Excelsior may refer to:
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
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
Excel (disambiguation) Excelsia College