# Chester (given name)

Chester is a masculine given name of English origins with Latin roots. It comes from the word "castrum", which means fort or encampment.

## Notable people with this name

* Chester A. Arthur (1829–1886), the 21st president of the United States
* Chester Alan Arthur II (1864–1937), son of Chester A. Arthur
* Chester "Gavin" Alan Arthur III (1901–1972), American astrologer and sexologist and a grandson of Chester A. Arthur
* Chester "Chet" Atkins (1924–2001), American musician
* Chester Baker Slawson (1898—1964), Professor of mineralogy
* Chester W. Barrows (1872–1931), Justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court
* Chester Bennington (1976–2017), 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 C. Chattin (1909–1979), Justice of the Tennessee Supreme Court
* Chester Coco (1915–2001), American politician and lawyer
* Chester Conklin (1886–1971), American comedian and actor
* Chester Conn (1894–1973), 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 Gillette (1883–1908), American murderer
* 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 E. 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 Rapkin, American urban planner
* Chester Novell Turner, African-American filmmaker
* Chester See (born 1983), American musician, actor and YouTube personality
* Chester Stiles (September 14, 1970) Filmed himself molesting a three-year-old girl and was sentenced to 21 terms of life in prison with the possibility of parole after 140 years
* 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 (1970–2019), former South African rugby union rugby player
* Chester Sidney Williams (1907–1992), 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 McTech, a character in the American animated children's television program Beverly Hills Teens
* Chester Tate, a character in TV series Soap
* Chester V, CEO of inventing company Live Corp in the film Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2
* Chester, also known as Kid Rot, a character in Grossology
* Chester the Molester, cartoon character in Hustler magazine
* Chester the Terrier, cartoon character in the Warner Bros. Looney Tunes/Merrie Melodies series
* Marvelous Chester, is a character that appears in the DLC Dark Souls: Artorias of the Abyss
* Chester, a character from Bunnicula