Kerstin is a female German and Swedish given name; it is the Scandinavian version of
Christina Christina may refer to:
People
* Christina (given name), shared by several people
* Christina (surname), shared by several people
Places
* Christina, Montana, unincorporated community, United States
* Christina, British Columbia, Canada
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Notable persons with this name include:
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Kerstin Alm
Kerstin Alm (born 9 May 1949) is a politician of the autonomous Åland Islands. She served as Minister of Industry and Trade from 2003 to 2005.
See also
* Government of Åland
References
External links Nordic Council entry, norden.com
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(born 1949), Finnish politician from the Åland Islands
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Kerstin Anderson
Kerstin Anderson (born September 10, 1994) is an American stage actor and singer. She starred as Maria Von Trapp in the 2015 U.S. national tour of ''The Sound of Music'', for which she received warm praise. She made her Broadway debut as the alt ...
(born 1994), American stage actress and singer, most noted for portraying Maria von Trapp in the 2015 US national tour of ''The Sound of Music''
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Kerstin Andreae (born 1968), German politician (Alliance '90/The Greens)
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Kerstin-Maria Aronsson
Kerstin-Maria Aronsson (née Lejdstrand; previously Kerstin-Maria Stalín; born 1937) is a Swedish politician and former member of the Riksdag, the national legislature. A member of the Green Party
A green party is a formally organized poli ...
(born 1937), Swedish politician
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Kjerstin Dellert
Kjerstin Dellert (4 November 1925 – 5 March 2018) was a Swedish opera singer and theater manager.
Life Early life
Born in Stockholm, Dellert made her opera debut at Stora teatern (the old Gothenburg Opera stage) in Gothenburg in the 1950s. ...
(born 1925), Swedish soprano opera singer
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Kerstin Ekman
Kerstin Lillemor Ekman, née Hjorth, (born 27 August 1933) is a Swedish novelist.
Life and career
Kerstin Ekman wrote a string of successful detective novels (among others ''De tre små mästarna'' and ''Dödsklockan'') but later went on to p ...
(born 1933), Swedish novelist
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Kerstin Garefrekes
Kerstin Garefrekes (born 4 September 1979) is a German former footballer who played as a striker or midfielder .
Career
Club
Garefrekes began her career in 1986 at her local football club Grün-Weiß Steinbeck, before joining DJK Arminia Ibben ...
(born 1979), German footballer
*Kerstin Granlund, created the Swedish comedy groups
Galenskaparna och After Shave
Galenskaparna och After Shave is the collaborative name of two Swedish comedy groups, Galenskaparna and After Shave, from Gothenburg.[Kerstin Müller
Kerstin Müller (born 7 June 1969 in Halle, Saxony-Anhalt) is a German rower.
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1969 births
Living people
German female rowers
Sportspeople from Halle (Saale)
Rowers at the 1992 Summer Olympics
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(born 1969), German rower
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Kerstin Hilldén (born 1988), Swedish musical theatre actress
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Kerstin Ott
Kerstin Ott (born 17 January 1982 in West Berlin) is a German singer, songwriter, guitarist and DJ. She became known through the song "Die immer lacht" (English: She who always laughs), which was re-mixed by the German DJ and producer team ''St ...
(born 1982), German musician
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Kerstin Fritzl
The Fritzl case emerged in 2008, when a woman named Elisabeth Fritzl (born 6 April 1966) told police in the town of Amstetten, Lower Austria, Austria, that she had been held captive for 24 years by her father, Josef Fritzl (born 9 April 1935). J. ...
(born 1988), Austrian false imprisonment survivor
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Kerstin Thorborg
Kerstin Thorborg (19 May 1896 – 12 April 1970) was a Swedish opera singer. The Mezzo-soprano Kerstin Thorborg was one of the best dramatic Wagnerian singers in the two decades between 1930 and 1950. By all accounts, Thorborg was a magnificent ac ...
(1896–1970), Swedish opera singer
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Kerstin Thorvall
Kerstin Thorvall (12 August 1925 in Eskilstuna – 9 April 2010) was an influential Swedish novelist.O'Mahony, Paul. (10 April 2010)Outspoken author Kerstin Thorvall dies '' The Local''
Thorvall was born in Eskilstuna on 12 August 1925. She worke ...
(born 1925), Swedish writer
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Kerstin (horse)
Kerstin (foaled 1950) was an Irish-bred, British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse and broodmare who won the 1958 Cheltenham Gold Cup. She was imported to England as a young horse and showed early promise by winning over hurdles as a four year o ...
, a Thoroughbred racehorse
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842 Kerstin
842 Kerstin ( ''prov. designation'': ''or'' ) is a dark background asteroid from the outer regions of the asteroid belt. It was discovered on 1 October 1916, by German astronomer Max Wolf at the Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory in south ...
, minor planet orbiting the Sun
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Kristen (given name)
Kristen is a first name, also the Breton, Danish, Swedish and Norwegian form of Christian. As a result, Kristen is a male name in Norway, Sweden and Denmark, with the female equivalent spelt as Kristin, a Scandinavian form and a variation of Chr ...
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Kristin (name)
Kristin is a popular female name in Scandinavia, English-speaking nations, Dutch-speaking countries, and in German-speaking countries. It is a Scandinavian variant of Christina or Christine. It is also a variation of Christine. It was the seventh ...
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