Christo (name)
Christo is both a given name and surname. Notable people with the name include: Given name * Christo (1935–2020), Bulgarian environmental artist * Christo Albertyn Smith (1898-1956), South African botanist * Christo Bilukidi (born 1989), Angolan-Canadian NFL defensive end * Christo Botma (born 1991), South African-born Danish cricketer * Christo Cave (born 1961), Trinidad and Tobago chess player * Christo Christov (1926–2007) was a Bulgarian film director and screenwriter * Christo Coetzee (1929–2000), South African assemblage and Neo-Baroque artist * Christo du Plessis (born 1989), South African rugby union player * Christo Hall (born 1978) Australian entrepreneur, surfer and author * Christo Hand (1924-2006), Irish Gaelic footballer * Christo Joubert, South African rugby league player * Christo Louw, South African rugby league player * Christo Niewoudt, South African cricketer * Christo Pimpirev, Bulgarian scientist and explorer * Christo Proykov (born 1946), Bulgar ...
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Christo
Christo Vladimirov Javacheff (1935–2020) and Jeanne-Claude Denat de Guillebon (1935–2009), known as Christo and Jeanne-Claude, were artists noted for their large-scale, site-specific art, site-specific environmental art, environmental art installations, installations, often large landmarks and landscape elements wrapped in fabric, including the ''Wrapped Reichstag'', ''The Pont Neuf Wrapped'', ''Running Fence'' in California, and ''The Gates'' in New York City's Central Park. Born in Bulgaria and Morocco, respectively, the pair met and married in Paris in the late 1950s. Originally working under Christo's name, they later credited their installations to both "Christo and Jeanne-Claude". Until his own death in 2020, Christo continued to plan and execute projects after Jeanne-Claude's death in 2009. Their work was typically large, visually impressive, and controversial, often taking years and sometimes decades of careful preparation – including technical solutions, politica ...
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Christo Proykov
Christo Proykov ( bg, Христо Пройков) (born 11 March 1946 in Sofia) is the Bulgarian Greek Catholic Bishop of Sofia. He was ordained a priest on 23 May 1971, then appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Sofia and Titular Bishop of Briula on 18 December 1993. On 6 January 1994 Proykov was ordained bishop and on 5 September 1995 he became Bishop of Sofia. Biography Born in Sofia on 11 March 1946. On 6 September 1970 he was ordained a deacon by Bishop Cyril Kourtev, and on 23 May 1971 - a priest by Bishop Methodius Stratiev. In 1980–1982, he specialized canon law at the Pontifical Oriental Institute in Rome, Italy. In 1982, he was a parish priest at the Cathedral of the Dormition in Sofia. In December 1991, he refounded the newspaper "Truth - Veritas", a continuation of the newspaper "Truth". On 18 December 1993 is preconized as Bishop of Sofia-coadjutor Apostolic Exarchate and titular bishop of Briun. On 6 January 1994 was ordained a bishop in the Basilica "St. Peter" in Rome ...
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De Homem-Christo
Guillaume Emmanuel "Guy-Manuel" de Homem-Christo (; born 8 February 1974) is a French musician, record producer, singer, songwriter, DJ and composer. He is known as one half of the former French house, French house music duo Daft Punk, along with Thomas Bangalter. He has also produced several works from his now defunct record label Crydamoure with label co-owner Éric Chedeville. Early life Homem-Christo was born on 8 February 1974 in Neuilly-sur-Seine. He is the grandson of Portugal, Portuguese poet Homem Christo Filho, and the great-great-grandson of Portuguese military figure Francisco Manuel Homem Cristo, who was forced into exile in France in 1910. Homem-Christo was given a toy guitar and keyboard at around seven years of age. He was eventually given an electric guitar at age 14, and uses a guitar when writing music.Bryan ReesmanDaft Punk interview mixonline.com. Retrieved on 6 March 2007. Career Homem-Christo met Thomas Bangalter when they were attending the Lycée Carnot ...
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Christos (other)
Christos may refer to: * Jesus of Nazareth * Christ (title), a title for the Jewish Messiah in Christianity * Christos (surname) * Christos (given name) *, a Greek owned, Liberian flagged cargo ship in service 1962-71 See also * Christ (other) * Christo (other) * Christa (other) * Christus (other) Christus may refer to: * Christ (title) People * Petrus Christus (c. 1410s – c. 1475), Dutch painter * Sir Christus (1978–2017), Finnish musician Music * ''Christus'' (Liszt), an oratorio * ''Christus'' (Mendelssohn), an unfinished orator ...

Cristo (other)
Cristo may refer to: * Christ People *Cristo Foufas, British radio presenter * Giovanni Di Cristo (born 1986), Italian judoka * Julio Sánchez Cristo (born 1959), Colombian radio personality * Inri Cristo, (born 1948), a Brazilian self-proclaimed Messiah See also * Christo (name) ** Christo (1935–2020), artist who wrapped public places in fabric * Crist (surname) * Crista (other) * Cristi * Cristy * El Cristo (other) * Kristo (other) * Monte Cristo (other) Monte Cristo or Montecristo may refer to: Places * Montecristo, an Italian island in the Tuscan Archipelago * Montecristo, Bolívar, Colombia * Montecristo de Guerrero, a town in Mexico * Monte Cristo Homestead, a historic property in Junee, ...

Christa (other)
Christa may refer to: * Christa (given name), a female given name * Janusz Christa (1934-2008), Polish comics author * ''Swedish Fly Girls'', a 1971 film also known as ''Christa'' * 1015 Christa, an asteroid See also * Christ (other) * Christa-Elizabeth * Christe * Christi * Christo (other) * Christy (other) * Crista * Christia * Krista Krista is a female given name, a mostly North European (Finland, Estonia and Sweden) variant of the male name Christian. The name Krista can be spelled with a "Ch", making it Christa. It means "Follower of Christ". People named Krista *Krista Al ...

Christ (other)
Christ is a title given to Jesus, in his role as the Jewish Messiah in Christianity. Christ also may refer to: Religion * ''Christ'' (title), a title for the saviour and redeemer who would bring salvation to the Jewish people and mankind * Christ Child, Jesus as a child in the Holy Family * Christ Pantocrator, a specific depiction of Christ, one of the names of God * Michael (archangel), believed by some Christian faiths to be the preincarnate Jesus Art, entertainment, and media * ''Christ'', Old English poetic triad: ** ''Christ I'', anonymous collection of poems ** '' Christ II'', poem by Cynewulf ** ''Christ III'', anonymous poem * Pensive Christ, a subject in Christian iconography Music * ''Christ 0'', 2006 studio album of Vanden Plas * ''Christ – The Album'', Crass' fourth album, released in 1982 * '' Christ: The Bootleg'', live recording by English punk rock band Crass * Christ. (musician), Scottish electronic music artist * ''Christus'' (Liszt), an oratorio by Fran ...
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Petros Christo
Petros Christodoulidis ( el, Πέτρος Χριστοδουλίδης), born March 4, 1975 in Greece, is the current bass player of the Power metal band Firewind. He has also played in Breaking Silence. He is the owner of Emerald Cafe, named after the Thin Lizzy song, in his home town, Thessaloniki Thessaloniki (; el, Θεσσαλονίκη, , also known as Thessalonica (), Saloniki, or Salonica (), is the second-largest city in Greece, with over one million inhabitants in its Thessaloniki metropolitan area, metropolitan area, and the capi .... Footnotes Firewind members 1975 births Living people Heavy metal bass guitarists Greek bass guitarists Musicians from Thessaloniki 21st-century bass guitarists {{bass-guitarist-stub ...
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Cyril Christo
Cyril Christo (born 11 May 1960) is a writer, photographer, filmmaker, trust funder and animal rights activist residing in Santa Fe, New Mexico. He is the son of Christo Vladimirov Javacheff and Jeanne-Claude Denat de Guillebon, who are known as the artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude. Early life and education Born in France, he has lived in the United States since 1964. Christo studied at Cornell University and graduated from Columbia University in 1982. Film work Together with his wife Mary Wilkinson he has been engaged since 1996 in wildlife documentary projects and has published several photography books about Africa that call attention to endangered animals such as elephants, leopards, giraffes, and lions as well as appeals for more stricter measures to enforce the protection of whales and polar bears. Their son Lysander (born 22 September 2005) has participated in their projects in East Africa from an early age. In 2007 they released a short documentary film titled "Lysan ...
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Bob Christo
Robert John Christo, was an Australian-Indian civil engineer and actor in Hindi films. Starting with Sanjay Khan's ''Abdullah'' (1980), he went on to act in over 200 Hindi films in the 1980s and 1990s, including '' Qurbani'' (1980), ''Kaalia'' (1981), '' Nastik'' (1983), '' Mard'' (1985), '' Mr India'' (1987), ''Roop Ki Rani Choron Ka Raja'' (1993) and '' Gumraah'' (1993), mostly playing roles as a non Indian henchman or Army General. Career Born in Sydney, Christo was a qualified Civil Engineer of Greek and German descent. He had two brothers, Helmut and Mike. Known for his brawny physique and bald-headed look, Bob arrived in Bombay, India whilst awaiting a work permit to Muscat, Oman. It was in Mumbai that he was introduced to Bollywood actress Parveen Babi, who helped him transition into Hindi films. He received his first break when he constructed the jungle palace for Francis Ford Coppola in "Apocalypse Now". And later as a villain in the Hindi movie ''Abdullah'' in 1980. Ch ...
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Disgaea 5
is a 2015 tactical role-playing video game developed and published by Nippon Ichi Software, and part of the ''Disgaea'' series. It was initially released for PlayStation 4 in Japan in March 2015, and by NIS America in North America and Europe in October 2015. A port for the Nintendo Switch was released in Japan in March 2017, as a launch title for the system, and worldwide in May 2017, under the title ''Disgaea 5 Complete'', containing all DLC content from the original, but no new content. This version of the game was released on Microsoft Windows through Steam in October 2018, albeit without network compatibility. The central story of the game is centered on the idea of "revenge" and takes a darker and more serious direction compared to the previous titles in the series. The demon emperor Void Dark devastates numerous Netherworlds after coming to power, with the help of an army of over one million soldiers known as The Lost. Following this, the Overlords of the Netherworlds under ...
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Christo Van Rensburg
Christo van Rensburg (born 23 October 1962) is a former professional tennis player from South Africa. Van Rensburg turned professional in 1983. He won his first doubles title on ATP Tour later that year at Cleveland. Van Rensburg won 20 top-level doubles titles during his career, including one Grand Slam men's doubles title at the Australian Open in 1985, partnering Paul Annacone. He also won two ATP singles titles at Orlando in 1987, and at Johannesburg Johannesburg ( , , ; Zulu and xh, eGoli ), colloquially known as Jozi, Joburg, or "The City of Gold", is the largest city in South Africa, classified as a megacity, and is one of the 100 largest urban areas in the world. According to Dem ... in 1989. Van Rensburg's career-high rankings were world No. 19 in singles (achieved in 1988) and world No. 5 in doubles (achieved in 1987). He retired from the professional tour in 1995. Van Rensburg is one of only two men to beat Pete Sampras in straight sets at Wimbledon ( ...
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