# 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:

## 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 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 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