Celeste (name)

This article is about the name. For other uses, see Celeste (disambiguation).

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

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 Loots (born 1996), South African 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'Arcángelo (born 2003), Argentinian rhythmic gymnast
• Celeste Ferraris (born 1970), Australian synchronized swimmer
• Celeste García (born 1964), Peruvian swimmer
• Celeste Pin (1961–2025), Italian (male) football player
• Celeste Plak (born 1995), Dutch volleyball player
• Celeste Poltera, Swiss (male) bobsledder
• Celeste Raack (born 1994), Australian cricketer
• Celeste Taylor (born 2001), American basketball player
• 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 Freytes (born 1950), Puerto Rican academic administrator
• 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

See also

• Cecilia, a given name
• Celeste (disambiguation)
• Celestia (name)
• Celia (given name)