List of people with given name Esther or Ester

The given name "Esther" or its common variant, "Ester", may refer to the following notable people:

Mononymous This section is for people who are predominantly known by their first name. Esther, the eponymous heroine of the Book of Esther Ester (footballer) Baby Esther, American singer and child entertainer Comandanta Esther, nom de guerre of a revolutionary in the Zapatista Army of National Liberation (EZLN) of Chiapas, Mexico

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Esther Abrahams (1771–1846), Australian female convict Esther Aghatise (born 1980), Nigerian long jumper Esther Saville Allen (1837–1913), American writer Esther Anderson Esther E. Baldwin (1840–1910), American missionary, teacher, and writer Esther Baxter (born 1984), American model Esther Bejarano (1924–2021), German concentration camp survivor Esther Bell, American film director Esther Benbassa (born 1950), French historian and politician Esther de Berdt (1746–1780), American colonist and civic leader Esther Blake (1897–1979), U. S. Air Force Staff Sergeant Esther Barbara Bloemart (1651–1733), German art collector Esther Boise van Deman (1862–1937), American archaeologist Esther Brand (1922–2015), South African former athlete Esther Brandeau, Canadian settler Esther Brann (1899–1998), American writer and illustrator Esther Brimmer, American civil servant Esther Bubley (1921–1998), American photographer Esther Cailingold (1925–1948), Haganah member Esther Cañadas (born 1977), Spanish actor and model Esther Cardoso, Cuban actress Esther Clark Wright (1895–1990), Canadian historian Esther Clayson (1869–1967), American physician and public health pioneer Esther Cleveland (1893–1980), second child of American president Grover Cleveland Esther Cohen, Mexican writer Esther Dankwah (born 1982), Ghanaian sprinter Esther David (born 1945), Indian Jewish author, artist, and sculptor Esther Dean (born 1982), American singer and songwriter Esther Delisle, French-Canadian historian Esther Duflo (born 1972), French-American economist Esther Dyson (born 1951), Swiss-American journalist Esther Earl (1994–2010), American author, internet vlogger, online personality, and activist Esther Edler (1884–1908), Norwegian actress Esther Edwards (disambiguation) Esther Egger-Wyss (born 1952), Swiss politician Esther Eneutseak (1877–1961), Inuk performer and actor Esther Erlich, Australian artist Esther Farbstein, Israeli historian, researcher, author, and lecturer Esther Fernández (1915–1999), Mexican actress Esther Ferrer (born 1937), Spanish artist Esther Fischer-Homberger (1940–2019), Swiss medical historian and psychotherapist Esther Flesch (born 1967), Brazilian lawyer Esther Forbes (1891–1967), American novelist, historian, and children's writer Esther G. Frame (1840–1920), American minister and evangelist Esther Freud, British actress and novelist Esther Friesner (born 1951), American writer Esther Geller (1921–2015), American painter and watercolorist Esti Ginzburg (born 1990), Israeli model Esther Golar (1944–2015), American politician Esther Goris (born 1960), Argentine actress Esther Haase (born 1966), German photographer Esther Hahn (born 1985), American surfer Esther Hall (born 1970), English television and theatre actress Esther Hamerman (1886–1977), Polish-born American painter Esther Handali (died 1588), Jewish Ottoman businesswoman Esther Hart (singer) (born 1970), Dutch singer Esther Hasson (1867–1942), first Superintendent of the United States Navy Nurse Corps Esther Hautzig (1930–2009), American writer Esther Hayden (1713–1758), American poet Esther Haywood (1940–2024), American politician Esther Hermitte (1921–1990), Argentine anthropologist Esther Hicks, American author Esther Hnamte (born 2016), Indian child singer and prodigy Esther Hobart Morris (1814–1902), American judge Esther Aberdeen Holm (1904–1984), American geologist and paleontologist Esther Studholme Hope (1885–1975), New Zealand artist Esther Housh (1840–1898), American social reformer, author, and newspaper editor Esther Howard (1892–1965), American actress Esther Howland (1828–1904), American artist and businesswoman Esther Hunt (1751–1802), American pioneer Esther Inglis (1571–1624), Scottish painter, translator and calligrapher Esther James (1900–1990), New Zealand model and land developer Esther John (1929–1960), Pakistani nurse Esther Johnson (1681–1728), friend of Jonathan Swift Esther Jolobala, Malawian politician Esther Jones (disambiguation) Esther Jungreis (1936–2016), American author and public speaker Esther Kamatari (born 1951), Burundian princess Esther Kellner (1908–1998), American writer Esther Kenworthy Waterhouse (1857–1944), British artist Esther Kiaʻāina (born 1963), Guam-born Hawaii politician Esther Augusta Howard King (1845–1925), American clubwoman Esther Kimani, Kenyan engineer Esther Kinsky (born 1956), German literary translator and author Esther Kiplagat (born 1966), Kenyan long-distance runner Esther von Kirchbach (1894–1946), German journalist and chaplain Esther Mayambala Kisaakye, Justice of the Supreme Court of Uganda Esther Koimett (born 1957), Kenyan investment banker Esther Kolawole (born 2002), Nigerian wrestler Esther Kostøl (1936–2023), Norwegian trade union leader Esther Kreitman (1891–1954), Yiddish-language novelist Esther Nisenthal Krinitz (1927–2001), Polish Jewish artist Esther Ku (born 1980), American comedian and actress Esther Kwan (born 1964), Hong Kong actress Esther Kyozira, Ugandan disability rights activist Esther Lahoz (born 1963), Spanish sprinter Esther Lamandier (born 1946), French soprano and harpist Esther Lamm (1913–1989), Swedish psychiatrist and psychoanalyst Esther de Lange (born 1975), Dutch politician Esther de Lange (cricketer) (born 1984), Dutch international cricketer Esther Lanser (born 1984), New Zealand cricketer Esther Lanz (born 1899), American politician Esther Lape (1881–1981), American journalist and suffrage activist Esther Largman (born 1934), Brazilian author Esther Gil de Reboleño Lastortres (born 1973), Spanish sociologist and politician Esther Lawrence (1862–1944), American educationist and school principal Esther Christian Lawton (1910–1998) (1910–1998), civil servant and women's rights activist Esther Leach (1809–1843), Colonial-Indian English stage actress Esther Lederberg (1922–2006), American microbiologist Esther Kim Lee (born 1970), American theatre historian Esther Morris Leidolf, American intersex activist Esther Lekain (1870–1960), Belgian singer Esther Alejandro de León (born 1947), Puerto Rican composer Esther Leslie (born 1964), British political aesthetician Esther Levine (born 1970), German photographer Esther Levitt (1904–1987), Israeli activist Esther Lewis (abolitionist) (1782–1848), Pennsylvania abolitionist and farmer Esther Lewis (missionary) (1887–1958), Welsh missionary Esther Lewis (poet) (1716–1794), English poet Esther Liebmann (1649-1714), German financier Esther Lin, Brazil–born poet of Chinese descent Esther Lipman (1900–1991), Australian politician Esther J. Trimble Lippincott (1838–1888), American educator, reformer, author Esther Littlefield (1906–1997), Native American artist from Alaska Esther Liu (born 1988), Taiwanese actress, singer, and television host Esther Llamazares (born 1970), Spanish politician Esther Lofgren (born 1985), American rower Esther Pohl Lovejoy (1869–1967), American physician Esther Doughty Luckhardt (1913–2011), American Republican politician Esther Lungu (born 1957), First Lady of Zambia Esther Lurie (1913–1998), Israeli painter Esther Lutgens, Dutch physician, molecular biologist, and professor Esther Okello Lutwa (died 2002), Ugandan first lady and politician Esther Lyman (1927–1991), American baseball player Esther Lynch (born 1963), Irish trade unionist Esther MacCallum-Stewart, British author and academic Esther Blaikie MacKinnon (1884–1934), Scottish artist Esther Madudu (born 1980), Ugandan midwife Esther Mahlangu (born 1935), South African artist Esther Majaza, Malawi politician Esther Mangzha (born 1952), Nigerian educational planner Esther Manheimer (born 1971), American politician and attorney Esther Manito, British comedian Esther Martín-Pozuelo (born 1998), Spanish footballer Esther Martinez (1912–2006), Tewa activist and linguist Esther Angélica Martínez (born 1970), Mexican politician Esther Murugi Mathenge, Kenyan politician Esther Matiko (born 1976), Tanzanian politician Esther Mbabazi (born 1988), Rwandan airline pilot Esther Mbagari (born 2000), Kenyan sprinter Esther Eba'a Mballa (born 1984), Cameroonian volleyball player Esther Mbulakubuza Mbayo (born 1971), Ugandan politician Esther Mbofana (born 1992), Zimbabwean cricketer Esther McCoy (1904–1989), American novelist and architectural historian Esther McCracken (1902–1971), British actress and playwright Esther McCready (1931–2020), American nurse and teacher Esther Morgan McCullough (1888–1957), American novelist Esther McGregor (born 2001), British actress and model Esther Lord McNeill (1812–1907), American temperance leader Esther McVey (born 1967), British politician Esther Meek (born 1953), American philosopher Esther Meir-Glitzenstein (born 1954), Israeli academic, researcher of Jews in the Arab world Esther Meisels (born 1995), Israeli cyclist Esther Mengold (1877–1954), Swiss artist Esther van Messel (born 1965), Dutch-Swiss film producer Esther Meynell (1878–1955), English writer Esther de Mézerville (1885–1971), Guatemalan teacher, feminist, suffragette, and activist Esther San Miguel (born 1975), Spanish Olympic judoka Esther Miller (born 1957), Canadian cross-country skier Esther Burnell Mills (1889–1964), American pioneer and homesteader Esther Minciotti (1888–1962), Italian actress Esther Mombo (born 1957), Kenyan theologian Esther Montelius (1871–1948), Swedish author Esther T. Mookini (1928–2023), American linguist Esther Moore (1857–1934), British artist Esther Morales (1949–2020), Bolivian grocer, businessperson, and public figure Esther Moreno (born 1969), Mexican wrestler Esther Morgan (poet) (born 1970), British poet Esther Morgan (footballer) (born 2002), Wales international footballer Esther Hobart Morris (1814–1902), American judge Esther Morrison (1931–2018), American baseball player Esther Moya (born 1984), Spanish artistic gymnast Esther Moyal (1874–1948), Lebanese Jewish journalist Esther Muchemi, Kenyan businesswoman Esther Muinjangue (born 1962), Namibian politician Esther Muir (1903–1995), American actress Esther Mujawayo (born 1958), Rwandan sociologist and psychotherapist Esther Mukwasa (born 1996), Zambian footballer Esther Majambere Musoke, Ugandan lawyer Esther Mvondo (born 1975), Cameroonian sprinter Esther Mwaikambo (born 1940), Tanzanian medical doctor Esther Mwikali (died 2019), Kenyan land rights activist Esther Mwombe (born 1987), Kenyan volleyball player Esther Nabaasa, Ugandan songwriter Esther Nakajjigo (c. 1995–2020), Ugandan activist Esther Nakaziba (born 1995), Ugandan makeup artist Esther Ze Naw, Kachin humanitarian and ethnic minority rights activist Esther Ndeti, Kenyan engineer Esther Nelson (1810–1843), Manx poet Esther Neuenschwander (born 1983), Swiss curler Esther Newberg, American literary agent and political aide Esther Newport (1901–1986), American painter Esther Newton (born 1940), American cultural anthropologist Esther Ngumbi, Kenyan-American entomologist Esther Nirina (1932–2004), Malagasy poet and librarian Esther Takei Nishio (1925–2019), Japanese-American internee Esther Niubó (born 1980), Spanish politician Esther Nkansah (1948–2019), Ghanaian politician Esther Nworgu, Nigerian powerlifter Esther Nyaiyaki, Kenyan lawyer Esther Oluremi Obasanjo (1976–1979), First Lady of Nigeria Esther Afua Ocloo (1919–2002), Ghanaian entrepreneur