Famous People with Name Wesley

Wesley Bolin            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Wesley Bolin: was a Democratic Party politician who served as the 15th governor of the U.S. state of Arizona between 1977 and 1978.He succeeded to the governorship after the previous governor, Raul Hector Castro, was named ambassador to Argentina by President Jimmy Car

Wesley Powell            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Wesley Powell: was an American lawyer and Republican politician from Hampton Falls, New Hampshire.He served in the U.S. Army Air Corps in World War II and practiced law in Manchester before his two terms as Governor of New Hampshire from 1959 to 1963.

Wesley Leonard Lance            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Wesley Leonard Lance: was an American Republican Party politician, who served as a member of both the New Jersey General Assembly and the New Jersey Senate.He served in the Senate from 1942 to 1943, succeeding Arthur F. Foran, and stepped down to enter the United States Navy.

Colin 'Tich' Wesley            Origin/Culture/Country: African

Colin 'Tich' Wesley: is a former South African cricketer who played in three Tests in 1960.

David Barakau Wesley            Origin/Culture/Country: American

David Barakau Wesley: is an American professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association. He is the cousin of former NBA player Michael Dickerson.David graduated from Longview High School in Longview, Texas. He was classmates with former NFL player Bobby Taylor. Wesley played his freshman year at Temple Junior College, then transferred to Baylor University. At Baylor, Wesley averaged 17 ppg (points per game) and 4.4 apg (assists per game). Wesley played a total of 72 games at Baylor University, and left in 1993 17 hours short of a degree in Physical Education.

Walter Wesley            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Walter Wesley: is an American former professional basketball player.A 6'11" center from the University of Kansas, Wesley played ten seasons (1966–1976) in the National Basketball Association as a member of the Cincinnati Royals, Chicago Bulls, Cleveland Cavaliers, Phoenix Suns, Capital Bullets, Philadelphia 76ers, Milwaukee Bucks, and Los Angeles Lakers. During the 1970-71 NBA season, Wesley led the Cavaliers in total points (1,455) and rebounds (713). He averaged 8.5 points per game and 5.5 rebounds per game over the course of his career.

William Bill Wesley Willoughby            Origin/Culture/Country: American

William Bill Wesley Willoughby: is an American former professional basketball player. After graduating from Dwight Morrow High School in Englewood, he was selected by the Atlanta Hawks in the 1975 NBA Draft as the first pick in the second round (19th overall), bypassing college for a chance to play professionally. He, along with Darryl Dawkins, were the first high school students to be drafted into the NBA.

Richard Wesley            Origin/Culture/Country: African

Richard Wesley: is an African American playwright, and screenwriter for television and cinema. He is an associate professor at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts where he is presently the chair of the Rita and Burton Goldberg Department of Dramatic Writing.