Kristy is a female given name of

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origin, which means "follower of Christ". The name is a variant of Kristi, Kristin, Kristina, and Kristine. Notable people with the name include: * Kristy Cates (born 1977), American actress *

Kristy Lee Cook Kristy Lee Cook (born January 18, 1984) is an American country music singer and television personality. She was the seventh place finalist on the seventh season of ''American Idol''. In 2005, Cook released her first album called ''Devoted''. In ...

(born 1984), American singer *

Kristy Curry Kristy Lynn Curry (née Sims; born October 30, 1966) is the current head coach of the Alabama Crimson Tide women's basketball, Alabama Crimson Tide women's basketball team. She took the job in 2013. Coaching career Curry graduated from Universit ...

(born 1966), American basketball coach * Kristy Hanson (born 1981), American singer-songwriter * Kristy Hawkins (born 1980), American bodybuilder *

Kirsty Jones Kirsty Jones is a Welsh professional kitesurfer and pioneer in the sport of kitesurfing. She is a three-time British Kitesurf Champion, three-time Kitesurf World Wave Champion, and two-time Master of the Ocean Champion, and holds world records ...

(died 2000), British female murder victim *

Kristy Kowal Kristina Ann Kowal (born October 9, 1978) is an American swimmer, Olympic medalist, World Champion, and former world record-holder. Kowal represented the United States at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, winning the silver medal in the 200- ...

(born 1978), American swimmer *

Kristy McNichol Christina Ann McNichol (born September 11, 1962) is an American former actress. Beginning her career as a child actress, she rose to fame in 1976 with her portrayal of teenaged daughter Letitia "Buddy" Lawrence in the TV drama ''Family'' for which ...

(born 1962), American actress *

Kristy McPherson Kristy McPherson (born May 28, 1981) is an American professional golfer, currently playing on the LPGA Tour. Early life and amateur career A native of South Carolina, McPherson was diagnosed with Still's disease at age 11, which is a form of ...

(born 1981), American golfer *

Kristy Moore Kristy Nicole Moore (born 28 January 1977) is an association football winger or striker who has represented both Australia and England at senior international level. She was a full-time professional player with Fulham Ladies before spending n ...

(born 1977), Australian football player *

Kristy Sargeant Kristy Lee Sargeant-Wirtz (born January 24, 1974) is a Canadian former pair skater. With Kris Wirtz, she is the 1999 Four Continents silver medallist, the 1994 Skate Canada International champion, and a two-time Canadian national champion. Th ...

(born 1974), Canadian skater *

Kristy Swanson Kristy Swanson (born December 19, 1969) is an American actress. She is best recognized for having played Buffy Summers in the 1992 film ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' and appeared in the 1996 film ''The Phantom''. Her first starring role was in ...

(born 1969), American actress *

Kristy Wright Kristy Wright (born 14 July 1978; name also erroneously given as Kirsty Wright) is an Australian television and film actress. Early life Wright was born in Sydney, Australia, the oldest child in her family, with three stepbrothers and two hal ...

(born 1978), Australian actress *

Kristy Wu Kristy Wu (born October 11, 1982) is an American retired actress, best known for her recurring role as Chao-Ahn in the TV series ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' and co-starring as Melissa Wu in '' Flight 29 Down''. Other television credits include ...

(born 1982), American actress *

Kristy Yang Kristy Yang (born 7 January 1974), also known as Yang Gongru, is a Chinese-Canadian actress based in Hong Kong. Early life Yang was born in Shanghai, China, to a Chinese father and Jenny Liu, Chinese-American. Ms.Liu was invited to play the role ...

(born 1974), Canadian actress

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