{{wiktionary|excelsior}} '''Excelsior''' may refer to: {{TOC right}} == Arts and entertainment == === Literature and poetry === * "Excelsior" (Longfellow), an 1841 poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow * "Excelsior", an 1877 picture book in verse by Bret Harte, published as an advertisement for the Sapolio soap brand * ''Excelsior!: The Amazing Life of Stan Lee'', a 2002 biography by Stan Lee and George Mair * ''Excelsior'' (Macedonski), a book of poems by Alexandru Macedonski * ''Excelsior: Forged in Fire'', a 2007 ''Star Trek'' novel by Andy Mangels and Michael A. Martin * ''Excelsior'', a 1928 novella by Paul Morand * ''Excelsior'', a 1988 novel by Randall Silvis * ''The Excelsior'', a 1919 novel by H. B. Marriott Watson * "Excelsior" (short story), a 1948 short story by P. G. Wodehouse * "Excelsior" (Whitman), a poem by Walt Whitman

=== Music === * Excelsior Recordings, a record label from the Netherlands * Excelsior Brass Band, an 1879-1931 brass band from New Orleans * "Excelsior", a setting of Longfellow's poem to music by Michael William Balfe * "Excelsior!", a concert overture by Wilhelm Stenhammar * ''Excelsior'' (Steven Page album), 2022 * ''Excelsior'' (Slauson Malone 1 album), 2023 * "Excelsior", a song by the Smashing Pumpkins from ''Atum: A Rock Opera in Three Acts'', 2023

=== Science fiction === * Excelsior (comics), in ''Runaways'', a support group for former teenage superheroes * USS ''Excelsior'', a Federation starship first seen in the movie ''Star Trek III: The Search for Spock''

=== Journals and newspapers === * ''Excélsior'', a newspaper published in Mexico City * ''Daily Excelsior'', a newspaper published in Jammu and Kashmir

=== Other arts and entertainment === * ''Excelsior!'', 1901 short film * TV Excelsior, a defunct Brazilian television network * ''Excelsior'', an 1881 ballet by Luigi Manzotti * Excelsior Wet Plate Camera, an early camera model used in the collodion process of photography

== Mottos and catchphrases == * "Excelsior" (motto), official motto of the state of New York * "Excelsior!", catchphrase of Stan Lee, who often used it at the end of his "Stan's Soapbox" column in Marvel Comics * "Excelsior", sign-off of Detroit radio personality Mark Scott * "Excelsior", motto of the Finnish Army's Special Jaegers * "Excelsior", mantra of Patrizio "Pat" Solitano, Jr. in the 2012 film ''Silver Linings Playbook'' * "Excelsior!", motto of the fictional Weldon Institute in Jules Verne's ''Robur the Conqueror'' * "Excelsior!", one of the catchphrases of Martin Prince, Jr., a recurring character in ''The Simpsons'' * "Excelsior, you fathead!", a catchphrase of former radio personality Jean Shepherd

== Sports ==

=== Association football === * Excelsior '31, Rijssen, Netherlands * Excelsior AC, a Haitian association football club * Excelsior AC Roubaix, a French association football club * Excelsior Maassluis, a football club from Maassluis, Netherlands * Excelsior Mouscron, a former Belgian association football club * Excelsior Rotterdam, a Dutch association football club * Excelsior Stadium, the home of Airdrie United F.C. of the Scottish Football League Second Division * AS Excelsior, an association football club from Saint-Joseph, Réunion Island * Birmingham Excelsior F.C., a defunct English association football club * F.C. Excelsior, Mexican football club that plays in the Segunda División Profesional * SV Excelsior, a Surinamese association football club * SS Excelsior (football club), a club from Réunion Island established in 1940 * Excelsior Mariaburg, a Belgian football club

=== Other sports === * Excelsior Stakes previously the Excelsior Handicap, an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually * Excelsior Rugby Club, an amateur rugby club in New Zealand * Excelsior of Brooklyn, an amateur baseball team that played in Brooklyn, New York * New York Excelsior, an American professional Overwatch eSports team based in New York City, New York * Brampton Excelsiors (disambiguation)

== Schools == * Excelsior Academy, a school in Newcastle upon Tyne, England * Excelsior College, in Albany, New York * Excelsior, a common high school and grammar school name ** Excelsior High School (Norwalk, California) (1903–1981) ** Excelsior Public School (Excelsior, Minnesota) (1904–1964) ** Excelsior School, a non-denominational school in Pasadena, California ** Excelsior High School, Washougal, Washington

== Hotels and restaurants == * Excelsior (restaurant), a former restaurant located in Hotel de l'Europe, Amsterdam * Excelsior, a common hotel name ** Hotel Excelsior, Berlin (1908–1945) ** Hôtel Excelsior, Casablanca (est. 1916) ** Excelsior Hotel Ernst, Cologne (est. 1863) ** The Excelsior (Hong Kong), a former hotel in Causeway Bay, Hong Kong

== Places == {{See also|Excelsior Mountain (disambiguation)}} === Canada === * Excelsior, Alberta * Rural Municipality of Excelsior No. 166, Saskatchewan

=== South Africa === * Excelsior, Free State

=== United States === * Excelsior, California, former name of Meadow Lake, Nevada County, California * Excelsior, Georgia * Excelsior (Oak Ridge, Louisiana), listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Louisiana * Excelsior, Minnesota * Excelsior, Missouri * Excelsior, Atchison County, Missouri * Excelsior, Nevada * Excelsior, West Virginia (disambiguation) ** Excelsior, McDowell County, West Virginia ** Excelsior, Upshur County, West Virginia ** Excelsior, Webster County, West Virginia * Excelsior, Wisconsin (disambiguation) ** Excelsior, Richland County, Wisconsin ** Excelsior, Sauk County, Wisconsin * The Excelsior District, San Francisco, a neighborhood in San Francisco, California * Excelsior Geyser in the Middle Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming * Excelsior Mountain (Yosemite), in Yosemite National Park * Excelsior Mountains, in western Nevada in the United States * Excelsior Springs, Missouri * Excelsior Township, Michigan

== Transportation == * Excelsior-Henderson Motorcycle (Belle Plaine, MN), founded in 1993 * Excelsior Motor Manufacturing & Supply Company (Chicago, IL), a U.S. motorcycle manufacturer operating in Chicago from 1907 to 1931 ** Henderson Motorcycle, a division of the above company from 1919 to 1931 ** Excelsior Super X, a motorcycle made by the above company from 1925 to 1931 * Motorwagenfabrik Excelsior, a Swiss car maker in business between 1896 and 1919 * Compagnie Nationale Excelsior, a Belgian car manufacturer existing between 1904 and 1932 * Excelsior Motor Company, a British bicycle, motorcycle and car maker ** Excelsior Manxman, a motorcycle made by the above company * Xcelsior (bus), a transit bus manufactured by New Flyer Industries * Excelsior tank, a British experimental heavy assault tank * St Croix Excelsior, ultralight aircraft * ''Excelsior'', a prototype Spaceship Neptune high altitude balloon gondola by Space Perspective * Excelsior (smack), the last surviving fishing smack of the Lowestoft fishing fleet and a member of the National Historic Fleet * ''SS Excelsior'' (ship), one of several steam-powered ships named Excelsior

== Nature == * ''Fraxinus excelsior'', the scientific name for the European ash tree * Excelsior eight-eight (''Callicore excelsior''), a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae found in South America * ''Acraea excelsior'', a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae found in eastern Africa

== Typefaces == * "Excelsior", the American term for a three-point font size * Excelsior (typeface), a serif typeface well-suited to newsprint

== Other uses == * Excelsior (chess problem), a chess problem by Sam Loyd * Excelsior Amusement Park, located on Lake Minnetonka in the town of Excelsior, Minnesota * Excelsior Brigade, a New York infantry brigade in the Union Army in the American Civil War * Excelsior Diamond, a famous diamond, once the largest known * Excelsior JET, a Java compiler * Project Excelsior, a high-altitude skydiving project in the 1950s * Wood wool, commonly known as excelsior, a packing material

== See also == {{canned search|excelsior|excelsior's|excelsiors}} * {{lookfrom}} * {{intitle}} * Excel (disambiguation) * Excelsia College

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