Celeste (name)

Celeste or Céleste is a given name or surname which derives from the Latin caelestis, meaning heavenly or celestial.

The name may refer to:

Performers

 * Celeste (singer), (born 1994), British-Jamaican singer-songwriter
 * Celeste Anderson (also known as BiiTTERSWEET), Filipino Canadian competitive gamer and reality television personality
 * Céleste Alkan (1812–1897), French musician
 * Celeste Bonin or Kaitlyn (wrestler) (born 1986), American model, bodybuilder and professional wrestler
 * Celeste Buckingham (born 1995), Slovak-American singer
 * Celeste Carballo (born 1956), Argentine singer-songwriter rock, blues, hard rock, punk and tango
 * Celeste Cid (born 1984), Argentine actress
 * Celeste Coltellini (1760–1828), Italian soprano
 * Celeste Cortesi (born 1997), Filipino-Italian model and beauty pageant titleholder
 * Céleste-Thérèse Couperin (1792–1869), French organist, composer, educator
 * Celeste Dandeker (born c. 1952), British dancer
 * Celeste De Luna (born 1974), American printmaker, educator
 * Celeste Dodwell, British and Australian actress who played Melody Jones in the Australian soap opera Home and Away
 * Celeste Headlee (born 1969), American radio and television host in Public Broadcasting
 * Celeste Holm (1917–2012), American stage, film and television actress
 * Celeste Jaguaribe de Matos Faria (1873–1938), Brazilian composer, poet, singer and teacher
 * Celeste Johnson (born 1959), known as Celeste in Italy, American model who became successful as a TV presenter and singer in Italy
 * Celeste Legaspi (born 1950), Filipino singer and actress
 * Celeste Mendoza (1930–1998), Cuban singer
 * Céleste Mogador (1824–1909), French dancer and writer also known as Mogador
 * Celeste O'Connor (born 1998), American actress
 * Celeste Thorson (born 1984), American actress, model, screenwriter and activist
 * Celeste Yarnall (1944–2018), American actress

Writers

 * Celeste, a pseudonym of American-born, British astrologer Patric Walker
 * Celeste De Blasis (1946–2001), American author of historical romance novels
 * Celeste Gold Broughton (1925–2022), American writer and socialite
 * Celeste Katz, American senior politics writer
 * Celeste McCollough (1927–2023), American psychologist
 * Celeste Ng (born 1980), American author and novelist
 * Celeste Olalquiaga, Venezuelan scholar
 * Celeste Comegys Peardon (1898–1988), American writer and educator
 * Celeste Raspanti (born 1928), American playwright
 * Celeste West (1942–2008), American librarian and lesbian author
 * Celeste M. A. Winslow (1837–1908), American author

Sportspeople

 * Celeste Boureille (born 1994), American soccer player
 * Celeste D’Arcangelo (born 2003), Argentinian rhythmic gymnast
 * Celeste Ferraris (born 1970), Australian synchronized swimmer
 * Celeste García (born 1964), Peruvian swimmer
 * Celeste Plak (born 1995), Dutch volleyball player
 * Celeste Poltera, Swiss bobsledder
 * Celeste Raack (born 1994), Australian cricketer
 * Celeste Troche (born 1981), Paraguayan golfer

Other

 * Celeste Baranski, American electronic engineer, entrepreneur, and executive who helped create several pioneering electronic devices including early versions of the tablet computer
 * Celeste Beard (born 1963), convicted American murderer
 * Céleste Boursier-Mougenot (born 1961), French artist
 * Celeste Brackett Newcomer (1871–1951), American educator, clubwoman
 * Céleste Bulkeley (1759–1832), French soldier in the Catholic and Royal Army during the war in the Vendée
 * Celeste Farotti (1864–1928), violin maker in the modern Milanese school
 * Celeste de Longpré Heckscher (1860–1928), American composer
 * Celeste Kaplan (née Strack, 1915-1998), American social worker, educator, and activist
 * Céleste Lett (born 1951), French politician, member of the National Assembly of France
 * Celeste Liddle (born 1978), Australian Indigenous feminist
 * Celeste Mountjoy, Australian artist and illustrator
 * Celeste M. Stiehl (née Sullivan) (born 1925), American politician
 * Celeste Tanfani, Italian pastellist artist (18th century)
 * Celeste Ulrich (1924–2011), American educator and leader in the field of physical education
 * Celeste A. Wallander (born 1961), American international relations expert with a focus on Russia
 * Celeste Woss y Gil (1890–1985) Dominican Republic painter

Middle name

 * Crystal Celeste Grant (born 1980), American actress
 * Dorothy Celeste Boulding Ferebee (1898–1980), American obstetrician and civil rights activist
 * Jessica Celeste Michibata (born 1984), Japanese fashion model
 * Louis Celeste Lecesne (c. 1796 or 1798–1847), an anti-slavery activist from the Caribbean islands
 * María Celeste Arrarás (born 1960), better known as María Celeste, Puerto Rican broadcast journalist and author
 * Tennessee Celeste Claflin (1844–1923), also known as Tennie C., American suffragist best known as the first woman, along with her sister Victoria Woodhull, to open a Wall Street brokerage firm
 * Greta Celeste Gerwig (born 1983), American actress, writer, and director

Surname

 * Arianny Celeste (born 1985), American model and ring girl
 * Dagmar Braun Celeste (born 1941), American counselor, Christian priest, and author
 * Dick Celeste (born 1937), American politician - governor of Ohio 1983–1991
 * Erika Celeste, American journalist who has worked in radio, print, and television
 * Francis Celeste Le Blond (1821–1902), American politician and a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives
 * Madame Céleste (1815–1882), French dancer and actress
 * Maria Celeste (1600–1634), born Virginia Galilei, Italian Roman Catholic nun
 * Michele Celeste, Italian playwright
 * Rodrigo Celeste (born 1990), Brazilian football player
 * Shanti Celeste, Chilean DJ from Bristol
 * Ted Celeste (born 1945), American politician in Ohio
 * Bryan Celeste (born 1996), Filipino mayor from Alaminos

Fictional characters

 * Celeste Perrault, fictional character on soap opera Days of Our Lives
 * Celeste Cuckoo, a member of the Stepford Cuckoos, Marvel Comics fictional mutant quintuplets
 * Celestia Ludenberg (nicknamed Celeste in the official English translation), a character in Danganronpa
 * Celeste Montgomery, a character in the film Vox Lux portrayed by Natalie Portman and Raffey Cassidy
 * Celeste, the wife and cousin of Babar the Elephant
 * Celeste, a toy character from the TV series Doc McStuffins
 * Celeste, a former runner from the game Mirror's Edge
 * Celeste, Piper's grandmother in the series Orange Is the New Black - Season 2
 * Celeste, a minor character from the Six Feet Under TV series played by Michelle Trachtenberg
 * Celeste Wright, a character in the TV series Big Little Lies played by actress Nicole Kidman
 * Celeste, an NPC in the game Animal Crossing
 * Celeste Inpax, a mentioned character in Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney − Justice for All