Hesham
Hesham is a common male given name and surname. In Arabic it means "generous", though in some instances there may not be any connection with the Arabic. It is not to be confused with the similar-looking but unrelated name Hashim "هاشم".
Notable people with the name include:
Given name
- Hesham Hanafy, Egyptian footballer
- Hesham Mohamed Hussain, Saudi Arabian citizen
- Hesham Ismail, American football player
- Hesham Mesbah, Egyptian judoka
- Hesham Mohamed, Egyptian footballer
- Hesham Mohammed, Iraqi footballer
- Hesham Qandil, Egyptian engineer
- Hesham Ali Salem, Libyan basketball player
- Hesham Selim, Egyptian actor
- Hesham Shaban, Libyan footballer
- Hesham Shehab, Bahraini swimmer
- Hesham Tillawi, Palestinian-American writer
- Hesham Abdul Wahab, Indian music composer
- Hesham Yehia, Egyptian boxer
- Hesham Yakan, Egyptian footballer
- Hesham Youssef, Egyptian diplomat
Middle name
- Mazen Hesham Ga Sabry, Egyptian squash player
Surname
- Frank Hesham, English footballer
- Youssef Hesham, Egyptian film director