Kwesi is a
Ghanaian male given name. In the Ghanaian tradition of "day names", it refers to children born on a Sunday. Notable people with this name include:
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Kwesi Ahoomey-Zunu
Kwesi Ahoomey-Zunu is a Togolese politician who was Prime Minister of Togo from July 2012 to June 2015. He was previously Minister of Trade from March 2011 to July 2012.
Biography
Ahoomey-Zunu attended Tokoin High School, a district in Lomé. ...
, Togolese politician
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Kwesi Ahwoi
Kwesi Ahwoi (born 17 November 1946) is a former Minister for the Interior of Ghana. In 2015, he became the first Ghanaian ambassador to Comoros, he also doubles as the ambassador of Ghana in 4 other countries; Lesotho, Mauritius, Seychelles ...
(born 1946), Ghanaian politician
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Kwesi Akomia Kyeremateng
Kwesi Akomia Kyeremateng was a member of the Ghanaian parliament who represented Afigya-Sekyere East in the Ashanti Region of Ghana from the 1996 general election to the 2008 general election. He is a member of the New Patriotic Party who rep ...
, Ghanaian politician
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Kwesi Akwansah Andam (1946–2007), Ghanaian academic
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Kwesi Amissah-Arthur
Paa Kwesi Bekoe Amissah-Arthur (born William Edmund Davidson Amissah-Arthur) (29 April 1951 – 29 June 2018) was a Ghanaian economist, academic and politician who was the fifth Vice-President of Ghana's 4th Republic, in office from 6 August 2012 ...
(1951–2018), Ghanaian economist, academic and politician
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Kwesi Amoako Atta (born 1951), Ghanaian lawyer, management consultant and politician
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Kwesi Amoako-Atta
Kwesi Amoako-Atta (18 December 1920 – 1983) was a Ghanaian banker and politician. During the First Republic, he served as the Minister for Finance from 1964 to 1966. He also served as a member of parliament for the Akim Abuakwa West constitue ...
(1920–1983), Ghanaian banker and politician
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Kwesi Appiah (born 1990), Ghanaian football player
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Kwesi Armah (1929–2006), Ghanaian politician and diplomat
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Kwesi Arthur
Emmanuel Kwesi Danso Arthur Junior (born 18 December 1994), known professionally as Kwesi Arthur, is a Ghanaian rapper, singer and songwriter from Tema, Ghana. He rose to fame in 2017 with the hit single "Grind day" which received wide spread a ...
(born 1994), Ghanaian musician
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Kwesi Boakye
Kwesi Nii-Lante Boakye ( ; born April 6, 1999) is an American actor. He is best known for voicing Darwin, Gumball's best friend and adoptive brother and Gossamer on the Cartoon Network animated shows ''The Amazing World of Gumball'' and ''The ...
(born 1999), American actor, voice actor and singer
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Kwesi Botchwey (born 1944), Ghanaian politician
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Kwesi Brew
Osborne Henry Kwesi Brew (27 May 1928 – 30 July 2007) was a Ghanaian poet and diplomat.
Biography
Brew was born in Cape Coast, Ghana, to a Fante family in 1928. He was brought up by a British guardian—education officer, K. J. Dickens—aft ...
(1928–2007), Ghanaian poet and diplomat
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Kwesi Browne (born 31 January 1994), Trinidad and Tobago male track cyclist, representing Trinidad and Tobago at competitions
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Kwesi Dickson (1929-2005), Ghanaian theologian
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Linton Kwesi Johnson
Linton Kwesi Johnson (born 24 August 1952), also known as LKJ, is a Jamaica-born, British-based dub poet and activist. In 2002 he became the second living poet, and the only black one, to be published in the Penguin Modern Classics series. His p ...
(born 1952), Jamaican-British musician
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Kwesi Nyantakyi
Kwesi Nyantakyi is a Ghanaian banker, lawyer and former football administrator. He was the president of the Ghana Football Association (GFA) from 30 December 2005 until 7 June 2018. Nyantakyi officially resigned a day later. However, four hour ...
, Ghanaian banker
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Kwesi Plange (1926-1953), Ghanaian politician
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Kwesi Prah (born 1942), Ghanaian author
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Kwesi Pratt Jnr (born 1953), Ghanaian journalist
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Kwesi Sinclair (born 1978), Guyanese cricket player
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Kwesi Slay (born 1990), Ghanaian hip hop artist
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Kwesi Wilson (died 2019)
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Kwesi Yankah, Ghanaian academic, author and university administrator
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