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, by rece ...

(born 1988), Bahraini swimmer *

Hesham Tillawi Hesham Tillawi is a writer, TV talk host, and analyst living in Lafayette, Louisiana. He holds a doctoral degree in international relations from Bernelli University (formerly Berne University), He was elected vice of the national executive commit ...

, Palestinian-American writer *

Hesham Abdul Wahab Hesham Abdul Wahab (born 14 October 1990) is an Indian music director, music producer, singer and audio engineer. Best known for his compositions for the soundtrack of the 2022 Malayalam film ''Hridayam'' and the music album ''Qadham Badha'' ( p ...

(born 1990), Indian music composer *

Hesham Yehia Hesham Abdelaal (born 5 September 1993, in Dakahlia Governorate) is an Egyptian boxer. At the 2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi ...

(born 1993), Egyptian boxer *

Hesham Yakan Hesham Yakan Zaki ( ar, هشام يكن; born 10 August 1962) is a retired Egyptians, Egyptian association football, football player. He is the son of football player Yaken Zaki. He was born in Cairo. Yakan played defender for Zamalek and the Eg ...

(born 1962), Egyptian footballer *

Hesham Youssef Hesham Youssef is an Egyptian diplomat. His current position is the Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs at the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC). His previous position was ''chief of staff'' to the Secretary-General of the ...

, Egyptian diplomat

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Mazen Hesham Ga Sabry Mazen Hesham (born 29 March 1994 in Cairo) is a professional squash player who represents Egypt. He reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 8 in March 2022. Career Hesham first became prominent in 2012, when he secured third place in t ...

(born 1994), Egyptian squash player

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Frank Hesham Francis James Hesham (1879 – 17 November 1915) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Manchester City, Oldham Athletic and Stoke. Career Hesham began his career with Manchester City, for whom he made two ...

(1879–1915), English footballer *

Youssef Hesham Youssef Hesham ( ar, يوسف هشام, ; born 27 July 1985) is an Egyptian film director. Biography Hesham is a graduate of Misr University for Science and Technology, where he studied broadcasting he also studied film directing in cooperation w ...

(born 1985), Egyptian film director

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