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