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{{Infobox Given Name Revised
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| gender = Male
| meaning =''Χριστόφορος (Christóphοros), 'Christ bearer'
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| origin = '''English''' derived from '''Ancient Greek'''
| related names = ''Chris'', ''Christo'', ''Christoph'', ''Kit'', ''Kester'', ''Topher'', ''Cristobal'', and ''Christy''
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'''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 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 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
*[[Manafest|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 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 (baseball)|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 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 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 Black]], an international criminal lawyer and political activist
*[[Chris Crocker (Internet celebrity)|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 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''
*[[Chris Redfield|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
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