Wessel Freiherr Freytag von Loringhoven
German military commander and member of the German Resistance
Wessel Harmensz Gansfort
Dutch theologian and early humanist
Wessel Myburgh
Namibian cricketer
Marthinus Wessel Pretorius
first president of the South African Republic
Wessel van Diepen
Dutch radio host
Wessel Roux
South African rugby union player