Famous People with Name Chester

Chester ("Chet") William Newton            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Chester ("Chet") William Newton: was an Olympic wrestler for the United States. He won a silver medal in the featherweight division at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, losing only to fellow Oregon State University alumnus and teammate Robin Reed in the finals.

Chester ("Chet") Andrew Jastremski            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Chester ("Chet") Andrew Jastremski: is a former American Olympic swimmer who won the bronze medal in the 200 meter Breaststroke at the 1964 Tokyo Games. Dr. Chet Jastremski was on the 1976 U.S. Olympic Medical Team. He served as a family practice physician for 35 years before rheumatoid art

Chester John "Chet" Culver            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Chester John "Chet" Culver: was the 41st Governor of Iowa, from 2007 to 2011. He was also elected as the Federal Liaison for the Democratic Governors Association for 2008-2009. He founded the Chet Culver Group, an energy sector consulting firm, in 2011. Culver was born in Washington

Chester Hardy Aldrich            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Chester Hardy Aldrich: was a Nebraska Republican politician best known for being the 16th Governor of Nebraska.He started off a lawyer and then was elected a member of the Nebraska state senate. He was elected governor of Nebraska in 1911 and served until 1913. He was elected a

Chester Luther Jenkins            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Chester Luther Jenkins: was the first African-American mayor of Durham, North Carolina, serving from 1989–1991, after serving eight years on the Durham City Council.In 1994, following the defeat of his 1991 re-election bid, Jenkins became the city's Director of Human Relations,

Raymond Tucker Chester            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Raymond Tucker Chester: was an American football tight end. He was drafted in the first round of the 1970 NFL Draft by the Oakland Raiders. He played twelve years in the NFL for the Raiders and Colts. He started for the Raiders Super Bowl XV winning team.

Larry Travis Chester            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Larry Travis Chester: is a former American football defensive tackle who played for the Miami Dolphins in the National Football League. He also played for the Indianapolis Colts and Carolina Panthers during his NFL career

Eric Thomas Chester            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Eric Thomas Chester: is an American author, socialist political activist, and former economics professor. Chester was a member of Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) while at the University of Michigan in the 1960s, when he opposed the war in Vietnam. He was a member of N

Frank Leslie Chester            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Frank Leslie Chester: was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba as a Liberal-Progressive from 1949 to 1953. He was elected to the Manitoba legislature in the 1949 provincial election, in the constituency of Winnipeg North, which elected four members by a single transferable ballot. Chester finished third on the first count, and was declared elected on the eighth and final count. He served as a backbench supporter of Douglas Campbell's government during his time in the legislature. He did not seek re-election in the 1953 provincial election, but instead ran as a candidate of the Liberal Party of Canada for Winnipeg North in the 1953 federal election. He lost to CCF candidate Alistair Stewart by 5,911 votes.