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Chester (given name)

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Chester is a masculine given name.

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Notable people with this name

  • Chester A. Arthur (1829–1886), the 21st president of the United States
  • Chester Bennington (born 1976), the lead vocalist of the rock band Linkin Park
  • Chester Brown (born 1960), Canadian alternative cartoonist and, since 2008, the Libertarian Party of Canada's candidate for the riding of Trinity-Spadina in Toronto, Canada
  • Chester Burnett (1910–1976), known as Howlin' Wolf, American blues singer, guitarist and harmonica player
  • Chester Carlson (1906–1968), American physicist, inventor, and patent attorney
  • Chester Conklin (1886–1971), American comedian and actor
  • Chester Conn (born 1896), American composer of popular music
  • Chester Crocker (born 1941), American diplomat
  • Chester Cruikshank (1913–1970), American athlete
  • Chester Dale (1883-1962), American banker, major donor to the National Gallery of Art, Washington DC
  • Chester Gould (1900–1985), American cartoonist, best known as the creator of the Dick Tracy comic strip
  • Chester Himes (1909–1984), American writer, author of If He Hollers Let Him Go
  • Chester Holifield (1903–1995), United States Representative from California
  • Chester Kallman (1921–1975), American writer
  • Chester Ludgin (1925–2003), American operatic baritone
  • Chester Manifold (1867–1918), Australian politician and philanthropist.
  • Chester Morris (1901–1970), American actor, who starred in the Boston Blackie detective series of the 1940s
  • Chester W. Nimitz (1885–1966), American five-star admiral
  • Chester Novell Turner, African-American filmmaker
  • Chester Taylor (born 1979), American football running back of the National Football League who is currently on the Arizona Cardinals
  • Chester Thompson (born 1948), American drummer and session musician
  • Chester Williams (born 1970), former South African rugby union rugby player
  • Chester Sidney Williams (1907–1992), American educator and author who wrote extensively about education and freedoms
  • Chester William Wilmot (1911 - 1954), Australian war correspondent, reporter, and author.

    • 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 Gunsmoke
  • Chester Cheese in "Pizza Mania - Cheese Moon Chase" mobile game
  • Chester McBadbat in The Fairly OddParents
  • Chester the Molester, cartoon character in Hustler magazine

    • References

    Chester (given name) Wikipedia
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