Namesakes
Christopher Columbus
(m) c. 1451-1506 
Notable Explorers and Adventurers
Chris Pratt
(m) 1979-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Christopher Lee
(m) 1922-2015
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Chris Pine
(m) 1980-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Christopher Marlowe
(m) 1564-1593
Notable Writers
Christopher Plummer
(m) 1929-2021
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Oscar Award Winners 2012 Beginners (actor)
Christopher Wren
(m) 1632-1723
Notable Artists
Christopher Nolan
(m) 1970-
Notable Filmmakers
Oscar Award Winners 2024 Oppenheimer (director)
Chris Evans
(m) 1981-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Chris Hemsworth
(m) 1983-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Ed Sheeran
(middle name Christopher) (m) 1991-
Grammy Award Winners 2016 Thinking Out Loud (song of the year)
Notable Musicians
Christopher
(m) ?-250
Saints
Ashton Kutcher
(a.k.a. Christopher) (m) 1978-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Christopher Walken
(m) 1943-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Oscar Award Winners 1979 The Deer Hunter (actor)
Chris Tucker
(m) 1972-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor/comedian)
Kit Harington
(m) 1986-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Christopher Reeve
(m) 1952-2004
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Chris Brown
(m) 1989-
Notable Musicians
Christopher Lloyd
(m) 1938-
Emmy Award Winners 1992 Avonlea (actor)
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Chris Martin
(m) 1977-
Notable Musicians
Christopher Hitchens
(m) 1949-2011
Notable Philosophers and Thinkers
Christopher "The Notorious B.I.G." Wallace
(m) 1972-1997
Notable Musicians
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 2020
Chris Smalling
(m) 1989-
Notable Athletes (soccer)
Christoffer III of Bavaria
(a.k.a. Christopher) (m) 1416-1448
Danish Kings and Queens 1440-1448
Norwegian Kings and Queens (Christoffer of Bavaria) 1442-1448
Swedish Kings and Queens (Kristofer of Bavaria) 1441-1448
Martin Freeman
(middle name Christopher) (m) 1971-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
John C. Reilly
(middle name Christopher) (m) 1965-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Chris Rock
(m) 1965-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor/comedian)
Christopher A. Sims
(m) 1942-
Nobel Prize Winners 2011 (economics)
Chris Froome
(m) 1985-
Notable Athletes (cycling)
Olympic Medalists 2012 cycling - road (bronze)
Christopher Lambert
(m) 1957-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Jaden Smith
(middle name Christopher) (m) 1998-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Notable Musicians
Christoffer I
(a.k.a. Christopher) (m) 1219-1259
Danish Kings and Queens 1252-1259
Chris Paul
(m) 1985-
Notable Athletes (basketball)
Olympic Medalists 2008; 2012 basketball (gold)
Chris Cornell
(m) 1964-2017
Notable Musicians
Chris Hardwick
(m) 1971-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor/comedian/presenter)
Christopher "Ludacris" Bridges
(m) 1977-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Notable Musicians
Chris Hipkins
(m) 1978-
New Zealand Prime Ministers 2023
Christopher "Marshmello" Comstock
(m) 1992-
Notable Musicians
Christopher Paolini
(m) 1983-
Notable Writers
Christoffer II
(a.k.a. Christopher) (m) 1276-1332
Danish Kings and Queens 1320-1326; 1330-1332
Chris Cooper
(m) 1951-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Oscar Award Winners 2003 Adaptation (actor)
Chris Farley
(m) 1964-1997
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Christopher A. Pissarides
(m) 1948-
Nobel Prize Winners 2010 (economics)
Christopher
(m) ?-904
Bishops of Rome and the Popes 903-904
Chris Bosh
(m) 1984-
Hall-of-Famers 2021 (basketball)
Notable Athletes (basketball)
Olympic Medalists 2008 basketball (gold)
Chris O'Donnell
(m) 1970-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Chris Colfer
(m) 1990-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Michael Sheen
(middle name Christopher) (m) 1969-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Kellan Lutz
(middle name Christopher) (m) 1985-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Christopher Eccleston
(m) 1964-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Chris Wolstenholme
(m) 1978-
Notable Musicians
Criss Angel
(a.k.a. Christopher) (m) 1967-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (magician)
Topher Grace
(m) 1978-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Chris Penn
(m) 1965-2006
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Chris Gunter
(m) 1989-
Notable Athletes (soccer)
John C. McGinley
(middle name Christopher) (m) 1959-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Chris Mullin
(m) 1963-
Hall-of-Famers 2011 (basketball)
Notable Athletes (basketball)
Olympic Medalists 1984; 1992 basketball (gold)
Dylan Minnette
(middle name Christopher) (m) 1996-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Notable Musicians
Jayson Tatum
(middle name Christopher) (m) 1998-
Olympic Medalists 2020; 2024 basketball (gold)
Chris Noth
(m) 1954-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Christopher Meloni
(m) 1961-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Gavin Newsom
(middle name Christopher) (m) 1967-
Notable Politicians and Statespeople
Joe Ledley
(middle name Christopher) (m) 1987-
Notable Athletes (soccer)
Chris Hoy
(m) 1976-
Notable Athletes (cycling)
Olympic Medalists 2000; 2004; 2008; 2012 cycling - track (silver/gold)
Jimmy Armfield
(middle name Christopher) (m) 1935-2018
Notable Athletes (soccer)
Christoforos of Greece and Denmark
(a.k.a. Christopher) (m) 1888-1940
Other Royalty 1888-1940 Denmark; Greece (prince)
Chris Diamantopoulos
(m) 1975-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Christopher McDonald
(m) 1955-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Chris Baird
(m) 1982-
Notable Athletes (soccer)
Chris Webber
(m) 1973-
Hall-of-Famers 2021 (basketball)
Chris Elliott
(m) 1960-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor/comedian)
Chris O'Dowd
(a.k.a. Christopher) (m) 1979-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Scott Grimes
(middle name Christopher) (m) 1971-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Chris Wondolowski
(m) 1983-
Notable Athletes (soccer)
Christopher Cross
(m) 1951-
Grammy Award Winners 1981 ; Christopher Cross; Sailing (best new artist/album of the year/record of the year/song of the year)
Christopher Gorham
(m) 1974-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
C. Thomas Howell
(a.k.a. Christopher) (m) 1966-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Chris Klein
(m) 1979-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Chris Squire
(m) 1948-2015
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 2017 Yes
Christopher Mintz-Plasse
(m) 1989-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Chris Fehn
(m) 1973-
Notable Musicians
Chris Lowell
(m) 1984-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Chris Brown
(m) 1978-
Olympic Medalists 2000; 2008; 2012; 2016 4x400 m relay (silver/gold/bronze)
Chris Zylka
(a.k.a. Christopher) (m) 1985-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Christopher Abbott
(m) 1986-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Christopher Masterson
(m) 1980-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Chris Bristow
(m) 1937-1960
Notable Athletes (driving)
Bryan "Birdman" Williams
(middle name Christopher) (m) 1969-
Notable Musicians
Christopher Hornsrud
(m) 1859-1960
Norwegian Prime Ministers 1928
Chris Brasher
(m) 1928-2003
Olympic Medalists 1956 3000 m steeplechase (gold)
Chris Hillman
(m) 1944-
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 1991 The Byrds
Chris Kattan
(m) 1970-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor/comedian)
Chris Messina
(m) 1974-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Chris Shiflett
(m) 1971-
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 2021 Foo Fighters
Christopher Luxon
(m) 1970-
New Zealand Prime Ministers 2023-
Christy Mathewson
(m) 1880-1925
Hall-of-Famers 1936 (baseball)
Notable Athletes (baseball)
Chris Griffin
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 1999 Family Guy
Chris Nilsen
(m) 1998-
Olympic Medalists 2020 pole vault (silver)
Christopher George
(m) 1931-1983
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Chris Kunitz
(m) 1979-
Olympic Medalists 2014 ice hockey (gold)
Chris Marquette
(m) 1984-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Chris Pronger
(m) 1974-
Hall-of-Famers 2015 (ice hockey)
Most Valuable Players 2000 ice hockey
Notable Athletes (ice hockey)
Jorma Taccone
(middle name Christopher) (m) 1977-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (comedian)
Lorenzo Wright
(middle name Christopher) (m) 1926-1972
Olympic Medalists 1948 4x100 m relay (gold)
Chris Wallace
(m) 1947-
Notable Journalists
Christopher Robin
(m)
Fictional Characters from Books 1926 Winnie-the-Pooh
Chris Cuomo
(f) 1970-
Notable Journalists
Eoin Macken
(middle name Christopher) (m) 1983-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor/model)
Christopher Zeller
(m) 1984-
Olympic Medalists 2004; 2008; 2012 field hockey (bronze/gold)
Chris Ellis
(m) 1956-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Chris Frantz
(m) 1951-
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 2002 Talking Heads
Chris Stein
(m) 1950-
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 2006 Blondie
Christopher Wesley
(m) 1987-
Olympic Medalists 2012 field hockey (gold)
Finn Hudson
(middle name Christopher) (m)
Fictional Characters from Television 2009 Glee
George Nash
(middle name Christopher) (m) 1989-
Olympic Medalists 2012 rowing (bronze)
Chris Dreja
(m) 1945-
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 1992 The Yardbirds
Chris Taub
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 2004 House
Christopher Williams
(m) 1972-
Olympic Medalists 2000 4x400 m relay (bronze)
Chris Wood
(m) 1944-1983
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 2004 Traffic
Chris Jacobs
(m) 1964-
Olympic Medalists 1988 swimming - 100 m freestyle; swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay; swimming - 4x100 m medley relay (silver/gold)
Chris Kirkpatrick
(m) 1971-
Notable Musicians
Martin Keamy
(middle name Christopher) (m)
Fictional Characters from Television 2004 Lost
Friedrich of Prussia
(middle name Christopher) (m) 1911-1966
Other Royalty 1911-1966 Prussia (prince)
Chris Bartley
(m) 1984-
Olympic Medalists 2012 rowing (silver)
Christopher Jones
(m) 1884-1937
Olympic Medalists 1920 water polo (gold)
Chris Goulding
(m) 1988-
Olympic Medalists 2020 basketball (bronze)
Christopher Fogt
(m) 1983-
Olympic Medalists 2014 bobsleigh (bronze)
Chris White
(m) 1943-
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 2019 The Zombies
Cristóbal Magallanes Jara
(a.k.a. Christopher) (m) 1869-1927
Saints
Derek Shepherd
(middle name Christopher) (m)
Fictional Characters from Television 2005 Grey's Anatomy
Chris Cavanaugh
(m) 1962-
Olympic Medalists 1984 swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay (gold)
Chris Fydler
(m) 1972-
Olympic Medalists 2000 swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay (gold)
Christopher Moltisanti
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 1999 The Sopranos
Michael Graham
(middle name Christopher) (m) 1972-
Notable Musicians
Tyler Austin
(a.k.a. Christopher) (m) 1991-
Olympic Medalists 2020 baseball (silver)
Christopher Hope
(m) 1944-
Notable Writers
Chris Johnson
(m) 1985-
Notable Athletes (football)
Chris Robshaw
(m) 1986-
Notable Athletes (rugby)
Chris Thompson
(m) 1978-
Olympic Medalists 2000 swimming - 1500 m freestyle (bronze)
Billy Koch
(middle name Christopher) (m) 1974-
Olympic Medalists 1996 baseball (bronze)
Chris Wilkinson
(m) 1970-
Notable Athletes (tennis)
Christopher Dorst
(m) 1956-
Olympic Medalists 1984 water polo (silver)
Christopher Duplanty
(m) 1965-
Olympic Medalists 1988 water polo (silver)
John Gall
(middle name Christopher) (m) 1978-
Olympic Medalists 2008 baseball (bronze)
Chris Doleman
(m) 1961-2020
Hall-of-Famers 2012 (football)
Christopher Papamichalopoulos
(m) 1988-
Notable Athletes (skiing)
Cris Carter
(m) 1965-
Hall-of-Famers 2013 (football)
Chris George
(m) 1979-
Olympic Medalists 2000 baseball (gold)
Christopher Stanley
(m) 1965-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Sir Christopher Urswick
(m) ?-1522
Shakespearian Characters Richard III
Uche Okeke
(a.k.a. Christopher) (m) 1933-2016
Notable Artists
Chris Jasper
(m) 1951-
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 1992 The Isley Brothers
Chris Layton
(m) 1955-
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 2015 Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble
Christopher Kane
(m) 1982-
Notable Artists
Michael Kelso
(middle name Christopher) (m)
Fictional Characters from Television 1998 That '70s Show
Christopher Ewing
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 1978 Dallas
Christopher Wharton
(m) ?-1600
Saints
Christopher Sly
(m)
Shakespearian Characters Taming of the Shrew
Chris Halliwell
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 1998 Charmed
Christopher Hayden
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 2000 Gilmore Girls
Christopher John Francis Boone
(m)
Fictional Characters from Books 2003 The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Richard Coad
(middle name Christopher) (m)
Fictional Characters from Television 1998 Felicity
Christopher Chant
(m)
Fictional Characters from Books 1988 The Lives of Christopher Chant
Kit Watson
(m)
Fictional Characters from Books 1999 Kit's Wilderness
Christopher
(m) ?-852
Saints
Christopher de Romaniola
(m) 1172-1272
Saints
Christopher Bales
(m) 1564-1590
Saints
Christopher Buxton
(m) ?-1588
Saints
Christopher Robinson
(m) ?-1598
Saints
Cristoforo of Milan
(a.k.a. Christopher) (m) ?-1484
Saints