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-wide name derived from the

Greek Greek may refer to: Anything of, from, or related to Greece, a country in Southern Europe: *Greeks, an ethnic group *Greek language, a branch of the Indo-European language family **Proto-Greek language, the assumed last common ancestor of all kno ...

name Χριστόφορος (''Christophoros'' or '' Christoforos''). The constituent parts are Χριστός (''Christós''), "

Christ Jesus ( AD 30 or 33), also referred to as Jesus Christ, Jesus of Nazareth, and many other names and titles, was a 1st-century Jewish preacher and religious leader. He is the Jesus in Christianity, central figure of Christianity, the M ...

" or "

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", and φέρειν (''phérein''), "to bear"; hence the "Christ-bearer". As a given name, 'Christopher' has been in use since the 10th century. In English, Christopher may be abbreviated as "

Chris Chris is a short form of various names including Christopher, Christian, Christina, and Christine. Chris is also used as a name in its own right, however it is not as common. People with the given name * Chris Abani (born 1966), Nigerian autho ...

", "Topher", and sometimes " Kit". It was frequently the most popular male first name in the

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, having been in the top twenty in England and Wales from the 1940s until 1995, although it has since dropped out of the top 100. Within the United Kingdom, the name is most common in

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and not so common in

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, or

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Cognates in other languages

Afrikaans Afrikaans is a West Germanic languages, West Germanic language spoken in South Africa, Namibia and to a lesser extent Botswana, Zambia, Zimbabwe and also Argentina where there is a group in Sarmiento, Chubut, Sarmiento that speaks the Pat ...

: Christoffel, Christoforus *

Albanian Albanian may refer to: *Pertaining to Albania in Southeast Europe; in particular: **Albanians, an ethnic group native to the Balkans **Albanian language **Albanian culture **Demographics of Albania, includes other ethnic groups within the country ...

: Kristofer, Kristofor, Kristoforid, Kristo *

Arabic Arabic (, , or , ) is a Central Semitic languages, Central Semitic language of the Afroasiatic languages, Afroasiatic language family spoken primarily in the Arab world. The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) assigns lang ...

: كريستوفر (''Krīstafor, Kristūfar, Krístufer''), اصطفر (''ʔiṣṭufur, ʔiṣṭafur''), عبد المسيح (''ʕabdu l-masīḥ''), خريستو (''Ḵrīstū, Ḵrīstaw, Ḵrīstau'') * Aragonese: Cristofo * Azerbaijani: Kristofer *

Armenian Armenian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Armenia, a country in the South Caucasus region of Eurasia * Armenians, the national people of Armenia, or people of Armenian descent ** Armenian diaspora, Armenian communities around the ...

: Քրիստափոր (''Christapor, Krisdapor'') *

Basque Basque may refer to: * Basques, an ethnic group of Spain and France * Basque language, their language Places * Basque Country (greater region), the homeland of the Basque people with parts in both Spain and France * Basque Country (autonomous co ...

: Kristobal *

Belarusian Belarusian may refer to: * Something of, or related to Belarus * Belarusians, people from Belarus, or of Belarusian descent * A citizen of Belarus, see Demographics of Belarus * Belarusian language * Belarusian culture * Belarusian cuisine * Byelor ...

: Крыстафер (''Krystafier'') *

Bengali Bengali or Bengalee, or Bengalese may refer to: *something of, from, or related to Bengal, a large region in South Asia * Bengalis, an ethnic and linguistic group of the region * Bengali language, the language they speak ** Bengali alphabet, the w ...

: ক্রিস্টোফার (Krisţophar) *

Breton Breton most often refers to: *anything associated with Brittany, and generally **Breton people **Breton language, a Southwestern Brittonic Celtic language of the Indo-European language family, spoken in Brittany ** Breton (horse), a breed **Gale ...

: Kristof, Kristol * Bulgarian: Кристофър (''Christofr''), Христофор ("Khristofór") * Catalan: Cristòfor *

Chinese Chinese may refer to: * Something related to China * Chinese people, people identified with China, through nationality, citizenship, and/or ethnicity **Han Chinese, East Asian ethnic group native to China. **'' Zhonghua minzu'', the supra-ethnic ...

: 克里斯托弗 (''Kèlǐsītuōfú''), 克里斯多夫(''Kèlǐsīduōfū''), 克里斯多福 ("Kèlǐsīduōfú'') * Cornish: Kitto * Corsican: Cristofanu * Croatian: Kristofor *

Czech Czech may refer to: * Anything from or related to the Czech Republic, a country in Europe ** Czech language ** Czechs, the people of the area ** Czech culture ** Czech cuisine * One of three mythical brothers, Lech, Czech, and Rus *Czech (surnam ...

: Kryštof * Danish: Christoffel, Christoffell, Christoffer, Christofher, Christoph, Christopher, Chriztoffer, Kristofer, Kristofers, Kristoffer, Kristoofer, Kristopher *

Dutch Dutch or Nederlands commonly refers to: * Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands ** Dutch people as an ethnic group () ** Dutch nationality law, history and regulations of Dutch citizenship () ** Dutch language () * In specific terms, i ...

: Christoffel, Christoforus, Christophe, Kristof *

Esperanto Esperanto (, ) is the world's most widely spoken Constructed language, constructed international auxiliary language. Created by L. L. Zamenhof in 1887 to be 'the International Language' (), it is intended to be a universal second language for ...

: Kristoforo *

Estonian Estonian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Estonia, a country in the Baltic region in northern Europe * Estonians, people from Estonia, or of Estonian descent * Estonian language * Estonian cuisine * Estonian culture See also

...

: Christoph, Kristof, Kristofer, Kristoffer, Risto * Faroese: Kristoffur * Finnish: Kristoffer, Risto *

Flemish Flemish may refer to: * Flemish, adjective for Flanders, Belgium * Flemish region, one of the three regions of Belgium *Flemish Community, one of the three constitutionally defined language communities of Belgium * Flemish dialects, a Dutch dialec ...

: Christoffel, Kristof *

French French may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France ** French people, a nation and ethnic group ** French cuisine, cooking traditions and practices Arts and media * The French (band), ...

: Christophe * Galician: Cristovo * Genoese: Christoffa *

German German(s) may refer to: * Germany, the country of the Germans and German things **Germania (Roman era) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizenship in Germany, see also Ge ...

: Christoph, Christopher, Christof, Christoffer, Kristof * Georgian: ქრისტეფორე (''K'ristep'ore'') *

: Χριστόφορος ('' Christophoros'') * Gujarati: ક્રિસ્ટોફર (''Krisṭōphara'') *

Haitian Creole Haitian Creole (; , ; , ), or simply Creole (), is a French-based creole languages, French-based creole language spoken by 10 to 12million people worldwide, and is one of the two official languages of Haiti (the other being French), where it ...

: Kristòf * Hawaiian: Kilikopela, 'Imiloa (direct translation) *

Hebrew Hebrew (; ''ʿÎbrit'') is a Northwest Semitic languages, Northwest Semitic language within the Afroasiatic languages, Afroasiatic language family. A regional dialect of the Canaanite languages, it was natively spoken by the Israelites and ...

: כריסטופר ('' Kristofer'') *

Hindi Modern Standard Hindi (, ), commonly referred to as Hindi, is the Standard language, standardised variety of the Hindustani language written in the Devanagari script. It is an official language of India, official language of the Government ...

: क्रिस्टोफर (''Krisṭōphar'') * Hungarian: Kristóf, Krisztofer * Icelandic: Kristófer *

Indonesian Indonesian is anything of, from, or related to Indonesia, an archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. It may refer to: * Indonesians, citizens of Indonesia ** Native Indonesians, diverse groups of local inhabitants of the archipelago ** Indonesian ...

: Christopher, Christoforus, Kristoforus, Kristo * Irish: Críostóir *

Italian Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, a Romance ethnic group related to or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom ** Italian language, a Romance languag ...

: Cristoforo *

Japanese Japanese may refer to: * Something from or related to Japan, an island country in East Asia * Japanese language, spoken mainly in Japan * Japanese people, the ethnic group that identifies with Japan through ancestry or culture ** Japanese diaspor ...

: クリストファー (''Kurisutofā'') *

Kannada Kannada () is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly in the state of Karnataka in southwestern India, and spoken by a minority of the population in all neighbouring states. It has 44 million native speakers, and is additionally a ...

: ಕ್ರಿಸ್ಟೋಫರ್ (''Krisṭōphar'') *

Korean Korean may refer to: People and culture * Koreans, people from the Korean peninsula or of Korean descent * Korean culture * Korean language **Korean alphabet, known as Hangul or Korean **Korean dialects **See also: North–South differences in t ...

: 크리스토퍼 (''Keuriseutopeo'') *

Latin Latin ( or ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic languages, Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally spoken by the Latins (Italic tribe), Latins in Latium (now known as Lazio), the lower Tiber area aroun ...

: Christopherus, Christophorus * Latvian:

Kristaps Kristaps is a Latvian language, Latvian masculine given name. It is a cognate of the German name Christoph and may refer to: *Kristaps Blanks (born 1986), Latvian football striker *Kristaps Dārgais (born 1990), Latvian basketball player *Kristap ...

, Kristofers * Lithuanian: Kristoforas, Kristupas *

Macedonian Macedonian most often refers to someone or something from or related to Macedonia. Macedonian(s) may refer to: People Modern * Macedonians (ethnic group), a nation and a South Slavic ethnic group primarily associated with North Macedonia * Mac ...

: Кристофер ('' Kristofer'') *

Malayalam Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian languages, Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry (union territory), Puducherry (Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of ...

: ക്രിസ്റ്റഫർ (''Kristaphar'') *

Maltese Maltese may refer to: * Someone or something of, from, or related to Malta * Maltese alphabet * Maltese cuisine * Maltese culture * Maltese language, the Semitic language spoken by Maltese people * Maltese people, people from Malta or of Maltese ...

: Kristofru, *

Marathi Marathi may refer to: *Marathi people, an Indo-Aryan ethnolinguistic group of Maharashtra, India **Marathi people (Uttar Pradesh), the Marathi people in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh *Marathi language, the Indo-Aryan language spoken by the Mar ...

: ख्रिस्तोफर (''Khristōphar'') *

Middle English Middle English (abbreviated to ME) is a form of the English language that was spoken after the Norman Conquest of 1066, until the late 15th century. The English language underwent distinct variations and developments following the Old English pe ...

: Cristofre *

Mongolian Mongolian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Mongolia, a country in Asia * Mongolian people, or Mongols * Bogd Khanate of Mongolia, the government of Mongolia, 1911–1919 and 1921–1924 * Mongolian language * Mongolian alphabet * ...

: Кристофер (''Kristofyer'') * Montenegrin: Ристо (Risto), Крсто (Krsto) * Nepali: क्रिस्टोफर (''Krisṭōphar'') * Norwegian: Kristoffer *

Occitan Occitan may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to the Occitania territory in parts of France, Italy, Monaco and Spain. * Something of, from, or related to the Occitania administrative region of France. * Occitan language, spoken in parts o ...

: Cristòl *

Persian Persian may refer to: * People and things from Iran, historically called ''Persia'' in the English language ** Persians, the majority ethnic group in Iran, not to be conflated with the Iranic peoples ** Persian language, an Iranian language of the ...

: کریستوفر *

Polish Polish may refer to: * Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe * Polish language * Polish people, people from Poland or of Polish descent * Polish chicken * Polish brothers (Mark Polish and Michael Polish, born 1970), American twin ...

: Krzysztof * Portuguese: Cristóvão *

Romanian Romanian may refer to: *anything of, from, or related to the country and nation of Romania **Romanians, an ethnic group **Romanian language, a Romance language ***Romanian dialects, variants of the Romanian language **Romanian cuisine, traditional ...

: Hristofor *

Russian Russian(s) may refer to: *Russians (), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries *A citizen of Russia *Russian language, the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages *''The Russians'', a b ...

: Христофо́р (''Khristofór'') *

Sami Acronyms * SAMI, ''Synchronized Accessible Media Interchange'', a closed-captioning format developed by Microsoft * Saudi Arabian Military Industries, a government-owned defence company * South African Malaria Initiative, a virtual expertise ne ...

: Doffá * Sardinian: Cristolu *

Scottish Gaelic Scottish Gaelic (, ; Endonym and exonym, endonym: ), also known as Scots Gaelic or simply Gaelic, is a Celtic language native to the Gaels of Scotland. As a member of the Goidelic language, Goidelic branch of Celtic, Scottish Gaelic, alongs ...

: Crìsdean *

Serbian Serbian may refer to: * Pertaining to Serbia in Southeast Europe; in particular **Serbs, a South Slavic ethnic group native to the Balkans ** Serbian language ** Serbian culture **Demographics of Serbia, includes other ethnic groups within the co ...

: Христофор (''Hristofor'') * Sicilian: Cristòfuru * Slovak: Krištof * Slovenian: Krištof * Sorbian: Kito *

Spanish Spanish might refer to: * Items from or related to Spain: **Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain **Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many countries in the Americas **Spanish cuisine **Spanish history **Spanish culture ...

: Cristóbal, Cristo, Tobolito, Cristóforo *

Swahili Swahili may refer to: * Swahili language, a Bantu language officially used in Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda and widely spoken in the African Great Lakes. * Swahili people, an ethnic group in East Africa. * Swahili culture, the culture of the Swahili p ...

: Gitte * Swedish: Christoffer, Kristoffer *

Tamil Tamil may refer to: People, culture and language * Tamils, an ethno-linguistic group native to India, Sri Lanka, and some other parts of Asia **Sri Lankan Tamils, Tamil people native to Sri Lanka ** Myanmar or Burmese Tamils, Tamil people of Ind ...

: கிறிஸ்டோபர் (''Kiṟisṭōpar'') *

Telugu Telugu may refer to: * Telugu language, a major Dravidian language of South India ** Telugu literature, is the body of works written in the Telugu language. * Telugu people, an ethno-linguistic group of India * Telugu script, used to write the Tel ...

: క్రిస్టోఫర్ (''Krisṭōphar'') * Thai: คริสโตเฟอร์ (''Kristofeʼr'') * Turkish: Kristof * Ukrainian: Христофор (''Khrystofor''), Криштоф (''Kryshtof'') *

Urdu Urdu (; , , ) is an Indo-Aryan languages, Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in South Asia. It is the Languages of Pakistan, national language and ''lingua franca'' of Pakistan. In India, it is an Eighth Schedule to the Constitution of Indi ...

: کرسٹوفر * Venetian: Cristoforo *

Vietnamese Vietnamese may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Vietnam, a country in Southeast Asia * Vietnamese people, or Kinh people, a Southeast Asian ethnic group native to Vietnam ** Overseas Vietnamese, Vietnamese people living outside Vietna ...

: Kristoffer, Christopher * Welsh: Cristoffis *

Yiddish Yiddish, historically Judeo-German, is a West Germanic language historically spoken by Ashkenazi Jews. It originated in 9th-century Central Europe, and provided the nascent Ashkenazi community with a vernacular based on High German fused with ...

: טשריסטאָפער (Tshristofer)

People with the given name

Antiquity and Middle Ages

Saint Christopher Saint Christopher (, , ; ) is venerated by several Christian denominations. According to these traditions, he was a martyr killed in the reign of the 3rd-century Roman Empire, Roman emperor Decius (), or alternatively under the emperor Maximin ...

(died 251), saint venerated by Catholics and Orthodox Christians *

Christopher (Domestic of the Schools) Christopher (, ) was the commander-in-chief (Domestic of the Schools) of the Byzantine army during the 870s, and scored significant victories against the Paulicians. Biography Nothing is known of Christopher's origin, date of birth or death.. He i ...

(), Byzantine general *

Christopher Lekapenos Christopher Lekapenos or Lecapenus (; died August 931) was the eldest son of Emperor Romanos I Lekapenos () and co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire from 921 until his death in 931. Christopher was given the position of (commander of the palace g ...

(died 931), Byzantine co-emperor *

Christopher of Antioch Christopher (Arabic: خريسطوفورس, ''Kharīsṭūfūrus'') was Chalcedonian Patriarch of Antioch from 960 to 967. Biography A native of Baghdad who was originally named ʻĪsá, he moved to Syria under the rule of Sayf al-Dawla, the Ham ...

(died 967), Greek Orthodox patriarch of Antioch *

Christopher I of Denmark Christopher I () (1219 – 29 May 1259) was King of Denmark between 1252 and 1259. He was the son of Valdemar II of Denmark by his second wife, Berengaria of Portugal. He succeeded his brothers Eric IV of Denmark, Eric IV Plovpenning and Abel of D ...

(1219–1259), King of Denmark (1252–1259) *

Christopher II of Denmark Christopher II (; 29 September 1276 – 2 August 1332) was King of Denmark from 1320 to 1326 and again from 1329 until his death. He was a younger son of Eric V. His name is connected with national disaster, as his rule ended in a near-total di ...

(1276–1332), King of Denmark (1320–1326, 1329–1332) *

Christopher of Bavaria Christopher of Bavaria (Danish language, Danish and Norwegian language, Norwegian: ''Christoffer''; Swedish language, Swedish: ''Kristofer''; 26 February 1416 – 5/6 January 1448) was King of Denmark (1440–48, as Christopher III), King of Sw ...

(1416–1448), union king of Denmark (1440–1448) as Christopher III, Sweden (1441–1448), and Norway (1442–1448) * Christopher of Werle (died 1425), Prince of the Wends *

Christopher Columbus Christopher Columbus (; between 25 August and 31 October 1451 – 20 May 1506) was an Italians, Italian explorer and navigator from the Republic of Genoa who completed Voyages of Christopher Columbus, four Spanish-based voyages across the At ...

(1451–1506), Italian navigator, explorer, and colonizer who captained the first European ship to reach the Americas

Modern

Christopher (singer) Christopher Lund Nissen (; born 31 January 1992) is a Danish singer from Copenhagen, signed to EMI Denmark. In November 2012, he won an award at the Danish Music Awards 2012. He was awarded New Thinker of the Year (Årets nytænker), given by Sp ...

(born 1992), Danish singer * Christopher, Count of Oldenburg (1566) * Christopher, Duke of Brunswick-Harburg (1570–1606) *

Christopher, Duke of Mecklenburg Christopher, Duke of Mecklenburg-Gadebusch (30 July 1537 – 4 March 1592) was a son of Albrecht VII, Duke of Mecklenburg. He was Duke of Mecklenburg-Gadebusch, as well as administrator of Ratzeburg and of the Commandery of Mirow. Life C ...

(1537–1592) * Christopher of Greece and Denmark (1888–1940), prince, son of George I, King of Greece * Christopher Ross (1931-2023), American sculptor, designer and collector * Christopher of Prague (born 1953), primate-elect of the Church of the Czech Lands and Slovakia *

Christopher Abbott Christopher Jacob Abbott (born February 10, 1986) is an American actor. He is known for his work in independent films. In 2011, Abbott made his feature film debut in '' Martha Marcy May Marlene'' and his Broadway debut in the revival of the pla ...

(born 1986), American actor * Christopher J. Alexis Jr. (born 1996), Grenadian road cyclist * Christopher Auth *

Christopher Awdry Christopher Vere Awdry (born 2 July 1940) is an English author. He is best known for his contributions to ''The Railway Series'' of books featuring Thomas the Tank Engine, which was started by his father, Wilbert Awdry (1911–1997). He also prod ...

(born 1940), English author * Christopher Bartley (born 1963), American psychologist * Christopher Bengtsson (born 1993), Swedish professional ice hockey player * Christopher Briney (born 1998), American actor *

Chris Broach Christopher Robert Broach (born September 5, 1976 in Madison, Wisconsin) is one of the guitarists/vocalists in the 1990s emo band Braid. Broach joined Braid in 1994, recording guitar for the band's first 7-inch release a week later. Career Wh ...

(born 1976), American musician, songwriter, and recording artist * Christopher Brooks (disambiguation), multiple people *

Chris Brown Christopher Maurice Brown (born May 5, 1989) is an American singer, songwriter, dancer, and actor. A Pop music, pop and hip-hop-influenced contemporary R&B, R&B musician who works in a variety of genres, he has been called the "Honorific nic ...

(born 1989), American singer and songwriter * Chris Bandak (born 1979), Palestinian militant and member of the

Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades The al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades () are a Fatah-aligned coalition of Palestinian armed groups in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. Created in 2000 amidst the Second Intifada, the Brigades previously operated as the official armed wing of the F ...

Chris Caisey Christopher Caisey (born 1 December 1985) is a Bermuda, Bermudian association football, footballer who currently plays for Hamilton Parish FC. Club career Caisey played for Bermuda Hogges in the USL Premier Development League. He was captain at ...

(born 1985), Bermudian footballer * Christopher Cerf (born 1941), American author, composer-lyricist, voice actor, and record and television producer *

Kris Clyburn Kristopher "Kris" Joshon Clyburn (born April 20, 1996) is an American professional basketball player for SG Apes of The League. Standing at , he plays at the shooting guard and small forward positions. Early life Clyburn was born in Detroit, Mic ...

(born 1996), American basketball player for Maccabi Rishon LeZion of the

Israeli Basketball Premier League Ligat HaAl (, lit., ''Supreme League or Premier League''), or the Israeli Basketball Premier League, is a professional basketball league in Israel and the highest level of basketball in the country. The league's name is abbreviated as either BSL ...

Chris Cornell Christopher John Cornell ( Boyle; July 20, 1964 – May 18, 2017) was an American musician, best known as the lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist, and the primary lyricist for the rock music, rock bands Soundgarden and Audioslave. He also had a ...

(1964–2017) American musician, songwriter, singer, rhythm guitarist and recording artist *

Christopher Cradock Rear Admiral Sir Christopher George Francis Maurice Cradock (2 July 1862 – 1 November 1914) was an English senior officer of the Royal Navy. He earned a reputation for great gallantry. Appointed to the royal yacht, he was close to the Britis ...

(1862–1914), English

Royal Navy The Royal Navy (RN) is the naval warfare force of the United Kingdom. It is a component of His Majesty's Naval Service, and its officers hold their commissions from the King of the United Kingdom, King. Although warships were used by Kingdom ...

officer *Christopher Cross (born 1951), American musician *Christopher De Leon (born 1956), Filipino actor and politician *Christopher Dorner shootings and manhunt, Christopher Dorner (1973–2013), American former LA police officer and spree killer *Christopher Dorst (born 1956), American water polo player *Christopher Doyle (born 1952), Australian-Hong Kong cinematographer *Christopher Eccleston (born 1964), English actor *Chris Evans (actor), Chris Evans (born 1981), American actor *Christopher R. Fee, American medievalist *Christopher Ford (screenwriter), Christopher Ford, American screenwriter *Christopher E. Gerty (born 1975), American aerospace engineer and aquanaut *Bong Go, Christopher Lawrence "Bong" Go (born 1974), Filipino politician *Christopher Guarin, Filipino journalist who was murdered *Christopher Hammersley (1903–1994), British fencer *Sir Christopher Hatton (1540–1591), English politician and 'favourite' of Queen Elizabeth *Christopher Hinton (disambiguation), multiple people *Chris Daugherty (born 1970), American construction worker and reality TV personality *Christopher Haase (born 1987), German professional racing driver *Christopher Harborne (born 1962), British businessman and technology investor based in Thailand *Chris Hemsworth (born 1983), Australian actor *Christopher Hitchens (1949–2011), English American author and journalist *Christopher House (born 1955), Canadian choreographer, performer and educator *Christopher Hui (born 1976), Hong Kong politician and government official *Christopher Isherwood (1904–1986), English American novelist *Christopher Allan Hector Perera Jayawardena, Sri Lankan Sinhala army officer *Christopher Katongo (born 1982), Zambian international footballer *Christopher Lee (disambiguation) *Kristoffer Lindberg (born 1992), Swedish politician *Christopher Lloyd (born 1938), American actor *Christopher Lloyd (screenwriter) (born 1960), American screenwriter *Christopher Maloney (English singer) (born 1977), British singer-songwriter *Christopher Marlowe (1564–1593), English dramatist *Christopher Anthony John "Chris" Martin (born 1977), English musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, and philanthropist *Christopher McKeown, British Paralympic athlete *Christopher Meloni (born 1961), American actor *Chris Messina (open-source advocate), Christopher Messina (born 1981), American inventor of the hashtag *Christopher Robin Milne (1920–1996), English son of author A. A. Milne *Christopher G. Moore (born 1952), Canadian writer *Christopher Morley (1890–1957), American journalist, novelist, essayist, and poet *Christopher Newsom (1983–2007), American murder victim *Christopher Neyor, Liberian energy analyst *Christopher Nolan (born 1970), British-American film director and producer *Christopher Norris (actress), American actress *Christopher Nowinski (born 1978), American professional wrestler *Christopher Ober (born 1954), Canadian-American material scientist *Christopher Ondaatje (born 1933), Sri Lankan Briton businessman and adventurer *Christopher O'Neill (born 1974), husband of Princess Madeleine of Sweden *Christopher Paolini (born 1983), American author *Christopher Stuart Patterson (1842–1924), American Dean of the University of Pennsylvania Law School *Christopher Pike (author) (born 1954), American author *Chris Pine (born 1980), American actor *Christopher Pratt (1935–2022), Canadian painter and printmaker *Chris Pratt (born 1979), American actor *Christopher Plummer (1929–2021), Canadian actor *Christopher Reeve (1952–2004), American actor *Christopher Ruocchio, American author and editor *Christopher Sacchin (born 1983), Italian diver *Chris Sanders (born 1962), American filmmaker *Christopher Samba (born 1984), former Blackburn Rovers Captain *Christopher Scanlon (born 1981), American politician *Christopher Scarver (born 1969), American robber and serial killer; best known for killing Jeffrey Dahmer *Chris Skelley (born 1993), British Paralympic judoka *Christopher Smart (1722–1771), English poet *Christopher Smith (disambiguation), multiple people *Chris Squire (1948–2015), English bassist (Yes (band), Yes) *Christopher Tingley (born ), Arabic translator *Christopher Tolkien (1924–2020), third and youngest son of the author J. R. R. Tolkien *Christopher Tsui, Hong Kong–based businessman and a Champion Thoroughbred racehorse owner *Christopher Walken (born 1943), American actor *The Notorious B.I.G., Christopher Wallace (1972–1997), American rapper *Chris Whelpdale (born 1987), English professional footballer *Christopher Wilder (1945–1984), American serial killer and rapist *Christopher Woodrow (born 1977), American movie producer *Christopher Wren (1632–1723), English architect *Chris Wright (born 1965), United States Secretary of Energy

People with the surname

* Alfred Christopher (1820–1913), British clergyman and cricketer * Alvin Christopher, British Virgin Islander politician * Ann Christopher (born 1947), British sculptor * Anthony (Tony) Christopher (born 1952), CEO and president of Landmark Entertainment Group * Bostin Christopher, American actor * Brian Christopher (1972–2018), American professional wrestler * Brian Christopher (lacrosse) (born 1987), American lacrosse player * Byron Christopher (born 1949), Canadian news reporter * Chigozie Christopher (born 1992), Nigerian footballer * Dennis Christopher (born 1955), American actor born Dennis Christopher Carrelli * Joe Christopher (1935–2023), American baseball player * Joseph Christopher (1955–1993), American serial killer * Josh Christopher (born 2001), American basketball player * Robin Christopher (born 1965), American actress * Robin Christopher (diplomat) (born 1944), British ambassador * Ted Christopher (1958–2017), American racing driver * Thom Christopher (1940–2024), American actor * Tony Christopher, Baron Christopher (born 1925), British businessman, trade unionist, and tax official * Sybil Christopher (1929–2013), Welsh actress * Warren Christopher (1925–2011), 63rd United States Secretary of State * William Christopher (1932–2016), American actor

Fictional characters

* Christopher Da Silva, from the ''Silent Hill (film), Silent Hill'' film franchise * Christopher Ewing, from the American revival series ''Dallas (2012 TV series), Dallas'' * Christopher Gardner, the main character from the 2006 film ''The Pursuit of Happyness'' * Christopher “Chris” Halliwell, son of main character Piper Halliwell of Charmed * Christopher "Chris" Myers, from the 2016 film ''The Promise (2016 film), The Promise'' * Christopher "Chris" Kirkman, in ''Bravest Warriors#Cast, Bravest Warriors'' * Christopher Moltisanti, from the American TV series ''The Sopranos'' * Christopher Pike (Star Trek), Christopher Pike, in the ''Star Trek (franchise), Star Trek'' franchise * Christopher Robin, from the 1926 novel ''Winnie-the-Pooh (book), Winnie the Pooh'' and its franchise * Christopher "Chris" Traeger, from the American TV series ''Parks and Recreation'' * Christopher Turk, from the American TV series ''Scrubs (TV series), Scrubs'' * Christopher "Kit" Walker, the real name of the comic character The Phantom * Christopher Wilde, a character from the 2010 film ''Starstruck (2010 film), Starstruck'' *Joshua Christopher from the manga series ''Chrono Crusade'' * Peter Christopher, lead character in the 1960s TV sitcom ''Occasional Wife''

References

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