Chris is a short form of various names including

Christopher Christopher is the English language, English version of a Europe-wide name derived from the Greek language, Greek name Χριστόφορος (''Christophoros'' or ''Christoforos''). The constituent parts are Χριστός (''Christós''), "Jesus ...

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'' (Χρ ...

, Christina, Christine, and Christos. Chris is also used as a name in its own right, however it is not as common.

People with the given name

Chris Abani Christopher Abani (born 27 December 1966) is a Nigerian-American and Los Angeles- based author. He says he is part of a new generation of Nigerian writers working to convey to an English-speaking audience the experience of those born and rai ...

(born 1966), Nigerian author *

Chris Abrahams Christopher Robert Lionel Abrahams (born 1961, Oamaru, New Zealand) is a New Zealand-born, Australian-based musician. He is a founding mainstay member of experimental, jazz trio the Necks (1987–present), he collaborated with Melanie Oxley a ...

(born 1961), Sydney-based jazz pianist *

Chris Adams (disambiguation) Chris Adams may refer to: Sports * Chris Adams (footballer) (1927–2012), English footballer * Chris Adams (wrestler) (1955–2001), English judoka and professional wrestler * Chris Adams (cricketer) Christopher John Adams (born 6 May 197 ...

, multiple people * Chris Adcock (born 1989), English internationally elite badminton player *

Chris Albright Christopher John Albright (born January 14, 1979) is an American former soccer player and current general manager for FC Cincinnati in Major League Soccer. Youth and college Albright attended William Penn Charter School. A forward early in his ...

(born 1979), American former soccer player *

Chris Alcaide John Thomas Berger (October 22, 1923 – June 30, 2004) was an American film and television actor. He mostly appeared on western television shows including, ''Gunsmoke'', ''Bonanza'', '' Rawhide'', '' Wanted: Dead or Alive'', '' Trackdown'' ...

(1923–2004), American actor *

Chris Amon Christopher Arthur Amon (20 July 1943 – 3 August 2016) was a New Zealand motor racing driver. He was active in Formula One racing in the 1960s and 1970s, and is widely regarded as one of the best F1 drivers never to win a championship Grand ...

(1943–2016), former New Zealand motor racing driver *

Chris Andersen Christopher Claus Andersen (born July 7, 1978) is an American former professional basketball player. Nicknamed "Birdman", Andersen was born in Long Beach, California, grew up in Iola, Texas, and played one year at Blinn College. Andersen began ...

(born 1978), American basketball player * Chris Anderson (disambiguation), multiple people *

Chris Angel (wrestler) Chris Angel (born December 2, 1982) is a Puerto Rican professional wrestler. In 2010, he joined the International Wrestling Association, becoming the only local wrestler to win the IWA Intercontinental Championship in his debut and first to win ...

(born 1982), Puerto Rican professional wrestler *

Chris Anker Sørensen , birth_date = , birth_place = Hammel, Denmark , death_date = , death_place = Zeebrugge, Belgium , height = 1.85 m , weight = 64 kg , currentteam = , discipline = Road , role = , ridertype = Climbing specialist ...

(born 1984), Danish cycler *

Chris Anstey Christopher John Anstey (born 1 January 1975) is an Australian former professional basketball player. His career included stints in the National Basketball Association (NBA), Russia and Spain. Anstey was selected by the Portland Trail Blazers ...

(born 1975), Australian basketball player * Chris Anthony, American voice actress * Chris Antley (1966–2000), champion American jockey *

Chris Archer Christopher Alan Archer (born September 26, 1988) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Tampa Bay Rays, Pittsburgh Pirates and Minnesota Twins. Archer attended C ...

(born 1988), American baseball player *

Chris Arreola Cristobal Arreola (born March 5, 1981) is an American professional boxer who has challenged three times for the WBC heavyweight title. He was ranked by BoxRec as the world's No.8 heavyweight at the conclusion of 2007 and as No.7 heavyweight fr ...

(born 1981), American professional boxer *

Chris Axworthy Christopher S. Axworthy, (born March 10, 1947, Plymouth, United Kingdom)Roberts, David. Why Chris Axworthy feels at home. The Globe and Mail. October 30, 1999. p. A22 is a Canadian politician and academic. Law Professor After teaching law at t ...

(born 1947), Canadian politician and academic *

Chris Baillie (politician) Christopher John Baillie (born ) is a New Zealand politician who became a Member of Parliament for New Zealand at the 2020 general election, as a representative of the ACT New Zealand party. Early life and career In a speech to Parliament, Bai ...

(born 1961 or 1962), New Zealand politician *

Chris Ballard (politician) Christopher Ballard is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 2014 to 2018 who represented the riding of Newmarket—Aurora. He was a member of cabinet in the government of ...

, former politician in Ontario, Canada *

Chris Ballew Christopher Ballew (born May 28, 1965) is an American musician best known as the lead singer and bassist of the alternative rock group the Presidents of the United States of America. He also performs and records as a children's artist under th ...

(born 1965), American musician *

Chris Bassitt Christopher M. Bassitt (born February 22, 1989) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut with the Chicago White Sox in 2014 and played for the Oakland Athletics ...

(born 1989), American baseball player *

Chris Beard (disambiguation) Chris Beard may refer to: *Chris Beard (executive), Canadian businessman and former CEO at Mozilla *Chris Beard (singer) (born 1957), American singer-songwriter *Chris Beard (basketball) Christopher Michael Beard (born February 18, 1973) is an A ...

, several people *

Chris Beardsley Christopher Kellan Beardsley (born 28 February 1984) is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker. He is the fitness coach at club Burton Albion. Beardsley played youth football with Mickleover Sports and Derby Count ...

(born 1984), English footballer *

Chris Beckett Chris Beckett (born 1955) is a British social worker, university lecturer, and science fiction author. He has written several textbooks, dozens of short stories, and six novels. Background Beckett was educated at the Dragon School in Oxfor ...

(born 1955), British social worker, university lecturer, and science fiction author * Chris Bell (disambiguation), multiple people *

Chris Benoit Christopher Michael Benoit (; May 21, 1967 – June 24, 2007) was a Canadian professional wrestler. He worked for various pro-wrestling promotions during his 22-year career including most notably the World Wrestling Federation/World Wrestling ...

(1967–2007), Canadian professional wrestler *

Chris Bey Chris Bey (born February 13, 1996) is an American professional wrestler currently signed with Impact Wrestling, where he is a former one-time X Division Champion. He is also known for his work on the independent scene. He has also made appearanc ...

(born 1996), American professional wrestler *

Chris Bianco Chris Bianco is an American James Beard Award-winning chef and restaurateur in Phoenix, Arizona. He operates restaurants in Arizona and California. Early life Bianco was born in the Bronx in 1960, and grew up in Ossining, New York.Levine, E" ...

, American celebrity chef *Chris Bickford, Canadian actor who was a cast member on the Canadian sketch comedy TV series ''

You Can't Do That on Television ''You Can't Do That on Television'' is a Canadian sketch comedy television series that first aired locally in 1979 before airing in the United States in 1981. It featured pre-teen and teenage actors in a sketch comedy format similar to that of ...

'' *

Chris Bittle Christopher Joseph Bittle (born February 17, 1979) is a Canadian Liberal politician who was elected to represent the riding of St. Catharines in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2015 federal election. He currently serves as the Parliam ...

(born 1979), Canadian Liberal politician *

Chris Board Chris Board (born July 23, 1995) is an American football linebacker for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at North Dakota State. He won three FCS Division 1 Championships with NDSU. Profe ...

(born 1995), American football player * Chris Bolt, British economist *

Chris Botti Christopher Stephen Botti ( ; born October 12, 1962) is an award-winning American trumpeter and composer. In 2013, Botti won the Grammy Award in the Best Pop Instrumental Album category, for the album ''Impressions''. He was also nominated i ...

(born 1962), American trumpeter and composer *

Chris Braithwaite Chris Braithwaite, also known as Chris Jones (1885 – 9 September 1944), was a black Barbadian who was leader of the Colonial Seamen's Association in the 1930s. Life Born in Barbados, Braithwaite went to sea with the British merchant navy as ...

(1885–1944), black Barbadian *

Chris Brown (disambiguation) Chris Brown (born 1989) is an American R&B singer. Chris Brown or Christopher Brown may also refer to: Music * ''Chris Brown'' (album), his eponymous 2005 debut album * Chris Brown (Australian musician), member of Ayers Rock * Chris Brown (Can ...

, multiple people * Chris Brubeck, American musician and composer *

Chris Bryan Chris Bryan (born 6 March 1982 in Melbourne, Australia) is a former sportsman who played both Australian rules football and American football professionally. Bryan played in the Australian Football League from 2005 until 2009, and then in the ...

(born 1982), former sportsman *

Chris Burke (actor) Christopher Joseph Burke (born August 26, 1965) is an American actor. He has become best known for his character Charles "Corky" Thatcher on the television series '' Life Goes On''. Early years Burke is the youngest of four children of Marian ...

(born August 26, 1965), American actor *

Chris Butler (filmmaker) Chris Butler (born January 1, 1974) is an English animator, writer and director, known for his works at Laika, such as '' ParaNorman'' and '' Missing Link'', which were both nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. He studied a ...

(born 1974), English storyboard artist *

Chris Butler (private investigator) Chris Butler may refer to: * Chris Butler (politician) (born 1950), British Conservative Party politician * Chris Butler (ice hockey) (born 1986), American ice hockey player * Chris Butler (musician) (born 1949), American musician with The Waitre ...

, American private investigator *

Chris Campbell (cornerback) Christian Campbell (born November 27, 1995) is an American football cornerback for the Memphis Showboats of the United States Football League (USFL). He played college football at Penn State. Professional career Arizona Cardinals Campbell was d ...

(born 1995), American football player *

Chris Candido Christopher Barrett Candito (March 21, 1972 – April 28, 2005) was an American professional wrestler. Candito is best remembered for his tenures with promotions such as World Championship Wrestling, Extreme Championship Wrestling, New Japan Pro- ...

(1972–2005), American professional wrestler *

Chris Carmack James Christopher Carmack (born December 22, 1980) is an American actor, singer, and former fashion model. He is known for his roles in three popular television shows—the teen drama series ''The O.C.'' (2003–2004) as Luke Ward, the country ...

(born 1980), American actor and singer *

Chris Carter (disambiguation) Chris Carter may refer to: Music * Chris Carter (American musician) (born 1959), producer of ''Mayor of the Sunset Strip'' and host of ''Breakfast With The Beatles'' * Chris Carter (British musician) (born 1953), founding member of Throbbing Grist ...

, multiple people *

Chris Carson Christopher Dewayne Carson (born September 16, 1994) is a former American football running back. He played professionally for five seasons for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL), after playing college football at Butler C ...

(born 1994), American football player * Chris Champion (1961–2018), American professional wrestler *

Chris Chandler Christopher Chandler or Chris Chandler may refer to: * Christopher Chandler (businessman), New Zealand businessman * Christopher Chandler (politician), lawyer and politician * Christopher N. Chandler, former journalist and political activist * C ...

(born 1960), American former football player *Chris Chavis, real name for American retired professional wrestler

Tatanka (wrestler) Chris Chavis (born June 8, 1961) is an American retired professional wrestler currently signed to WWE under a legends contract. He is part of the Lumbee tribe. He is best known for his work with the World Wrestling Federation (later known as W ...

(born 1961) *

Chris Chaney Christopher A. Chaney (born June 14, 1970) is an American musician. He is best known as the former bassist of alternative rock band Jane's Addiction, and as a member of Alanis Morissette's touring and recording band for six years. Chaney was al ...

(born 1970), American musician * Chris Chatterton (born 1982), English illustrator and animator *

Chris Chelios Christos Kostas Chelios (born January 25, 1962) is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman. He was one of the longest tenured players in the National Hockey League, and is a three-time Stanley Cup champion—one with the Montreal ...

(born 1962), American former professional ice hockey defenseman *

Chris Cheney Christopher John Cheney (born 2 January 1975) is an Australian rock musician, record producer, and studio owner. He is the founding mainstay guitarist, songwriter, and lead vocalist of the rockabilly band The Living End, which was formed in 1 ...

(born 1975), Australian rock musician *

Chris Chetti Christopher Chetti (born July 16, 1974) is an American retired professional wrestler, best known for his appearances with Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) between 1996 and 2001. Professional wrestling career Extreme Championship Wrestling ...

(born 1974), American professional wrestler *

Chris Christie Christopher James Christie (born September 6, 1962) is an American politician, lawyer, political commentator, lobbyist, and former federal prosecutor who served as the 55th governor of New Jersey from 2010 to 2018. Christie, who was born in ...

(born 1962), former Governor of New Jersey *

Chris Clark (writer) Chris Clark (born 1945/6) is a British amateur crime writer who writes chiefly about serial killers and their supposed links to unsolved crimes. He is a retired police intelligence officer who worked in the King's Lynn area for Norfolk Poli ...

(born 1945/6), British author *

Chris Claybrooks Chris Claybrooks (born July 17, 1998) is an American football cornerback for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Memphis. College career Claybrooks played wide receiver at Coahoma Comm ...

(born 1998), American football player *

Chris Colfer Christopher Paul Colfer (born May 27, 1990) is an American actor, singer, and author. He gained international recognition for his portrayal of Kurt Hummel on the television musical ''Glee'' (2009–2015). Colfer's portrayal of Kurt received cri ...

(born 1990), American actor *

Chris Columbus (filmmaker) Chris Joseph Columbus (born September 10, 1958) is an American filmmaker. Born in Spangler, Pennsylvania, Columbus studied film at Tisch School of the Arts where he developed an interest in filmmaking. After writing screenplays for several tee ...

(born 1958), American movie director and screenwriter *

Chris Columbus (musician) Joseph Christopher Columbus Morris (June 17, 1902 – August 20, 2002), better known as Crazy Chris ColumboRye, Howard (2002)"Chris Columbus."''Grove Music Online''. Retrieved 3 December 2022. or just Chris Columbo, was an American jazz drummer. He ...

(1902–2002), American jazz drummer *

Chris Cooper (disambiguation) Chris Cooper (born 1951) is an American actor. Chris Cooper also may refer to: In sports: * Chris Cooper (broadcaster) ( 1990s), British football commentator *Chris Cooper (defensive lineman) (born 1977), American defensive lineman *Chris Cooper ( ...

, multiple people *

Chris Corbould Christopher Charles Corbould, (; born 1958) is a British special effects coordinator best known for his work on major blockbuster films and the action scenes on 15 '' James Bond'' films since The Spy Who Loved Me. He has also worked extensive ...

(born 1958), British special effects coordinator *

Chris Cornell Christopher John Cornell (né Boyle; July 20, 1964 – May 18, 2017) was an American singer and musician best known as the lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist, and primary lyricist and songwriter for the rock bands Soundgarden and Audioslave. ...

(1964–2017), American musician and songwriter * Chris Covington (born 1996), American football player * Chris Croft, American politician * Chris Cron (born 1964), American baseball player and coach * Chris Cuomo (born 1970), television journalist *

Chris Cuomo (philosopher) Chris Cuomo is the Professor of Philosophy and Women's Studies at the University of Georgia. She is also an affiliate faculty member of the Environmental Ethics Certificate Program, the Institute for African-American Studies, and the Institute fo ...

, Professor of Philosophy and Women's Studies *

Chris Cuthbert Chris Cuthbert (born September 20, 1957) is a Canadian sportscaster. He is the lead play-by-play commentator for ''NHL on Sportsnet'' and ''Hockey Night in Canada'', since 2021. Formerly, he worked for TSN, NBC, and CBC Sports in a multitude of ...

(born 1957), Canadian sportscaster * Chris Dainty, Canadian artist and animator *

Chris Daughtry Christopher Adam Daughtry (; born December 26, 1979) is an American singer, musician, and actor. He is the lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist for the rock band Daughtry, which he formed after placing fourth on the fifth season of ''American I ...

(born 1979), American singer, musician, and actor * Chris Davis (disambiguation), multiple people *

Chris D'Elia Christopher William D'Elia (born March 29, 1980) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, writer, and podcast host. He is known for playing Alex Miller on the NBC sitcom '' Whitney'', Danny Burton on the NBC sitcom ''Undateable'', Kenny on the ...

(born 1980), American stand-up comedian * Chris Denning (born 1941), British radio presenter and convicted sex offender * Chris Devenski (born 1990), American baseball player * Chris Dickinson (wrestler) (born 1987), American professional wrestler *

Chris Difford Christopher Henry Difford (born 4 November 1954) is an English singer, musician, songwriter and record producer. He is a founding member and songwriter of the rock group Squeeze. Musical career Born in Greenwich, London, Difford has written l ...

(born 1954), English singer, musician, songwriter, and record producer *

Chris Distefano Christopher Paul Anthony Distefano (born August 26, 1984) is an American comedian. Primarily a stand-up comedian, Distefano began his career in entertainment on MTV and MTV2's shows '' Guy Code'' and '' Girl Code''. Distefano's first hour-long s ...

(born 1984), American comedian *

Chris Dixon Chris Dixon is an American internet entrepreneur and investor. He is a general partner at the venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz, and previously worked at eBay. He is also the co-founder and former CEO of Hunch. He was #1 on the Midas L ...

(born 1972), American internet entrepreneur *

Chris Dodd Christopher John Dodd (born May 27, 1944) is an American lobbyist, lawyer, and Democratic Party politician who served as a United States senator from Connecticut from 1981 to 2011. Dodd is the longest-serving senator in Connecticut's history. ...

(born 1944), American lobbyist and politician * Chris Duffy (wrestler) (1965–2000), American professional wrestler *

Chris Dunk Chris Dunk (born January 23, 1958) is a former professional tennis player from the United States. Dunk did not start playing tournament tennis until the age of 14. Four years later, at 18, he was a top 10 junior in singles and doubles and won ...

(born 1958), American tennis player * Chris Dwyer (born 1988), American baseball pitcher *

Chris Dyson Christopher Dyson (born February 24, 1978) is an American professional racing driver who competed in the American Le Mans Series for Dyson Racing from 2002 to 2013. He is currently competing in the Trans-Am Series in the TA class where he just c ...

(born 1978), American racing driver * Chris Eagles (born 1985), English footballer *

Chris Elliott Christopher Nash Elliott (born May 31, 1960) is an American actor, comedian and writer. He appeared in comedic sketches on ''Late Night with David Letterman'' (1982–1988), created and starred in the comedy series '' Get a Life'' (1990–1992) ...

(born 1960), American actor, comedian, and writer * Chris Ellis (disambiguation), multiple people * Chris Ensminger (born 1973), American basketball coach and former player *

Chris Eubank Christopher Livingstone Eubank (born 8 August 1966) is a British former professional boxer who competed from 1985 to 1998. He held the World Boxing Organization, WBO middleweight and super-middleweight titles between 1990 and 1995, and is ran ...

(born 1966), British former professional boxer * Chris Eubank Jr. (born 1989), British professional boxer *

Chris Evans (disambiguation) Christopher Evans or Chris Evans may refer Entertainment * Chris Evans (actor) (born 1981), American actor * Chris Evans (presenter) (born 1966), British broadcaster * Chris Evans (artist) (born 1967), British artist * Chris Tally Evans, Briti ...

, multiple people *

Chris Evert Christine Marie Evert (born December 21, 1954), known as Chris Evert Lloyd from 1979 to 1987, is an American former world No. 1 tennis player. Evert won 18 major singles titles, including a record seven French Open titles and a joint-record s ...

(born 1954), American tennis player * Chris Fehn, American musician * Chris Fetter (born 1985), American baseball coach *

Chris Fischer Chris Fischer is an American chef and farmer from Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts. He is the husband of stand-up comedian and actress Amy Schumer. Biography A native of Martha's Vineyard Martha's Vineyard, often simply called the Vine ...

, American chef and farmer from Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts * Chris Flexen (born 1994), American baseball player *

Chris Froome Christopher Clive Froome ɹɪs fɹuːm (born 20 May 1985) is a Kenyan/British Road bicycle racing, road racing cyclist who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . He has won seven Grand Tour (cycling), Grand Tours: four editions of the Tour de ...

(born 1985), winner of the 2013 and 2015

Tour de France The Tour de France () is an annual men's multiple-stage bicycle race primarily held in France, while also occasionally passing through nearby countries. Like the other Grand Tours (the Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta a España), it consist ...

Chris Farley Christopher Crosby Farley (February 15, 1964 – December 18, 1997) was an American actor and comedian. Farley was known for his loud, energetic comedic style, and was a member of Chicago's Second City Theatre and later a cast member of the ...

(1964–1997), American actor and comedian *

Chris Frantz Charton Christopher Frantz (born May 8, 1951) is an American musician and record producer. He is the drummer for both Talking Heads and Tom Tom Club, both of which he co-founded with wife and Talking Heads bassist Tina Weymouth. In 2002, Fra ...

(born 1951), American musician and record producer * Chris Freeland (born 1969), American politician *

Chris Fryar Chris Fryar (born November 22, 1970) is an American drummer. He is a member of Zac Brown Band. He has also worked with Oteil and the Peacemakers, led by bassist Oteil Burbridge of the Allman Brothers Band, Charles Neville, Victor Wooten, Jo ...

(born 1970), American drummer *

Chris Fuller (director) Christopher Elwin Fuller is an American film director, writer, producer, editor, actor and entrepreneur. His films have been compared to the early, avant-garde works of Gus Van Sant, Harmony Korine and Robert Bresson, though his peers consider h ...

(born 1982), American Filmmaker * Chris Gall (born 1975), German jazz pianist and composer *

Chris Gardner (disambiguation) Chris Gardner (born 1954) is an American businessman and author. Chris Gardner may also refer to: * Chris Gardner (baseball) (born 1969), American baseball pitcher * Chris Gardner (curler) (born 1985), Canadian curler * Chris Gardner (rugby lea ...

, several people *

Chris Garia Christopher George Paul Garia (born December 16, 1992) is a Dutch sprinter and former baseball player from Curaçao. Garia won the 60 metres at the 2018 Dutch National Indoor Championships in a time of 6.70 seconds. He was also a member of ...

(born 1992), Curaçao sprinter and former baseball player *

Chris Garrett (disambiguation) Chris (or Christopher) Garret(t) may refer to: * Christopher Garrett (born 1943), British oceanographer * Christopher L. Garrett (born 1973), Associate Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court * Chris Garrett (Canadian football) (born 1987), American- ...

, multiple people * Chris Geith, American composer and arranger of contemporary jazz and New Age music *

Chris Godwin Rod Christopher Godwin Jr. (born February 27, 1996) is an American football wide receiver for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Penn State and was drafted by the Buccaneers in the thi ...

(born 1996), American football player *

Chris Gragg Christopher Le'Edward Gragg (born June 30, 1990) is an American former professional football player who was a tight end for three seasons with the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL). Born in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, Gragg played ...

(born 1990), American football player *

Chris Hadfield Chris Austin Hadfield (born August 29, 1959) is a Canadian retired astronaut, engineer, fighter pilot, and musician. The first Canadian to perform extravehicular activity in outer space, he has flown two Space Shuttle missions and also ser ...

(born 1959), Canadian astronaut * Chris Hallam (1962–2013), Welsh Paralympian and wheelchair athlete * Chris Hamrick (born 1966), American professional wrestler * Chris Harper (disambiguation), multiple people *

Chris Harris (wrestler) Christopher Eric Harris (born December 25, 1973) is an American professional wrestler, better known by the ring name "Wildcat" Chris Harris. He is best known for his time with NWA Total Nonstop Action (TNA) as one-half of the tag team America's ...

(born 1973), American professional wrestler *

Chris Hemsworth Christopher Hemsworth (born 11 August 1983) is an Australian actor. He rose to prominence playing Kim Hyde in the Australian television series '' Home and Away'' (2004–2007) before beginning a film career in Hollywood. In the Marvel Cinem ...

(born 1983), Australian actor * Chris Henchy, American screenwriter and producer * Chris Herndon (born 1996), American football player *

Chris Hero Chris Spradlin (born December 24, 1979), better known by his ring name Chris Hero, is an American professional wrestler and trainer. He is currently signed to Ring of Honor as a producer. Hero has worked for a number of independent wrestling p ...

(born 1979), American professional wrestler *

Chris Hogan (disambiguation) Chris Hogan may refer to: * Chris Hogan (actor), American actor and comedian * Chris Hogan (American football) (born 1988), American football wide receiver for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League * Chris Hogan (finance expert) ...

, several people *

Chris Holt (disambiguation) Chris Holt may refer to: * Chris Holt (ice hockey) (born 1985), American hockey goaltender * Chris Holt (pitcher) (born 1971), former Major League Baseball pitcher * Chris Holt (baseball coach) (born 1979), Major League Baseball coach * Chris Holt ...

, several people *

Chris Hook Christopher Wayne Hook (born August 4, 1968) is an American former professional baseball relief pitcher and current coach. He is the pitching coach for the Milwaukee Brewers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played in MLB for the San Francisco ...

(born 1968), American baseball player and coach *

Chris Hubbard Christopher Hubbard (born April 23, 1991) is an American football guard and offensive tackle for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at UAB. Early years Hubbard played high school football ...

(born 1991), American football player * Chris Hyndman (1966–2015), Canadian interior decorator and television personality *

Chris Iannetta Christopher Domenic Iannetta (, ; born April 8, 1983) is an American former professional baseball catcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Colorado Rockies, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Seattle Mariners, and Arizona Diamondbac ...

(born 1983), American professional baseball player *

Chris Irwin Chris Irwin (born 27 June 1942 in Wandsworth, London) is a British former racing driver. He participated in 10 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on 16 July 1966. He scored two championship points. Irwin's career was ended p ...

(born 1942), British former racing driver *

Chris Isaac Christopher Dwight Isaac (May 15, 1959 – October 19, 2020) was an American professional football player who was a quarterback with the Ottawa Rough Riders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football for the Eastern Kentu ...

(1959–2020), American professional football player *

Chris Isaak Christopher Joseph Isaak (born June 26, 1956) is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist and occasional actor. He is widely known for his breakthrough hit and signature song " Wicked Game", as well as other songs such as "Blue Hotel", "Baby D ...

(born 1956), American singer, songwriter, guitarist and occasional actor *

Chris Ivory Christopher Lee Ivory (born March 22, 1988) is a former American football running back. He was signed by the New Orleans Saints as an undrafted free agent in 2010 and also played for the New York Jets, Jacksonville Jaguars, and Buffalo Bills. He ...

(born 1988), American former football running back *

Chris Jackson (disambiguation) Chris Jackson may refer to: Sports * Chris Jackson (wide receiver) (born 1975), American football coach and former American, Arena, and Canadian football player * Chris Jackson (defensive back) (born 1998), American football defensive back * Chris ...

, multiple people * Chris James (disambiguation), multiple people *

Chris Jansen Chris A. Jansen (born 27 October 1966) is a Dutch politician, who served as a member of the House of Representatives between November 2019 and March 2021 on behalf of the right-wing populist Party for Freedom (PVV). Jansen's political career star ...

(born 1966), Dutch politician * Chris Janson (born 1986), American singer and songwriter *

Chris Jericho Christopher Keith Irvine (born November 9, 1970), better known by the ring name Chris Jericho, is an American-Canadian professional wrestler and singer. He is currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he is the leader of the Jeri ...

(born 1970), American-Canadian professional wrestler *

Chris Kanyon Christopher Morgan Klucsarits (January 4, 1970 – April 2, 2010) was an American professional wrestler. He was best known for his appearances with World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) from 1994 to 20 ...

(1970–2010), American professional wrestler *

Chris Kattan Christopher Lee Kattan () (born October 19, 1970) is an American actor and comedian. He was a cast member on ''Saturday Night Live'' from 1996 to 2003. He played Doug Butabi in '' A Night at the Roxbury'', Bob on the first four seasons of '' The ...

(born 1970), American actor, comedian, and author *

Chris Kenner Christophe Kenner (December 25, 1929 – January 25, 1976) was an American, New Orleans-based R&B singer and songwriter, best known for two hit singles in the early 1960s, " I Like It Like That" and "Land of 1000 Dances", which became staples ...

(1929–1976), American New Orleans-based R&B singer and songwriter *

Chris Kläfford Christoffer Kläfford (born 10 April 1989) is a Swedish singer, born in Ramsberg, Sweden. Career Kläfford began his music career performing for 10 years in small bars. In 2017, however, Kläfford won the thirteenth season of the Swedish ' ...

(born 1989), Swedish singer *

Chris Klug Chris Klug (born November 18, 1972) is a professional alpine snowboarder. After receiving a liver transplant in 2000 to treat primary sclerosing cholangitis, he went on to compete in the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, winning a bronze ...

(born 1972), American snowboarder * Chris Kratt (born 1969), American television host * Chris Kreski (1962–2005), American writer, biographer and screenwriter * Chris Kyle (1974–2013), American naval sniper * Chris Kirkpatrick (born 1971), American singer and actor * Chris Lacy (born 1996), American football player *

Chris Landreth Chris Landreth (born August 4, 1961) is an American animator working in Canada, best known for his work on the 2004 film ''Ryan''. He has made many CGI animated films since the mid-1990s, including ''The End'', '' Bingo'', ''The Listener'', ''Cau ...

(born 1961), American animator *

Chris Langham Christopher Langham (born 14 April 1949) is an English writer, actor, and comedian. He is known for playing the cabinet minister Hugh Abbot in the BBC sitcom ''The Thick of It'', and as presenter Roy Mallard in '' People Like Us'', first on BB ...

(born 1949), English writer *

Chris Larkin Chris Larkin (born Christopher Stephens, 19 June 1967) is an English actor. Early life Born Christopher Larkin Stephens on 19 June 1967 in London, Larkin is the elder son of actors Dame Maggie Smith and Sir Robert Stephens. His younger br ...

(born 1967), English actor *

Chris Lawrence (disambiguation) Christopher or Chris Lawrence may refer to: * Chris Lawrence (racing driver) (1933–2011), British racing driver *Chris Lawrence (rugby league) (born 1988), Australian professional rugby league player * Chris Lawrence (visual effects) (active si ...

, multiple people * Chris Lea, designer, politician, and political activist in Canada *

Chris Leary Chris Leary is a national television and radio show personality, who was the host of the Fox All Access syndicated radio show from 1994 to 2012. Professional wrestling Leary worked for World Wrestling Federation appearing on '' WWF Sunday Night He ...

, national television and radio show personality *

Chris Leben Christian Cyrus Leben (born July 21, 1980) is an American former mixed martial artist, referee, and bare knuckle boxer. A professional MMA competitor from 2002 until 2013, he most notably competed in the UFC in the Middleweight division, compili ...

(born 1980), American mixed martial artist * Chris Chan Lee, American filmmaker *

Chris Lemmon Christopher Boyd Lemmon (born June 22, 1954) is an American actor and author. Early life and education Lemmon was born in Los Angeles, California, the son of actress Cynthia Stone and actor Jack Lemmon. Lemmon attended the Verde Valley School ...

(born 1954), American actor and author * Chris Lincoln (born 1947), American sportscaster * Chris Lindstrom (born 1997), American football player *

Chris Lowe Christopher Sean Lowe (born 4 October 1959) is an English musician, singer and songwriter, and co-founder of the synth-pop duo Pet Shop Boys, which he formed with Neil Tennant in 1981. Biography Lowe attended Arnold School, an independent ...

(born 1959), English musician *

Chris MacFarland Chris MacFarland (born March 28, 1970) is an Americans, American ice hockey executive serving as the General Manager (ice hockey), general manager for the Colorado Avalanche of the National Hockey League (NHL). Early life Born in the Bronx, New ...

(born 1970), American ice hockey executive *

Chris Madsen Chris Madsen (February 25, 1851 – January 9, 1944) was a lawman of the Old West who is best known as being one of The Three Guardsmen, the name given to Madsen and two other Deputy US Marshals who were responsible for the apprehension and/or k ...

(1851–1944), American lawman of the Old West * Chris Madsen (musician) (born 1954), Canadian singer, songwriter, teacher, and writer *

Chris Makepeace Christopher Makepeace (born April 22, 1964) is a Canadian former actor, known for his starring roles in the coming-of-age film '' My Bodyguard'' (1980) and comedy horror '' Vamp'' (1986), and supporting roles in the screwball comedy ''Meatballs'' ...

(born 1964), Canadian former actor * Chris Mannella (born 1994), Canadian soccer player *

Chris Masters Christopher Todd Mordetzky (born January 8, 1983) is an American professional wrestler, currently signed to National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) under the ring name Chris Adonis as a member of Strictly Business. He is a former two-time National ...

(born 1983), American professional wrestler *

Chris Markoff Chris Markoff is a Yugoslav-American retired professional wrestler. He is best known for his appearances with professional wrestling promotions in the Midwestern United States in the 1960s. Early life Markoff was born in Yugoslavia and raised in ...

, Yugoslav-American retired professional wrestler *

Chris Martin (disambiguation) Chris Martin (born 1977) is the English frontman of Coldplay. Chris Martin is also the name of: In sports *Chris Martin (linebacker) (born 1960), American NFL linebacker *Chris Martin (defensive back) (born 1974), former professional American fo ...

, multiple people * Chris Mazza (born 1989), American baseball player *

Chris McCandless Christopher Johnson McCandless (; February 12, 1968 – August 1992), also known by his pseudonym "Alexander Supertramp", was an American adventurer who sought an increasingly nomadic lifestyle as he grew up. McCandless is the subject of '' Int ...

(1968–1992), American hiker * Chris McDuffie, American musician * Chris McKhool (born 1968), Canadian violinist, producer, guitarist, composer, and singer-songwriter * Chris McNair (1925-2019), American businessman and politician * Chris McQueen (born 1987), Australian rugby league player * Chris Meledandri (born 1959), American film producer and CEO of Illumination *

Chris Melendez Christopher Melendez (born June 13, 1987) is an American professional wrestler and a second-generation United States Army Veteran, best known for his time in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). Melendez was injured in an IED attack that cost him ...

(born 1987), American professional wrestler *

Chris Michaels William Pierce (born July 13, 1961) is an American professional wrestler, better known by the ring name Chris Michaels. He is best known for his appearances with the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania-based professional wrestling promotion Eastern Champion ...

(born 1961), American professional wrestler *

Chris Minns Christopher John Minns (born 17 September 1979) is an Australian politician who is the leader of the NSW Labor Party. He was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly as the member for Kogarah for the Labor Party at the 2015 New South ...

(born 1979), Australian politician *

Chris Montez Chris Montez (born Ezekiel Christopher Montañez on January 17, 1943) is an American guitarist and vocalist, whose stylistic approach has ranged from rock & roll to pop standards and Latin music. His rock sound is exemplified in songs such as hi ...

(born 1943), American guitarist *

Chris Murphy (disambiguation) Chris Murphy (born 1973) is a United States Senator from Connecticut. Chris or Christopher Murphy may also refer to: Musicians * Chris Murphy (manager) (1954–2021), Australian band manager and music entrepreneur * Chris Murphy (Canadian musician ...

, multiple people *

Chris Myarick Christopher George Myarick (born October 6, 1995) is an American football fullback for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Temple. Professional career Miami Dolphins Myarick was signed by the ...

(born 1995), American football player *

Chris Niosi Christopher Edwin Niosi (born December 31, 1988), also known by his pseudonym Kirbopher, is an American voice actor, animator, and producer. His voice-work includes Lord Uroko in '' Nagi-Asu: A Lull in the Sea'', Arataka Reigen in '' Mob Psycho 1 ...

(born 1988), American animator, producer, and voice actor *

Chris Noth Christopher David Noth ( ; born November 13, 1954) is an American actor. He is known for his television roles as NYPD Detective Mike Logan on ''Law & Order'' (1990–95), Big on ''Sex and the City'' (1998–2004), and Peter Florrick on ''The ...

(born 1954), American actor *

Chris Odom Chris Odom (born September 16, 1994) is an American football defensive end for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Arkansas State. Odom has also been a member of the Atlanta Falcons, Green Bay ...

(born 1994), American football player *

Chris O'Dowd Christopher O'Dowd (born 9 October 1979) is an Irish actor and comedian. He received wide attention as Roy Trenneman, one of the lead characters in the Channel 4 comedy ''The IT Crowd'', which ran for four series between 2006 and 2010. He has ...

(born 1979), Irish actor and comedian *

Chris Okey Christopher Campbell Okey (born December 29, 1994) is an American professional baseball catcher who is currently a free agent. He made his MLB debut in 2022. He played college baseball for the Clemson Tigers of Clemson University. Amateur career ...

(born 1994), American baseball player * Chris Oladokun (born 1997), American football player * Chris O'Loughlin (born 1967), American Olympic fencer * Chris Olson (ice hockey) (born 1964), American former professional ice hockey goaltender *

Chris O'Neill (YouTuber) Christopher Luke O'Neill (born 21 November 1990), also known by his Internet pseudonym Oney () or OneyNG, is an Irish animator, YouTuber, voice actor, musician, and video game designer. He is known for his Flash animations and being the founder a ...

(born 1990), Irish YouTuber, animator, voice actor, musician, and video game designer *

Chris Owings Christopher Scott Owings (born August 12, 1991) is an American professional baseball utility player who is a free agent. He has previously played in MLB for the Arizona Diamondbacks, Kansas City Royals, Boston Red Sox, Colorado Rockies and B ...

(born 1991), American professional baseball player *

Chris Oxspring Chris Andrew Oxspring (born 13 May 1977) is a former Australian professional baseball pitcher who played for a number of teams around the world. Career Oxspring joined the Hanshin Tigers in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the 2006 seaso ...

(born 1977), Australian former professional baseball player * Chris Paddack (born 1996), American baseball player *

Chris Parker (disambiguation) Chris Parker may refer to: Popular media * Chris Parker (comedian) (born 1990), New Zealand comedian * Chris Parker (radio) (born 1964), American radio personality * Chris Parker, English screenwriter and co-creator of the TV series '' Bedlam'' ...

, multiple people *

Chris Parnell Thomas Christopher Parnell (; born February 5, 1967) is an American actor and comedian. He was a cast member on ''Saturday Night Live'' from 1998 to 2006 and played the role of Dr. Leo Spaceman on ''30 Rock''. In animation, he voices Cyril Figgis ...

(born 1967), American actor * Chris Pang (born 1984), Australian actor and producer *

Chris Paul Christopher Emmanuel Paul (born May 6, 1985), nicknamed "CP3" and “The Point God”, is an American professional basketball player who plays for the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Paul is widely regarded as one ...

(born 1985), American basketball player *

Chris Paul (American football) Christopher Paul (born November 19, 1998) is an American football offensive guard for the Washington Commanders of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Tulsa and was drafted by the Commanders in the seventh round of ...

(born 1998), American football player *

Chris Peace (American football) Christopher Aziz Peace (born February 8, 1996) is an American football former coach and outside linebacker who is currently a graduate assistant for the Virginia Cavaliers. He played college football at Virginia and in the National Football Leagu ...

(born 1996), American football player *

Chris Penn Christopher Shannon Penn (October 10, 1965 – January 24, 2006) was an American actor. He was the brother of actor Sean Penn and musician Michael Penn. Noted as a skilled character actor from a prominent acting dynasty, he was typically cast ...

(1965–2006), American actor *

Chris Perez (disambiguation) Chris Perez may refer to: * Chris Pérez (born 1969), American guitarist * Chris Perez (baseball) (born 1985), American baseball player * Chris Perez (gridiron football) (born 1969), American player of gridiron football {{hndis, Perez, Chri ...

, multiple people *

Chris Pine Chris Pine (born August 26, 1980) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as James T. Kirk in the ''Star Trek'' reboot film series (2009–present), Steve Trevor in the DC Extended Universe films '' Wonder Woman'' (2017) and ' ...

(born 1980), American actor *

Chris Pitman Chris Pitman (born November 16, 1961) is an American musician best known for his involvement with the hard rock band Guns N' Roses. A multi-instrumentalist, Pitman is known to play keyboards, guitar and drums, in addition to his role as a lead ...

(born 1961), American musician *

Chris Pontius Chris Pontius (born July 16, 1974) is an American stunt performer and television personality. He is best known as a cast member of the reality comedy show '' Jackass'' and co-host of its spinoff '' Wildboyz'' with fellow cast member Steve-O. ...

(born 1974), American actor *

Chris Potter (actor) Christopher Jay Potter (born August 23, 1960) is a Canadian actor, director, musician, and pitchman. He is primarily known for his roles on soap operas and prime-time television. Potter is known for his roles as Peter Caine, the son of Kwai C ...

(born 1960), Canadian actor, musician and pitchman *

Chris Potter (jazz saxophonist) Chris Potter (born January 1, 1971) is an American jazz saxophonist, composer, and multi-instrumentalist. Potter first came to prominence as a sideman with trumpeter Red Rodney (1992–1993), before extended stints with drummer Paul Motian (19 ...

(born 1971), American jazz saxophonist, composer, and multi-instrumentalist *

Chris Potter (record producer) Chris Potter is a British record producer and mixer, most known for his work as long-term collaborator and producer of The Verve and Richard Ashcroft. Potter started his career at Maison Rouge Studios in London, where he worked his way up throu ...

, British music producer and mixer *

Chris Potter (priest) Christopher Nicholas Lynden Potter is a retired Anglican priest. Potter was born on 4 October 1949, educated at Haileybury and the University of Leeds and ordained in 1993 after an earlier career as a furniture designer and cabinet maker. He beg ...

(born 1969), Dean of St Asaph *

Chris Pratt Christopher Michael Pratt (born June 21, 1979) is an American actor. He rose to prominence for playing Andy Dwyer in the NBC sitcom ''Parks and Recreation'' (2009–2015). He also appeared in The WB drama series '' Everwood'' (2002–2006) ...

(born 1979), American actor *

Chris Prieto Christian Michael Prieto (born August 24, 1972) is a former professional baseball player who played one season in Major League Baseball for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in . Prieto attended Carmel High School, and the University of Neva ...

(born 1972), American baseball player and coach * Chris Pyne (1939–1995), English jazz trombonist * Chris Quick (born 1988), Scottish film producer * Chris Quilala, American Christian musician and worship leader * Chris Ramsay, American magician and YouTuber * Chris Ramsey (disambiguation), multiple people *

Chris Rea Christopher Anton Rea ( ; born 4 March 1951) is an English rock and blues singer and guitarist from Middlesbrough. A "gravel-voiced guitar stalwart" known for his slide guitar playing, Rea has recorded twenty five solo albums, two of which t ...

(born 1951), English rock and blues singer and guitarist *

Chris Rea (rugby union) Christopher William Wallace Rea (born 22 October 1943) is a former Scotland international rugby union player. He was capped 13 times for Scotland, scoring three tries, including the winning try in the 1971 Calcutta Cup. Rea toured New Zealand i ...

(born 1943), Scotland former international rugby union player *

Chris Reed (disambiguation) Chris or Christopher Reed may refer to: *Christopher Robert Reed (born 1942), American historian *Christopher Reed (politician) (born 1972), American politician * Chris Reed (figure skater) (1989–2020), Japanese ice dancer *Chris Reed (baseball) ...

, multiple people * Chris Reeve (born 1953), South African-American knife maker * Chris Rosenberg (1950–1979), American member of the DeMeo crew *

Chris Rock Christopher Julius Rock (born February 7, 1965) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, and filmmaker. Known for his work in comic film, television and stage, he has received multiple accolades, including three Grammy Awards for best comedy ...

(born 1965), American comedian and actor *

Chris Rowland Chris Rowland (born December 19, 1997) is an American football wide receiver for the Philadelphia Stars of the United States Football League (USFL). He played college football for the Tennessee State Tigers. After college, he signed with the ...

(born 1997), American football player * Chris Rowley (born 1990), American baseball player * Chris Rudge (born 1945), Canadian business executive *

Chris Rumph Chris Rumph (born December 21, 1971) is an American football coach who is currently the defensive line coach for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League. He most recently served as the defensive line coach for the Chicago Bears of t ...

(born 1971), American football coach * Chris Rumph II (born 1998), American football player * Chris Sabburg (born 1990), Australian cricketer *

Chris Sabin Joshua Harter (born February 4, 1982), better known by his ring name Chris Sabin, is an American professional wrestler. He is currently signed to Impact Wrestling, and is also known for his work in Ring of Honor. After being trained by Scot ...

(born 1982), American professional wrestler *

Chris Sale Christopher Allen Sale (born March 30, 1989) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played in MLB for the Chicago White Sox, with whom he made his major league debut on ...

(born 1989), American baseball player * Chris Salvi (born 1989), American football player *

Chris Sandow Chris Sandow (born 9 January 1989) is an Indigenous Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played as a goal-kicking or , he could also play as a . Background Sandow was born in Kingaroy, Queensland. Sandow grew up in ...

(born 1989), Indigenous Australian rugby league player *

Chris Sarandon Christopher Sarandon (; born July 24, 1942) is an American actor. He is well known for playing a variety of iconic characters, including Jerry Dandrige in '' Fright Night'' (1985), Prince Humperdinck in '' The Princess Bride'' (1987), Detective ...

(born 1942), American actor * Chris Sauve, Canadian animator *

Chris Savino Christopher Mason Savino (born October 2, 1971) is an American writer, comic book artist, and former animator. He is well-known as the creator of the animated series ''The Loud House''. Savino has also worked on ''The Ren & Stimpy Show'', ''Dexte ...

(born 1971), American cartoon animator *

Chris Schenkel Christopher Eugene Schenkel (August 21, 1923 – September 11, 2005) was an American sportscaster. Over the course of five decades he called play-by-play for numerous sports on television and radio, becoming known for his smooth delivery and bar ...

(1923–2005), American sportscaster *

Chris Schultz Christopher Schultz (February 16, 1960 – March 4, 2021) was a Canadian professional football player who was an offensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL) and Canadian Football League (CFL). He primarily played with the CFL Toronto ...

(1960–2021), Canadian professional football player *

Chris Seitz Christopher Seitz (born March 12, 1987) is an American former soccer player. He played as a goalkeeper in Major League Soccer from 2007 until his retirement in 2021. Youth and college Chris Seitz was awarded Gatorade's California High School S ...

(born 1987), American former soccer player * Chris Slayton (born 1995), American football player * Chris Smalls, American labor organizer * Chris Smith (disambiguation), multiple people *

Chris Snyder Christopher Ryan Snyder (born February 12, 1981) is an American former professional baseball catcher in Major League Baseball (MLB). He played in MLB for the Pittsburgh Pirates, the Arizona Diamondbacks, the Houston Astros and the Baltimore Oriol ...

(born 1981), American baseball player * Chris Snyder (American football) (born 1974), American football player *

Chris Soteros Christine Elaine Soteros is a Canadian applied mathematician. She is professor and acting head of the department of mathematics and statistics at the University of Saskatchewan, and site director of the Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Scie ...

, Canadian mathematician *

Chris Spedding Christopher John Spedding (born Peter Robinson, 17 June 1944) is an English musician, singer, guitarist, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, composer, and record producer. In a career spanning more than 50 years, Spedding is best known for his st ...

(born 1944), English musician, singer, guitarist, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, composer, Womble and record producer *

Chris Stack Christopher Stack (born June 13 in Chicago, Illinois), is an actor who took over the role of Michael McBain, replacing Nathaniel Marston, on the ABC soap opera ''One Life to Live'' from December 3, 2007, to June 17, 2009. Stack temporarily retur ...

, American actor *

Chris Stapleton Christopher Alvin Stapleton (born April 15, 1978) is an American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and record producer. He was born in Lexington, Kentucky, and grew up in Staffordsville, Kentucky. In 2001, Stapleton moved to Nashville, Tennessee, t ...

(born 1978), American singer-songwriter and guitarist * Chris Stark (born 1987), British radio personality *

Chris Starkjohann Chris Starkjohann (born June 30, 1956) is an American professional golfer who played on the Nationwide Tour and the Champions Tour. Starkjohann joined the Nationwide Tour in 1993. He only played in two events on the Nationwide Tour between 1994 a ...

(born 1956), American golfer *

Chris Staros Chris Staros (born 1962) is the Editor-in-Chief of the graphic novel publishing company Top Shelf Productions, and also does comics mentoring for aspiring comics professionals at www.chrisstaros.com. He is also the author of ''Yearbook Stories, 19 ...

, American comic book publisher *

Chris Stein Christopher Stein (born January 5, 1950) is an American musician known as the co-founder and guitarist of the new wave band Blondie. He is also a producer and performer for the classic soundtrack of the hip hop film ''Wild Style'', and writer ...

(born 1950), American musician and photographer *

Chris Stout Chris Stout (born 1976) is a Scottish fiddle/violin player from Shetland, now based in Glasgow. Stout grew up in Fair Isle and lived there until 8 years of age before moving to Sandwick on the Shetland Mainland, then on to Glasgow in the 1990s ...

(born 1984), Scottish fiddle player * Chris Stratton (born 1990), American baseball player * Chris Streveler (born 1995), American football player *

Chris Stuckmann Christopher Michael Stuckmann (born April 15, 1988) is an American filmmaker, YouTuber, author, and film critic. As one of the most popular film critics on YouTube, Stuckmann has over 2 million subscribers and over 706 million views on the platf ...

(born 1988), American film critic *

Chris Sununu Christopher Thomas Sununu ( ; born November 5, 1974) is an American politician and engineer who has served as the 82nd governor of New Hampshire since 2017. A member of the Republican Party, Sununu was a member of the New Hampshire Executive Cou ...

(born 1974), American politician *

Chris Taylor (disambiguation) Chris Taylor may refer to: Music * Chris Taylor (Christian rock musician), American singer-songwriter * Chris Taylor (Grizzly Bear musician) (born 1981), American musician and producer with the band Grizzly Bear * Chris Taylor (music producer) ...

, multiple people *

Chris Tomlin Christopher Dwayne Tomlin (born May 4, 1972) is an American contemporary Christian music singer, songwriter, and worship leader from Grand Saline, Texas, United States, who has sold over 7 million records. He is a member of Passion Conferences an ...

(born 1972), American musician * Chris Tamer (born 1970), American ice hockey player *

Chris Terrio Chris Terrio (born December 31, 1976) is an American screenwriter and film director. He is best known for writing the screenplay for the 2012 film ''Argo'', for which he won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. Terrio also won the Writ ...

(born 1976), American screenwriter and film director * Chris Thomas (born 1947), English record producer * Chris Thomas Devlin, American screenwriter * Chris Tordoff, English-born Irish comedian, actor, writer, YouTuber, and live streamer *

Chris Tucker Christopher Tucker (born August 31, 1971) is an American actor and comedian. Tucker made his debut in 1992 as a stand-up performer on the HBO comedy series '' Def Comedy Jam'', where he frequently appeared on the show during the 1990s. He ap ...

(born 1971), American actor and comedian *

Chris Valaika Christopher Andrew Valaika (born August 14, 1985) is an American former professional baseball infielder and current coach who is the hitting coach for the Cleveland Guardians of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) ...

(born 1985), American baseball player and coach * Chris Van Vliet (born 1983), Canadian television/radio personality * Chris Von Erich (1969–1991), American professional wrestler *

Chris Vrenna Chris Vrenna (born February 23, 1967 in Erie, Pennsylvania) is an American musician, producer, engineer, remixer, songwriter, programmer, and founder of the electronic band Tweaker. Vrenna played drums for the industrial rock band Nine Inch Nails ...

(born 1967), American musician * Chris Waddell (born 1968), American Paralympic sit-skier and wheelchair track athlete *

Chris Waddle Christopher Roland Waddle (born 14 December 1960) is an English former professional football player and manager. He currently works as a commentator. Nicknamed "Magic Chris", football journalist Luke Ginnell wrote that Waddle was "widely ack ...

(born 1960), English former professional football player and manager *

Chris Wade (disambiguation) Christopher or Chris Wade may refer to: *Chris Wade (fighter) (born 1987), American mixed martial artist *Chris Wade (real estate broker) (born 1945), American real estate broker involved in the Whitewater controversy *Chris Wade (Researcher) *Chr ...

, multiple people * Chris Walker (disambiguation), multiple people *

Chris Ware Franklin Christenson "Chris" Ware (born December 28, 1967) is an American cartoonist known for his ''Acme Novelty Library'' series (begun 1994) and the graphic novels '' Jimmy Corrigan, the Smartest Kid on Earth'' (2000), ''Building Stories'' (201 ...

(born 1967), American cartoonist * Chris Warren III (born 1996), American football player * Chris Watson (disambiguation), multiple people * Chris Webber (disambiguation), several people *

Chris Weidman Christopher James WeidmanMIXED MARTIAL ARTS S ...

(born 1984), American mixed martial artist *

Chris Weitz Christopher John Weitz (born November 30, 1969) is an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. He is best known for his work with his brother Paul on the comedy films '' American Pie'' and '' About a Boy''; the latter earned the Weitz ...

(born 1969), American producer, writer, director, and actor * Chris Westry (born 1997), American football player *

Chris Whitecross Christine Theresa Whitecross (born 7 July 1961), CMM, MSM, CD, is a Canadian retired lieutenant-general. A graduate of Queen's University and the Royal Military College of Canada, she has served in Germany, Bosnia, and Afghanistan. Whitecross ...

, Canadian lieutenant-general *

Chris Wiggins Christopher John Wiggins (January 13, 1931 – February 19, 2017) was an English-born Canadian actor. Career He started out as a banker in his home country before he began his acting career in Canada, where he moved in 1952. Wiggins is probably ...

, associate professor of applied mathematics at Columbia University *

(1931–2017), English-born Canadian actor * Chris Wilcox (born 1982), American basketball player *

Chris Wilcox (American football) Chris Wilcox (born October 30, 1997) is an American football cornerback for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at BYU and was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the seventh round, 251st ...

(born 1997), American football player * Chris Wilson (disambiguation), multiple people *

Chris Wilder Christopher John Wilder (born 23 September 1967) is an English professional football manager and former player who played as a right-back. He was most recently the manager of club Middlesbrough. His extensive professional playing career saw s ...

(born 1967), English professional football manager and former player * Chris Williams (disambiguation), multiple people *

Chris Williamson (disambiguation) Chris Williamson may refer to: * Chris Williamson (politician) (born 1956), British politician, former MP for Derby North * Chris Williamson (alpine skier) (born 1972), Canadian alpine skier and Paralympic Champion * Chris Williamson (American f ...

, multiple people *

Chris Wolstenholme Christopher Tony Wolstenholme (born 2 December 1978) is an English musician. He is the bassist and backing vocalist for the rock band Muse. Early life Chris Wolstenholme grew up in the English town of Rotherham before moving to Teignmouth, D ...

(born 1978), English musician *

Chris Woodruff Chris Woodruff (born January 3, 1973) is an American former professional tennis player and current head coach at the University of Tennessee. He won the 1997 Canada Masters, reached the quarterfinals of the 2000 Australian Open and attained a c ...

(born 1973), American tennis player * Chris Woods (disambiguation), multiple people *

Chris Woodward Christopher Michael Woodward (born June 27, 1976) is an American former professional baseball utility player, coach and manager. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Toronto Blue Jays, New York Mets, Atlanta Braves, Seattle Mariners, ...

(born 1976), American former professional baseball utility player and coach * Chris Worley (born 1995), American football player * Chris Wormley (born 1993), American football player * Chris Young (disambiguation), multiple people *

Chris Zachary William Christopher Zachary (February 19, 1944 – April 19, 2003) was an American professional baseball pitcher, a right-hander who appeared in 108 games, 40 as a starter, over a nine-year career in Major League Baseball for the Houston C ...

(1944–2003), American professional baseball pitcher

Fictional characters

* Chris Bradley, a character from the X-Men comic books published my Marvel Comics and first appeared in the comic book series '' X-Men Unlimited'' * Chris Chambers, a character in the 1986 American coming-of-age movie '' Stand by Me'' played by

River Phoenix River Jude Phoenix (; August 23, 1970 – October 31, 1993) was an American actor, musician and activist. Phoenix grew up in an itinerant family, as the older brother of Rain Phoenix, Joaquin Phoenix, Liberty Phoenix, and Summer Phoenix. He h ...

* Chris Collins, a character in the 1990 American natural horror comedy movie ''

Arachnophobia Arachnophobia is a specific phobia brought about by the irrational fear of spiders and other arachnids such as scorpions. Signs and symptoms People with arachnophobia tend to feel uneasy in any area they believe could harbour spiders or th ...

'' * Chris Farber, a character in the 1994 American TV miniseries ''

V The Final Battle ''V: The Final Battle'' (abbreviated as ''V:TFB'') is a 1984 American TV miniseries. It is a sequel to the 1983 miniseries ''V'' written by Kenneth Johnson about aliens known as "The Visitors" trying to take over Earth. Johnson parted ways ...

'' * Chris, a character played by

Christian Tessier Christian Tessier (born January 1, 1978) is a Canadian actor and singer who began his career as a child actor on ''You Can't Do That On Television.'' He has since appeared in numerous TV and film roles. Early life Tessier was born in Toronto on ...

in the 1996 movie ''Natural Enemy'' * Chris Finch, a character from the American television series ''

The Office ''The Office'' is a mockumentary sitcom created by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, first made in the United Kingdom, then Germany, and subsequently the United States. It has since been remade in ten other countries. The original series of ...

'' * Chris Fuller, a character in the American fantasy sitcom '' Out of This World'' * Chris Grandy in the movie ''

13 Going on 30 ''13 Going on 30'' (released as ''Suddenly 30'' in some countries) is a 2004 American fantasy romantic comedy film written by Cathy Yuspa and Josh Goldsmith, directed by Gary Winick, and starring Jennifer Garner. It follows a 13-year-old girl in ...

'' * Chris Griffen, a character from the 2006 film '' We Are Marshall'' *

Chris Griffin Christopher “Chris” Cross Griffin is a fictional character from the animated television series, ''Family Guy''. He is the second of three children of Peter and Lois Griffin and is also the older brother of Stewie Griffin and the younger b ...

, a character from ''

Family Guy ''Family Guy'' is an American animated sitcom originally conceived and created by Seth MacFarlane for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The show centers around the Griffins, a dysfunctional family consisting of parents Peter and Lois; their ...

'' * Chris Halliwell, a character from the supernatural TV series '' Charmed'' * Chris Hammond, a character from the 1987 American fantasy-comedy movie '' Like Father Like Son'' * Chris Hayden, a character from the 1974 film '' Black Christmas'' * Chris Hillard, a character from the 1993 American comedy-drama film '' Mrs. Doubtfire'' * Chris Hughes, a character from the 2010 film ''

The Social Network ''The Social Network'' is a 2010 American biographical drama film directed by David Fincher and written by Aaron Sorkin, based on the 2009 book '' The Accidental Billionaires'' by Ben Mezrich. It portrays the founding of social networking ...

'' * Chris Johnston, the main character from the 2003 film ''

Timeline A timeline is a display of a list of events in chronological order. It is typically a graphic design showing a long bar labelled with dates paralleling it, and usually contemporaneous events. Timelines can use any suitable scale represen ...

'' * Chris Keller, a character from the American TV series '' Oz'' * Chris Keller, a character from the American TV series ''

One Tree Hill One Tree Hill may refer to: * "One Tree Hill" (song), a 1987 song by U2 referencing One Tree Hill, New Zealand volcanic peak * ''One Tree Hill'' (TV series), a 2003–2012 American drama series named for the U2 song ** ''One Tree Hill'' (soundtr ...

'' * Christopher "Chris" Kirkman, a character in '' Bravest Warriors'' * Chris Kruger, the main character from the 2005 film '' Jarhead'' * Chris Kyle, a character from the 2014 film ''

American Sniper ''American Sniper'' is a 2014 American biographical war drama film directed by Clint Eastwood and written by Jason Hall. It is loosely based on the memoir ''American Sniper'' (2012) by Chris Kyle, with Scott McEwen and Jim DeFelice. The film ...

'' * Chris Lloyd, a character from the 1985 film ''

Target Target may refer to: Physical items * Shooting target, used in marksmanship training and various shooting sports ** Bullseye (target), the goal one for which one aims in many of these sports ** Aiming point, in field artillery, fi ...

'' * Chris MacNeil, a character from the 1971 novel ''

The Exorcist ''The Exorcist'' is a 1973 American supernatural horror film directed by William Friedkin and written for the screen by William Peter Blatty, based on his 1971 novel of the same name. It stars Ellen Burstyn, Max von Sydow, Lee J. Cobb, Kitt ...

'' and its franchise *

Chris McLean ''Total Drama'' is a Canadian animated comedy television series that began airing on Teletoon in 2007 in Canada and on Cartoon Network in 2008 in the United States. The first season, titled ''Total Drama Island'', follows twenty-two contestants o ...

, a character from ''

Total Drama ''Total Drama'' (often shortened as ''TD'') is a Canadian animated television series created by Jennifer Pertsch and Tom McGillis that premiered on Teletoon in Canada on July 8, 2007, and on Cartoon Network in the U.S. on June 5, 2008. The s ...

'' * Chris Miller, a character in the 1986 American fantasy drama film ''

The Barker ''The Barker'' is a 1928 part-talkie pre-Code romantic drama film produced and released by First National Pictures, a subsidiary of Warner Bros., acquired in September 1928. The film was directed by George Fitzmaurice and stars Milton Sil ...

'' * Christopher "Chris" Myers, character from the 2016 film '' The Promise'' * Chris "Oz" Ostreicher, a character from the 1999 film '' American Pie'' and its 2001 sequel * Chris Pappas, a character from '' Neighbours'' * Chris Parker, a character played by Elisabeth Shue in the 1987 American teen movie ''

Adventures in Babysitting ''Adventures in Babysitting'' (also known as ''A Night on the Town'' in certain countries) is a 1987 American teen comedy film written by David Simkins and directed by Chris Columbus in his directorial debut. It stars Elisabeth Shue, Keith Co ...

'' * Chris Peterson, the main character from the American TV sitcom '' Get a Life'' (1990–1992) * Chris Pratt, a character from the 2007 film '' The Lookout'' * Chris Potter, fictional character on sitcom ''Kenan and Kel'' played by Dan Frischman *

Chris Redfield is a character in ''Resident Evil'' (''Biohazard'' in Japan), a survival horror video game series created by Japanese company Capcom. Chris debuted as one of the two playable characters of the original ''Resident Evil'' (1996), alongside his ...

, a character from the ''

Resident Evil ''Resident Evil'', known in Japan as is a Japanese horror game series and media franchise created by Capcom. It consists of survival horror, third-person shooter and first-person shooter games, with players typically surviving in environmen ...

'' franchise * Chris Tate, character from the British ITV soap opera, ''

Emmerdale ''Emmerdale'' (known as ''Emmerdale Farm'' until 1989) is a British soap opera that is broadcast on ITV1. The show is set in Emmerdale (known as Beckindale until 1994), a fictional village in the Yorkshire Dales. Created by Kevin Laffa ...

'' * Christopher "Chris" Traeger, a character from the American TV series ''

Parks and Recreation ''Parks and Recreation'' (also known as ''Parks and Rec'') is an American political satire mockumentary sitcom television series created by Greg Daniels and Michael Schur. The series aired on NBC from April 9, 2009, to February 24, 2015, f ...

'' * Chris Thorndyke, a human boy in the ''Sonic X'' anime television series * Chris Turner, a character in the 1993 TV series ''

Journey to the Center of the Earth ''Journey to the Center of the Earth'' (french: Voyage au centre de la Terre), also translated with the variant titles ''A Journey to the Centre of the Earth'' and ''A Journey into the Interior of the Earth'', is a classic science fiction novel ...

'' * Chris 'Cav' Anton Vichon, a character from the 2002 film ''

Brown Sugar Brown sugar is unrefined or partially refined soft sugar. Brown Sugar may also refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Films * ''Brown Sugar'' (1922 film), a 1922 British silent film directed by Fred Paul * ''Brown Sugar'' (1931 film), a 1931 ...

'' *

Chris Warner Christopher Alexander Warner is a fictional character on the New Zealand soap opera ''Shortland Street'' who has been portrayed by Michael Galvin since the show's first episode, making him the longest running original character. Galvin quit the ...

, fictional character on the New Zealand soap opera ''Shortland Street'' * Chris Wells, a character in the 2008 television movie ''

The Nanny Express ''The Nanny Express'' is a Hallmark Channel television film. It premiered on Hallmark Channel on July 11, 2008, and stars Vanessa Marcil, Dean Stockwell, and Brennan Elliott. Plot After the passing of their mother three years prior, Ben and Emi ...

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* Cristiana Cucchi, Italian singer also known as Chris *

Héloïse Letissier Héloïse Adélaïde Letissier (; born 1 June 1988), known professionally as Rahim C Redcar (sometimes shortened as Chris or Redcar), and formerly as Christine and the Queens, is a French singer and songwriter. Born and raised in Nantes, she st ...

(born 1 June 1988), French musician performing as ''Chris'' since 2018

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