Celeste (name)

Celeste or Céleste is a given name or surname which derives from the Latin caelestis, meaning heavenly or celestial.^[1]

The name may refer to:

Given name[]

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 Dandeker (born c. 1952), British dancer
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 (born 1944), American actress

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

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

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, was an 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

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

^ Norman, Teresa (2003). A World of Baby Names. Penguin. p. 123. ISBN 978-0-399-52894-1.