Wesley

Wesley

Wesley may refer to:

urname

*The Wesley family, founders of Methodism and noted musicians, including:
**Samuel Wesley (poet) (1662-1735), minister and Stuart poet
**John Wesley (1703-1791), son of the above, the Founder of the Methodist denomination of Protestant Christianity
**Charles Wesley (1707-1788), younger brother of the above, Methodist leader and prolific hymn writer
**Charles Wesley junior (1757-1834), son of the above, organist, composer
**Samuel Wesley (1766-1837), younger brother of the above, organist, composer
**Samuel Sebastian Wesley (1810-1876), son of the above, organist, composer
*Mary Wesley, British author
*Glen Wesley, National Hockey League player

Given names

*John Wesley Hardin, well-known outlaw and gunfighter in late 19th-century Texas
*Wes Borland, a musician, formerly of Limp Bizkit, now working with Black Light Burns
*Wesley Brown, several people
*Wesley Clark, American military General, and politician
*Wesley Snipes, American actor
*Wesley Sneijder, Dutch football player
*Wesley So, chess player

Place

*Wesley, Dominica;United States
*Wesley, Indiana
*Wesley, Iowa
*Wesley Medical Center, a hospital in Wichita, Kansas

Fictional characters

*Wesley Crusher, character from "Star Trek: The Next Generation"
*Wesley Pegden, character from "Last of the Summer Wine"
*Wesley Wyndam-Pryce, character from the TV series "Angel", originally introduced in "Buffy the Vampire Slayer"

ee also

*Wesley College (disambiguation)


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  • Wesley — ist der Familiennamen folgender Personen: Charles Wesley (1707–1788), englischer Theologe Fred Wesley (* 1944), US amerikanischer Posaunist Glen Wesley (* 1968), kanadischer Eishockeyspieler James Paul Wesley (1921–2007), US amerikanischer… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Wesley So — en 2007 Naissance 9 octobre 1993 (1993 10 …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Wesley — Wesley, John * * * (as used in expressions) Bellows, George Wesley Dean, John Wesley, III Hamming, Richard Wesley Mitchell, Wesley C(lair) Powell, John Wesley Rickey, Branch (Wesley) Eugene Wesley Roddenberry Wesley, John …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Wesley — Wesley, IA U.S. city in Iowa Population (2000): 467 Housing Units (2000): 200 Land area (2000): 0.575537 sq. miles (1.490634 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.575537 sq. miles (1.490634 sq. km)… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Wesley, IA — U.S. city in Iowa Population (2000): 467 Housing Units (2000): 200 Land area (2000): 0.575537 sq. miles (1.490634 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.575537 sq. miles (1.490634 sq. km) FIPS code:… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Wesley — (spr. ŭéßlĭ), John, der Stifter der Methodisten, geb. 17. Juni 1703 zu Epworth in der Grafschaft Lincoln, gest. 2. März 1791, studierte in Oxford Theologie und wurde 1725 als Diakonus ordiniert. 1729 schloß er mit seinem Bruder Charles W. (geb.… …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Wesley — m English: from the surname of the founder of the Methodist Church, John Wesley (1703–91), and his brother Charles (1707–88), who was also influential in the movement. Their family must have come originally from one or other of the various places …   First names dictionary

  • Wesley — (spr. Uësli), 1) Samuel, stammte aus einer nonconformistischen Predigerfamilie u. wurde auch in den kirchlichen Grundsätzen seiner Vorfahren erzogen, trat aber zur Hochkirche über u. wurde 1693 Pfarrer zu Epworth in Lincolnshire, wo er 1735… …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Wesley — (spr. lĕ), John, Stifter der Methodisten, geb. 17. Juni 1703 zu Epworth (Lincoln), gründete 1729 mit seinem Bruder Charles W. (geb. 18. Okt. 1708, gest. 29. März 1788) zu Oxford einen religiösen, spottweise Methodisten (s.d.) genannten Bund,… …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • Wesley — (Uëslih), John, mit seinem Freunde Whitefield (s. d.) und seinem Bruder Charles (geb. 1708, gest. 1788) Stifter der Methodisten, geb. 1703 zu Epworth in Lincolnshire, zog mit Whitefield von 1735 an in Amerika herum als Bußprediger und Missionär,… …   Herders Conversations-Lexikon

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