West is a surname shared by several notable people:
Absolom M. West, Southern United States politician, soldier, railroad president and labor organizerAdam West, actor who played the title character in the television series BatmanAlan West, Baron West of Spithead, a Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the British Home OfficeAllen West (disambiguation), multiple peopleAndrew West, multiple peopleAndy West, an American bass guitaristAnita West, a British actress and former television presenterAnthony West (author), a British authorAnthony West (motorcycle racer), an Australian Grand Prix motorcycle road racerBelf West, NFL playerBenjamin West, Anglo-American painterBilly West, an American voice actorBilly West (silent film actor), an American film actor and director of the silent film eraBob West, the voice of Barney T. DinosaurBrian West (disambiguation), multiple peopleCatherine West (born 1966), English Labour Party politician, Member of Parliament (MP) for Hornsey and Wood Green since 2015Chandra West, actressCharles West (disambiguation), multiple peopleChester H. West, American Medal of Honor recipientCorinne West, American singer-songwriterCornel West, religious studies and African-American studies scholarDavid West (basketball), basketball playerDavid West, RSW, watercolouristDebi Mae West, an American voice actorDelonte West, a basketball player for the Cleveland CavaliersDominic West, an English actorDon West (educator), an American educatorDon West (sportscaster), American professional wrestling commentatorDorian West, a former English rugby footballerDorothy West, a novelistDottie West, an American country music singerEarl Irvin West (1920-2011), American church historianEdward West, British economistFred West, serial killerGeorge West, U.S. representativeGeorge West (footballer), English footballerGeorge Algernon West, Bishop of Rangoon 1934-1935Gilbert West, British authorGordon West, a former English footballerGraeme West, New Zealand rugby league footballer and coachHarry West, an Irish politicianHenry West (disambiguation), multiple peopleHerbert West, fictional character of H. P. LovecraftHoney West, fictional characterH. O. West, Louisiana businessmanJames Edward Maceo West, US inventorJames West, British Manchester United managerJames E. West, former mayor of Spokane, WashingtonJames E. West (Scouting), first Chief Scout Executive of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA)James R. West, American trumpet player and teacherJames T. West, (Captain James West, Jim West), fictional character of Wild Wild WestJane West, British writer and poetJerry West, professional basketball player for the Los Angeles LakersJerry West, author of The Happy Hollisters series of children booksJessamyn West (writer) (1902–1984), American writerJim West, guitarist for "Weird Al" Yankovic, film and TV composer, slack-key guitar performer (under the name Kimo West).Jim West, Australian rules footballerJoe West, baseball umpireJohn West (disambiguation), multiple peopleJosh West, American rowerJosh West (Home and Away), a fictional character in the Australian soap opera Home and AwayJulian West (politician), a British Canadian mathematician, political and environmental activistJulian West, stage name of editor and bon-vivant Nicolas de GunzburgJulian West, fictional protagonist of the 1888 utopian novel Looking BackwardKanye West, an American record producer and rapperKit West (1936–2016), special effects artist of Raiders of the Lost Ark and Return of the JediKimber West, a former Playboy PlaymateLeslie West, founding member and front man for the rock band Mountain.Lizzie West (born 1973), an American singer/songwriterMadeleine West, an Australian actressMae West, actress and screenwriterMark West, American basketball playerMartin West (disambiguation), multiple peopleMatthew West, contemporary Christian musicianMatthew West (assemblyman), American state legislatorMaura West, an American actressMichael West (disambiguation), multiple peopleMichelle Sagara West, Japanese-Canadian author of fantasy literatureMike West, Canadian backstroke swimmerMorris L. West, Australian writerNathanael West (1903–1940), pen name of Nathan Wallenstein Weinstein, American novelist and playwrightNicholas West, an English bishop and diplomatistNigel West, pen-name of the British writer and former politician Rupert AllasonNorth "Nori" West, an American celebrity, daughter of Kanye West and Kim KardashianOswald West, an American politicianPaul West (disambiguation), multiple peoplePeter West, British TV presenter and sports commentatorPeter West (footballer), Australian rules footballerRandy West, television announcerRandy West (porn star), pornographic actor and directorRandy West (photographer), photographerRebecca West, a British-Irish writerRed West, an American actor, film stuntman and songwriterRichard Gilbert West (1926), British botanist and geologistRichard Martin West, a Danish astronomerRobert West (disambiguation), multiple peopleRosemary West, British murderer, wife of Fred WestSamuel West, British actorScott West, an Australian rules footballerShane West, actorSherri West, a fictional ADA, appearing on Law & Order: Special Victims UnitSpeedy West, American Rockabilly Hall of FameStuart West, evolutionary biologistStu West, bassistTaribo West, a Nigerian football defenderTemple West, British admiralTimothy West, British actorTom West (disambiguation), multiple peopleTogo D. West, Jr., an African American attorneyVita Sackville-West, an English poet, novelist and gardenerWallace West, an American science fiction writerWally West, a fictional superhero known for being the first Kid Flash and the third FlashWalter West (politician), Australian politicianWalter Scott West, American Medal of Honor recipientWilliam West (disambiguation), multiple peopleWest (Berkshire cricketer), an English professional cricketerBaron West:Thomas West, 1st Baron West (1365–1405)Thomas West, 2nd Baron West (c. 1391–1416)Reginald West, 6th Baron De La Warr and 3rd Baron West (c. 1394–1451)Richard West, 7th Baron De La Warr and 4th Baron West (c. 1432–1476)Thomas West, 8th Baron De La Warr and 5th Baron West (c. 1457–1525)Thomas West, 9th Baron De La Warr and 6th Baron West (c. 1475–1554) (abeyant 1554)