Christof is a masculine given name. It is a

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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 ...

. Notable people with the name include: * Christof Babatz (born 1974), German former professional footballer * Christof Duffner (born 1971), German former ski jumper * Christof Ebert (born 1964), German computer scientist and entrepreneur * Christof Heyns (1959–2021), South African academic *

Christof Innerhofer Christof Innerhofer (born 17 December 1984) is an Italian World Cup alpine ski racer, the 2011 world champion in super-G. in all five alpine disciplines and specializes in the speed events of downhill Biography Born in Bruneck, Innerhofer li ...

(born 1984), Italian alpine ski racer *

Christof Koch Christof Koch ( ; born November 13, 1956) is an American cognitive scientist, neurophysiologist and computational neuroscientist best known for his work on the neural basis of consciousness. He was the president and chief scientist of the All ...

(born 1956), American neuroscientist *

Christof Lauer Christof Lauer (born 25 May 1953) is a German jazz tenor and soprano saxophonist, born in Melsungen, Germany, perhaps most well known in Europe where he has done projects with various musicians, such as Palle Danielsson, Carla Bley,

(born 1953), German saxophonist * Christof Lindenmayer (born 1977), American former soccer player * Christof Marselis (1670s–1731), Polish-Dutch architect * Christof Mauch (born 1960), German historian * Christof May (1973–2022), German Catholic theologian *

Christof Migone Christof Migone is a Swiss-born experimental sound artist and writer, formerly based in Montreal, now living in Toronto. He currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Visual Arts at the University of Western Ontario Migone's solo r ...

, Swiss-born experimental sound artist and writer *

Christof Perick Christof Prick (born 1946) is a German orchestra conducting, conductor. He uses the name Christof Perick in English-speaking countries. His father was the concertmaster of the Hamburg Philharmonic. Biography Born in Hamburg, Prick studied at th ...

(born Christof Prick, 1946), German conductor * Christof Plümacher or Christof Pluemacher (born 1963), German photographer * Christof Putzel (born 1979), American journalist * Christof Schwaller (born 1966), Swiss curler * Christof Unterberger (born 1970), Austrian cellist and composer *

Christof Wandratsch Christof Wandratsch (born 20 December 1966) is a long distance swimmer from Germany. In 1990 he won the Lake Zurich Swim. In August 2005 he set the world record for the fastest ever swim of the English Channel The English Channel, also kno ...

(born 1966), German swimmer * Christof Wetterich (born 1952), German theoretical physicist

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