Callista, also spelled Calista, Callistee, Kallista, Kalista and Kallistee, comes from the Greek for "most beautiful (feminine)" (καλλίστη – ''kallístē''). Callista may refer to:

Nature

* ''Callista'' (bivalve), a genus of bivalves * ''Callista'' Lour., a synonym of '' Dendrobium'', an orchid genus * ''Callista'' D.Don, a synonym of '' Erica'', a heath or heather genus

Entertainment

* A '' SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron'' character, the presumed ancestor of Deputy Mayor Callie Briggs * ''Callista'' (novel), 1855 novel by John Henry Newman *

Callista Ming This is an incomplete list of characters from the ''Star Wars'' expanded universe, now rebranded ''Star Wars Legends''. The accompanying works were declared non-canon to the ''Star Wars'' franchise by Lucasfilm in 2014. This list applies ''on ...

, a character in the ''Star Wars'' Expanded Universe * A main character from the video game ''

The Last Story is a Japanese action role-playing game, developed by Mistwalker and AQ Interactive for the Wii video game console. Nintendo published the title in all regions except for North America, where it was published by Xseed Games. Initially released in ...

People

Callista Balko Callista Jo Balko (born April 4, 1986) is an American, former collegiate right-handed hitting pro softball catcher and second baseman. She played for the Arizona Wildcats softball team from 2005 to 2008 and won back-to-back National Championships ...

, American athlete *

Callista Chimombo Madame Callista Chapola-Chimombo (Callista Mutharika) (born 24 May 1959) is a Malawian politician and the widow of President Bingu wa Mutharika. She served as the First Lady of the Republic of Malawi from 2010 to 2012. Chimombo is a previous memb ...

, Malawian politician *

Calista Flockhart Calista Kay Flockhart (born November 11, 1964) is an American actress. She is perhaps best known for portraying the title character on the Fox television series '' Ally McBeal'' (1997–2002), for which she received a Golden Globe Award in 1998 ...

, American actress * Callista Gingrich, wife of Newt Gingrich *

Callista Roy Sister Callista Roy, CSJ (born October 14, 1939) is an American nun, nursing theorist, professor and author. She is known for creating the adaptation model of nursing. She was a nursing professor at Boston College before retiring in 2017. Roy was ...

, American nursing theorist

Science

204 Kallisto Kallisto ( minor planet designation: 204 Kallisto) is a fairly typical, although sizeable Main belt asteroid. It is classified as an S-type asteroid. Like other asteroids of its type, it is light in colour. It was discovered by Johann Palisa on ...

, an S-type asteroid which was discovered in 1879 * Callisto (moon), one of the moons of Jupiter, discovered in 1610

Places

Kallista, Victoria Kallista is a locality within Greater Melbourne beyond the Melbourne metropolitan area Urban Growth Boundary, 36 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district, located within the Shire of Yarra Ranges local government area. K ...

, a town in Australia *

Kalista Kalista is a village in southwestern Bulgaria. Kalista is located within the jurisdiction of the nearby city Radomir, Pernik Province Pernik Province is a province in western Bulgaria, neighbouring Serbia. Its main city is Pernik, and other ...

, a village in south-western Bulgaria

Other

Panther Kallista The Panther Kallista replaced the Panther Lima as Panther's volume model for the 1980s. Unlike the Vauxhall-based Lima, the Kallista used Ford mechanicals, including a range of engines from 1.6 L straight-4 to 2.9 L ''Cologne'' V6 ...