Karsten or Carsten is a both a given name and a surname. It is believed to be either derived from a

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Christian Christians () are people who follow or adhere to Christianity, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. The words ''Christ'' and ''Christian'' derive from the Koine Greek title ''Christós'' (Χρι ...

, or "man from

karst Karst is a topography formed from the dissolution of soluble rocks such as limestone, dolomite, and gypsum. It is characterized by underground drainage systems with sinkholes and caves. It has also been documented for more weathering-resistant ro ...

". Notable persons with the name include:

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Carsten Charles Sabathia Carsten Charles Sabathia Jr. (born July 21, 1980) is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played 19 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB), primarily with the New York Yankees. He also played for the Cleveland Indians and Milwauke ...

(born 1980), Former baseball player most famous for being a New York Yankee * Carsten Niebuhr (1733–1815), German mathematician, cartographer, and explorer in the service of Denmark * Carsten Pohl (born 1965), German basketball coach ;Karsten: * Karsten Alnæs (born 1938), Norwegian author, historian, and journalist * Karsten Andersen (1920–1997), Norwegian conductor * Big Daddy Karsten (born 1989), 2017 Eurovision Jury List; Norwegian Pre-select for Eurovision (Melodi Grand Prix 2021) *

Karsten Buer Karsten Buer (22 May 1913 – 29 November 1993) was a Norwegian harness coach. He was born in Øymark. Buer was the leading harness racer in Norway in the 1950s and 1960s. During his career he won more than 2,000 races. He became the first Eur ...

(1913–1993), Norwegian harness coach * Karsten Fonstad (1900–1970), Norwegian politician *

Karsten Forsterling Karsten Forsterling (born 21 January 1980) is an Australian former representative rower. He was a national champion, world champion, a dual Olympian and Olympic medal winner. He represented Australia at eight senior world rowing cham ...

(born 1980), Australian rower *

Karsten Isachsen Karsten Einar Isachsen (22 February 1944 – 18 January 2016) was a Norwegian Lutheran priest, essayist and popular speaker. He was born in Oslo to Knut Isachsen and Margit Lolloe Gjertsen. Among his books are the speech and essay collections ...

(1944–2016), Norwegian Lutheran priest, essayist and public speaker *

Karsten Jakobsen Karsten Jakobsen (15 July 1928 – 8 January 2019) was a Norwegian engineer. He was a professor and rector (1990–1993) at the Norwegian Institute of Technology, and was the first rector of the Norwegian University of Science and Technology in 1 ...

(1928–2019), Norwegian engineer * Karsten Johannessen (1925–2018), Norwegian footballer and coach * Karsten Kroon (born 29 January 1976), Dutch former professional

road bicycle racer Road bicycle racing is the cycle sport discipline of road cycling, held primarily on paved roads. Road racing is the most popular professional form of bicycle racing, in terms of numbers of competitors, events and spectators. The two most common ...

* Karsten Solheim (1911-2000), Norwegian-born American golf club designer and businessman * Karsten Warholm (born 1996), Norwegian athlete

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* Adrian Karsten (1960–2005), U.S. college football reporter *

Christoffer Christian Karsten Christoffer Christian (or ''Kristofer Kristian'') Karsten (9 September 1756 – 6 August 1827) was a Swedish opera singer. He was the maternal grandfather of the ballerina Marie Taglioni. Life Born in Ystad, he was discovered by queen ...

(1756–1827), Swedish opera singer *

Ekaterina Karsten Ekaterina Karsten ( be, Кацярына Карстэн, ''Kaciaryna Karsten''; russian: Екатерина Карстен; born 2 June 1972) is a Belarusian rower, a seven-time Olym ...

(born 1972), Belarusian Olympic rower *

Elisabeth Charlotta Karsten Elisabeth Charlotta Karsten, married surname ''Kachanoff'' (1789–1856), was a Swedish painter. She was born in Stockholm, the daughter of Kristofer Kristian Karsten and Sophie Stebnowska and sister of Sophie Karsten. She was the student of ...

(1783-1856), Swedish painter * Frank Karsten (born 1984), Dutch Magic: The Gathering player *

Frank M. Karsten Frank Melvin Karsten (January 7, 1913 – May 14, 1992) was a Democratic United States Representative from Missouri. Biography Frank M. Karsten was born in San Antonio, Texas on January 7, 1913. His family moved to St. Louis, Missouri in 1925, a ...

(1913–1992), U.S. politician *

George Karsten George Karsten (3 November 1863 – 7 May 1937) was a German botanist born in Rostock. In 1885 he earned his doctorate from the University of Strasbourg, and in 1892 received his habilitation in botany at the University of Leipzig. Later on, he se ...

(1863-1937), German botanist *

Gustav Karl Wilhelm Hermann Karsten Gustav Karl Wilhelm Hermann Karsten (6 November 1817, in Stralsund – 10 July 1908, in Zoppot) was a German botanist and geologist. Born in Stralsund, he followed the example of Alexander von Humboldt and traveled 1844-56 the northern part of ...

(1817–1908), German botanist and geologist *

Gustav Karsten Gustav Karsten (24 November 1820 – 16 March 1900) was a German physicist. Karsten was born in Berlin. He studied mathematics and sciences at the universities of Bonn and Berlin, receiving his doctorate in 1843 with the thesis ''Imponderabil ...

(1820–1900), German physicist *

Kai Karsten Kai Karsten (born 22 June 1968) is a retired German sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres. Karsten competed for the club Eintracht Braunschweig, which in athletics enters a joint team with other Braunschweig-based clubs under the name of '' ...

(born 1968), German Olympic sprinter *

Karl Johann Bernhard Karsten Karl Johann Bernhard Karsten (26 November 1782 – 22 August 1853) was a German mineralogist known for contributions made to the German metallurgy industry. Biography He was born at Bützow in Mecklenburg-Schwerin and initially studied law in ...

(1782–1853), German mineralogist *

Karl G. Karsten Karl Gustaf Karsten (1891– May 25, 1968) was an American economist, statistician, businessman, inventor and author, known from his seminal work on graphical methods, and economic forecasting. Life and work Born in Bloomington, Indiana to Gus ...

(1891-1968), American economist, statistician and businessman * Petter Adolf Karsten (1834–1917), Finnish mycologist * Sophie Karsten (1783-1862), Swedish dancer and artist * Sophie Mariane Karsten (1753-1848), Polish opera singer * Thomas Karsten (1885–1945), Dutch engineer * Wenceslaus Johann Gustav Karsten (1732-1787), German mathematician

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