Excelsior, a Latin comparative word often translated as "ever upward" or "even higher", may refer to:

Arts and entertainment

Literature and poetry

* "Excelsior" (Longfellow), an 1841 poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow * ''Excelsior'' (Macedonski), a book of poems by Alexandru Macedonski * "Excelsior" (short story), a 1948 short story by P. G. Wodehouse * "Excelsior" (Whitman), a poem by Walt Whitman

Music

Excelsior Recordings Excelsior Recordings is an independent record label located in Amsterdam, Netherlands. History Excelsior was founded by Ferry Roseboom and Frans Hagenaars under the name "Nothing Sucks Like Electrolux", releasing a few limited-run seven inch si ...

, 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 Michael William Balfe (15 May 1808 – 20 October 1870) was an Irish composer, best remembered for his operas, especially ''The Bohemian Girl''. After a short career as a violinist, Balfe pursued an operatic singing career, while he began to co ...

* "Excelsior!", a concert overture by

Wilhelm Stenhammar Carl Wilhelm Eugen Stenhammar (February 7, 1871 – November 20, 1927) was a Swedish composer, conductor and pianist. Biography Stenhammar was born in Stockholm and was the brother of architect Ernst Stenhammar. He received his first musical e ...

* "Excelsior", an album by

Steven Page Steven Jay Page (born June 22, 1970) is a Canadian musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He was a founding member, lead singer, guitarist, and a primary songwriter of the music group Barenaked Ladies. Page left the band in Februar ...

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 ''Excélsior'' is a daily newspaper in Mexico City. It is the second oldest paper in the city after '' El Universal'', printing its first issue on March 18, 1917. History ''Excélsior'' was founded by Rafael Alducin and first published in Mexic ...

'', a newspaper published in Mexico City * ''

Daily Excelsior The ''Daily Excelsior'' is an English-language newspaper published in Jammu, a city in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It was established by S. D. Rohmetra. The newspaper has been in publication since 1 January 1965. Its cu ...

'', a newspaper published in Jammu and Kashmir

Other arts and entertainment

* '' Excelsior!'', 1901 short film *

TV Excelsior Rede Excelsior was a Brazilian television network founded by Mário Wallace Simonsen on July 9, 1960, in São Paulo, São Paulo. Its last broadcast happened on September 30, 1970, when the Brazilian military dictatorship put an abrupt end to ...

, a defunct Brazilian television network * ''Excelsior'', an 1881 ballet by

Luigi Manzotti Luigi Manzotti (2 February 1835 – 15 March 1905) was an Italian mime dancer and choreographer.''Oxford Dictionary of Dance'' (2004) Oxford University Press Born in Milan, Manzotti created his first ballet in 1858 and his subsequent productions ...

Excelsior Wet Plate Camera The Excelsior Wet Plate Camera is a type of wet plate camera invented by August Semmendinger, one of the first manufacturers of wet plate photography. Excelsior cameras were manufactured in both New York City and Fort Lee, New Jersey starting ...

, 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 Stan Lee (born Stanley Martin Lieber ; December 28, 1922 – November 12, 2018) was an American comic book writer, editor, publisher, and producer. He rose through the ranks of a family-run business called Timely Publications which ...

, 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 The Utti Jaeger Regiment ( fi, Utin Jääkärirykmentti, ()) is the Finnish Army training and development centre for special forces and helicopter operations in charge of the Army Special Forces Unit and the Special Forces Qualification Course. F ...

* "Excelsior", mantra of Patrizio "Pat" Solitano, Jr. in the 2012 film ''

Silver Linings Playbook ''Silver Linings Playbook'' is a 2012 American romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by David O. Russell. The film was based on Matthew Quick’s 2008 novel ''The Silver Linings Playbook''. It stars Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawre ...

'' * "Excelsior!", motto of the fictional Weldon Institute in Jules Verne's ''

Robur the Conqueror ''Robur the Conqueror'' (french: link=no, Robur-le-Conquérant) is a science fiction novel by Jules Verne, published in 1886. It is also known as ''The Clipper of the Clouds''. It has a sequel, '' Master of the World'', which was published in 19 ...

Sports

Association football

Excelsior '31 Sportvereniging Excelsior '31, is a football club from Rijssen, Netherlands. It was founded on 31 May 1931. It plays Hoofdklasse since 2014, when it relegated from the Topklasse The Derde Divisie (; en, Third Division), formerly known as Topkl ...

, Rijssen, Netherlands *

Excelsior AC Excelsior Athlétique Club is a professional football club based in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. The last time the club played in Division 1 was in 2002. After the 2008 season, the club was relegated to Division 3. In 1950, it captured the double af ...

, a Haitian association football club *

Excelsior AC Roubaix Excelsior Athlétic Club was a French association football team playing in the city of Roubaix, Nord. History The team was founded in 1928 in a merger between Football Club de Roubaix and Excelsior Club de Tourcoing. In 1932, the team turne ...

, a French association football club *

Excelsior Maassluis Excelsior Maassluis is a football club from Maassluis, Netherlands, founded in 1918. The club's home ground is the 5,000 capacity arena known as Sportpark Dijkpolder. Excelsior won the Hoofdklasse of 2013 and became champions of the Topklasse jus ...

, a football club from Maassluis, Netherlands *

Excelsior Mouscron Royal Excelsior Mouscron was a Belgian football club from the municipality of Mouscron, Hainaut. In December 2009 they were declared bankrupt and soon ceased to exist. A new club known as Royal Excel Mouscron was formed in March 2010 and place ...

, a former Belgian association football club *

Excelsior Stadium The Excelsior Stadium, is a football stadium in Airdrie, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is the home ground of Airdrieonians of the Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL). Since the 2021–22 season it has also been used by Celtic for t ...

, the home of Airdrie United F.C. of the Scottish Football League Second Division *

AS Excelsior Association Sportive de l'Excelsior is an association football club from Saint-Joseph, Réunion Island. Stadium The club plays its home matches at Stade Raphaël Babet, which has a maximum capacity of 2,130. Achievements * Réunion Premier Lea ...

, an association football club from Saint-Joseph, Réunion Island *

Birmingham Excelsior F.C. Birmingham Excelsior Football Club was an English association football, football club with a claimed foundation date of 1874. History The club emerged from an athletics club founded in 1869, which in turn was related to the Excelsior Works in Bir ...

, a defunct English association football club *

F.C. Excelsior F.C. Excelsior is a Soccer, football club that plays in the Segunda División Profesional. The club is based in Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico. Current roster ''As of June 14, 2010'' See also *Football in Mexico ...

, Mexican football club that plays in the Segunda División Profesional *

SBV Excelsior Excelsior Rotterdam, commonly known as Excelsior, is a Dutch professional football club based in Rotterdam, Netherlands. They play in the Eredivisie, the top tier of Dutch football from the 2022–23 season following promotion. The club was found ...

, a Dutch association football club *

SV Excelsior SV, Sv, sv, etc. may refer to: Places and language * El Salvador, ISO 3166-1 country code SV * South Vietnam, an extinct state * Svalbard, Norway, FIPS country code SV * Swedish language, ISO 639-1 language code sv * Silicon Valley, a region in n ...

, a Surinamese association football club *

SS Excelsior (football club) Association Sportive de l'Excelsior is an association football club from Saint-Joseph, Réunion Island. Stadium The club plays its home matches at Stade Raphaël Babet, which has a maximum capacity of 2,130. Achievements * Réunion Premier Leag ...

, a club from Réunion Island established in 1940

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 The Brooklyn Excelsiors were an amateur baseball team that played in Brooklyn, New York. Formed in 1854, the Excelsior ballclub featured stars such as Jim Creighton, Asa Brainard, and Candy Cummings. The team is known for originating the "Brookl ...

, an amateur baseball team that played in Brooklyn, New York *

New York Excelsior The New York Excelsior (often stylized as NYXL) is an American professional ''Overwatch'' esports team based in New York City, New York. The Excelsior compete in the Overwatch League (OWL) as a member of the league's West region. Founded in 2017 ...

, an American professional Overwatch eSports team based in New York City, New York * Brampton Excelsiors (disambiguation)

Schools

Excelsior Academy Excelsior Academy is a mixed all-through school and sixth form. It was opened in September 2008 as a replacement for the Westgate Community College and is situated in the west end of Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom. The academy was original ...

, a school in Newcastle upon Tyne, England *

Excelsior College Excelsior University is a private online university in Albany, New York. It offers undergraduate and graduate degrees and comprises three schools: the School of Undergraduate Studies, the School of Graduate Studies, and the School of Nursing. I ...

, in Albany, New York * Excelsior, a common high school and grammar school name **

Excelsior High School (Norwalk, California) Excelsior High School, originally named Excelsior Union High School was founded in 1903 and located on Walnut Street in Norwalk, California. The current campus was built in 1924. The campus sustained substantial damage to the administration b ...

(1903–1981) **

Excelsior Public School (Excelsior, Minnesota) Excelsior Public School is a former school building in Excelsior, Minnesota, United States, listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The school was built in the Georgian Revival style between 1899 and 1901 to serve Excelsior during a t ...

(1904–1964) ** Excelsior School, a non-denominational school in

Pasadena, California Pasadena ( ) is a city in Los Angeles County, California, northeast of downtown Los Angeles. It is the most populous city and the primary cultural center of the San Gabriel Valley. Old Pasadena is the city's original commercial district. I ...

** Excelsior High School,

Washougal, Washington Washougal ( ) is a city in Clark County, Washington, United States. The population was 17,039 as of the 2020 census. History Washougal was officially incorporated on December 4, 1908. Its Mount Pleasant Grange Hall is the oldest continually u ...

Hotels and restaurants

Excelsior (restaurant) Excelsior is a defunct restaurant located in Hotel de l'Europe (Amsterdam), Hotel de l'Europe, Amsterdam, Netherlands. It was a Types of restaurant#Fine dining, fine dining restaurant that was awarded one Michelin stars for the period 1957-1970 an ...

, a former restaurant located in Hotel de l'Europe, Amsterdam * Excelsior, a common hotel name **

Hotel Excelsior Hotel Excelsior was a hotel in Berlin, Germany. It occupied number 112/113, Königgrätzer Straße (today's Stresemannstrasse) on Askanischer Platz in the Berlin district of Kreuzberg. It was once one of the largest and most luxurious hotels in ...

, Berlin (1908–1945) ** Excelsior Hotel Ernst, Cologne (est. 1863) **

The Excelsior (Hong Kong) The Excelsior () was a four-star hotel located at 281 Gloucester Road, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong Island, in Hong Kong. It was owned and operated by Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group, a member of the Jardine Matheson Group, and served as the Mandari ...

, a hotel in Causeway Bay, Hong Kong

Places

Canada

* Excelsior, Alberta *

Rural Municipality of Excelsior No. 166 The Rural Municipality of Excelsior No. 166 ( 2016 population: ) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 7 and Division No. 3. History The RM of Waldeck No. 166 was originally inco ...

, Saskatchewan

South Africa

Excelsior, Free State Excelsior is a small farming town in the Free State province of South Africa. It was formed by farmers in 1910 who wanted a town which was closer to them than Winburg and Ladybrand. The farmers had to decide on which farm the town will be establ ...

United States

* Excelsior, California, former name of

Meadow Lake, Nevada County, California Meadow Lake (previously: Excelsior; Summit City) was a historic mining town in Nevada County, California. It was located on the southwest shore of Meadow Lake, about 18 miles northwest of Truckee as the crow flies. Situated at an elevation of a ...

* Excelsior, Georgia * Excelsior (Oak Ridge, Louisiana), listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Louisiana *

Excelsior, Minnesota Excelsior is a city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States. Excelsior's historic commercial district along Water Street is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and the town has many Victorian-era houses. On Lake Minnetonka's ...

* Excelsior, Missouri * Excelsior, Atchison County, Missouri * Excelsior, Nevada *

Excelsior, West Virginia (disambiguation) Excelsior is the name of several unincorporated communities in the U.S. state of West Virginia West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian, Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States.The Census Bureau and the Association ...

Excelsior, McDowell County, West Virginia Excelsior is a community incorporated within the city of War in McDowell County, West Virginia. Excelsior is located along Dry Fork to the north of the city along West Virginia Route 16 West Virginia Route 16 (WV 16) is a north–south ...

Excelsior, Upshur County, West Virginia Excelsior is an unincorporated community in Upshur County, West Virginia West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian, Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States.The Census Bureau and the Association of American Geograp ...

Excelsior, Webster County, West Virginia Excelsior is an unincorporated community in Webster County, West Virginia West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian, Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States.The Census Bureau and the Association of American Geographe ...

Excelsior, Wisconsin (disambiguation) Excelsior, Wisconsin may refer to: *Excelsior, Richland County, Wisconsin, an unincorporated community in Richland County *Excelsior, Sauk County, Wisconsin The Town of Excelsior is a located in Sauk County, Wisconsin, United States. The populat ...

Excelsior, Richland County, Wisconsin Excelsior is an unincorporated community located in the town of Richwood, Richland County, Wisconsin, United States. Excelsior is located along County Highway F and Knapp Creek northwest of Blue River. Notable people * John H. Burke – U.S. ...

Excelsior, Sauk County, Wisconsin The Town of Excelsior is a located in Sauk County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,410 at the 2000 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 34.0 square miles (88.0 km2 ...

* The

Excelsior District, San Francisco The Excelsior District is a neighborhood in San Francisco, California. Location The Excelsior District is located along Mission Street, east of San Jose Ave, south of Interstate 280 Southern Fwy, west of John McLaren Park, and somewhat north of ...

, a neighborhood in San Francisco, California *

Excelsior Geyser Excelsior Geyser Crater, formerly known as Excelsior Geyser, is a dormant fountain-type geyser in the Midway Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park in the United States. Excelsior was named by the Hayden Geological Survey of 1871. Description T ...

in the Middle Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming *

Excelsior Mountain (Yosemite) Excelsior Mountain is the 21st-highest mountain in Yosemite National Park, on the northeastern border of Yosemite. It is the next high peak, north of Mount Conness. Excelsior Mountain is mostly made of rust-colored metamorphic rock, similar t ...

, in Yosemite National Park *

Excelsior Mountains The Excelsior Mountains are located in western Nevada in the United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It c ...

, in western Nevada in the United States *

Excelsior Springs Excelsior Springs is a city in Clay and Ray counties in the U.S. state of Missouri and part of the Kansas City metropolitan area. The population was 10,553 at the 2020 census. It is located approximately northeast of central Kansas City, Missour ...

, Missouri *

Excelsior Township, Michigan Excelsior Township is a civil township of Kalkaska County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 953 at the 2010 census. The township was established in 1875. Portions of the township are served by the Excelsior Township School Dist ...

Transportation

Excelsior-Henderson Motorcycle Excelsior-Henderson Motorcycle was a motorcycle manufacturing company located in Belle Plaine, Minnesota in the late 1990s. History The company was originally founded as Hanlon Manufacturing Company by Daniel Hanlon during early 1993 in Burnsvil ...

(Belle Plaine, MN), founded in 1993 *

Excelsior Motor Manufacturing & Supply Company Excelsior Motor Manufacturing & Supply Company was an American motorcycle manufacturer operating in Chicago from 1907 to 1931. It was purchased by Ignaz Schwinn Ignaz Schwinn (April 1, 1860 – August 31, 1948) was a designer, a founder, an ...

(Chicago, IL), a U.S. motorcycle manufacturer operating in Chicago from 1907 to 1931 **

Henderson Motorcycle Henderson was a manufacturer of 4-cylinder motorcycles from 1912 until 1931. They were the largest and fastest motorcycles of their time, and appealed to both sport riders and police departments. Police favored them for traffic patrol because the ...

, a division of the above company from 1919 to 1931 **

Excelsior Super X The Excelsior Super X was a motorcycle manufactured by the Excelsior Motor Manufacturing & Supply Company from 1925 to 1931.Wilson, H. ''The Encyclopedia of the Motorcycle'' p. 59 Dorling-Kindersley Limited, 1995 It was the most famous Excelsi ...

, a motorcycle made by the above company from 1925 to 1931 *

Motorwagenfabrik Excelsior Egg or Egg & Egli was a Swiss car made in business from 1896 to 1919. It was one of the more long-lived early Swiss car makes. It appeared at numerous auto shows and competed in France's annual smash-up derby. History Rudolf Egg, an automotive e ...

, a Swiss car maker in business between 1896 and 1919 *

Compagnie Nationale Excelsior Compagnie Nationale Excelsior, more simply known as Excelsior, was a Belgian car manufacturer established by Arthus de Coninck in Brussels in 1903. The company first started to manufacture cars in 1904. The first models were powered by a two- or ...

, a Belgian car manufacturer existing between 1904 and 1932 *

Excelsior Motor Company Excelsior, based in Coventry, was a British bicycle, motorcycle and car maker. They were Britain’s first motorcycle manufacturer, starting production of their own ‘motor-bicycle’ in 1896. Initially they had premises at Lower Ford Street ...

, 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 The Tank, Heavy Assault, A33 (Excelsior) was a British experimental heavy tank based on the Cromwell tank, Cromwell (A27) design developed in the Second World War. It was developed when there were concerns as to performance of the Churchill tan ...

, a British experimental heavy assault tank *

St Croix Excelsior The St Croix Excelsior ( en, ever higher) is an American ultralight aircraft that was designed by Chad Wille and Charles Wille, produced by St Croix Aircraft of Corning, Iowa and first flown in 1980. The aircraft was supplied in the form of pla ...

, ultralight aircraft *

Excelsior (smack) ''Excelsior'' is an authentically restored fishing smack of the Lowestoft fishing fleet and a member of the National Historic Fleet. She was built by John Chambers of Lowestoft in 1921 and worked until 1936 before being converted into a motor c ...

, 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 ''Fraxinus excelsior'', known as the ash, or European ash or common ash to distinguish it from other types of ash, is a flowering plant species in the olive family Oleaceae. It is native throughout mainland Europe east to the Caucasus and Albor ...

'', 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 Point or points may refer to: Places * Point, Lewis, a peninsula in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland * Point, Texas, a city in Rains County, Texas, United States * Point, the NE tip and a ferry terminal of Lismore, Inner Hebrides, Scotland * 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 Excelsior Amusement Park was an amusement park on Lake Minnetonka in the town of Excelsior, Minnesota, United States. The park, which operated from 1925 to 1973, was a popular destination for company picnics and day trips from the Twin Cities. Att ...

, located on Lake Minnetonka in the town of Excelsior, Minnesota *

Excelsior Brigade The Excelsior Brigade was a military unit in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Mainly composed of infantry regiments raised in the state of New York primarily by former U.S. Representative Daniel Sickles, the brigade served in seve ...

, a New York infantry brigade in the Union Army in the American Civil War *

Excelsior Diamond The Excelsior Diamond is a gem-quality diamond, and was the largest known diamond in the world from the time of its discovery in 1893 until 1905, when the Cullinan Diamond was found. It was found on June 30, 1893 at the Jagersfontein Mine in Sou ...

, a famous diamond, once the largest known *

Excelsior JET Excelsior JET is a now-defunct proprietary Java SE technology implementation built around an ahead-of-time (AOT) Java to native code compiler. The compiler transforms the portable Java bytecode into optimized executables for the desired hardware a ...

, a Java compiler *

Project Excelsior Project Excelsior was a series of parachute jumps made by Joseph Kittinger of the United States Air Force in 1959 and 1960 from helium balloons in the stratosphere. The purpose was to test the Beaupre multi-stage parachute system intended to be ...

, a high-altitude skydiving project in the 1950s *

Wood wool Wood wool, known primarily as excelsior in North America, is a product made of wood slivers cut from logs. It is mainly used in packaging, for cooling pads in home evaporative cooling systems known as swamp coolers, for erosion control mats, and ...

, commonly known as excelsior, a packing material