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Christoff
Christoff is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include: ;Given name * Christoff Bryan (born 1996), Jamaican high jumper * Christoff De Bolle (born 1976), known by the mononym Christoff, Belgian Flemish schlager singer and radio presenter * Christoff Swanepoel, South African rugby league player * Christoff Van Heerden (born 1985), South African racing cyclist ;Middle name *Hans Christoff von Königsmarck (1605–1663), Swedish-German soldier ;Surname * A. J. Christoff (born 1948), American football coach * Boris Christoff (1914–1993), Bulgarian opera singer * Stefan Christoff, Canadian journalist, community organizer and musician *Steve Christoff (born 1958), American ice hockey player See also * Christoff Cliff, rocky cliff forming Aytos Point on the coast of Bransfield Strait, eastern Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica *Christoph *Christophe (other) *Christopher Christopher is the English language, English versio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boris Christoff
Boris Christoff ( bg, Борис Кирилов Христов, Boris Kirilov Hristov, ; 18 May 1914 – 28 June 1993) was a Bulgarian opera singer, widely considered one of the greatest basses of the 20th century. Early life He was born in Plovdiv on 18 May 1914 to parents Kyryl Christov and Rayna Teodorova. Boris Christoff demonstrated early his singing talent and sang as a boy at the choir of the Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, Sofia. His father had been a very popular cantor at Resen, attracting the faithful to the Bulgarian Exarchist church where he was chanting. In the late 1930s he graduated in law and started a career as a magistrate. He continued singing in his spare time in the Gusla Chorus in Sofia, achieving an enormous success as the chorus soloist in 1940. Thanks to a government grant, Christoff left in May 1942 for Italy where he was tutored for two years in the core Italian bass repertoire by the great baritone of an earlier generation, Riccardo Stracciari. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stefan Christoff
Stefan Christoff is a Canadian journalist of Macedonian origin, community organizer and musician based in Montreal, Quebec. Arts As a social activist and artist Christoff has been involved in numerous efforts to build links between grassroots activism and the creative arts. Between 2000 and 2002 Christoff coordinated the ''Howl! Festival of Art and Revolution''. After launching in Montreal in 2000 the festival titled after the Allen Ginsberg poem ''Howl'' also took place in Toronto, Halifax and New York City in 2002. Christoff is also involved in the Artists Against Apartheid concert series in Montreal, a cultural event series that featuring celebrated artists from across the musical spectrum performing in solidarity with Palestine. Past performers include Lhasa De Sela, the Palestinian hip-hop ensemble DAM and the celebrated Montreal hip-hop ensemble Nomadic Massive. Activism As an activist Christoff has been deeply involved in numerous grassroots organizing initiatives ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Christoff
Steven Mark Christoff (born January 23, 1958) is an American former professional ice hockey forward who played 248 regular season games in the NHL with the Minnesota North Stars, Calgary Flames, and Los Angeles Kings in 1980–84. Christoff is best known for being a member of the "Miracle on Ice" 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team that won the gold medal. Biography Amateur career Steve Christoff grew up in Richfield, Minnesota and graduated from Richfield High School. As a member of the Richfield High School hockey team, he earned team MVP his junior and senior year, and was selected to the Minnesota High School All-State First Team and the U.S. High School All-American Team during his senior year in 1975-76. He led his school to a state runner-up his senior season and was one of the most highly recruited U.S. hockey players in 1976. Before turning professional, Christoff attended the University of Minnesota where he played for the Minnesota Gophers for three seasons, from 1976– ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christoff De Bolle
Christoff De Bolle (born in Ninove, Belgium on 18 June 1976), better known by the mononym Christoff is a Belgian Flemish schlager singer. He is also a radio presenter, and appeared in a number of television series. Since 2015, he has been part of the schlager boyband Klubbb3, together with Florian Silbereisen Florian Silbereisen (born 4 August 1981) is a German Schlager singer and show host. Since February 2004, Silbereisen has been a television presenter of the show ''Feste der Volksmusik'' on German broadcaster ARD. He was in a relationship with ... and Jan Smit. Awards *2010: Career Award for 20 years in music *2011, 2013, 2016: Music Industry Awards (MIA), Best Flemish language Artist *2012, 2013: Anne Vlaamse Muziek Award for Best Male Schlager Artist *2013, 2014: Radio 2 Zomerhit for "Best Male Artist" *2015: Radio 2 Zomerhit for "Best Ambiance" Discography Albums Compilation albums Singles *Those indicated as Ultratip did not appear in the official Belgian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christoff Cliff
Christoff Cliff (Hristov Kamak \'hris-tov 'ka-m&k\) is a rocky cliff forming Aytos Point on the coast of Bransfield Strait, eastern Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. The cliff rises to over 300 m at the southern extremity of an offshoot of Serdica Peak and has ice-free eastern and southern slopes. The cliff overlooks Boyana Glacier to the west and Srebarna Glacier to the northeast. The cliff is named after the famous Bulgarian singer Boris Christoff (1914-93). Location The cliff is located at which is 2 km southeast of Serdica Peak, 2.7 km southwest by south of Radichkov Peak and 2.4 km southeast by east of Silistra Knoll. Maps * L.L. Ivanov et al. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich Island, South Shetland Islands. Scale 1:100000 topographic map. Sofia: Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria, 2005. * L.L. IvanovAntarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich, Robert, Snow and Smith Islands Scale 1:120000 topographic map. Troyan: Manfred ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hans Christoff Von Königsmarck
Count Hans Christoff von Königsmarck, of Tjust (4 March 1600 – 8 March 1663), son of Conrad von Königsmarck and Beatrix von Blumenthal, was a German soldier who commanded Sweden's legendary flying column, a force which played a key role in the Swedish military strategy in the Thirty Years' War. Biography He was born in Kötzlin, Altmark. After serving as a page on the court of Prince Frederick Ulrich of Wolfenbüttel, he entered Imperial military service in 1620. After the dissolution of Albrecht von Wallenstein's troops and Gustavus Adolphus' intervention, Königsmarck offered his services to the Swedish King. By 1635 he commanded his own regiment. He was appointed Major General in 1640, Governor-General of Bremen-Verden in 1645, Privy Councilor in 1651 and Field Marshal in 1655. He is best known for the Siege of Prague between 25 June and 1 November 1648, where he managed to capture and loot the left-bank of Prague but failed to take the Old Town until fighting ended ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christoff Bryan
Christoff Bryan (born 26 April 1996) is a Jamaican high jumper. He established himself globally in age category competitions with a bronze medal at the 2013 World Youth Championships in Athletics and a fourth-place finish at the 2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics. He won a gold medal at the 2012 Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships in Athletics in San Salvador San Salvador (; ) is the capital and the largest city of El Salvador and its eponymous department. It is the country's political, cultural, educational and financial center. The Metropolitan Area of San Salvador, which comprises the capital i .... He broke the Jamaica Issa Boys&Girls Championships High Jump record on March 16, 2013 earning him a gold medal for himself and Wolmer's Boys High School. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christoff Van Heerden
Christoff Van Heerden (born 13 January 1985) is a South African former professional racing cyclist. In 2010 he won the South African National Road Race Championships. Major results ;2006 : 1st Powerade Dome 2 Dome Cycling Spectacular : 1st Stage 5 Tour of Mauritius ;2007 : 1st Amashova National Classic : 3rd Memorial Philippe Van Coningsloo : 8th Tour du Jura ;2008 : 1st Overall Tour of Hong Kong Shanghai ::1st Stages 1 & 6 ( ITT) & 6 : 2nd Overall Tour of Pennsylvania : 2nd Intaka Tech Worlds View Challenge 4 : 3rd Intaka Tech Worlds View Challenge 3 : 5th Road race, National Road Championships ;2009 : African Road Championships ::1st Team time trial (with Reinardt Janse van Rensburg, Ian McLeod and Jay Robert Thomson) ::7th Road race : 2nd Giro del Capo Challenge 1 : 6th Giro del Capo The Giro del Capo was a road cycling stage race held in the vicinity of Cape Town, South Africa. The 2009 edition was held in the form of four challenges. The last edition, held in 2010 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christoff Swanepoel
Christoff Swanepoel is a South African rugby league player for the Bloemfontein Roosters. His position is fullback. He is a South African international, and has played in the 2013 Rugby League World Cup qualifying against Jamaica and the USA The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country Continental United States, primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 U.S. state, states, a Washington, D.C., ... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Swanepoel, Christoff South African rugby league players South Africa national rugby league team players Rugby league fullbacks Bloemfontein Roosters players Living people Year of birth missing (living people) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christoph
Christoph is a male given name and surname. It is a German variant of Christopher. Notable people with the given name Christoph * Christoph Bach (1613–1661), German musician * Christoph Büchel (born 1966), Swiss artist * Christoph Dientzenhofer (1655–1722), German architect * Christoph Harting (born 1990), German athlete specialising in the discus throw * Christoph M. Herbst (born 1966), German actor * Christoph Kramer (born 1991), German football player and winner of the 2014 FIFA World Cup * Christoph M. Kimmich (born 1939), German-American historian and eighth President of Brooklyn College * Christoph Metzelder (born 1980), German football player * Christoph Riegler (born 1992), Austrian football player * Christoph Waltz (born 1956), German-Austrian actor and two times winner of the OSCARS Academy Award * Christoph M. Wieland (1733–1813), German poet and writer * Prince Christoph of Württemberg (1515–1568), German regent and duke of the Duchy of Württemberg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christophe (other)
Christophe may refer to: People * Christophe (given name), list of people with this name * Christophe (singer) (1945–2020), French singer * Cristophe (hairstylist) (born 1958), Belgian hairstylist * Georges Colomb (1856–1945), French comic strip artist and botanist who published under the pseudonym Christophe People with the surname Christophe * Didier Christophe (born 1956), retired professional French footballer, managing Pau FC * Henri Christophe (1767–1820), Haitian Revolution leader Other uses * Christophe (Amsterdam) __NOTOC__ Restaurant ''Christophe'' is a defunct restaurant in Amsterdam, in the Netherlands. It was a fine dining restaurant that was awarded one Michelin star in 1989 and retained that rating until 2006. In 2013, Gault Millau awarded the restau ..., restaurant in Amsterdam, The Netherlands * 1698 Christophe, asteroid {{Disambiguation, human name, surname Surnames from given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
