Kersten is a German given name and a Dutch/Low German surname.

Given name

A German male or female given name *

Kersten Artus Kersten Artus (née Westphal, born April 1, 1964) is a German journalist and politician. She is a member of The Left and a member of the Hamburg Parliament. Life Kersten Artus was born in Bremen. She moved to Hamburg in 1982 and worked as a ...

(born 1964), female German journalist and politician *

Kersten Meier Kersten Meier (23 February 1954 – 3 April 2001) was a German swimmer who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics. He died on 3 April 2001 in Düsseldorf. The cause of death was suicide Suicide is the act of intentionally causing one's o ...

(1954–2001), male German swimmer at the 1972 Summer Olympics * Kersten Neisser (born 1956), female German rower *

Kersten Reich Kersten Reich (born August 14, 1948, in Hamburg) is a German educator and cultural theorist. He was Professor of General Pedagogy from 1979 to 2006 and Professor of International Learning Research at the University of Cologne The University of ...

, German educator and cultural theorist

Surname

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 ...

and

Low German Low German is a West Germanic languages, West Germanic language variety, language spoken mainly in Northern Germany and the northeastern Netherlands. The dialect of Plautdietsch is also spoken in the Russian Mennonite diaspora worldwide. "Low" ...

patronymic surname A patronymic surname is a surname originated from the given name of the father or a patrilineal ancestor. Different cultures have different ways of producing patronymic A patronymic, or patronym, is a component of a personal name based o ...

, meaning "son of Kerst/Kersten/Kerstijn/Kerstiaen", archaic forms of the name

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 ...

.http://www.meertens.knaw.nl/nfb/detail_naam.php?gba_naam=Kersten&nfd_naam=Kersten&info=documentatie&operator=eq&taal= People with this surname include: *

Adam Kersten Adam Kersten (26 April 1930 in Kutno - 11 January 1983 in Warsaw) was a Polish historian, expert on the Polish history in the 17th century. Member of the faculty at Maria Curie-Skłodowska University since 1955. From 1980 he was active in the Sol ...

(1930–1983), Polish historian *

Alicia Kersten Alicia Kersten (born 22 July 1998) is a German footballer who played as a midfielder for Werder Bremen Sportverein Werder Bremen von 1899 e. V. (), commonly known as Werder Bremen, Werder or simply Bremen, is a German professional sports clu ...

(born 1988), German football player *

Ben Kersten Ben Kersten (born 21 September 1981 in Wollongong) is an Australian professional racing cyclist. He is a member of the Fly V Australia Pro Cycling Team. He was a successful track rider for many years, before switching to road racing in 2009. ...

(born 1981), Dutch-Australian racing cyclist * Carool Kersten (born 1964), Dutch historian * Charles J. Kersten (1902–1972), American politician from Wisconsin * (1733–1796), German missionary in Suriname *

Claire Kersten Claire Kersten (born 9 July 1989) is a New Zealand netball player who plays in the ANZ Premiership, playing for the Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic. Claire can play WD and C. In 2013, she made her ANZ Championship debut for the Central Pulse ...

(born 1989), New Zealand netball player * Dagmar Kersten (born 1970), East German gymnast *

Felix Kersten Eduard Alexander Felix Kersten (30 September 1898 – 16 April 1960) was the personal physical therapist of ''Reichsführer-SS'' Heinrich Himmler. Early life Kersten was born in a Baltic German family in Dorpat, Imperial Russia, now Tartu, in ...

(1898–1960), Himmler's masseur who aided people persecuted by Nazi Germany * Frank L. Kersten (1870–1950), American politician *

Franziska Kersten Franziska Kersten (born 19 December 1968) is a German veterinarian and politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) who has been serving as a member of the Bundestag since 2021, representing the Börde – Jerichower Land district. Early life ...

(born 1968) German politician *

Gerrit Hendrik Kersten Gerrit Hendrik Kersten (6 August 1882 – 6 September 1948) was a Dutch Calvinist minister and politician. After briefly working as a primary school teacher Kersten was inducted into his first pastorate in Meliskerke in 1905 without formal theolo ...

(1882–1948), Calvinist minister and Dutch politician (SGP) *

Holger Kersten Holger Kersten (born 1951) is a German writer on myth, legend, religion, and esoteric subjects. He is best known for speculative books about time Jesus spent in India. Kersten's views have received no support from mainstream scholarship. ''Jesu ...

(born 1951), German writer on the lost years of Jesus in India *

Ina Kersten Ina Kersten (born 1946) is a German mathematician and former president of the German Mathematical Society. Her research concerns abstract algebra including the theory of field extensions and algebraic groups. She is a professor emerita at the Univ ...

(born 1946), German mathematician *

Joke Kersten Johanna Wilhelmina (Joke) Kersten (11 April 1944 – 6 August 2020) was a Dutch politician. She served as member of the House of Representatives for the Labour Party from 4 September 1990 to 17 May 1994. She was mayor of Grubbenvorst and Broekho ...

(1944–2020), Dutch politician *

Krystyna Kersten Krystyna Kersten (pen name, Jan Bujnowski; born Krystyna Goławska May 25, 1931 in Poznań – July 10, 2008 in Warsaw) was a Polish historian, a professor at the Historical Institute of the Polish Academy of Sciences, and a fellow of Collegium In ...

(1931–2008), Polish historian *

Mark Kersten Mark Raymond Kersten (born 1950) is a former Australian politician. He was a National Party member of the New South Wales Legislative Council from 1995 to 1999. Early life and career Kersten was born in Broken Hill in New South Wales. Early ca ...

(born 1950), Australian politician * (1906–1999), German physicist and metallurgist * Martin L. Kersten (1953–2022), Dutch computer scientist *

Mik Kersten Mik Kersten is a Canadian computer specialist who is the Chief Technology Officer for Planview. He is the author of ''Project to Product: How to Survive and Thrive in the Age of Digital Disruption with the Flow Framework'', a business managemen ...

(born 1975), Polish-born Canadian computer scientist *

Otto Kersten Otto Kersten (23 December 1839 in Altenburg – 22 November 1900 in Altenburg) was a German chemist and geographer. He studied chemistry and natural sciences at the University of Leipzig, and after graduation, worked as an assistant at the v ...

(1839–1900), German explorer, chemist and geographer *

Peter Kersten Peter Kersten (born 1 February 1958) is a German former rower who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad () and officially branded as Moscow 1980 (), were an ...

(born 1958), German rower *

Ryan Kersten Ryan Kersten (born 21 April 1986) is an Australian former professional basketball player. Kersten attended the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS). In 2004, he averaged 8.5 points per game, while in 2005, he averaged 10.2. In 2005-06, Kersten ...

(born 1986), Australian basketball player *

Sam Kersten Sam Kersten (born 30 January 1998) is a Dutch professional football player who plays for club Heerenveen. Club career Kersten played for six seasons in the FC Den Bosch youth setup. He made his professional debut in the Eerste Divisie for FC D ...

(born 1998), Dutch football player

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