Jester (surname)

Jester is the surname of the following people:


 * Beauford H. Jester (1893–1949), Governor of Texas from 1947 to 1949
 * George Taylor Jester (1847–1922), Lieutenant Governor of Texas from 1895 to 1899, father of Beauford
 * Lucas Jester, German footballer
 * Maurice D. Jester (1889–1957), United States Coast Guard officer
 * Ralph Jester (1901–1991), American costume designer
 * T.C. Jester (1884–1950), American pastor and civic leader
 * Virgil Jester (1927–2016), American Major League Baseball pitcher