Stan Lee, who used it at the end of every "Bullpen Bulletins" column in the Marvel Comics

Excelsior, a Latin word meaning "higher", "superior", "lordly", can refer to any of the following:

Excelsior Springs, Missouri

Jean Shepherd – "Excelsior you fathead!" is his full catchphrase

Excelsior-class, a starship class in Star Trek.

Excelsior (comics), in Runaways, a support group for former teenage superheroes.

Excelsior (Longfellow), a poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

the Al Gore character in South Park's "Manbearpig" episode

Project Excelsior, a high-altitude skydiving project in the 1950s

Fraxinus excelsior is the Linnaen name for the European Ash tree.

Excelsior (short story), a short story by P. G. Wodehouse.

USS Excelsior (NCC-2000), a starship in Star Trek.

Excelsior, Minnesota

Excelsior Rotterdam, a Dutch football (soccer) club

The Excelsior District, San Francisco, a neighborhood in San Francisco, California

Excelsior, Wisconsin

Excelsior Mouscron, a Belgian football (soccer) club

Excelsior Township, Michigan

Excelsior College, an associate’s, bachelor’s and master’s degree-granting institution in Albany, New York

Excélsior, a newspaper published in Mexico City.

Excelsior, McDowell County, West Virginia

Excelsior (chess problem), a chess problem by Sam Loyd

Excelsior (Whitman), a poem by Walt Whitman.

Motorwagenfabriek Excelsior, a defunct Swiss car make

Mark Scott (radio host) of Detroit, who used "Excelsior" as his trademark sign off

Excelsior Recordings is an independent record label from the Netherlands

Excelsior Diamond, a famous diamond, once the largest known

Excelsior (wood wool) an Aspen-fiber material similar to wood shavings, used for packaging and for stuffing Teddy Bears, and for cooling pads in evaporative air conditioners

“The Excelsior” is a hotel in Causeway Bay, Hong Kong operated by Mandarin Oriental

Excelsior, Upshur County, West Virginia

Excelsior, Webster County, West Virginia

Excelsior, Free State, is a town in South Africa

Excelsior (motorcycle manufacturer), several distinct historical motorcycle manufacturers

“Excelsior” the official motto of New York State, from the state seal.

The nerd club residing in "the refuge of the damned" in The Simpsons fifth season episode The Last Temptation of Homer