Christopher (disambiguation)

Christopher

Gender	Male
Origin
Word/name	English derived from Ancient Greek
Meaning	Χριστόφορος (Christóphοros), 'Christ bearer'
Other names
Related names	Chris, Christo, Christoph, Kit, Kester, Topher, Cristobal, and Christy

Christopher is the English version of a Europe-wide name derived from the Ancient Greek Χριστόφορος (Khristóphoros). The name means “Christ-bearer”, or more literally “Bearer of the anointed one”. The constituent parts are χρίστος (khrístos) "anointed one" and φέρειν (phérein) "to carry". The name originates in the Christian legend of St Christopher.

A God among men is Chris Z!

In English, Christopher may be abbreviated as, Chris, Kit, Topher, or Xtopher.

People

Royalty

• Christopher of Bavaria, union king of Denmark (1440-1448), Sweden (1441-1448) and Norway (1442-1448).

In art

• Christo and Jeanne-Claude, artists famous for their 'wrapping' up of iconic places or items

In exploration

• Kit Carson, American frontiersman
• Christopher Columbus, explorer and trader

In literature

• Christopher Vincent Agustin, writer from the Philippines
• Christopher Awdry, author of The Railway Series, son of the Rev. W. Awdry
• Christopher Hitchens, author, journalist, and literary critic
• Chris Hunt, magazine editor, author and journalist
• Christopher Klim, author, journalist, and magazine entrepreneur
• Christopher Marlowe, English dramatist, poet, and translator
• Chris Masters (writer), Australian television journalist
• Christopher Paolini, author
• Christopher Pike (author)
• Christopher Tolkien, author, editor, son of The Lord of the Rings author J. R. R. Tolkien

In music

• Ludacris (Christopher Brian Bridges), American rapper
• Chris Brown (singer), American R&B singer and dancer
• Chris Carter (musician), English musician
• Chris Carter (producer/disc jockey), Los Angeles-based disc jockey and music/film producer
• Chris Cester, drummer for Australian rock band Jet
• Chris Chaney, bass player for Jane's Addiction
• Chris Cheney, singer/guitarist for Australian punk trio The Living End
• Chris Cornell, American guitarist/singer-songwriter
• Christopher Cross, American singer and songwriter
• Chris Daughtry, American Idol 5 finalist
• Christoph Willibald Gluck, German composer
• Chris Gray, Bassist for the band Bad Feedback
• Chris Greenwood, Canadian rapper
• Chris Isaak, an American singer and songwriter, and occasional actor
• Chris Kelly (rapper) (Chris "Mack Daddy" Kelly), a member of the rap/hip hop duo Kriss Kross
• Kris Kross, rap/hip hop duo
• Chris LeDoux, country singer
• Lloyd Banks (Christopher Lloyd), American rapper
• Chris Lowe, a member of the pop duo Pet Shop Boys
• Chris Martin, member of popular alternative UK band Coldplay
• Chris Opperman, American composer, pianist
• Chris Smith (rapper) (Chris "Mack Daddy" Smith), a member of the rap/hip hop duo Kriss Kross
• Chris Squire, bassist for the English progressive rock group Yes
• Chris Tomlin, Christian song writer/singer
• Christopher Uckermann, Mexican actor and singer
• Notorious B.I.G. (Christopher George Latore Wallace), American rapper
• Chris Wolstenholme, the bassist for the English rock band Muse
• Chris Young (musician), singer and songwriter

In politics

• Kit Bond, the former governor and current senior United States Senator of Missouri
• Chris Carter (politician), New Zealand politician and a member of Cabinet
• Christopher Dodd, United States senator, a Democrat, from Connecticut
• Chris Leaman, British politician
• Christopher 'Crip' McWilliams, Irish National Liberation Army member
• Christopher Robinson, Canadian government lawyer
• Christopher Robinson (politician), Canadian politician

In religion

• Saint Christopher, saint venerated by Catholic and Orthodox Christians
• Christoph Cardinal Schönborn, Austrian cardinal and nobleman, Archbishop of Vienna

In sports

• Chris Adams (cricketer), English cricketer
• Chris Anderson, a former American basketball player.
• Chris Armstrong (ice hockey), Canadian professional hockey player
• Chris Baker, American professional football player
• Chris Bala, American professional ice hockey player
• Kris Boyd, professional football player for Glasgow Rangers & Scotland
• Chris Brown (American football), American professional football player
• Chris Cairns, New Zealand cricketer
• Chris Campoli, Canadian professional hockey player
• Chris Cichocki, American professional ice hockey player
• Chris Capuano, American professional baseball player
• Chris Carpenter, American professional baseball player
• Cris Carter, former American football player
• Chris Chambers, American professional football player
• Christopher Chataway, British athlete
• Chris Chelios, American professional hockey player
• Chris Clark (ice hockey), Canadian professional hockey player
• Chris Cooley, American professional football player
• Chris Corrinet, American professional hockey player
• Chris Dahlquist, American professional hockey player
• Chris Dingman, Canadian professional hockey player
• Chris Drury, American professional hockey player
• Chris Duhon, American professional basketball player
• Chris Duncan, American professional baseball player
• Chris Fydler, former freestyle swimmer from Australia
• Chris Gayle, West indian cricketer
• Chris Gratton, Canadian professional hockey player
• Chris Henry, American professional football player
• Chris Kaman, American professional basketball player
• Chris Kunitz, Canadian professional hockey player
• Christy Mathewson, Major League Baseball player
• Chris Mihm, American professional basketball player
• Chris Osgood, Canadian professional hockey player
• Chris Paterson, Scottish rugby union footballer
• Chris Phillips, Canadian professional hockey player
• Chris Pronger, Canadian professional hockey player
• Chris Reitsma, American professional baseball player
• Chris Renaud, former backstroke swimmer from Canada
• Chris Simms, American professional football player
• Chris Simon, Canadian professional hockey player
• Chris Smith, American professional baseball player
• Chris Szarka, Canadian professional football player
• Chris Therien, Canadian professional hockey player
• Chris Webber, American professional basketball player
• Chris Weinke, American professional football player
• Chris Wells, Football player for the Ohio State University
• Chris Young (baseball outfielder), Major League Baseball player
• Chris Young (baseball starting pitcher), Major League Baseball player
• Chris Young (American football), American football player

In television and film

• Chris Carmack, American actor
• Chris Carter (screenwriter), American screenwriter and producer
• Chris Columbus (filmmaker), American filmmaker and director
• Chris Evans (actor), American actor
• Chris Farley, American actor and comedian
• Topher Grace (Christopher Grace), American actor
• Christopher Guest, British/American comedian, actor, writer, director, musician, and composer
• Chris Jericho, American-Canadian actor and professional wrestler
• Christopher Knight, American actor
• Christopher Ashton Kutcher, American actor and television personality
• Christopher Lambert, French/American actor
• Christopher Lee, English actor
• Christopher Lloyd, American character actor
• Chris Marquette, American actor
• Christopher McDonald, American actor
• Christopher Plummer, Canadian actor best known for his role in The Sound of Music
• Christopher Reeve, American actor, director, producer and writer
• Chris Rock, American comedian and actor
• Christopher Titus, American comedian and actor
• Chris Tucker, American actor and comedian
• Christopher Uckermann, Mexican actor and singer
• Christopher Walken, Academy Award-winning American film and theatre actor

In wrestling

• Chris Adams (wrestler), English professional wrestler
• Chris Benoit, French-Canadian professional wrestler
• Chris Candido, American professional wrestler
• Christopher Daniels, American professional wrestler
• Chris Hero, American professional wrestler
• Chris Jericho, Canadian professional wrestler
• Chris Mordetzky, Polish-American professional wrestler also known as Chris Masters
• Christopher Nowinski, former American professional wrestler
• Chris Parks, American professional wrestler
• Chris Von Erich, American professional wrestler

In other fields

• Chris Crocker, Internet Celebrity
• Christopher Hedrick, President of Intrepid Learning Solutions
• Chris Hughes, co-founder of Facebook
• Christo Javacheff, artist
• Christopher Robin Milne, son of A. A. Milne and basis for Christopher Robin character
• Christopher Sholes, American who contributed to the development of the typewriter
• Christopher Wren, 17th century English architect

Fictional characters

• Christopher Boone, narrator of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time
• Chris Griffin, character in the television show Family Guy
• Christopher Hayden, character in the television show Gilmore Girls
• Christopher Moltisanti, a character in the television series The Sopranos
• Christopher Pike (Star Trek)
• Christopher Robin, character in the Winnie-the-Pooh stories
• Christopher Smith, best known as Robert Sungden
• Christopher Thorndyke, a fictional character in the anime Sonic X
• Christopher Turk, a surgeon on the TV comedy Scrubs
• Christopher Redfield, a former S.T.A.R.S member and currently a BSAA member in the Resident Evil series.

Other uses

• Christopher, Illinois, a city in the United States