West (name)

West is an English surname.
Notable people with the name include:

Absolom M. West, American politician, and Confederate militia general
Adam West, American actor
Adam West (soccer), American soccer player
Addison West, American football player
Alan West (footballer), English footballer
Alan West, Baron West of Spithead, Royal Navy admirals and British peer
Albert West, Dutch singer
Albert Benjamin West, American politician and lawyer
Albert L. West, American architect
Allen West (disambiguation), several people
Allyson West, Trinidad and Tobago politician
Almeda Lambert, American cookbook writer and businessperson
Andrew West (disambiguation), also Andy West, several people
Anita West, British former actress and television presenter
Anthony West (disambiguation), several people
Barbara West, English Titanic survivor
Barbara West (TV news anchor), American journalist
Belford West, American football player
Benjamin West (disambiguation), also Ben West, several people
Billy West, American voice actor
Billy West (baseball), American baseball player
Billy West (silent film actor), American actor
Bob West, American voice actor
Bob West (radio host), American ethnomusicologist and radio host
Brian West (disambiguation), several people
Catherine West, English politician
Cedric West, English jazz guitarist
Chandra West, Canadian actress
Charcandrick West, American football player
Charles West (disambiguation), several people
Chester H. West, American Medal of Honor recipient
CJ West, American football player
Colin West, English football player and coach
Colin West (author), English children book writer and illustrator
Colin West (footballer, born 1967), English football player
Corinne West, American singer-songwriter
Corinne Michelle West, American painter
Cornel West, American philosopher, political activist, and writer
David West (disambiguation), several people
Debi Mae West, American voice actor
Delonte West, American basketball player
Dominic West, English actor
Don West (educator), American educator
Don West (wrestling), American professional wrestling commentator
Donald J. West, British psychiatrist
Dorian West, English rugby footballer
Dorothy West, American writer
Dorothy West (actress), American actress
Dottie West, American country music singer and songwriter
Earl Irvin West, American church historian
Edmund A. West, American lawyer and politician
Edmund B. West, American physician and politician
Edward West, British economist
Edward Nason West, American Episcopal priest
Edward William West, British Indologist
Emilie West, Danish schoolteacher, proponent of needlework
Florence Duval West, American poet
Francis West (disambiguation), several people
Frederick West (disambiguation), also Fred West, several people
George West (disambiguation), several people
Gilbert West, English poet
Gladys West, American mathematician
Gordon West, English footballer
Gordon West (cricketer), English cricketer
Graeme West, New Zealand rugby league footballer and coach
Graham West, Australian politician
Harry West, Irish politician
Harry West (musician), American musician
Henry West (disambiguation), several people
Hershell West, American basketball player and coach
Isabelle Clark Percy West, American artist and educator
James West (disambiguation), several people
Jane West (novelist), British writer and poet
Jane West (campaigner), American cannabis activist
Jerry West, American basketball player and executive
Jerry West (author), pseudonym of Andrew E. Svenson, American writer
Jessamyn West (librarian), American librarian and activist
Jessamyn West (writer), American author
Jim West (disambiguation), several people
Joseph West (disambiguation), also Joe West, several people
John West (disambiguation), several people
Josh West (rower), British-American Olympic rower and earth scientist
Josh West (politician), American politician
Julian West, stage name of Nicolas de Gunzburg, French-American editor and bon-vivant
Kanye West, American record producer and rapper
Kit West, British special effects artist
Kimber West, Playboy Playmate
Lee Roy West, American judge
Leslie West, American musician
Leslie West (cricketer), English cricketer
Lizzie West, American singer-songwriter
Louis Jolyon West, American psychiatrist
Madeleine West, Australian actress
Mae West, American actress and screenwriter
Margaret West, American heiress, vaudeville performer and radio hostess
Margaretta Sully West, American theater manager and stage actor
Mark West (disambiguation), several people
Martin West (disambiguation), several people
Mary West, American entrepreneur and philanthropist
Mary Allen West, American journalist, editor, educator
Mason West, American ice hockey player
Matt West (baseball), American baseball player
Matthew West, American musician
Matthew West (politician), American politician
Maura West, American actress
Michael West (disambiguation), several people
Michelle Sagara West, Japanese-Canadian author
Mike West (swimmer), Canadian swimmer
Moritz West, Austrian librettist
Morris West, Australian writer
Myrtice West, American self-taught painter
Nathan West, American actor and musician
Nathanael West, American novelist and playwright
Nathaniel West (captain), Virginia colonial legislator
Nicholas West, English bishop and diplomatist
Nick West (disambiguation), several people
Nigel West, pen-name of Rupert Allason, British writer and politician
Nina West, American drag queen
North West, American singer and rapper
Oswald West, American politician
Owen West, American military officer and official
Owen B. West, American politician, businessman, and farmer
Parker West, American dancer
Paula West, American jazz and cabaret singer
Paul West (disambiguation), several people
Pennerton West, American artist
Peter West, British TV presenter and sports commentator
Peter West (footballer), Australian rules footballer
Peter West (physicist), British physicist
Randy West (disambiguation), several people
Rebecca West, British-Irish writer
Red West, American actor, film stuntman and songwriter
Reginald West, 6th Baron De La Warr, English noble
Richard West (disambiguation), several people
Robert West (disambiguation), several people
Rosemary West, British serial killer
Samuel West (disambiguation), also Sam West, several people
Sandra Márjá West, Norwegian Sami politician and festival manager of Riddu Riđđu
Scott West, Australian rules footballer
Shane West, American actor
Speedy West, American pedal steel guitarist and record producer
Spencer West, American motivational speaker and disability advocate
Stewart West, Australian politician
Stu West, English musician
Stuart West, British evolutionary biologist
T. J. West of West's Limited, English cinema chain
Taribo West, Nigerian football defender
Temple West, British admiral
Timothy West, English actor
Thomas West (disambiguation), also Tom West, several people
Togo D. West Jr., African-American attorney
Vita Sackville-West, English poet, novelist and gardener
Wallace West, American science fiction writer
Walter West (disambiguation), several people
Will West Long, Cherokee mask maker, a translator, and a Cherokee cultural historian
William West (disambiguation), several people
Winifred West, 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
Jade West, a character in the Victorious
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
Pearl West, a character in MechWest
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