Namesakes
Notable Athletes:
1 cricket
(cricket) Hansie Cronje (a.k.a. Wessel) 1969-2002 
Notable Philosophers and Thinkers:
1 philosopher
Peter Wessel Zapffe 1899-1990
Notable Politicians and Statespeople:
1 statesperson
Marthinus Wessel Pretorius 1819-1901