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and a
surname In many societies, a surname, family name, or last name is the mostly hereditary portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family. It is typically combined with a given name to form the full name of a person, although several give ...
. As a given name Hester is a variant of Esther. As a surname it is of Italian origin and uncertain meaning. In
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, the surname Hester is found as an Anglicized form of the Gaelic ''Ó hOistir'' descendant of Oistir, who was likely an early 13th century immigrant from
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Given name

* Hester Adrian, Baroness Adrian (1899—1966), British mental health worker * Hester Bateman (bap. 1708–1794), English silversmith * Hester A. Benedict (1838-1921), American poet and writer * Hester Biddle (c. 1629–97), English Quaker writer * Hester "Hetty" Burr (c. 1796-1862), American abolitionist * Hester Chapone (1727–1801), British author * Hester A. Davis (1930–2014), American archaeologist * Hester Dowden (1868–1949), Irish spiritualist medium * Hester Dunn (b. 1940), Northern Irish former loyalist activist and writer * Hester Maria Elphinstone, Viscountess Keith (1764-1857), British literary correspondent and intellectual * Hester Goodsell (born 1984), British rower * Hester Grenville, 1st Countess Temple (c. 1690–1752), English noblewoman * Hester Jane Haskins (fl. 1860–75), American madam, procuress, and underworld figure * Hester Kaplan, American author * Hester Maclean (1859–1932), New Zealand nurse, editor and writer * Maria Hester Park (1760–1813), British composer, pianist, and singer * Hester Pitt, Countess of Chatham (1720–1803), wife of William Pitt (the Elder), 1st Earl of Chatham, who was Prime Minister of Great Britain from 1766 to 1768 * Lady Hester Pulter (1605–1678), British writer * Catherine Hester Ralfe (c. 1831–1912), New Zealand dressmaker, teacher, storekeeper, housekeeper and diarist * Hester Dorsey Richardson (1862-1933), American author * Hester Santlow (c. 1690–1773), British dancer and actress * Lady Hester Stanhope (1776–1839), British socialite, adventurer and traveler * Hester Thrale (1741–1821), British diarist, author, and patron of the arts * Hester van Eeghen (1958–2021), Dutch designer * Hester Veltman-Kamp (born 1973), Dutch politician


Surname

* Bart Hester (b. 1977), American politician * Benny Hester (b. 1948), American music artist and songwriter * Betty Hester (1923-1998), American correspondent * Bianca Hester, Australian artist, winner of the Melbourne Prize for Urban Sculpture in 2005 and 2011 * Carolyn Hester (b. 1937), American folk singer and songwriter * Dave Hester, star of A&E TV's ''Storage Wars'' * Devin Hester (b. 1982), American football player * Drew Hester (b. 1969), American percussionist and record producer * Eric Hester (b. 1974), American composer * Frank Hester (b. 1966), British businessman * Hugh B. Hester (1895-1983), American army officer * Jack W. Hester (1929-1999), American politician * Jacob Hester (b. 1985), American football player * James McNaughton Hester (1924-2014), American educator * Jessie Hester (b. 1963), American football player * Joan Hester (1932–2019), American politician * John Hester (b. 1983), American baseball player * Joy Hester (1920-1960), Australian artist * Laurel Hester (1956–2006), American police officer and advocate of rights of domestic partners * Leigh Ann Hester (b. 1982), American soldier and Silver Star recipient * Lex Hester (1935–2000), American public administrator * Marc Hester (b. 1985), Danish professional bicycle racer * Michael Hester (b. 1972), Australian-born New Zealand association football referee *
Paul Hester Paul Newell Hester (8 January 1959 – 26 March 2005) was an Australian musician and television personality. He was the drummer for the band Split Enz for their last year together from December 1983 to December 1984, and co-founding member an ...
(1959–2005), Australian musician * Paul V. Hester (b. 1947), American Air Force officer *
Phil Hester (comics) Phil Hester (born 1966) is an American comic book artist, penciller and writer. Early life Phil Hester is an alumnus of the University of Iowa. Career Hester's pencilling credits include ''Swamp Thing, Brave New World, Flinch, Ultimate Marvel T ...
(b. 1966), comic book artist and writer * Phillip Doyce Hester (1955–2013), former chief technology officer of Advanced Micro Devices * Randolph T. Hester American professor, sociologist, and landscape architect * Ray Hester (1949–1977), American football player * Rita Hester (d. 1998), transgender African American murder victim * Sandra Hester, American activist and former television host * Stephen Hester (b. 1960), CEO of RSA Insurance Group * Treyvon Hester (b. 1992), American football player * Wallace Hester (1866-1942), British
caricaturist A caricaturist is an artist who specializes in drawing caricatures. List of caricaturists * Abed Abdi (born 1942) * Abril Lamarque (1904–1999) * Al Hirschfeld (1903–2003) * Alex Gard (1900–1948) * Alexander Saroukhan (1898–1977) * Alfre ...
for '' Vanity Fair'' * William Hester, also known as Slew Hester (1912-1993), American tennis official


Fictional characters

*Hester Argyle, a character in
Agatha Christie Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie, Lady Mallowan, (; 15 September 1890 – 12 January 1976) was an English people, English author known for her 66 detective novels and 14 short story collections, particularly those revolving ...
's novel ''
Ordeal by Innocence ''Ordeal by Innocence'' is a work of detective fiction by British writer Agatha Christie, first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club on 3 November 1958 and in the US by Dodd, Mead and Company the following year. The UK edition retai ...
'' * Hester Latterly, main character of Anne Perry's ''Monk'' detective series * Hester Prynne, main character of
Nathaniel Hawthorne Nathaniel Hawthorne (né Hathorne; July 4, 1804 – May 19, 1864) was an American novelist and short story writer. His works often focus on history, morality, and religion. He was born in 1804 in Salem, Massachusetts, from a family long associat ...
's '' The Scarlet Letter'' * '' The Character and Death of Mrs. Hester Ann Rogers'', a 1794 Methodist tract * Hester Shaw, a character from Philip Reeve's '' Mortal Engines Quartet'' * Hester Ulrich, a character from the 2015 American horror
comedy Comedy is a genre of dramatic works intended to be humorous or amusing by inducing laughter, especially in theatre, film, stand-up comedy, television, radio, books, or any other entertainment medium. Origins Comedy originated in ancient Greec ...
television series A television show, TV program (), or simply a TV show, is the general reference to any content produced for viewing on a television set that is broadcast via over-the-air, satellite, and cable, or distributed digitally on streaming plat ...
, '' Scream Queens.'' * Hester Crane, mother of Frasier Crane of Cheers and Frasier television shows. * Hester, the daemon companion of Lee Scoresby in Philip Pullman's
His Dark Materials ''His Dark Materials'' is a trilogy of fantasy novels by Philip Pullman consisting of '' Northern Lights'' (1995; published as ''The Golden Compass'' in North America), '' The Subtle Knife'' (1997), and '' The Amber Spyglass'' (2000). It follo ...
series. * Hester Sherwood, one of the four characters from the Australian 2002 play ''Wicked Sisters'' by
Alma De Groen Alma De Groen is an Australians, Australian feminist playwright, born in New Zealand on 5 September 1941. Biography Alma Margaret Mathers, born in Manawatū District, Manawatū, grew up in Mangakino, a small township founded to serve a hydro-elec ...
. * Hester, the daughter of the witch from Hansel and Gretel in School for Good and Evil


See also

* * Hessy, a related name and nickname {{given name, type=both English feminine given names Feminine given names