Christopher

Christopher is the English version of a Europe-wide name derived from the Greek name Χριστόφορος (Christóforos). The constituent parts are Χριστός (Christós), "Christ" or "Anointed", and φέρειν (férein), "bear": the "Christ-bearer".

As a given, or first name, Christopher has been in use since the 10th century. In English, Christopher may be abbreviated as "Chris", and sometimes "Kit". Another less common abbreviation is "Topher" or "Toph". It was frequently the most popular male first name in the United Kingdom, having been in the top twenty in England and Wales from the 1940s until 1995, although it has since dropped out of the top 100.The name is most common in England and not so common in Wales, Scotland, or Ireland.

• Saint Christopher (died 251), a saint venerated by Catholics and Orthodox Christians
• Christopher (Domestic of the Schools) (fl. 870s), Byzantine general
• Christopher Lekapenos (died 931), Byzantine co-emperor
• Christopher of Antioch (died 967), Greek Orthodox patriarch of Antioch
• Christopher I of Denmark (1219–59) King of Denmark (1252–1259)
• Christopher II of Denmark (1276-1332) King of Denmark (1320–1326, 1329–1332)
• Christopher of Bavaria (1416–1448), union king of Denmark (1440–1448), Sweden (1441–1448) and Norway (1442–1448)
• Christopher of Werle (died 1425), Prince of the Wends
• Christopher Columbus (1451–1506), Italian navigator, explorer, and colonizer who captained the first European ship to reach the Americas
• Christopher Marlowe (1564–1593), English dramatist
• Christopher R. Fee, American medievalist
• Christopher Guarin, Filipino journalist who was murdered
• Christopher Wren (1632–1723), English architect
• Christopher Smart (1722–1771), English poet
• Christopher Cradock (1862–1914), English Royal Navy officer
• Christopher of Greece and Denmark (1888–1940), prince, son of George I, King of Greece
• Christopher Morley (1890–1957), American journalist, novelist, essayist, and poet
• Christopher Isherwood (1904–1986), English American novelist
• Christopher Robin Milne (1920–1996), son of author A. A. Milne
• Christopher Lee (disambiguation)
• Christopher Tolkien (born 1924), third and youngest son of the author J. R. R. Tolkien
• Christopher Plummer (born 1929), Canadian actor
• Christopher Pratt (born 1935), Canadian painter and printmaker
• Christopher Lloyd (born 1938), American actor
• Christopher Awdry (born 1940), English author is best known for his contributions to The Railway Series of books featuring Thomas the Tank Engine
• Christopher Cerf (born 1941), American author, composer-lyricist, voice actor, and record and television producer
• Christopher Walken (born 1943), American actor
• Christopher Guest (born 1948), 5th Baron of Haden-Guest, an English-American screenwriter, actor, director, musician, composer
• Christopher Hitchens (1949–2011), English American author and journalist
• Christopher Tingley (born c. 1950), Arabic translator
• Christopher Reeve (1952–2004), American actor
• Christopher of Prague (born 1953), primate-elect of the Church of the Czech Lands and Slovakia
• Christopher Pike (author) (born 1954), American author
• Christopher Emery (born 1957), American Chief Enterprise Architect of SEC, former White House Assistant Chief Usher, and author
• Christopher Lloyd (born 1960), screenwriter
• Christopher Meloni (born 1961), American actor
• Christopher Eccleston (born 1964), English actor
• Christopher Nolan (born 1970), British-American film director and producer
• Christopher E. Gerty (born 1975), American aerospace engineer and aquanaut
• Christopher Woodrow (born 1977), American movie producer
• Christopher Anthony John "Chris" Martin (born 1977) musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, and philanthropist.
• Christopher Pratt (born 1979), American actor
• Christopher Pine (born 1980), American actor
• Christopher Evans (born 1981), American actor
• Christopher Katongo (born 1982), Zambian international footballer
• Christopher Hemsworth (born 1983), Australian actor
• Christopher Paolini (born 1983), American author
• Christopher Newsom (1983–2007), American victim of alleged hate-crime murder
• Christopher Samba (born 1984), Former Blackburn Rovers Captain
• Christopher (singer) (born 1992), Danish singer
• Christopher Bengtsson (born 1993), Swedish professional ice hockey player
• Christopher J. Alexis Jr. (born 1996), Grenadian road cyclist
• Christopher O'Neill (born 1974), husband's Princess Madeleine of Sweden
• Christopher Bartley, psychologist

• Bostin Christopher, American actor
• Alvin Christopher, first elected to office as an independent in 1995
• Tony Christopher, Baron Christopher (born 1925), British businessman, trade unionist, and tax official
• Ann Christopher (born 1947), British sculptor
• Byron Christopher (born 1949), Canadian news reporter
• Anthony (Tony) Christopher (born 1952), CEO and president of Landmark Entertainment Group
• Brendon Christopher (born 1984), Trinidad and Tobago football player
• Chigozie Christopher (born 1992), Nigerian footballer

• Afrikaans: Christoffel, Christoforus
• Albanian: Kristofer, Kristofor, Kristoforid, Kristo
• Arabic: كريستوفر (Krīstafor, Kristūfar, Krístufer), اصطفر (ʔiṣṭufur, ʔiṣṭafur), عبد المسيح {ʕabdu l-masīḥ}, خريستو {Ḵrīstū, Ḵrīstaw, Ḵrīstau}
• Aragonese: Cristofo
• Azerbaijani: Kristofer
• Armenian: Քրիստափոր (Christapor, Krisdapor)
• Basque: Kristobal
• Belarusian: Крыстафер (Krystafier)
• Bengali: ক্রিস্টোফার (Krisţophar)
• Breton: Kristof, Kristol
• Bulgarian: Кристофър (Christofr), Христофор ("Khristofór")
• Catalan: Cristòfor
• Chinese: 克里斯托弗 (Kèlǐsītuōfú), 克里斯多夫(Kèlǐsīduōfū), 克里斯多福 ("Kèlǐsīduōfú)
• Cornish: Kitto
• Corsican: Cristofanu
• Croatian: Kristofor
• Czech: Kryštof (Štofi, Kiki, Kryšpín)
• Danish: Christoffer, Kristoffer
• Dutch: Christoffel, Christoforus, Christophe, Kristof
• Esperanto: Kristoforo
• Estonian: Christoph, Kristof, Kristofer, Kristoffer, Risto
• Finnish: Kristoffer, Risto
• Flemish: Christoffel, Kristof
• French: Christophe
• Galician: Cristovo
• Genoese: Christoffa
• German: Christoph, Christof, Christoffer
• Georgian: ქრისტეფორე (K'ristep'ore)
• Greek: Χριστόφορος (Christóphoros)
• Gujarati: ક્રિસ્ટોફર (Krisṭōphara)
• Haitian Creole: Kristòf
• Hawaiian: Kilikopela, 'Imiloa (direct translation)
• Hebrew: כריסטופר (Kristofer)
• Hindi: क्रिस्टोफर (Krisṭōphar)
• Hungarian: Kristóf, Krisztofer
• Icelandic: Kristófer
• Irish: Críostóir
• Italian: Cristoforo
• Japanese: クリストファー (Kurisutofā)
• Kannada: ಕ್ರಿಸ್ಟೋಫರ್ (Krisṭōphar)
• Korean: 크리스토퍼 (Keuriseutopeo)
• Latin: Christopherus, Christophorus
• Latvian: Kristaps, Kristofers
• Lithuanian: Kristoforas, Kristupas
• Macedonian: Кристофер (Kristofer)
• Malayalam: ക്രിസ്റ്റഫർ (Kristaphar)
• Maltese: Kristofru, Ħamallu
• Marathi: ख्रिस्तोफर (Khristōphar)
• Middle English: Cristofre
• Mongolian: Кристофер (Kristofyer)
• Nepali: क्रिस्टोफर (Krisṭōphar)
• Norwegian: Kristoffer
• Occitan: Cristòl
• Persian: کریستوفر
• Polish: Krzysztof
• Portuguese: Cristóvão
• Romanian: Hristofor
• Russian: Христофо́р (Khristofór)
• Sami: Doffá
• Sardinian: Cristolu
• Scottish Gaelic: Crìsdean
• Serbian: Христофор (Hristofor)
• Sicilian: Cristòfuru
• Slovak: Krištof
• Slovenian: Krištof
• Sorbian: Kito
• Spanish: Cristóbal, Cristo, Tobolito, Cristóforo
• Swahili: Gitte
• Swedish: Christoffer, Kristoffer
• Sylheti: ক্রিস্টোফার (Krisţofar)
• Tamil: கிறிஸ்டோபர் (Kiṟisṭōpar)
• Telugu: క్రిస్టోఫర్ (Krisṭōphar)
• Thai:คริสโตเฟอร์ (Kristofeʼr)
• Turkish: Kristof
• Ukrainian: Христофор (Khrystofor), Криштоф (Kryshtof)
• Urdu: کرسٹوفر
• Venetian: Cristoforo
• Vietnamese: Kristoffer, Christopher
• Welsh: Cristoffis
• Yiddish: טשריסטאָפער (Tshristofer)