# West (name)

West is an English surname.
Notable people with the name include:
* Absolom M. West (1818–1894), American politician, and Confederate militia general
* Adam West (1928–2017), American actor
* Adam West (soccer) (born 1986), American soccer player
* Addison West (born 2000), American football player
* Alan West (footballer) (born 1951), English footballer
* Alan West, Baron West of Spithead (born 1948), Royal Navy admirals and British peer
* Albert West (1949–2015), Dutch singer
* Albert Benjamin West (1883–1929), American politician and lawyer
* Albert L. West (1825–1892), American architect
* Allen West (disambiguation), several people
* Allyson West, Trinidad and Tobago politician
* Andrew West (disambiguation), also Andy West, several people
* Anita West (born 1935), British actress and former television presenter
* Anthony West (disambiguation), several people
* Barbara West (1911–2007), English Titanic survivor
* Barbara West (TV news anchor) (born 1948), American journalist
* Belford West (1896–1973), American football player
* Benjamin West (disambiguation), also Ben West, several people
* Billy West (born 1952), American voice actor
* Billy West (baseball) (1853–1928), American baseball player
* Billy West (silent film actor) (1892–1975), American actor
* Bob West (born 1956), American voice actor
* Bob West (radio host) (1942–2016), American ethnomusicologist and radio host
* Brian West (disambiguation), several people
* Catherine West (born 1966), English politician
* Cedric West (1918–1997), English jazz guitarist
* Chandra West (born 1970), Canadian actress
* Charcandrick West (born 1991), American football player
* Charles West (disambiguation), several people
* Chester H. West (1888–1935), American Medal of Honor recipient
* Colin West (born 1962), English football player and coach
* Colin West (author) (born 1951), English children book writer and illustrator
* Colin West (footballer, born 1967), English football player
* Corinne West (born 1970), American singer-songwriter
* Corinne Michelle West (1908–1991), American painter
* Cornel West (born 1953), American philosopher, political activist, and writer
* David West (disambiguation), several people
* Debi Mae West (born 1964), American voice actor
* Delonte West (born 1983), American basketball player
* Dominic West (born 1969), English actor
* Don West (educator) (1906–1992), American educator
* Don West (wrestling) (born 1963), American professional wrestling commentator
* Donald J. West (1924–2020), British psychiatrist
* Dorian West (born 1967), English rugby footballer
* Dorothy West (1907–1998), American writer
* Dorothy West (actress) (1891–1980), American actress
* Dottie West (1932–1991), American country music singer and songwriter
* Earl Irvin West (1920–2011), American church historian
* Edmund A. West (1823–1922), American lawyer and politician
* Edmund B. West (c.1804–1854), American physician and politician
* Edward West (1782–1828), British economist
* Edward Nason West (1909–1990), American Episcopal priest
* Edward William West (1824–1905), British Indologist
* Emilie West (1844–1907), Danish schoolteacher, proponent of needlework
* Florence Duval West (1840–1881), American poet
* Francis West (disambiguation), several people
* Frederick West (disambiguation), also Fred West, several people
* George West (disambiguation), several people
* Gilbert West (1703–1756), English poet
* Gladys West (born 1930), American mathematician
* Gordon West (1943–2012), English footballer
* Gordon West (cricketer) (1923–2002), English cricketer
* Graeme West (born 1953), New Zealand rugby league footballer and coach
* Graham West (born 1973), Australian politician
* Harry West (1917–2004), Irish politician
* Harry West (musician), American musician
* Henry West (disambiguation), several people
* Hershell West, American basketball player and coach
* Isabelle Clark Percy West (1882–1976), American artist and educator
* James West (disambiguation), several people
* Jane West (novelist) (1758–1852), British writer and poet
* Jane West (campaigner), American cannabis activist
* Jerry West (1938–2024), American basketball player and executive
* Jerry West (author), pseudonym of Andrew E. Svenson (1910–1975), American writer
* Jessamyn West (librarian) (born 1968), American librarian and activist
* Jessamyn West (writer) (1902–1984), American author
* Jim West (disambiguation), several people
* Joseph West (disambiguation), also Joe West, several people
* John West (disambiguation), several people
* Josh West (born 1977), British-American Olympic rower and earth scientist
* Josh West (politician) (born 1976), American politician
* Julian West, stage name of Nicolas de Gunzburg (1904–1981), French-American editor and bon-vivant
* Kanye West (born 1977), American record producer and rapper
* Kit West (1936–2016), British special effects artist
* Kimber West (born 1974), Playboy Playmate
* Lee Roy West (1929–2020), American judge
* Leslie West (1945–2020), American musician, member of the rock band Mountain, and the trio West, Bruce and Laing
* Leslie West (cricketer) (1905–1982), English cricketer
* Lizzie West (born 1973), American singer-songwriter
* Louis Jolyon West (1924–1999), American psychiatrist
* Madeleine West (born 1980), Australian actress
* Mae West (1893–1980), American actress and screenwriter
* Margaret West (1903–1963), American heiress, vaudeville performer and radio hostess
* Margaretta Sully West (died 1810), American theater manager and stage actor
* Mark West (disambiguation), several people
* Martin West (disambiguation), several people
* Mary West (born 1945/1946), American entrepreneur and philanthropist
* Mary Allen West (1837–1892), American journalist, editor, educator
* Matt West (baseball) (born 1988), American baseball player
* Matthew West (born 1977), American musician
* Matthew West (politician) (1801–1880), American politician
* Maura West (born 1972), American actress
* Michael West (disambiguation), several people
* Michelle Sagara West (born 1963), Japanese-Canadian author
* Mike West (swimmer) (born 1964), Canadian swimmer
* Moritz West (1840–1904), Austrian librettist
* Morris West (1916–1999), Australian writer
* Nathan West (born 1978), American actor and musician
* Nathanael West (1903–1940), American novelist and playwright
* Nathaniel West (captain) (c. 1665–1723), Virginia colonial legislator
* Nicholas West (1461–1533), English bishop and diplomatist
* Nick West (disambiguation), several people
* Nigel West, pen-name of Rupert Allason (born 1951), British writer and politician
* Nina West (born 1978), American drag queen
* Oswald West (1873–1960), American politician
* Owen West (born 1969), American military officer and official
* Owen B. West (1869–1948), American politician, businessman, and farmer
* Paula West (born 1959), American jazz and cabaret singer
* Paul West (disambiguation), several people
* Pennerton West (1913–1965), American artist
* Peter West (1920–2003), British TV presenter and sports commentator
* Peter West (footballer) (1931–2010), Australian rules footballer
* Peter West (physicist) (born 1951), British physicist
* Randy West (disambiguation), several people
* Rebecca West (1892–1983), British-Irish writer
* Red West (1936–2017), American actor, film stuntman and songwriter
* Reginald West, 6th Baron De La Warr (1395–1450), English noble
* Richard West (disambiguation), several people
* Robert West (disambiguation), several people
* Rosemary West (born 1953), British serial killer
* Samuel West (disambiguation), also Sam West, several people
* Sandra Márjá West (born 1990), Norwegian Sami politician and festival manager of Riddu Riđđu
* Scott West (born 1974), Australian rules footballer
* Shane West (born 1978), American actor
* Speedy West (1924–2003), American pedal steel guitarist and record producer
* Spencer West (born 1981), American motivational speaker and disability advocate
* Stewart West (1934–2023), Australian politician
* Stu West (born 1964), English musician
* Stuart West, British evolutionary biologist
* T. J. West (1885–1916) of West's Limited, English cinema chain
* Taribo West (born 1974), Nigerian football defender
* Temple West (1714–1757), British admiral
* Timothy West (1934–2024), English actor
* Thomas West (disambiguation), also Tom West, several people
* Togo D. West Jr. (1942–2018), African-American attorney
* Vita Sackville-West (1892–1962), English poet, novelist and gardener
* Wallace West (1900–1980), American science fiction writer
* Walter West (disambiguation), several people
* Will West Long (c. 1869–1947), Cherokee mask maker, a translator, and a Cherokee cultural historian
* William West (disambiguation), several people
* Winifred West (1881–1971), Australian educationist

## Fictional characters

* Herbert West, a character in the works of H. P. Lovecraft
* Honey West, a fictional detective in the works of G. G. Fickling
* Iris West, a character in DC Comics
* Josh West, a character in the Australian soap opera Home and Away
* Nathan West, a character in the American soap opera General Hospital
* Agent Orin West, a character from the DC Animated Universe
* Sherri West, a District Attorney, appearing on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
* Wallace West (character), a character in DC Comics
* Wally West, a DC Comics superhero known for being the first Kid Flash and third Flash
* Jade West, a character in the Victorious