Kristiansen () is a Danish and Norwegian

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that may refer to the following notable people: * Celine Lundbye Kristiansen, Danish handball player * Egil Kristiansen, Norwegian cross country skier * Einar Kristiansen, Norwegian Nordic skiing athlete *

Einstein Kristiansen Øistein Kristiansen, formerly known under his artist name Einstein Kristiansen (born 12 September 1965), is a Norwegian cartoonist, designer, entrepreneur, TV host and co-founder of Earthtree Media AS (originally Earthtree Pte Ltd), who togethe ...

, Norwegian cartoonist, designer, TV-host * Elin Kristiansen, Norwegian biathlete *

Erling Kristiansen (chess player) Erling Kristiansen (17 December 1936 – 27 September 2022) was a Norwegian chess FIDE Master (FM), Norwegian Chess Championship winner (1972). Biography From the early 1960s to the early 1980s, Erling Kristiansen was one of Norway's leading c ...

, Norwegian chess master *Fredrik Kristiansen, co-creator of the

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online community *

Gro Marit Istad Kristiansen Gro Marit Istad Kristiansen (born 9 February 1978) is a retired Norwegian biathlete from Voss Voss () is a Municipalities of Norway, municipality and a Districts of Norway, traditional district in Vestland Counties of Norway, county, Norway. ...

, Norwegian biathlete *

Henry Wilhelm Kristiansen Henry Wilhelm Kristiansen (12 February 1902 – 16 January 1942) was a Norwegian newspaper editor and politician for the Communist Party. He served as party chairman from 1931 to 1934, and then as editor-in-chief of the party organ '' Arbeideren' ...

, Norwegian newspaper editor and Communist Party politician (1902–1942) *

Ingrid Kristiansen Ingrid Kristiansen (née Christensen on 21 March 1956) is a Norwegian former athlete. She was one of the best female long-distance runners during the 1980s. She is a former world record holder in the 5000 metres, 10,000 metres and the maratho ...

, Norwegian long-distance runner *

Jan Kristiansen Jan Kristiansen (born 4 August 1981) is a Danish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Biography Kristiansen made his Danish Superliga debut for Esbjerg fB in the 1999–2000 season, which ended in the club being relegate ...

, Danish footballer *Jan Arne Kristiansen, rock musician with the band

Raga Rockers Raga Rockers is a Norwegian rock band. The band was formed in 1982 in Oslo Oslo ( or ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2 ...

Jeanett Kristiansen Jeanett Kristiansen (born 24 December 1992) is a Norwegian handball player for Follo HK Damer. She also represented Norway in the 2011 Women's Junior European Handball Championship, placing 12th, and in the 2012 Women's Junior World Handball Ch ...

, Norwegian handball player * John 'Tune' Kristiansen Danish soccer manager *

Kåre Kristiansen Kåre Gulbrand Kristiansen (11 March 1920 – 3 December 2005) was a Norwegian politician who was the leader of the Christian Democratic Party from 1975 to 1977, and again from 1979 to 1983, and Minister of Petroleum and Energy from 1983 to 1986. ...

, Norwegian politician *

Kjartan Kristiansen Kjartan Kristiansen (born 14 August 1963 in Trondheim, Norway) is a Norwegian musician, best known as the guitarist and backing vocalist of the Norwegian band DumDum Boys, where he also serves as lyricist and main songwriter. Kristiansen is also ...

, Norwegian rock musician *

Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen (; born 27 December 1947) is a Danish businessman who was the president and CEO of The Lego Group from 1979 to 2004. According to the '' Bloomberg Billionaires Index'', Kristiansen is the third richest Dane, with a net wor ...

, Danish businessman, former CEO of LEGO (1979–2004) *

Lyle Kristiansen Lyle Stuart Kristiansen (May 9, 1939 – June 18, 2015) was a Canadian New Democratic Party member of the House of Commons. He was an executive secretary, financial secretary and woodworker by career. His first two attempts at a House of Commo ...

(1939–2015), Canadian politician from

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* Magne Kristiansen, American engineer *

Sven Erik Kristiansen Sven Erik Kristiansen (born 4 February 1969) is a Norwegian musician, best known as the former vocalist in the black metal band Mayhem under the stage name Maniac. ''Loudwire'' called Kristiansen "an incarnation of authenticity." Career K ...

, Norwegian musician known as "Maniac", a black metal musician *

Teddy Kristiansen Teddy Kristiansen (born 29 July 1964) is a Danish comic book artist, known for his work in mystery, horror, and dark, suspense-filled comics. He drew one chapter of " The Kindly Ones" story arc in Neil Gaiman's '' The Sandman'' series. In 2005, ...

, Danish comic book artist.

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