Chester (given name)

Notable people with this name

• Chester A. Arthur, the 21st president of the United States
• Chester Burton "Chet" Atkins, American musician
• Chester Bennington, the lead vocalist of the rock band Linkin Park
• Chester Brown, Canadian alternative cartoonist and, since 2008, the Libertarian Party of Canada's candidate for the riding of Trinity-Spadina in Toronto, Canada
• Chester Burnett, known as Howlin' Wolf, American blues singer, guitarist and harmonica player
• Chester Carlson, American physicist, inventor, and patent attorney
• Chester Conklin, American comedian and actor
• Chester Conn, American composer of popular music
• Chester Crocker, American diplomat
• Chester Cruikshank, American athlete
• Chester Dale, American banker, major donor to the National Gallery of Art, Washington DC
• Chester Gould, American cartoonist, best known as the creator of the Dick Tracy comic strip
• Chester Himes, American writer, author of If He Hollers Let Him Go
• Chester Holifield, United States Representative from California
• Chester Kallman, American writer
• Chester Ludgin, American operatic baritone
• Chester Manifold, Australian politician and philanthropist.
• Chester Morris, American actor, who starred in the Boston Blackie detective series of the 1940s
• Chester W. Nimitz, American five-star admiral
• Chester Novell Turner, African-American filmmaker
• Chester See, American musician, actor and YouTube personality
• Chester Taylor, American football running back of the National Football League who is currently on the Arizona Cardinals
• Chester Thompson, American drummer and session musician
• Chester Williams, former South African rugby union rugby player
• Chester Sidney Williams, American educator and author who wrote extensively about education and freedoms

  Fictional characters

• Chester Barklight, playable character in the role-playing game Tales of Phantasia
• Chester Cheetah, mascot for cheese-flavored snack brand Cheetos
• Chester Goode in TV series Gunsmoke
• Chester McBadbat in The Fairly OddParents
• Chester Tate in TV series Soap
• Chester the Molester, cartoon character in Hustler magazine
• Chester the Terrier, cartoon character in the Warner Bros. Looney Tunes/Merrie Melodies series