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

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

Surname list

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