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, Wis 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.

In English, Christopher may be abbreviated as Chris, Kit, Topher, Toph, Cris, Kris and Wis.

People

• Chris Pearce, Australian politician
• Chris Tiffer hes well cool!!

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 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 Bell, Professional Football player, BC MILAN
• 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 Cooper (American football), 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 (pitcher), American professional baseball player
• Chris Smith (first baseman), American former 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 (outfielder), Major League Baseball player
• Chris Young (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 Cooper (actor), Award winning actor
• 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 Meloni, 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

• Christopher McCandless, an American wanderer who spent his life on the road from 1990-1992 under the name Alexander Supertramp and is the subject of the book and movie Into the Wild
• Christopher Black, an international criminal lawyer and political activist
• 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
• Chris Miles, character in the television show Skins
• Christopher Mills, a character in the videogame killer7
• 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