Famous People with Name Esther

Esther Ofarim            Origin/Culture/Country: Jewish

Esther Ofarim: an Israeli female vocalist.She met Abi Ofarim, a guitarist and dancer, in 1959 and subsequently married him. With her husband and without him she began to sing Hebrew and international folk songs.In 1960 Esther got a small role in the film Exodus. In 1961 Esther won the Song Festival in Tel Aviv, where she sang "Saeni imcha bemachol" and "Neama". Two years later, Esther made the 2nd place at the Eurovision Song Contest with "T'en vas pas", representing Switzerland.From then on, her duo with her then husband Abi Ofarim began take off. In 1966 they had their first hit in Germany with "Noch einen Tanz". Their greatest success in Germany was "Morning of my Life" in 1967, which was written by the Bee Gees. In 1968 the Ofarims had their international breakthrough with "Cinderella Rockefella", which hit the top of the charts in a number of countries including the UK. They played many live concerts in New York and London, and in 1969 they toured around the world.

Esther Phillips            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Esther Phillips: was an American singer. Phillips was one of the great female R&B vocalists.[1] She also performed in the pop, country, jazz, and soul music.Her first hit record was "Double Crossin' Blues," recorded in 1950 for Savoy Records. After several hit records wit

Esther Sandoval            Origin/Culture/Country: Jamaican

Esther Sandoval: was an actress and a pioneer in Puerto Rico's television.Sandoval went to work for El Día, a local newspaper in Ponce. She first came into contact with the field of communications when she went to work as a secretary for Emilio Huyke in the radio station WPAB. She auditioned and was named director of a program directed towards a female audience. In 1949, she informed her parents that she wanted to become an artist and she left for San Juan, despite their protests, and went to work for Ángel Ramos' "Radio El Mundo", which later became known as WKAQ. She was given the surname "Sandoval" by the Argentine actress Queca Guerrero. Sandoval landed roles in radionovelas (radio soap operas) and became known in Puerto Rico as "The Queen of the Radio Operas".[2]

Esther David            Origin/Culture/Country: Indian

Esther David: a Jewish-Indian author, an artist and a sculptor.[1] She was born into a Bene Israel Jewish family in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. [2]Her father, Reuben David was a hunter-turned-veterinarian, who founded the Kamala Nehru Zoological Garden and Balvatika in the city of Ahmedabad. Her mother Sarah, was a school teacher. [3] As a child she spent a lot of time in the zoo, watching and communicating with the animals her father nurtured there.

Esther Dankwah            Origin/Culture/Country: Ghana

Esther Dankwah: is a Ghanaian sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres. She lives in the Netherlands since 2003.

Frédéric Esther            Origin/Culture/Country: French

Frédéric Esther: is a boxer from France, competing in the middleweight (– 75 kg) division. He represented his native country at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, where he was stopped in the quarterfinales of the light middleweight division (– 71 kg) by eventu

Henry Sosa Esther            Origin/Culture/Country: Jamaican

Henry Sosa Esther: is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher for the Kia Tigers of the Korean Baseball Organization. He began his professional career in 2006 with the AZL Giants. With them, he went 2-1 with a 3.90 ERA in nine games (six starts). He also struck out 41 batters in 32? innings. In 2007, he played for the San Jose Giants and Augusta Greenjackets. He went 6-0 with a 0.73 ERA in 13 games (10 starts) with the Greenjackets and 5-5 with a 4.38 ERA in 14 starts with the Giants. He went a combined 11-5 with a 2.58 ERA in 27 games (24 starts). In 125? innings, he struck out 139 batters. He also played for the Estrellas de Oriente of the Dominican Winter League that year. For the San Jose Giants and Augusta Greenjackets in 2008, he went a combined 3-4 with a 4.21 ERA in 57? innings. He played only two games with Augusta.