Overview
Hesketh is a surname, and may refer to: * Alexander Fermor-Hesketh, 3rd Baron Hesketh (born 1950), British politician * Allan Hesketh (1899–1973), British Royal Air Force officer * Chris Hesketh (1944–2017), English rugby league footballer * George Hesketh (died 1954), English rugby league footballer * Frederick Fermor-Hesketh, 2nd Baron Hesketh (1916–1955), British peer and soldier * Harriett Hesketh (1733–1807), English letter writer * Hesketh Hesketh-Prichard (1876–1922), English adventurer, writer and marksman * Huan Hesketh, Catholic Bishop of Sodor and Man in the 16th century * Iz Hesketh (born 1997), British actress and drag performer * Jake Hesketh (born 1996), English footballer * Janet Hesketh (1934–2018), New Zealand women's rights activist * Joe Hesketh (born 1959), American baseball pitcher * Karne Hesketh (born 1985), New Zealand-born Japanese rugby union player * Kenneth Hesketh (born 1968), British composer * Kit Hesketh-Harvey (1957–2023), British musician, composer and screenwriter * Lloyd Hesketh Bamford-Hesketh (1788–1861), Welsh landowner * Barrie and Marianne Hesketh, duo, founders of the Mull Little Theatre * Owen Hesketh (born 2002), Welsh footballer * Philip Hesketh (born 1964), British Anglican priest and Dean of Rochester * Phoebe Hesketh (1909–2005), English poet * Richard Hesketh (born 1988), English medical doctor and cricketer * Robert Hesketh (1569–1620), English politician * Roger Fleetwood-Hesketh (1902–1987), British politician * Ron Hesketh (born 1947), British Anglican priest * Roy Hesketh (1915–1944), South African racing driver and South African Air Force pilot * Sean Hesketh (born 1986), English rugby league footballer * Sophia Rabe-Hesketh, British statistician * Steve Hesketh (born 1988), Australian soccer player * Thomas Hesketh (1548–1605), English politician * Thomas George Fermor-Hesketh (1849–1924), British soldier and baronet * Sir Thomas Fermor-Hesketh, 5th Baronet (1825–1872), English politician * Thomas Fermor-Hesketh, 1st Baron Hesketh (1881–1944), British peer * Victoria Hesketh, English musician better known by her stage name Little Boots
Fictional characters
* Mr. Hesketh-Payne, a character from the novel A Call on Kuprin, played by Peter Sallis in the 1961 BBC adaptation broadcast as an episode of the series BBC Sunday-Night Play
See also
* Baron Hesketh: the various barons or lords Hesketh, who lived at Easton Neston in Northamptonshire, England * Hesketh Racing: the 1970s Formula One racing team, formed by Alexander Hesketh * Hesketh Motorcycles: the motorcycle brand, formed by Alexander Hesketh