Chris is a short form of various names including
Christopher
Christopher is the English language, English version of a Europe-wide name derived from the Greek language, Greek name Χριστόφορος (''Christophoros'' or ''Christoforos''). The constituent parts are Χριστός (''Christós''), "Jesus ...
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Christian
A Christian () is a person who follows or adheres to Christianity, a Monotheism, monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus in Christianity, Jesus Christ. Christians form the largest religious community in the wo ...
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Christina, and
Christine
Christine may refer to:
People
* Christine (name), a female given name
Film
* ''Christine'' (1958 film), based on Schnitzler's play ''Liebelei''
* ''Christine'' (1983 film), based on Stephen King's novel of the same name
* ''Christine'' ( ...
. Chris is also used as a name in its own right, however it is not as common.
People with the given name
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Chris Abani
Christopher Abani (born 27 December 1966) is a Nigerian American author. He says he is part of a new generation of Nigerian writers working to convey to an English-speaking audience the experience of those born and raised in "that troubled Afr ...
(born 1966), Nigerian author
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Chris Abele
Christopher Seton Abele (born January 28, 1967) is an American businessman and Democratic Party politician. He served as the 6th Milwaukee County Executive from 2011 to 2020. Abele is the son of American businessman John Abele, the co-founder o ...
(born 1967), American businessman and politician
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Chris Abell
Christopher Abell (11 November 1957Abell, Prof Christopher. In ''Debrett's People of Today 2012'' (accessed 15 January 2012) ''(subscription required)'' – 26 October 2020) was a British biological chemist who was a professor of biological che ...
(1957–2020), British biological chemist
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Chris Abrahams
Christopher Robert Lionel Abrahams (born 9 April 1961) is a New Zealand-born, Australian-based musician. He is a founding mainstay member of experimental, jazz trio the Necks (1987–present), collaborated with Melanie Oxley as a soul pop duo ...
(born 1961), Sydney-based jazz pianist
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Chris Achilléos
Christos "Chris" Achilléos (26 August 1947 – 6 December 2021) was a Cypriot-born British painter and illustrator who specialised in fantasy artwork and glamour illustration.
Biography
Born in Famagusta, Cyprus, his family emigrated to the U ...
(1947–2021), British painter
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Chris Ackie (born 1992), Canadian football player
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Chris Acland
Christopher John Dyke Acland (7 September 1966 – 17 October 1996) was an English drummer and songwriter. He was the drummer of the London-based alternative rock band Lush.
Early life
Acland was born at the Royal Lancaster Infirmary in Lanca ...
(1966–1996), English drummer and songwriter
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Chris Adams (disambiguation) Chris Adams may refer to:
Sports
* Chris Adams (footballer) (1927–2012), English footballer
* Chris Adams (wrestler) (1955–2001), English judoka and professional wrestler
* Chris Adams (cricketer) (born 1970), English cricketer
* Chris Adams ( ...
, multiple people
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Chris Adcock
Christopher Thomas Adcock (born 27 April 1989) is a retired English badminton player. Adcock is currently sponsored by Yonex and YC Sports and plays for the University of Nottingham-based NBL team. He entered the National team in 2006, and late ...
(born 1989), English internationally elite badminton player
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Chris Adler
Christopher James Adler (born November 23, 1972) is an American musician, best-known as a founding member and the longtime drummer of Heavy metal music, heavy metal band Lamb of God (band), Lamb of God from 1994 to 2019.
He was also a Grammy A ...
(born 1972), American drummer
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Chris Adrian
Chris Adrian (born November 7, 1970) is an American author. Adrian's writing styles in short stories vary greatly; from modernist realism to pronounced lyrical allegory. His novels tend toward surrealism, having mostly realistic characters experi ...
(born 1970), American author
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Chris Albright
Christopher John Albright (born January 14, 1979) is an American former professional soccer player and current general manager for Major League Soccer club FC Cincinnati.
Youth and college
Albright attended William Penn Charter School. A ...
(born 1979), American former soccer player
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Chris Alcaide
Chris Alcaide (October 22, 1923 – June 30, 2004) was an American film and television actor. He mostly appeared on western television shows including, ''Gunsmoke'', ''Bonanza'', ''Rawhide'', '' Wanted: Dead or Alive'', '' Trackdown'', '' L ...
(1923–2004), American actor
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Chris Amon
Christopher Arthur Amon (; 20 July 1943 – 3 August 2016) was a New Zealand racing driver and motorsport executive, who competed in Formula One from to . Widely regarded as one of the greatest drivers to never win a Formula One Grands Prix, ...
(1943–2016), former New Zealand motor racing driver
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Chris Andersen
Christopher Claus Andersen (born July 7, 1978) is an American former professional basketball player. Nicknamed "Birdman", Andersen was born in Long Beach, California, grew up in Iola, Texas, and played one year at Blinn College. Andersen bega ...
(born 1978), American basketball player
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Chris Anderson (disambiguation) Chris Anderson may refer to:
Sports
* Chris Anderson (baseball) (born 1992), American baseball player
* Chris Anderson (cheese roller), 23-time winner of annual cheese rolling
* Chris Anderson (footballer, born 1925) (1925–1986), Scottish f ...
, multiple people
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Chris Angel (wrestler)
Chris Angel (born December 2, 1982) is a Puerto Rican people, Puerto Rican professional wrestler. In 2010, he joined the International Wrestling Association (Puerto Rico), International Wrestling Association, becoming the only local wrestler to w ...
(born 1982), Puerto Rican professional wrestler
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Chris Anker Sørensen
Chris Anker Sørensen (; 5 September 1984 – 18 September 2021) was a Danish road bicycle racer who rode professionally between 2005 and 2018 for the , , , and teams. Sørensen then worked as a directeur sportif (and co-owner) for his final ...
(born 1984), Danish cycler
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Chris Anstey
Christopher John Anstey (born 1 January 1975) is an Australian former professional basketball player. His career included stints in the National Basketball Association (NBA), Russia and Spain. Anstey was selected by the Portland Trail Blazers i ...
(born 1975), Australian basketball player
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Chris Anthony, American voice actress
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Chris Antley
Christopher Wiley Antley (January 6, 1966 – December 2, 2000) was an American National Champion and U.S. Racing Hall of Fame jockey.
Biography
He was born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and grew up in Elloree, South Carolina. He left school a ...
(1966–2000), champion American jockey
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Chris Archer
Christopher Alan Archer (born September 26, 1988) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Tampa Bay Rays, Pittsburgh Pirates and Minnesota Twins.
Archer attended Clayton High School ( ...
(born 1988), American baseball player
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Chris Armas
Christopher Armas (born August 27, 1972) is an American professional soccer coach and former player who is the head coach of Major League Soccer club Colorado Rapids.
Youth and college
Born in The Bronx, New York City, Armas is of Puerto R ...
(born 1972), American professional soccer coach and former player
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Chris Arnold (baseball)
Christopher Paul Arnold (born November 6, 1947) is an American former infielder in Major League Baseball. He was drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 11th round of the 1965 Major League Baseball Draft, and played for the Giants from to ...
(born 1947), former Major League Baseball Player
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Chris Arreola
Cristobal Arreola (born March 5, 1981) is an American former professional boxer who challenged three times for the WBC heavyweight title. He was ranked by BoxRec as the world's No.8 heavyweight at the conclusion of 2007 and as No.7 heavyweigh ...
(born 1981), American professional boxer
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Chris Ashworth
Christopher Michael Ashworth (born March 13, 1975) is an American actor, perhaps best known for his portrayal of Sergei Malatov on ''The Wire''. He commonly plays characters from Eastern Europe due to his ability to mimic accents and dialects.
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(born 1975), American actor
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Chris Ashworth (artist), English graphic designer
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Chris Axworthy
Christopher S. Axworthy, (March 10, 1947 – August 11, 2023) was a Canadian politician and academic.
Law professor
After teaching law at the University of New Brunswick and Dalhousie Law School, Chris Axworthy came to Saskatoon in 1984 as ...
(born 1947), Canadian politician and academic
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Chris Baillie (politician) (born 1961 or 1962), New Zealand politician
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Chris Ballard (politician)
Christopher Ballard is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 2014 to 2018 who represented the riding of Newmarket—Aurora. He was a member of cabinet in the government of Ka ...
, former politician in Ontario, Canada
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Chris Ballew
Christopher Ballew (born May 28, 1965) is an American musician best known as the lead singer and bassist of the alternative rock group the Presidents of the United States of America. He also performed and recorded as a children's artist under ...
(born 1965), American musician
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Chris Bart, former university professor
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Chris Bauer
Chris Bauer is an American actor. He is best known for his television work in ''The Wire'', '' Third Watch'', '' True Blood'', '' Survivor's Remorse,'' '' The Deuce'', and the Apple TV+ original science fiction space drama series ''For All M ...
(born 1966), American actor
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Chris Bassitt
Christopher Michael Bassitt (born February 22, 1989) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut with the Chicago White Sox in 2014 and has also played for the Oakl ...
(born 1989), American baseball player
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Chris Beard (disambiguation) Chris Beard (born 1973) is an American basketball coach.
Chris Beard may also refer to:
* Chris Beard (executive), Canadian businessman and former CEO at Mozilla
* Chris Beard (singer) (born 1957), American singer-songwriter
* K. Christopher Bear ...
, multiple people
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Chris Beardsley
Christopher Kellan Beardsley (born 28 February 1984) is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker. He is currently a Caribbean based talent scout for FIFA.
Beardsley played youth football with Mickleover Sports F.C., M ...
(born 1984), English footballer
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Chris Beckett
Chris Beckett (born 1955) is a British Social work, social worker, Lecturer, university lecturer, and science fiction author. He has written several textbooks, dozens of short stories, and six novels.
Background
Beckett was educated at the D ...
(born 1955), British social worker, university lecturer, and science fiction author
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Chris Beal
Chris Beal (born August 6, 1985) is an American mixed martial artist who formerly competed in the Bantamweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
Background
Beal wrestled at Ventura High School where he placed second at the state ...
(born 1985), American mixed martial artist
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Chris Bell (disambiguation) Chris or Christopher Bell may refer to:
*Chris Bell (American musician) (1951–1978), singer-songwriter and guitarist of the band Big Star
*Chris Bell (American football) (born 1976), American football offensive tackle
*Chris Bell, Australian musi ...
, multiple people
*Chris Bellard (born 1979), real name of American rapper
Young Maylay
Christopher Bellard (born June 17, 1979), known professionally as Young Maylay, is an American rapper, record producer and actor based in Los Angeles. He is best known for his portrayal of Carl "CJ" Johnson, the main character of the 2004 vide ...
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Chris Bender (film producer)
Chris Bender (born 1971) is an American film producer whose beginnings were through developing and co-producing '' American Pie'' film series based on his and writer Adam Herz' own high school experiences. In November 1998, he established the man ...
(born 1971), American film producer
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Chris Bennett (disambiguation), multiple people
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Chris Benoit
Christopher Michael Benoit ( ; May 21, 1967 – June 24, 2007) was a Canadian Professional wrestling, professional wrestler. He worked for various pro-wrestling promotions during his 22-year career, but is notorious for Chris Benoit double-murd ...
(1967–2007), Canadian professional wrestler
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Chris Bey
Daquan Christopher Johnson-Bey (born February 13, 1996), better known by the ring name Chris Bey, is an American professional wrestler. He is signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), but has been on hiatus due to a broken neck that he suf ...
(born 1996), American professional wrestler
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Chris Bianco, American celebrity chef
*Chris Bickford, Canadian actor who was a cast member on the Canadian sketch comedy TV series ''
You Can't Do That on Television
''You Can't Do That on Television'' is a Canadian sketch comedy television series that aired locally in 1979 before airing in the United States in 1981. It featured adolescent and teenage actors performing in a sketch comedy format similar to A ...
''
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Chris Bittle
Christopher Joseph Bittle (born February 17, 1979) is a Canadian Liberal politician who was elected to represent the riding of St. Catharines in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2015 federal election. He currently serves as the Parli ...
(born 1979), Canadian Liberal politician
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Chris Black (disambiguation), multiple people
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Chris Blackwell
Christopher Percy Gordon Blackwell OJ (born 22 June 1937) is a Jamaican-British former record producer and the founder of Island Records, which has been called "one of Britain's great independent labels". According to the Rock and Roll Hall ...
(born 1937), Jamaican-British former record producer and the founder of Island Records,
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Chris Board
Christopher Torvan Board (born July 23, 1995) is an American professional football linebacker for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the North Dakota State Bison, and won four FCS Division 1 ...
(born 1995), American football player
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Chris Bolt
Christopher Wesley Bolt CB (born 1953) is a British economist and civil servant who was the non-executive chairman of the Office of Rail Regulation, the national economic and safety regulatory authority for Britain's railways.
Background
C ...
, British economist
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Chris Bosh
Christopher Wesson Bosh (born March 24, 1984) is an American former professional basketball player. A Texas Mr. Basketball in high school, he played one season of college basketball for Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball, Georgia Tech ...
(born 1984), American former professional basketball player
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Chris Bosh (wrestler)
Christopher Hancock is an American retired professional wrestler. He is best known for his tenure in Pro Wrestling Guerrilla under the ring name Chris Bosh, where he was a three time PWG World Tag Team Champion.
Professional wrestling career
...
, American retired professional wrestler
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Chris Botti
Christopher Stephen Botti ( ; born October 12, 1962) is an American trumpeter and composer.
In 2013, Botti won the Grammy Award in the Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Album, Best Pop Instrumental Album category, for the album Impressions ...
(born 1962), American trumpeter and composer
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Chris Boyle (born 1972), Scottish-Australian academic
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Chris Braithwaite (1885–1944), black Barbadian
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Chris Brennan
Chris "The Westside Strangler" Brennan (born October 12, 1971) is an American mixed martial artist who last competed in the Welterweight division. A professional competitor from 1996 until 2012, he competed for the UFC, PRIDE, Cage Rage, King of ...
(born 1971), American mixed martial artist
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Chris Broadwater
Christopher D. Broadwater, known as Chris Broadwater (born March 22, 1972), is an attorney in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, who was a Republican member of the Louisiana House of Representatives for District 86, which encompasses within Tangipahoa Pa ...
(born 1972), American politician
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Chris Brokaw
Chris Brokaw (born August 1, 1964) is an American musician, best known for his work with the bands Come (American band), Come and Codeine (band), Codeine.
Life and career
While studying at Oberlin College, Brokaw met many people who became figu ...
(born 1964), American musician
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Chris Brooks (disambiguation) Chris or Christopher Brooks may refer to:
* Chris Brooks (wide receiver) (born 1987), American football wide receiver
* Chris Brooks (running back) (born 2000), American football running back
* Chris Brooks (gymnast) (born 1986), American gymnast ...
, multiple people
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Chris Brookes
Chris Brookes (born 24 August 1991) is an English professional wrestler signed to DDT Pro-Wrestling, where he is the current KO-D Openweight Champion, in his second reign. He has also been a two-time DDT Universal Champion.
Career Progres ...
(born 1991), English professional wrestler
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Chris Brown (disambiguation), multiple people
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Chris Brubeck
Christopher Brubeck is an American musician and composer, both in jazz and classical music. As a musician, he mainly plays bass guitar, bass trombone, and piano. The son of jazz pianist and composer Dave Brubeck, he joined his father and brothers ...
, American musician and composer
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Chris Bryan
Chris Bryan (born 6 March 1982) is a former sportsman who played both Australian rules football and American football professionally. Bryan played in the Australian Football League (AFL) from 2005 until 2009, and then in the National Football Le ...
(born 1982), former sportsman
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Chris Bumstead
Christopher Adam Bumstead (born 2 February 1995), also known as CBum, is a Canadian Professional bodybuilding, professional bodybuilder. Bumstead made his competitive debut in 2014 and obtained his IFBB pro card after claiming the 2016 IFBB Nort ...
(born 1995), Canadian IFBB professional bodybuilder
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Chris Bunch
Christopher R. Bunch (December 22, 1943 – July 4, 2005) was an American science fiction, fantasy and television writer, who wrote and co-wrote about thirty novels.
Early life and education
Bunch was born in Fresno, California and attended Mir ...
(1943–2005), American science fiction, fantasy and television writer
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Chris Burke (actor)
Christopher Joseph Burke (born August 26, 1965) is an American actor. He has become best known for his character Charles "Corky" Thatcher on the television series ''Life Goes On (TV series), Life Goes On''. Early years
Burke is the youngest of ...
(born August 26, 1965), American actor
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Chris Butler (filmmaker)
Chris Butler (born 12 February 1974) is an English animator, writer and director, known for his works at Laika, such as ''ParaNorman'' and '' Missing Link'', which were both nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature.
He studied ...
(born 1974), English storyboard artist
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Chris Butler (private investigator) Chris Butler may refer to:
* Chris Butler (actor), portrayed List of Torchwood characters#The Cousin, the Cousin in ''Torchwood'' and Matan Brody in ''The Good Wife''
* Chris Butler (cyclist) (born 1988), American cyclist, in the 2011 BMC Racing Te ...
, American private investigator
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Chris Byars (born 1970), American jazz saxophonist
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Chris Campbell (cornerback)
Christian Campbell (born November 27, 1995) is an American former professional football cornerback. He played college football at Penn State. Campbell has also been a member of the Arizona Cardinals, New Orleans Saints, San Francisco 49ers, Tamp ...
(born 1995), American football player
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Chris Candido
Christopher Barrett Candito (March 21, 1972 – April 28, 2005) was an American Professional wrestling, professional wrestler. Candito is best remembered for his tenures with professional wrestling promotion, promotions such as World Championship ...
(1972–2005), American professional wrestler
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Chris Carmack
Chris Carmack (born December 22, 1980) is an American actor, singer, and former fashion model. He is known for his roles in three popular television shows—the teen drama series '' The O.C.'' (2003–2004) as Luke Ward, the country music drama ...
(born 1980), American actor and singer
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Chris Carter (disambiguation) Chris Carter may refer to:
Music
* Chris Carter (American musician) (born 1959), producer of ''Mayor of the Sunset Strip'' and host of ''Breakfast With The Beatles''
* Chris Carter (British musician) (born 1953), founding member of Throbbing Gristl ...
, multiple people
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Chris Carson
Christopher Dewayne Carson (born September 16, 1994) is an American former professional football running back. He played for five seasons for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL), after playing college football at Butler Co ...
(born 1994), American football player
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Chris Camozzi
Christopher Allen Camozzi (born November 20, 1986) is an American professional Glory (kickboxing), Glory kickboxer, mixed martial arts, mixed martial artist and bare-knuckle boxer. He currently competes for the Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship ...
(born 1986), American professional Glory kickboxer and mixed martial artist
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Chris Cenac (born 2007), American basketball player
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Chris Champion
Christopher Dennis Ashford-Smith (17 February 1961 – 22 August 2018), better known by his ring name Chris Champion, was an English professional wrestler. He primarily worked for various National Wrestling Alliance member territories, includin ...
(1961–2018), American professional wrestler
*Chris Chandler (American football), Chris Chandler (born 1960), American former football player
*Chris Chaney (born 1970), American musician
*Chris Chatterton (born 1982), English illustrator and animator
*Chris Cheek (born 1968), American jazz saxophonist
*Chris Chelios (born 1962), American former professional ice hockey defenseman
*Chris Cheney (born 1975), Australian rock musician
*Chris Chesser (1948–2023), American film and television producer
*Chris Chetti (born 1974), American professional wrestler
*Chris Christie (born 1962), former Governor of New Jersey
*Chris Christoffersen (born 1979), former Danish basketball player
*Chris Clark (writer) (born 1945/6), British author
*Chris Claybrooks (born 1998), American football player
*Chris Clenshaw, British television producer
*Chris Coelen (born 1968), American television creator and producer
*Chris Colfer (born 1990), American actor and author
*Chris Columbus (filmmaker) (born 1958), American movie director and screenwriter
*Chris Columbus (musician) (1902–2002), American jazz drummer
*Chris Colwill (born 1984), American international diver
*Chris Conley (American football) (born 1992), American football wide receiver
*Chris Conley (musician), Chris Conley (born 1980), American musician
*Chris Connelly (journalist) (born 1957), American reporter for MTV News and ESPN
*Chris Connelly (musician) (born 1964), Scottish guitarist, vocalist and songwriter
*Chris Cooper (disambiguation), multiple people
*Chris Coppola (born 1968), American actor, voice artist, and comedian
*Chris Corbould (born 1958), British special effects coordinator
*Chris Cornell (1964–2017), American musician and songwriter
*Chris Covington (born 1996), American football player
*Chris Croft, American politician
*Chris Cron (born 1964), American baseball player and coach
*Chris Cuomo (born 1970), television journalist
*Chris Cuomo (philosopher), Professor of Philosophy and Women's Studies
*Chris Cuthbert (born 1957), Canadian sportscaster
*Chris Dainty, Canadian artist and animator
*Chris Dangerfield (writer), Chris Dangerfield (born 1972), English writer, raconteur, and former stand-up comedian
*Chris Daugherty (born 1970), American construction worker and reality TV personality
*Chris Daughtry (born 1979), American singer, musician, and actor
*Christopher Davies (disambiguation), Chris Davies (disambiguation), multiple people
*Chris Davis (disambiguation), multiple people
*Chris Dean (rugby league) (born 1988), English rugby league footballer
*Chris Dean (rugby union) (born 1994), Scottish rugby union player
*Chris D'Elia (born 1980), American stand-up comedian
*Chris Denning (1941–2022), British radio presenter and convicted sex offender
*Chris DeStefano, American Grammy Award-winning American singer/songwriter, record producer, and multi-instrumentalist
*Chris Devenski (born 1990), American baseball player
*Chris Dickerson (bodybuilder) (1939–2021), American professional bodybuilder
*Chris Dickinson (wrestler) (born 1987), American professional wrestler
*Chris Difford (born 1954), English singer, musician, songwriter, and record producer
*Chris Distefano (born 1984), American comedian
*Chris Dixon (born 1972), American internet entrepreneur
*Chris Dodd (born 1944), American lobbyist and politician
*Chris Duffy (wrestler) (1965–2000), American professional wrestler
*Chris Dunk (born 1958), American tennis player
*Chris Dwyer (born 1988), American baseball pitcher
*Chris Dyson (born 1978), American racing driver
*Chris Eagles (born 1985), English footballer
*Chris Eckert (born 1986), American actor, comedian and writer
*Chris Edwards (disambiguation), multiple people
*Chris Eliopoulos (born 1967), American cartoonist
*Chris Elliott (born 1960), American actor, comedian, and writer
*Chris Ellis (disambiguation), multiple people
*Chris Ensminger (born 1973), American basketball coach and former player
*Chris Eubank (born 1966), British former professional boxer
*Chris Eubank Jr. (born 1989), British professional boxer
*Christopher Evans (disambiguation), Chris Evans (disambiguation), multiple people
*Chris Evert (born 1954), American tennis player
*Chris Farley (1964–1997), American actor and comedian
*Chris Fehn, American musician
*Chris Ferguson (disambiguation), several people
*Chris Fetter (born 1985), American baseball coach
*Chris Fischer, American chef and farmer from Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts
*Chris Flexen (born 1994), American baseball player
*Chris Frantz (born 1951), American musician and record producer
*Chris Freeland (born 1969), American politician
*Chris Froome (born 1985), winner of the 2013 and 2015 Tour de France
*Chris Fryar (born 1970), American drummer
*Chris Fuller (director) (born 1982), American Filmmaker
*Chris Gadi (born 1992), French professional footballer
*Chris Gall (born 1975), German jazz pianist and composer
*Chris Gardner (disambiguation), multiple people
*Chris Garia (born 1992), Curaçao sprinter and former baseball player
*Chris Garrett (disambiguation), multiple people
*Chris Gauthier (1976–2024), English-born Canadian actor
*Chris Geith, American composer and arranger of contemporary jazz and New Age music
*Chris Glaser (American football) (born 1999), American football player
*Chris Godwin (born 1996), American football player
*Chris Golub (1954–1978), American football player
*Chris Gragg (born 1990), American football player
*Chris Gregg, former Detective Chief Superintendent and was head of West Yorkshire Police's Homicide and Major Enquiry Team
*Chris Hackett (artist), Chris Hackett, American artist, television presenter, writer, fabricator and instructor
*Chris Hadfield (born 1959), Canadian astronaut
*Chris Hall (disambiguation), multiple people
*Chris Hallam (1962–2013), Welsh Paralympian and wheelchair athlete
*Chris Hamrick (born 1966), American professional wrestler
*Chris Hansen (disambiguation), multiple people
*Chris Hanson (disambiguation), multiple people
*Chris Harper (disambiguation), multiple people
*Chris Harris (disambiguation), multiple people
*Chris Heimerdinger (born 1963), American author
*Chris Hemsworth (born 1983), Australian actor
*Chris Henchy, American screenwriter and producer
*Chris Herndon (born 1996), American football player
*Chris Hero (born 1979), American professional wrestler
*Chris Hogan (disambiguation), multiple people
*Chris Holt (disambiguation), multiple people
*Chris Hook (born 1968), American baseball player and coach
*Chris Hoy (born 1976), Scottish former track cyclist and racing driver
*Chris Hoy (politician), American politician and retired law enforcement officer
*Chris Hubbard (born 1991), American football player
*Chris Huizinga (born 1997), Dutch speed skater
*Chris Hyndman (1966–2015), Canadian interior decorator and television personality
*Chris Iannetta (born 1983), American professional baseball player
*Chris Ikonomidis (born 1995), Australian footballer
*Chris Irwin (born 1942), British former racing driver
*Chris Isaac (1959–2020), American professional football player
*Chris Isaak (born 1956), American singer, songwriter, guitarist and occasional actor
*Chris Ivory (born 1988), American former football running back
*Chris Jackson (disambiguation), multiple people
*Chris Jagger (born 1947), English musician and the younger brother of rock star Mick Jagger
*Chris James (disambiguation), multiple people
*Chris Jansen (born 1966), Dutch politician
*Chris Janson (born 1986), American singer and songwriter
*Chris Jensen (born 1963), Canadian former professional ice hockey
*J. Chris Jensen (1872–19??), American notable architect
*Chris Jericho (born 1970), American-Canadian professional wrestler
*Shooting of Chris Kaba, Chris Kaba (died 2022), British rapper
*Chris Kanyon (1970–2010), American professional wrestler
*Chris Kattan (born 1970), American actor, comedian, and author
*Chris Kelly (disambiguation), multiple people
*Chris Kenner (1929–1976), American New Orleans–based R&B singer and songwriter
*Chris Kirkpatrick (born 1971), American singer and actor
*Chris Kläfford (born 1989), Swedish singer
*Chris Klebl (born 1972), American-Canadian cross-country skier
*Chris Klug (born 1972), American snowboarder
*Chris Knight (musician) (born 1960), American singer-songwriter
*Chris Korda (born 1962), American antinatalist activist
*Chris Kratt (born 1969), American television host
*Chris Kreski (1962–2005), American writer, biographer and screenwriter
*Chris Kuzneski (born 1969), American novelist
*Chris Kyle (1974–2013), American naval sniper
*Chris Lacy (born 1996), American football player
*Chris Landreth (born 1961), American animator
*Chris Langham (born 1949), English writer
*Chris Larkin (born 1967), English actor
*Chris Lawrence (disambiguation), multiple people
*Chris Lea, designer, politician, and political activist in Canada
*Chris Leary, national television and radio show personality
*Chris Leben (born 1980), American mixed martial artist
*Chris Chan Lee, American filmmaker
*Chris Lemmon (born 1954), American actor and author
*Chris Leslie (born 1972), British politician
*Chris Lincoln (born 1947), American sportscaster
*Chris Lindstrom (born 1997), American football player
*Chris Louden, American animator
*Chris Lowe (born 1959), English musician
*Chris Lowell (born 1984), American actor
*Chris Lytle (born 1974), American retired mixed martial artist and boxer
*Chris Lyttle (born 1981), Alliance Party of Northern Ireland politician
*Chris MacFarland (born 1970), American ice hockey executive
*Chris Madsen (1851–1944), American lawman of the Old West
*Chris Madsen (musician) (born 1954), Canadian singer, songwriter, teacher, and writer
*Chris Makepeace (born 1964), Canadian former actor
*Chris Makiese (born 1987), French former professional footballer
*Chris Mannella (born 1994), Canadian soccer player
*Chris March (1963–2019), American fashion and costume designer
*Chris Markoff, Yugoslav-American retired professional wrestler
*Chris Marquette (born 1984), American actor
*Chris Martin (disambiguation), multiple people
*Chris Masters (born 1983), American professional wrestler
*Chris Mazza (born 1989), American baseball player
*Chris McCaleb (born 1978), American film editor, director and producer
*Chris McCandless (1968–1992), American hiker
*Chris McDaniel (born 1971), American attorney, talk radio host, and politician
*Chris McDuffie, American musician
*Chris McKhool (born 1968), Canadian violinist, producer, guitarist, composer, and singer-songwriter
*Chris McNair (1925–2019), American businessman and politician
*Chris McQueen (born 1987), Australian rugby league player
*Chris Meledandri (born 1959), American film producer and CEO of Illumination
*Chris Melendez (born 1987), American professional wrestler
*Chris Michaels (born 1961), American professional wrestler
*Chris Minns (born 1979), Australian politician
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*Chris Moneymaker (born 1975) American poker player
*Chris Montez (born 1943), American guitarist
*Chris Montgomery (born 1972), American programmer and engineer
*Chris Mortensen (1951–2024), American journalist
*Chris Murphy (disambiguation), multiple people
*Chris Myarick (born 1995), American football player
*Chris Nelloms (born 1971), American male former track and field sprinter
*Chris Niosi (born 1988), American animator, producer, and voice actor
*Chris Norman (disambiguation), multiple people
*Chris Noth (born 1954), American actor
*Chris Odom (born 1994), American football player
*Chris O'Dowd (born 1979), Irish actor and comedian
*Chris Okey (born 1994), American baseball player
*Chris Oladokun (born 1997), American football player
*Chris O'Loughlin (fencer), Chris O'Loughlin (born 1967), American Olympic fencer
*Chris Olson (ice hockey) (born 1964), American former professional ice hockey goaltender
*Chris O'Neill (YouTuber) (born 1990), Irish YouTuber, animator, voice actor, musician, and video game designer
*Chris Owings (born 1991), American professional baseball player
*Chris Oxspring (born 1977), Australian former professional baseball player
*Chris Packham (born 1961), English naturalist, nature photographer, television presenter and author
*Chris Paddack (born 1996), American baseball player
*Chris Panaghi (born 1972), American DJ, producer and remixer
*Chris Pane (born 1953), American football player
*Chris Pang (born 1984), Australian actor and producer
*Chris Pardal (born 1972), American actor, producer and writer
*Chris Parker (disambiguation), multiple people
*Chris Parnell (born 1967), American actor
*Chris Paul (born 1985), American basketball player
*Chris Paul (offensive lineman) (born 1998), American football player
*Chris Peace (American football) (born 1996), American football player
*Chris Penn (1965–2006), American actor
*Chris Perez (disambiguation), multiple people
*Chris Peters (born 1972), American baseball player
*Chris Pine (born 1980), American actor
*Chris Pitman (born 1961), American musician
*Chris Pontius (born 1974), American actor
*Chris Potter (actor) (born 1960), Canadian actor, musician and pitchman
*Chris Potter (jazz saxophonist) (born 1971), American jazz saxophonist, composer, and multi-instrumentalist
*Chris Potter (record producer), British music producer and mixer
*Chris Potter (priest) (born 1969), Dean of St Asaph
*Chris Pratt (born 1979), American actor
*Chris Prieto (born 1972), American baseball player and coach
*Chris Pronger (born 1974), Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman
*Chris Prynoski (born 1971), American film and television producer, animator, and director
*Chris Pyne (1939–1995), English jazz trombonist
*Chris Quick (born 1988), Scottish film producer
*Chris Quilala, American Christian musician and worship leader
*Chris Ramsay, American magician and YouTuber
*Chris Ramsey (disambiguation), multiple people
*Chris Rea (born 1951), English rock and blues singer and guitarist
*Chris Rea (rugby union) (born 1943), Scotland former international rugby union player
*Chris Reed (disambiguation), multiple people
*Chris Reeve (born 1953), South African-American knife maker
*Chris Reslock, American professional low stakes poker player with 8 Circuit rings
*Chris Robshaw (born 1986), English former rugby union player
*Chris Rock (born 1965), American comedian and actor
*Chris Rodriguez Jr. (born 2000), American football player
*Chris Rosenberg (1950–1979), American member of the DeMeo crew
*Chris Rowland (born 1997), American football player
*Chris Rowley (born 1990), American baseball player
*Chris Roycroft (born 1997), American baseball player
*Chris Rudge (born 1945), Canadian business executive
*Chris Rumph (born 1971), American football coach
*Chris Rumph II (born 1998), American football player
*Chris Ryan (disambiguation), multiple people
*Chris Sabburg (born 1990), Australian cricketer
*Chris Sabin (born 1982), American professional wrestler
*Chris Sagona, American journalist
*Chris Sale (born 1989), American baseball player
*Chris Salvi (born 1989), American football player
*Chris Sandow (born 1989), Indigenous Australian rugby league player
*Chris Sarandon (born 1942), American actor
*Chris Sauve, Canadian animator
*Chris Savino (born 1971), American cartoon animator
*Chris Schenkel (1923–2005), American sportscaster
*Chris Schultz (1960–2021), Canadian professional football player
*Chris Seitz (born 1987), American former soccer player
*Chris Sgro, American politician and political strategist
*Chris Simcox (born 1961), American co-founder of the Minuteman Civil Defense Corps (MCDC)
*Chris Simon (biologist), American evolutionary biologist and entomologist
*Chris Slayton (born 1995), American football player
*Chris Smalling (born 1989), English professional footballer
*Chris Smalls, American labor organizer
*Stamper brothers, Chris Stamper, British entrepreneur
*Chris Smith (disambiguation), multiple people
*Chris Snyder (born 1981), American baseball player
*Chris Snyder (American football) (born 1974), American football player
*Chris Soteros, Canadian mathematician
*Chris Spedding (born 1944), English musician, singer, guitarist, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, composer, Womble and record producer
*Chris Stack, American actor
*Chris Stapleton (born 1978), American singer-songwriter and guitarist
*Chris Stark (born 1987), British radio personality
*Chris Starkjohann (born 1956), American golfer
*Chris Staros, American comic book publisher
*Chris Stein (born 1950), American musician and photographer
*Chris Stout (born 1984), Scottish fiddle player
*Chris Stratton (born 1990), American baseball player
*Chris Streveler (born 1995), American football player
*Chris Stuckmann (born 1988), American film critic
*Chris Sununu (born 1974), American politician
*Chris Tamer (born 1970), American ice hockey player
*Chris Taylor (disambiguation), multiple people
*Chris Tomlin (born 1972), American musician
*Chris Terrio (born 1976), American screenwriter and film director
*Chris Thomas (record producer), Chris Thomas (born 1947), English record producer
*Chris Thomas Devlin, American screenwriter
*Chris Tolos (1929–2005), Canadian professional wrestler
*Chris Tordoff, English-born Irish comedian, actor, writer, YouTuber, and live streamer
*Chris Tucker (born 1971), American actor and comedian
*Chris Tyree (born 2001), American football player
*Chris Valaika (born 1985), American baseball player and coach
*Chris Van Vliet (born 1983), Canadian television/radio personality
*Chris Von Erich (1969–1991), American professional wrestler
*Chris and Patrick Vörös, Chris Vörös (born 1993), Canadian professional wrestler and social media personality
*Chris Vrenna (born 1967), American musician
*Chris Waddell (born 1968), American Paralympic sit-skier and wheelchair track athlete
*Chris Waddle (born 1960), English former professional football player and manager
*Chris Wade (disambiguation), multiple people
*Chris Walker (disambiguation), multiple people
*Chris Ware (born 1967), American cartoonist
*Chris Warren (disambiguation), multiple people
*Chris Watson (disambiguation), multiple people
*Chris Webber (disambiguation), multiple people
*Chris Weidman (born 1984), American mixed martial artist
*Chris Weitz (born 1969), American producer, writer, director, and actor
*Chris Westry (born 1997), American football player
*Chris Whitecross, Canadian lieutenant-general
*Chris Wiggins (data scientist), Chris Wiggins, associate professor of applied mathematics at Columbia University
*Chris Wiggins (1931–2017), English-born Canadian actor
*Chris Wilcox (born 1982), American basketball player
*Chris Wilcox (American football) (born 1997), American football player
*Chris Wilder (born 1967), English professional football manager and former player
*Chris Williams (disambiguation), multiple people
*Chris Williamson (disambiguation), multiple people
*Chris Wilson (disambiguation), multiple people
*Chris Wolstenholme (born 1978), English musician
*Chris Woodruff (born 1973), American tennis player
*Chris Woods (disambiguation), multiple people
*Chris Woodward (born 1976), American former professional baseball utility player and coach
*Chris Worley (born 1995), American football player
*Chris Wormley (born 1993), American football player
*Yeo Siew Hua, Chris Yeo Siew Hua (born 1985), Singaporean film director and screenwriter
*Chris Young (disambiguation), multiple people
*Chris Youngblood (1966–2021), American professional wrestler
*Chris Zachary (1944–2003), American professional baseball pitcher
Fictional characters
* Chris, a character in the 2022 American comedy horror movie ''American Carnage#Cast, American Carnage''
* Chris Abeley, character from Lisi Harrison's novel series, ''The Clique (series), The Clique''
* Chris Bradley, a character from the X-Men comic books published my Marvel Comics and first appeared in the comic book series ''X-Men Unlimited''
* Chris Chambers, a character in the 1986 American coming-of-age movie ''Stand by Me (film)#Cast, Stand by Me'' played by River Phoenix
* Chris Collins, a character in the 1990 American natural horror comedy movie ''Arachnophobia (film)#Cast, Arachnophobia''
* Chris Farber, a character in the 1994 American TV miniseries ''V The Final Battle#Cast, V The Final Battle''
* Chris, a character played by Christian Tessier#Filmography, Christian Tessier in the 1996 movie ''Natural Enemy''
* Chris Finch, a character from the American television series ''The Office (British TV series), The Office''
* Chris Fuller, a character in the American fantasy sitcom ''Out of This World (American TV series)#Characters, Out of This World''
* Chris Grandy in the movie ''13 Going on 30''
* Chris Griffen, a character from the 2006 film ''We Are Marshall''
* Chris Griffin, a character from ''Family Guy''
* Chris Halliwell, a character from the supernatural TV series ''Charmed''
* Chris Hammond, a character from the 1987 American fantasy-comedy movie ''Like Father Like Son (1987 film)#Plot, Like Father Like Son''
* Christine "Chris" Hargensen, antagonist in Stephen King's Carrie (novel), ''Carrie''
* Chris Hayden, a character from the 1974 film ''Black Christmas (1974 film), Black Christmas''
* Chris Hillard, a character from the 1993 American comedy-drama film ''Mrs. Doubtfire#Cast, Mrs. Doubtfire''
* Chris Hughes, a character from the 2010 film ''The Social Network''
* Chris Johnston, the main character from the 2003 film ''Timeline (2003 film), Timeline''
* Chris Keller, a character from the American TV series ''Oz (TV series), Oz''
* Chris Keller, a character from the American TV series ''One Tree Hill (TV series), One Tree Hill''
* Christopher "Chris" Kirkman, a character in ''Bravest Warriors#Cast, Bravest Warriors''
* Chris Kruger, the main character from the 2005 film ''Jarhead (film), Jarhead''
* Chris Kyle, a character from the 2014 film ''American Sniper''
* Chris Lloyd, a character from the 1985 film ''Target (1985 film), Target''
* Chris MacNeil, a character from the 1971 novel ''The Exorcist (book), The Exorcist'' and its franchise
* Chris McLean, a character from ''Total Drama''
* Chris Miller, a character in the 1986 American fantasy drama film ''The Barker#Cast, The Barker''
* Christopher "Chris" Myers, character from the 2016 film ''The Promise (2016 film), The Promise''
* Chris "Oz" Ostreicher, a character from the 1999 film ''American Pie (film), American Pie'' and its 2001 sequel
* Chris Pappas (Neighbours), Chris Pappas, a character from ''Neighbours (TV series), Neighbours''
* Chris Parker, a character played by Elisabeth Shue in the 1987 American teen movie ''Adventures in Babysitting#Cast, Adventures in Babysitting''
* Chris Peterson, the main character from the American TV sitcom ''Get a Life (American TV series), Get a Life'' (1990–1992)
* Chris Potter, fictional character on sitcom ''Kenan and Kel'' played by Dan Frischman
* Chris Pratt, a character from the 2007 film ''The Lookout (2007 film), The Lookout''
* Chris Redfield, a character from the ''Resident Evil'' franchise
* Chris Tate, character from the British ITV soap opera, ''Emmerdale''
* List of Sonic the Hedgehog characters#Chris Thorndyke, Chris Thorndyke, a human boy in the ''Sonic X'' anime television series
* Christopher "Chris" Traeger, a character from the American TV series ''Parks and Recreation''
* Chris Turner, a character in the 1993 TV series ''Journey to the Center of the Earth (1993 film)#Cast, Journey to the Center of the Earth''
* Chris 'Cav' Anton Vichon, a character from the 2002 film ''Brown Sugar (2002 film), Brown Sugar''
* Chris Warner, fictional character on the New Zealand soap opera ''Shortland Street''
* Chris Walters, a character in the 1982 Australian movie ''Turkey Shoot (1982 film)#Cast, Turkey Shoot''
* Chris Wells, a character in the 2008 television movie ''The Nanny Express#Cast, The Nanny Express''
Performance characters
* Cristiana Cucchi, Italian singer also known as Chris
* Christine and the Queens, Héloïse Letissier (born 1 June 1988), French musician performing as ''Chris'' between 2018 and 2021
See also
* Criss
* Crist (surname)
References
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