Karsten or Carsten is a both a given name and a surname. It is believed to be either derived from a Low German form of Christian, or "man from karst". Notable persons with the name include:

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;Carsten: * Carsten Charles Sabathia (born 1980), Former baseball player most famous for being a

New York Yankee The New York Yankees are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of the Bronx. The Yankees compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. They are one of ...

Carsten Niebuhr Carsten Niebuhr, or Karsten Niebuhr (17 March 1733 Lüdingworth – 26 April 1815 Meldorf, Dithmarschen), was a German mathematician, cartographer, and explorer in the service of Denmark. He is renowned for his participation in the Royal Danish ...

(1733–1815), German mathematician, cartographer, and explorer in the service of Denmark *

Carsten Pohl Carsten Pohl (born 23 March 1965) is a German professional basketball coach. He served as head coach and assistant coach for the Telekom Baskets Bonn Telekom Baskets Bonn, also known as Baskets Bonn, is a German professional basketball club th ...

(born 1965), German basketball coach ;Karsten: *

Karsten Alnæs Karsten Alnæs (born 29 May 1938) is a Norwegian author, historian, and journalist, who has dual degrees in history and literature from the University of Oslo. He worked as a journalist and taught at the Norwegian School of Journalism. His bibliog ...

(born 1938), Norwegian author, historian, and journalist *

Karsten Andersen Karsten Anker Andersen (16 February 192015 December 1997) was a Norwegian conductor. Life Karsten Andersen was born in Fredrikstad. He graduated from the Oslo Music Conservatory (1938–39) and Accademia Musicale Chigiana (1947). He made his deb ...

(1920–1997), Norwegian conductor *

Big Daddy Karsten ''Melodi Grand Prix 2021'' was the 59th edition of the Norwegian music competition Melodi Grand Prix (MGP). The contest served as the country's preselection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2021. The competition was organized by NRK and was held ...

(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 racing, 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 beca ...

(1913–1993), Norwegian harness coach *

Karsten Fonstad Karsten Fonstad (8 July 1900 – 1970) was a Norwegian politician. He was born in Ringsaker to Johannes Fonstad and Mathea Kristiansen. He was elected representative to the Storting The Storting ( no, Stortinget ) (lit. the Great Thin ...

(1900–1970), Norwegian politician * Karsten Forsterling (born 1980), Australian rower * Karsten Isachsen (1944–2016), Norwegian Lutheran priest, essayist and public speaker * Karsten Jakobsen (1928–2019), Norwegian engineer *

Karsten Johannessen Karsten Johannessen (30 November 1925 – 16 December 2018) was a Norwegian footballer and coach for IK Start. Biography Playing career Johannessen played for Start after World War II. In 1945, he got his debut for the club aged 19, only few m ...

(1925–2018), Norwegian footballer and coach *

Karsten Kroon Karsten Kroon (born 29 January 1976) is a Dutch former professional road bicycle racer who most recently rode for , a UCI ProTeam. He retired at the end of the 2014 season. Career Born in Dalen, Kroon showed his talent as an amateur by winnin ...

(born 29 January 1976), Dutch former professional road bicycle racer *

Karsten Solheim Karsten Solheim (September 15, 1911 – February 16, 2000) was an American golf club designer and businessman. He founded Karsten Manufacturing, a golf club maker better known by the name of PING, and the Solheim Cup, the premier international t ...

(1911-2000), Norwegian-born American golf club designer and businessman *

Karsten Warholm Karsten Warholm (; born 28 February 1996) is a Norwegian sprinter who competes in the 400 metres and 400 m hurdles. He’s the world record holder in the latter event. In July 2021, he broke the 29-year-old world record in 400 metres hurdles. ...

(born 1996), Norwegian athlete

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Adrian Karsten Adrian Kennedy Karsten (March 13, 1960 – September 2, 2005) was an American sports reporter, best known for his work as a college football sideline reporter for ESPN. He was also known for wearing his trademark suspenders. Reporting career ...

(1960–2005), U.S. college football reporter * Christoffer Christian Karsten (1756–1827), Swedish opera singer * Ekaterina Karsten (born 1972), Belarusian Olympic rower * Elisabeth Charlotta Karsten (1783-1856), Swedish painter * Frank Karsten (born 1984), Dutch Magic: The Gathering player * Frank M. Karsten (1913–1992), U.S. politician * George Karsten (1863-1937), German botanist * Gustav Karl Wilhelm Hermann Karsten (1817–1908), German botanist and geologist * Gustav Karsten (1820–1900), German physicist * Kai Karsten (born 1968), German Olympic sprinter * Karl Johann Bernhard Karsten (1782–1853), German mineralogist * Karl G. Karsten (1891-1968), American economist, statistician and businessman *

Petter Adolf Karsten Petter Adolf Karsten (16 February 1834 – 22 March 1917) was a Finnish mycologist, the foremost expert on the fungi of Finland in his day, and known in consequence as the "father of Finnish mycology". Karsten was born in Merimasku near Turku, st ...

(1834–1917), Finnish mycologist *

Sophie Karsten Hedvig Sophie Karsten (3 September 1783 – 25 February 1862) was a Swedish ballerina and artist (painter). Born to opera singers Christoffer Christian Karsten and Sophie Stebnowska, she was the sister of painter Elisabeth Charlotta Karsten. S ...

(1783-1862), Swedish dancer and artist * Sophie Mariane Karsten (1753-1848), Polish opera singer *

Thomas Karsten Herman Thomas Karsten (22 April 1884, Amsterdam – 1945, Cimahi) was a Dutch engineer who gave major contributions to architecture and town planning in Indonesia during Dutch colonial rule. Most significantly he integrated the practice of ...

(1885–1945), Dutch engineer *

Wenceslaus Johann Gustav Karsten Wenceslaus Johann Gustav Karsten (15 December 1732 – 17 April 1787) was a German mathematician. In 1768, Karsten published a graphic representation of infinitely many logarithms of real and complex numbers. He was a professor of Mathematics at t ...

(1732-1787), German mathematician

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