West (family name)

West is a family name .

Name bearer

A.

Adam West (1928-2017), American actor
Alan West, Baron West of Spithead (born 1948), British politician and admiral
Albert West (actually Albert Westelaken ; 1949-2015), Dutch singer and music producer
Allen West (tennis player) (1872–1952), American tennis player
Allen West (1929–1978), American prisoner, see Escape from Alcatraz (1962) #Allen West
Allen West (politician) (born 1961), American politician
Allen West (musician) (* 1967), American rock guitarist
Alvy West (1915–2012), American jazz musician, composer, arranger and band leader
Amber Stevens West (born 1986), American actress
Andrew West (hockey player) (born 1981), English hockey player
Andrew Fleming West (1853–1943), American classical philologist
Andrew J. West (* 1986), American actor
Anne West (* 1973), German writer and journalist, see Nina George
Anthony West (* 1981), Australian motorcycle racer
Arch West (1914-2011), American manager
Arthur West (originally Arthur Rosenthal ; 1922–2000), Austrian journalist, writer and poet
Arthur J. West (1863–1937), British railway engineer

B.

Barbara West (1911-2007), British Titanic survivor
Barry West (born 1958), English snooker player
Beate West-Leuer (* 1951), German educator and psychotherapist
Benjamin West (1738–1820), British-American painter
Billy West (born 1952), American voice actor
Brian West (cameraman) (born 1928), British cameraman
Brian West (musician) (* 1971), Canadian musician
Brian West (soccer player) (born 1978), American soccer player
Buster West (1901–1966), American actor

C.

Caleb Walton West (1844–1909), American politician
Chandra West (born 1970), Canadian actress
Charles West (1885–1943) American actor
Charles F. West (1895–1955), American politician
Claiborne West (?? - 1866), Texan settler and politician
Clara West (* 1981), German politician
Claudine West (1890-1943), British screenwriter
Cornel West (* 1953), American historian

D.

David West (Philologist) ( David Alexander West ; 1926-2013), British classical philologist
David West (baseball player) (born 1964), American baseball player
David West (soccer player) (born 1967), American soccer player
David West (basketball player) (born 1980), American basketball player
Delonte West (born 1983), American basketball player
Dianne Wiest (* 1948), American actress
Dominic West (born 1969), British actor
Dorothy West (1907-1998), American writer
Dorothy West (actress) (1891–1980), American actress
Dottie West (born Dorothy Marie Marsh ; 1932–1991), American singer

E.

Elbert West († 2015), American songwriter
Elliott West (* 1945), American historian
Enoch West (1886-1965), English football player
Eric West (born 1982), American singer

F.

Franz West (politician) (1909–1984), Austrian politician (KPÖ)
Franz West (artist) (1947–2012), Austrian visual artist
Frederick West (1941–1995), British serial killer

G

Geoffrey West , British theoretical physicist
George West, Viscount Cantelupe (1814–1850), British politician
George West (politician) (1823-1901), American politician
George West (Bishop) (1893–1980), British missionary and clergyman, Bishop of Rangoon
George Addison West (1931–2013), American trombonist, arranger and university professor
George Curtiss West (1931-2016), American zoologist
George Raymond West aka Ray West (1925-2016), American sound engineer
George Stephen West (1876–1919), British algae scientist
George Cornwallis-West (1874–1951), British officer and writer
Gladys West (* 1931), American mathematician
Gordon West (1943–2012), English football goalkeeper

H

Harold West (1915–1951), American jazz drummer
Helga West (* 1986), Sami-Finnish poet and theologian
Herbert West (1911–1959), German trade union official (FDGB)
Howard West (1931-2015), American television producer

J

Jacqueline West (costume designer) , American costume designer
Jacqueline West (writer) (* 1979), American writer
Jake West (born 1972), British director
James West (1856-1922), English football coach and track manager
James E. West (* 1931), American acoustician
Jeremy West , British tinker maker, instrument maker and university professor
Jerry West (born 1938), American basketball player
Jessamyn West (1902-1984), American writer
Jock West (1909-2004), British motorcycle racer
Joe West (born 1963), Canadian-British ice hockey player
Joe West ( American football player ) (born 1984), American football player

Joel West (* 1975), American actor and model

Johannes West (1782–1835), as Dane inspector of Greenland

John West, 2nd Earl De La Warr (1729–1777), British nobleman, politician and general

John West, 4th Earl De La Warr (1758–1795), British nobleman, politician and military man

John West (rock musician) (born 1964), American rock musician

John Bradley-West (born 1988), British actor

John B. West (* 1928), Australian-American medic

John C. West (1922-2004), American politician

Joseph West (politician) († 1691), English politician; Governor of the Province of South Carolina

Joseph West (athlete) (born 1924), Irish athlete, 1952 Olympian

Joseph R. West (1822–1898), American politician and general

Josh West (born 1977), British rower

Judi West (born 1942), American actress

Junius Edgar West (1866–1947), American politician

K

Kanye West (* 1977), American music producer and rapper
Keith West (born 1943), British musician
Kieran West (* 1977), British rower
Kit West (1936-2016), British special effects artist

L.

Les West (* 1943), British cyclist
Leslie West (* 1945), American rock musician

M.

Madeleine West (born 1979), Australian actress
Mae West (1893–1980), American actress
Marlene West (* 1972), Jamaican-Caiman squash player
Martin West (actor) (1937-2019), American actor
Martin Litchfield West (1937-2015), British classical philologist
Mary Jane West-Eberhard (* 1941), American entomologist and evolutionary biologist
Matt West (choreographer) , American actor and choreographer
Matt West (baseball player) ( Matthew Robert O'Neil West ; born 1988) American baseball player
Matt West (volleyball player) ( Matthew Alvaro West ; * 1993), American volleyball player
Matthew West (born 1977), American musician
Maura West (born 1972), American actress
Milton H. West (1888–1948), American politician
Mona West (* 1955), American theologian and author
Moritz West (1840–1904), Austrian librettist
Morris West (1916-1999), Australian writer

N

Nadja West (* 1961), American officer, Surgeon General in the United States Army
Natalie West (born 1956), American actress
Nathanael West (1903-1940), American writer
Nicholas West (born 1991), American volleyball player

O

Ole West (* 1953), German painter
Oswald West (1873–1960), American politician

P

Pat West (1923-1996) American football player
Paul West (writer) (1930-2015) British novelist, poet, and essayist
Paul West (bassist) (* 1934), American jazz bassist
Paul West (pianist) (actually Paul Albert Rickenbacker ; 1935–2011), American jazz pianist and singer
Peter West (1920–2003), British journalist and sports reporter

R.

Randolph West (1890-1949), American biochemist
Randy West (born 1947), American porn actor and producer
Ray West (1925 / 26–2016), sound engineer
Rebecca West (1892–1983), British writer
Red West (actually Robert Gene West ; 1936-2017), American actor
Richard West (politician) (around 1691–1726), British lawyer, author and politician, Lord Chancellor of Ireland
Richard Elector , Viennese journalist who under the pseudonym West wrote
Richard West (journalist) (1930-2015), British journalist
Richard Gilbert West (* 1926), British geologist and paleontologist
Richard Martin West (* 1941), Danish astronomer
Ronald West (1914–1992), British walker
Rosemary West (born 1953), British serial killer
Rowan West (* 1953), Australian-German organ builder
Roy Owen West (1868-1958), American politician

S.

Sam West (1904–1985), American baseball player
Sam Ku West (1907-1930), American guitarist
Samuel West (born 1966), British actor and director
Sandy West (1959-2006), American singer, songwriter and drummer
Shane West (born 1978), American actor
Shelly West (born 1958), American singer
Simon West (* 1961), British film director
Sommer West (* 1978), Canadian ice hockey and softball player, ice hockey coach
Sonny West (born 1937), American rockabilly singer
Speedy West (1924–2003), American country musician
Stanley West (1913-2001), British high jumper
Stephen West (Designer) (* 1989), American fashion designer
Stephen C. West (* 1952), British biochemist and molecular biologist
Stephanie West (1937), British classical scholar
Steve West (ice hockey player) (born 1952), Canadian ice hockey player
Steve West (dart player) (* 1975), English dart player

T

Taribo West (* 1974), Nigerian soccer player
Theo West (* 1968), German entertainer and reporter
Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr (1577–1618), British colonial governor
Thomas West , a pseudonym of Joseph Schreyvogel (1768–1832), Austrian writer
Thomas D. West (1851–1915), American foundry entrepreneur and author
Ti West (* 1980), American director and screenwriter
Till West , German DJ
Timothy West (actor) ( Timothy Lancaster West ; born 1934), British actor
Timothy West (poker player) ( Tim West * 1985), American poker player
Togo D. West junior (1942–2018), American politician
Tony West (1937-2016), American politician
Tucker West (* 1995), American luge rider

V

Vera West (1900–1947), American costume designer
Vita Sackville-West (1892–1962), English writer and garden designer

W.

W. Richard West, Sr. ( Walter Richard West, Sr. , called Dick West ; 1912–1996), American artist of the Southern Cheyenne
W. Richard West, Jr. ( Walter Richard West, Jr. , called Rick West ; * 1943), American museum director of the Southern Cheyenne
Wallace West (1900–1980), American science fiction writer
Wariboko West (* 1942), Nigerian long jumper
Wash West (* 1966), English film producer and film director
William West (composer) (around 1580–1643), English composer
William West (politician) (around 1733-1816), American general and politician (Rhode Island)
William West (botanist) (1848-1914), British algologist
William West, 3rd Earl De La Warr (1757–1783), British nobleman, politician and military man
William H. West (1824–1911), American lawyer and politician
William James West (1793–1848), English physician and surgeon
William S. West (1849–1914), American politician