Chester (name)

Chester is a male first name and family name of British origin common in the English-speaking world . It goes back to the city of the same name in England . A common diminutive of the given name is Chet .

Name bearer

Chester A. Arthur (1829–1886), 21st President of the United States

Chester A. Chesney (1916–1986), American politician

Chester Burton "Chet" Atkins (1924–2001), American country musician

Chester Bennington (1976-2017), American rock singer

Chester Brown (* 1960), Canadian comic artist

Chester Burnett (1910–1976), known as Howlin 'Wolf , American blues musician

Chester Carlson (1906–1968), American physicist and inventor

Chester Conklin (1886–1971), American actor

Chester Conn (1894–1873), American composer

Chester Crocker (* 1941), American political scientist

Chester Cruikshank (1913-1970), American track and field athlete

Chester Dale (1883–1962), American banker and patron of the arts

Chester Gould (1900–1985), American comic artist

Chester E. Holifield (1903-1995), American politician

Chester Himes (1909-1984), American writer

Chester Kallman (1921–1975), American writer

Chester Ludgin (1925–2003), American opera baritone

Chester Morris (1901–1970), American actor

Chester W. Nimitz (1885–1966), American five-star admiral

Chester Rutecki (1916–1976), American boxer

Chester Taylor ( American football player ) (born 1979), American football player

Chester W. Taylor (1883–1931), American politician

Chester Thompson (born 1948), American drummer

Chester Sidney Williams (1907–1992), American author and educator

Chester Williams (1970–2019), South African rugby player and coach

Chester Williams (* 1973), British police officer