# Hester

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'''Hester''' is both a female [given name](/source/given_name) and a [surname](/source/surname). As a given name Hester is a variant of [Esther](/source/Esther_(given_name)).{{cn|date=March 2025}} In [Ireland](/source/Ireland), particularly [County Mayo](/source/County_Mayo), 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 [Tuscany](/source/Tuscany).

==Given name==
* [Hester Adrian, Baroness Adrian](/source/Hester_Adrian%2C_Baroness_Adrian) (1899—1966), British mental health worker
* [Hester Bateman](/source/Hester_Bateman) (bap. 1708–1794), English silversmith 
* [Hester A. Benedict](/source/Hester_A._Benedict) (1838-1921), American poet and writer
* [Hester Biddle](/source/Hester_Biddle) (c. 1629–97), English Quaker writer
* [Hester "Hetty" Burr](/source/Hester_%22Hetty%22_Burr) (c. 1796-1862), American abolitionist
* [Hester Chapone](/source/Hester_Chapone) (1727–1801), British author
* [Hester A. Davis](/source/Hester_A._Davis) (1930–2014), American archaeologist
* [Hester Dowden](/source/Hester_Dowden) (1868–1949), Irish spiritualist medium
* [Hester Dunn](/source/Hester_Dunn) (b. 1940), Northern Irish former loyalist activist and writer
* [Hester Maria Elphinstone, Viscountess Keith](/source/Hester_Maria_Elphinstone%2C_Viscountess_Keith) (1764-1857), British literary correspondent and intellectual
* [Hester Goodsell](/source/Hester_Goodsell) (born 1984), British rower
* [Hester Grenville, 1st Countess Temple](/source/Hester_Grenville%2C_1st_Countess_Temple) (c. 1690–1752), English noblewoman
* [Hester Jane Haskins](/source/Hester_Jane_Haskins) (fl. 1860–75), American madam, procuress, and underworld figure
* [Hester Kaplan](/source/Hester_Kaplan), American author
* [Hester Maclean](/source/Hester_Maclean) (1859–1932), New Zealand nurse, editor and writer
* [Maria Hester Park](/source/Maria_Hester_Park) (1760–1813), British composer, pianist, and singer
* [Hester Parnall](/source/Hester_Parnall) (1868–1939), English brewer and businesswoman
* [Hester Pitt, Countess of Chatham](/source/Hester_Pitt%2C_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](/source/Lady_Hester_Pulter) (1605–1678), British writer
* [Catherine Hester Ralfe](/source/Catherine_Hester_Ralfe) (c. 1831–1912), New Zealand dressmaker, teacher, storekeeper, housekeeper and diarist
* [Hester Dorsey Richardson](/source/Hester_Dorsey_Richardson) (1862-1933), American author
* [Hester Santlow](/source/Hester_Santlow) (c. 1690–1773), British dancer and actress
* [Lady Hester Stanhope](/source/Lady_Hester_Stanhope) (1776–1839), British socialite, adventurer and traveler
* [Hester Thrale](/source/Hester_Thrale) (1741–1821), British diarist, author, and patron of the arts
* [Hester van Eeghen](/source/Hester_van_Eeghen) (1958–2021), Dutch designer
* [Hester Veltman-Kamp](/source/Hester_Veltman-Kamp) (born 1973), Dutch politician
* [Hester Wagstaff](/source/Hester_Wagstaff) (1892-1953), English illustrator, author and jeweller

==Surname==
* [Bart Hester](/source/Bart_Hester) (b. 1977), American politician
* [Benny Hester](/source/Benny_Hester) (b. 1948), American music artist and songwriter
* [Betty Hester](/source/Betty_Hester) (1923-1998), American correspondent
* [Carolyn Hester](/source/Carolyn_Hester) (b. 1937), American folk singer and songwriter
* [Dave Hester](/source/Dave_Hester), star of A&E TV's ''Storage Wars''
* [Devin Hester](/source/Devin_Hester) (b. 1982), American football player
* [Drew Hester](/source/Drew_Hester) (b. 1969), American percussionist and record producer
* [Eric Hester](/source/Eric_Hester) (b. 1974), American composer
* [Frank Hester](/source/Frank_Hester) (b. 1966), British businessman
* [Hugh B. Hester](/source/Hugh_B._Hester) (1895-1983), American army officer
* [Jack W. Hester](/source/Jack_W._Hester) (1929-1999), American politician
* [Jacob Hester](/source/Jacob_Hester) (b. 1985), American football player
* [James McNaughton Hester](/source/James_McNaughton_Hester) (1924-2014), American educator
* [Jessie Hester](/source/Jessie_Hester) (b. 1963), American football player
* [Joan Hester](/source/Joan_Hester) (1932–2019), American politician
* [John Hester](/source/John_Hester_(baseball)) (b. 1983), American baseball player
* [Joy Hester](/source/Joy_Hester) (1920-1960), Australian artist
* [Laurel Hester](/source/Laurel_Hester) (1956–2006), American police officer and advocate of rights of domestic partners
* [Leigh Ann Hester](/source/Leigh_Ann_Hester) (b. 1982), American soldier and Silver Star recipient
* [Lex Hester](/source/Lex_Hester) (1935–2000), American public administrator
* [Marc Hester](/source/Marc_Hester) (b. 1985), Danish professional bicycle racer
* [Michael Hester](/source/Michael_Hester) (b. 1972), Australian-born New Zealand association football referee
* [Paul Hester](/source/Paul_Hester) (1959–2005), Australian musician
* [Paul V. Hester](/source/Paul_V._Hester) (b. 1947), American Air Force officer
* [Phil Hester (comics)](/source/Phil_Hester_(comics)) (b. 1966), comic book artist and writer
* [Phillip Doyce Hester](/source/Phillip_Doyce_Hester) (1955–2013), former chief technology officer of Advanced Micro Devices
* [Randolph T. Hester](/source/Randolph_T._Hester) American professor, sociologist, and landscape architect 
* [Ray Hester](/source/Ray_Hester) (1949–1977), American football player
* [Rita Hester](/source/Rita_Hester) (d. 1998), transgender African American murder victim
* [Sandra Hester](/source/Sandra_Hester), American activist and former television host
* [Stephen Hester](/source/Stephen_Hester) (b. 1960), [CEO](/source/CEO) of [RSA Insurance Group](/source/RSA_Insurance_Group)
* [Treyvon Hester](/source/Treyvon_Hester) (b. 1992), American football player
* [Wallace Hester](/source/Wallace_Hester) (1866-1942), British [caricaturist](/source/caricaturist) for ''[Vanity Fair](/source/Vanity_Fair_(UK_magazine))''
* [William Hester](/source/William_Hester), also known as Slew Hester (1912-1993), American tennis official

==Fictional characters==
*Hester Argyle, a character in [Agatha Christie](/source/Agatha_Christie)'s novel ''[Ordeal by Innocence](/source/Ordeal_by_Innocence)''
* [Hester Latterly](/source/Hester_Latterly), main character of [Anne Perry](/source/Anne_Perry)'s ''Monk'' detective series
* [Hester Prynne](/source/Hester_Prynne), main character of [Nathaniel Hawthorne](/source/Nathaniel_Hawthorne)'s ''[The Scarlet Letter](/source/The_Scarlet_Letter)''
* ''[The Character and Death of Mrs. Hester Ann Rogers](/source/The_Character_and_Death_of_Mrs._Hester_Ann_Rogers)'', a 1794 Methodist tract
* [Hester Shaw](/source/Hester_Shaw), a character from [Philip Reeve](/source/Philip_Reeve)'s ''[Mortal Engines Quartet](/source/Mortal_Engines_Quartet)''
* Hester Ulrich, a character from the 2015 American [horror](/source/Horror_genre) [comedy](/source/Comedy_genre) [television series](/source/television_series), ''[Scream Queens](/source/Scream_Queens_(2015_TV_series)).''
* [Hester Crane](/source/Minor_characters_on_Frasier), mother of [Frasier Crane](/source/Frasier_Crane) of Cheers and Frasier television shows. 
* Hester, the daemon companion of Lee Scoresby in [Philip Pullman](/source/Philip_Pullman)'s [His Dark Materials](/source/His_Dark_Materials) series.
* Hester Sherwood, one of the four characters from the Australian 2002 play ''Wicked Sisters'' by [Alma De Groen](/source/Alma_De_Groen).
* Hester, the daughter of the witch from Hansel and Gretel in School for Good and Evil

== See also ==

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*[Hessy](/source/Hessy), a related name and nickname

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Category:Feminine given names

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