Usher may refer to: Several jobs which originally involved directing people and ensuring people are in the correct place: * Usher (occupation) ** Church usher ** Wedding usher, one of the male attendants to the groom in a wedding ceremony ** Field usher, a military rank ** Court usher, a court official **

Usher of Justice ''huissier de justice'' (literally French for "justice usher"), sometimes anglicized as judicial officer, is an officer of the court in France, and The officer is appointed by a magistrate of the court (or in France, by the Minister of Justice ...

, a judicial official in some countries ** Usher of the Black Rod, a parliamentary official in the UK, Australia, Canada and New Zealand **

Gentleman Usher Gentleman Usher is a title for some officers of the Royal Household of the United Kingdom. See List of Gentlemen Ushers for a list of office-holders. Gentlemen Ushers as servants Historical Gentlemen Ushers were originally a class of servants fou ...

, a category of royal official in the United Kingdom ** White House Chief Usher **

Usher (Switzerland) The French word ''huissier'' (" doorman", from ''huis'', an archaic term for a door) designates ceremonial offices in France and Switzerland. France In French government ministries and Parliament, a ''huissier'', which can be translated as u ...

, a largely ceremonial function in Swiss federal, cantonal, and local governments

People

Usher (musician) Usher Raymond IV (born October 14, 1978) is an American R&B singer. He was born in Dallas, Texas, but raised in Chattanooga, Tennessee, until moving to Atlanta, Georgia. At the age of 12, his mother put him in local singing competitions bef ...

(born 1978), American R&B recording artist, performer, and actor ** ''Usher'' (album), a 1994 debut album by Usher *

Usher Komugisha Usher Komugisha (born c. 1988) is a Ugandan sports journalist and commentator, who is also a former athlete. In a decade of experience as a multi-media journalist, she has worked on international outlets including SuperSport, International Basket ...

, Ugandan sports journalist and commentator * Usher (surname), a list of people

Places

* Usher, Western Australia * Mount Usher, Antarctica * Usher Glacier, South Shetland Islands * Usher Hall, Edinburgh, Scotland * Ushers, New York, a hamlet in Saratoga County, New York

Media

Film

* ''Usher'' (2002 film), a short film directed by Curtis Harrington * ''Usher'' (2004 film), a film based on the short story by Poe

Other uses in media

* The family name in the Edgar Allan Poe short story " The Fall of the House of Usher" ** The Fall of the House of Usher (disambiguation), adaptations of Poe's work

Other uses

of an order of knights in the United Kingdom * Usher 1C, a human gene * Usher syndrome, a genetic disorder * Ushers of Trowbridge, a former English brewery * Usher baronets, a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom *

Usher (fragrance) Usher Raymond IV (born October 14, 1978) is an American R&B singer. He was born in Dallas, Texas, but raised in Chattanooga, Tennessee, until moving to Atlanta, Georgia. At the age of 12, his mother put him in local singing competitions befo ...

Usher (software) Usher is an enterprise security platform released by Microstrategy, Inc. in 2015. The technology is designed to replace user-entered passwords with biometric identity and multi-step authentication methods, and features digital badges and geo-fencin ...