Esther is the eponymous heroine of the Book of Esther.

Esther may also refer to:

People

  • Esther (given name), a feminine given name
  • List of people with given name Esther or Ester
  • Esther (surname)

Places

  • Esther, Missouri, the former name of Park Hills, Missouri, a city
  • Esther, Alberta, an unincorporated community
  • Esther, Louisiana, an unincorporated community
  • Esther Township, Polk County, Minnesota, a township
  • Estherville, Iowa, a city
  • Estherville Township, Emmet County, Iowa
  • Esther Mountain
  • Esther Park, Kempton Park, a suburb of Kempton Park, Gauteng
  • Esther Harbour, a harbor on the coast of King George Island, South Shetland Islands
  • Esther Island (Alaska), an island

Media

Literature

  • Book of Esther, one of the books of the Hebrew Bible
  • Esther (play), a play by Jean Racine (1689)
  • Esther (novel), a novel by Henry Adams (1884)
  • Esther, a novel by Rosa Nouchette Carey ()
  • Esther, a character in the novel Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
  • Esther Lyon, a character in the novel Felix Holt, the Radical
  • Esther Van Gobseck, a character in the novel Splendeurs et misères des courtisanes

Film, TV, and gaming

  • Esther (1916 film), a silent film
  • Esther (1986 film), an Israeli film
  • Esther (1999 film), a television film starring Louise Lombard and F. Murray Abraham
  • Esther, the lead character from The Book of Esther (2013 film)
  • Esther (TV series), a British talk show
  • Esther, the main character from the film Orphan (2009) and Orphan: First Kill, the latter of which was previously titled Esther.
  • Esther, a character from the video game Dear Esther
  • Esther ('Esta'), a character played by Sara Asiya in the British web-series Corner Shop Show
  • Esther Anderson (Sanford and Son), a character from the television series Sanford and Son
  • Esther Blanchett, a major character in the anime Trinity Blood
  • Esther Bloom, a character from the soap opera Hollyoaks
  • Esther Clavin, a character from the sitcom Cheers
  • Esther Drummond, a character from the television programme Torchwood
  • Esther Greenwood, the protagonist in Sylvia Plath's semi-autobiographical novel, The Bell Jar
  • Esther Hayes, a character from the soap opera Coronation Street
  • Esther Samuels, a character from the soap opera Shortland Street
  • Esther Valentine, a character from the soap opera The Young and the Restless
  • Esther Winchester, an anthropomorphic cowgirl boss character from the video game, Cuphead

Music

  • Esther, an opera by Nicolaus Adam Strungk (1680)
  • Esther (Handel), an oratorio by George Frideric Handel (1718)
  • Esther (Meyerowitz opera), 1956
  • Esther (Weisgall opera), an opera composed by Hugo Weisgall ()
  • Little Esther (album), a jazz piano album by Horace Parlan
  • "Esther", a song by Sara Groves from the album The Other Side of Something
  • Esther, the Beautiful Queen, sometimes referred to as Esther, a cantata by William Batchelder Bradbury (1856)
  • Esther, a song by American jam band Phish

Other media

  • Esther (Millais painting), an 1865 painting by Millais
  • Queen Esther (painting), an 1878 painting by Edwin Long
  • Mural called Xola located in Tribeca (Manhattan), inspired by Esther Mahlangu, detailing intricate designs of the Ndebele tribe in South Africa

Science and technology

  • Hypagyrtis esther, a species of moth
  • Olivella esther, a species of sea snail
  • Geckobia estherae, a species of gecko parasite
  • Hurricane Esther, a 1961 hurricane that affected the East Coast of the United States
  • Tropical Storm Esther (1957)
  • Cyclone Esther (1983)
  • 622 Esther, a main-belt asteroid
  • Esther (C5J), a CPU core used in the low-power VIA C7 CPU

Other uses

  • Fast of Esther, a fast observed on Purim eve
  • Esther Martinez Native American Languages Preservation Act (2006)
  • Lady Esther, a trademark of a cosmetic manufacturing company
  • Esther (1794 ship)
  • Project Esther, from The Heritage Foundation

See also

  • Ester (disambiguation)
  • Hadassah (disambiguation)
  • Queen Esther (disambiguation)