People
- Saint Wenceslaus I, Duke of Bohemia (907–935 or 929), and subject of a Christmas carol
- Wenceslaus II, Duke of Bohemia (died 1192)
- Wenceslaus I of Bohemia (c. 1205-1253), King of Bohemia
- Wenceslaus II of Bohemia (1271–1305), King of Bohemia and Poland
- Wenceslaus III of Bohemia (1289–1306), King of Hungary, Bohemia, and Poland
- Wenceslaus I, Duke of Luxembourg (1337–1383), the first Duke
- Wenceslaus, King of the Romans (1361–1419), also King of Bohemia
- Prince Wenzeslaus of Liechtenstein (born 1974)
- Prince Wenceslas of Nassau (born 1990)
- Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor (1316-1378), born Wenceslaus
- Wenceslas Hollar (1607-1677), Bohemian etcher
- Wenceslaus Hanka (1791-1861), Bohemian philologist
- Venceslaus Ulricus Hammershaimb (1819-1909), Faroese minister and linguist
- Venceslau Brás, 9th President of Brazil
- Rafael Wenceslao Núñez Moledo, 13th President of Colombia.
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