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'' (Χρι ...

, Christina,

Christine Christine may refer to: People * Christine (name), a female given name Film * ''Christine'' (1958 film), based on Schnitzler's play ''Liebelei'' * ''Christine'' (1983 film), based on King's novel of the same name * ''Christine'' (1987 fil ...

, 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 raise ...

(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 as ...

(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) (born 1970), English cricketer * Chris Adams ...

, multiple people *

Chris Adcock Christopher Thomas Adcock (born 27 April 1989) is a retired English badminton player. Adcock is currently sponsored by Yonex and YC Sports and plays for the University of Nottingham-based NBL team. He entered the National team in 2006, and late ...

(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 (1923–2004), American actor * Chris Amon (1943–2016), former New Zealand motor racing driver * Chris Andersen (born 1978), American basketball player *

Chris Anderson (disambiguation) Chris Anderson may refer to: Sports * Chris Anderson (baseball) (born 1992), American baseball player * Chris Anderson (cheese roller), 22-time winner of annual cheese rolling * Chris Anderson (footballer, born 1925) (1925–1986), Scottish footb ...

, multiple people * Chris Angel (wrestler) (born 1982), Puerto Rican professional wrestler *

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(born 1984), Danish cycler * Chris Anstey (born 1975), Australian basketball player * Chris Anthony, American voice actress *

Chris Antley Christopher Wiley Antley (January 6, 1966 – December 2, 2000) was an American National Champion and U.S. Racing Hall of Fame jockey. Biography He was born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and grew up in Elloree, South Carolina. He left school at ...

(1966–2000), champion American jockey * Chris Archer (born 1988), American baseball player * Chris Arreola (born 1981), American professional boxer * Chris Axworthy (born 1947), Canadian politician and academic * Chris Baillie (politician) (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 Kat ...

, 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 (band), the Presidents of the United States of America. He als ...

(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) (born 1973), head coach of the Texas Longhorns men's basketba ...

, 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 Oxford ...

(born 1955), British social worker, university lecturer, and science fiction author *

Chris Bell (disambiguation) Chris or Christopher Bell may refer to: *Chris Bell (American musician) (1951–1978), singer-songwriter and guitarist of the band Big Star *Chris Bell (American football) (born 1976), American football offensive tackle *Chris Bell, Australian musi ...

, multiple people *

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

(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"T ...

, 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'' *

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 Parliame ...

(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 Bison football, North Dakota State. He won three FCS Divisio ...

(born 1995), American football player *

Chris Bolt Christopher Bolt Order of the Bath, CB is a British economist and, formerly non-executive chairman of the Office of Rail Regulation, the national economic and safety regulatory authority for Britain's railways, and (separately) the arbiter for th ...

, British economist * Chris Botti (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 (Ca ...

, multiple people *

Chris Brubeck Christopher Brubeck is an American musician and composer, both in jazz and classical music. As a musician, he mainly plays electric bass, bass trombone, and piano. The son of noted jazz pianist and composer Dave Brubeck, in 1972 he joined his fath ...

, 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 N ...

(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 an ...

(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 Waitress ...

, American private investigator * Chris Campbell (cornerback) (born 1995), American football player * Chris Candido (1972–2005), American professional wrestler * Chris Carmack (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 ...

(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 Wor ...

(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 a ...

(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 Can ...

(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 19 ...

(born 1975), Australian rock musician * Chris Chetti (born 1974), American professional wrestler * Chris Christie (born 1962), former Governor of New Jersey * Chris Clark (writer) (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 Communi ...

(born 1998), American football player * Chris Colfer (born 1990), American actor * Chris Columbus (filmmaker) (born 1958), American movie director and screenwriter * Chris Columbus (musician) (1902–2002), American jazz drummer * Chris Cooper (disambiguation), 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 extensivel ...

(born 1958), British special effects coordinator * Chris Cornell (1964–2017), American musician and songwriter * Chris Covington (born 1996), American football player *

Chris Croft Christopher D. Croft Sr. is a retired United States Army colonel and American politician serving as a Republican member of the Kansas House of Representatives. He represents District 8, which includes the southwestern portion of the city of Overla ...

, American politician *

Chris Cron Christopher John Cron Sr. (born March 31, 1964) is an American former professional baseball player, manager (baseball), manager, and current coach (baseball), coach. he is the assistant hitting coach for the Oakland Athletics of Major League Ba ...

(born 1964), American baseball player and coach *

Chris Cuomo Christopher Cuomo ( ; born August 9, 1970) is a television journalist anchor at NewsNation, based in New York City. He has previously been the ABC News chief law and justice correspondent and the co-anchor for ABC's ''20/20'', news anchor for ...

(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 (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) Christopher or Chris Davis may refer to: Sports American football * Chris Davis (running back) (born 1979), American football fullback * Chris Davis (wide receiver, born 1983), American football wide receiver * Chris Davis (wide receiver, born 198 ...

, multiple people * Chris D'Elia (born 1980), American stand-up comedian *

Chris Denning Christopher David Denning (born 10 May 1941) is an English former radio presenter and convicted sex offender. His career effectively ended when he was convicted of sexual offences in 1974, and Denning has been imprisoned in Great Britain and ove ...

(born 1941), British radio presenter and convicted sex offender *

Chris Devenski Christopher Michael Devenski (born November 13, 1990), also known as "Devo", is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Los Angeles Angels organization. He played in MLB for the Houston Astros from 2016 to 2020, and the Diamondbacks fr ...

(born 1990), American baseball player *

Chris Dickinson (wrestler) Christopher Torre(born August 11, 1987) is an American professional wrestler better known by the ring name Chris Dickinson. He is best known for his work in Game Changer Wrestling, Ring of Honor, Evolve Wrestling, Jersey All Pro Wrestling, New Ja ...

(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 ly ...

(born 1954), English singer, musician, songwriter, and record producer * Chris Distefano (born 1984), American comedian * Chris Dixon (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. H ...

(born 1944), American lobbyist and politician *

Chris Duffy (wrestler) Christopher Thomas Duffy (July 7, 1965 – August 25, 2000) was an American professional wrestler who appeared primarily under the name Chris Duffy. He was a mainstay on the New England independent circuit during the late 1980s and 1990s, most not ...

(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 Christopher Paul Dwyer (born April 10, 1988) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He made his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut with the Kansas City Royals in 2013. Prior to playing professionally, Dwyer attended Clemson Univer ...

(born 1988), American baseball pitcher * Chris Dyson (born 1978), American racing driver *

Chris Eagles Christopher Mark Eagles (born 19 November 1985) is an English former professional footballer who played as a winger. After coming through the youth system at Watford, he began his professional career with Manchester United, but was unable to b ...

(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) Chris Ellis may refer to: * Chris Ellis (actor) (born 1956), actor who performed in movies such as ''My Cousin Vinny'' and ''Days of Thunder'' * Chris Ellis (American football) (born 1985), free agent defensive end * Chris Ellis (basketball) (born ...

, multiple people *

Chris Ensminger Christopher William Ensminger (born December 8, 1973) is an American professional basketball coach and former professional basketball player. Playing career High school Born and raised in Cincinnati, Ohio, Ensminger played high school basketball ...

(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 WBO middleweight and super-middleweight titles between 1990 and 1995, and is ranked by BoxRec as the thir ...

(born 1966), British former professional boxer *

Chris Eubank Jr. Christopher Livingstone Eubank Jr (born 18 September 1989) is a British professional boxer. He has held multiple championships in two weight classes, including the WBA interim middleweight title twice between 2015 and 2021; the IBO super-midd ...

(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, British ...

, 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 ...

(born 1954), American tennis player *

Chris Fehn Christopher Fehn (born February 24, 1973) is an American musician. He was a percussionist and backing vocalist for the heavy metal band Slipknot from 1998 to 2019, in which he was designated #3. He was also the bassist for Will Haven from 201 ...

, American musician *

Chris Fetter Christopher W. Fetter (born December 23, 1985) is an American professional baseball pitching coach for the Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball. Early life and professional career Fetter is from Carmel, Indiana. He attended the University of ...

(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, Fischer grew up on a farm and learned about food f ...

, American chef and farmer from Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts *

Chris Flexen Christopher Flexen Jr. (born July 1, 1994) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Seattle Mariners of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played in MLB for the New York Mets and in the KBO League for the Doosan Bears. Amateu ...

(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 consists ...

* Chris Farley (1964–1997), American actor and comedian * Chris Frantz (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, Joh ...

(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 hi ...

(born 1982), American Filmmaker *

Chris Gall Chris Gall (born 11 July 1975 in Bad Aibling, Germany) is a German jazz pianist and composer. Biography Gall studied classical piano at the Berklee College of Music in Boston, USA. In 1998 he finished jazz studies there. He released the album ...

(born 1975), German jazz pianist and composer * Chris Gardner (disambiguation), several people * Chris Garia (born 1992), Curaçao sprinter and former baseball player * Chris Garrett (disambiguation), multiple people *

Chris Geith Chris Geith is an American composer and arranger of contemporary jazz and New Age music. His band, The Chris Geith Group, signed with Jive Records in Asia in 2001. The band has been no. 1 in the contemporary jazz, Jazz Fusion, and Contemporary U ...

, 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 thir ...

(born 1996), American football player * Chris Gragg (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 serv ...

(born 1959), Canadian astronaut *

Chris Hallam Christopher "Chris" Alexander Hallam, MBE (31 December 1962 – 16 August 2013) was a Welsh Paralympian and wheelchair athlete. He competed at four Paralympic Games; Stoke Mandeville, England (1984), Seoul, South Korea (1988), Barcelona, Spa ...

(1962–2013), Welsh Paralympian and wheelchair athlete * Chris Hamrick (born 1966), American professional wrestler *

Chris Harper (disambiguation) Chris Harper or Christopher Harper may refer to: * Christopher J. Harper (born 1951), American journalist * Sir Chris Harper (RAF officer) (born 1957), British air marshal * Christopher Harper (actor) (born 1977), British actor * Chris Harper (wide ...

, 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 (born 1983), Australian actor * Chris Henchy, American screenwriter and producer *

Chris Herndon Christopher Herndon IV (born February 23, 1996) is an American football tight end who is a free agent. He played college football at Miami (FL) and was drafted by the New York Jets in the fourth round of the 2018 NFL Draft. Early years Hernd ...

(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 pr ...

(born 1979), American professional wrestler *

Chris Hogan (disambiguation) Chris Hogan may refer to: * Chris Hogan (actor), American actor and comedian * Chris Hogan (American football) Christopher James Hogan (born October 24, 1987) is a former American football wide receiver who played in the National Football Leagu ...

, several people *

Chris Holt (disambiguation) Chris Holt may refer to: * Chris Holt (ice hockey) (born 1985), American hockey goaltender * Chris Holt (pitcher) Christopher Michael Holt (born September 18, 1971) is a former pitcher for the Houston Astros (1996–1997 and 1999–2000) and ...

, several people * Chris Hook (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 at ...

(born 1991), American football player *

Chris Hyndman Christopher Edward Hyndman (March 3, 1966 – August 3, 2015) was a Canadian interior decorator and television personality, who was co-host of the afternoon talk show ''Steven and Chris'' on CBC Television until his death in August 2015. Career ...

(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 (born 1956), American singer, songwriter, guitarist and occasional actor * Chris Ivory (born 1988), American former football running back * Chris Jackson (disambiguation), multiple people *

Chris James (disambiguation) Christopher or Chris James may refer to: * Christopher James, 5th Baron Northbourne (1927–2019), British farmer and businessman * Chris James (baseball) (born 1962), American baseball player * Chris James (audio engineer) (born 1974), American m ...

, 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 (Netherlands), House of Representatives between November 2019 and March 2021 on behalf of the right-wing populism, right-wing popu ...

(born 1966), Dutch politician *

Chris Janson Christopher Pierre Janson (born April 2, 1986) is an American country music singer and songwriter. Janson has recorded three full-length albums, '' Buy Me a Boat'', '' Everybody'', and '' Real Friends'', through Warner Bros. Records Nashville, alo ...

(born 1986), American singer and songwriter * Chris Jericho (born 1970), American-Canadian professional wrestler * Chris Kanyon (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 Rhythm and blues, R&B singer and songwriter, best known for two hit singles in the early 1960s, "I Like It Like That (Chris Kenner song), I Like It Li ...

(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 bronz ...

(born 1972), American snowboarder *

Chris Kratt Martin William Kratt (born December 23, 1965) and Christopher Frederick James Kratt (born July 19, 1969), are American zoologists, actors, producers, directors, and educational nature show hosts. Sons of musical-instrument manufacturer William K ...

(born 1969), American television host *

Chris Kreski Christopher Raymond Kreski (July 31, 1962 – May 9, 2005) was an American writer, biographer and screenwriter. Early life and education Kreski graduated in 1980, from Butler High School and was inducted into the school's hall of fame in 2018 ...

(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 (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 brot ...

(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 sin ...

, multiple people *

Chris Lea Chris Lea is a designer, politician and political activist in Canada. He was the leader of the Green Party of Canada from 1990 to 1996. Lea is notable for being the first out of the closet, openly gay political party leader in Canadian history. B ...

, 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 Heat ...

, national television and radio show personality * Chris Leben (born 1980), American mixed martial artist *

Chris Chan Lee Chris Chan Lee (born in San Francisco, California) is an American filmmaker. After graduating from the USC School of Cinematic Arts in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, Lee wrote/directed ''Yellow (1998 film), Yellow,'' an independently fin ...

, 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 Chris Lincoln (born November 11, 1947) is an American sportscaster who called ''College Football on ABC'' from 1976 to 1979 and hosted Thoroughbred Racing on ESPN, ESPN's horse racing coverage from 1985 to 1998. He recently "semi-retired" from a s ...

(born 1947), American sportscaster *

Chris Lindstrom Christopher Paul Lindstrom (born February 28, 1997) is an American football guard for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Boston College. Early years Lindstrom attended Shepherd Hill Regi ...

(born 1997), American football player * Chris Lowe (born 1959), English musician *

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

(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 ki ...

(1851–1944), American lawman of the Old West *

Chris Madsen (musician) Chris Madsen (born February 23, 1954) is a Canadian singer, songwriter, teacher, and writer from Vernon, British Columbia. Career Madsen began playing the guitar at age six. At 24, he was voted "Most Advanced Guitarist" by The Royal Conservator ...

(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 Christopher Mannella (born June 7, 1994) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder. Club career Toronto FC Mannella joined the youth academy of Toronto FC in 2009 to play in the Canadian Soccer League. In 2014, he was a ...

(born 1994), Canadian soccer player * Chris Masters (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 ...

, multiple people *

Chris Mazza Christopher James Mazza (born October 17, 1989) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Mets, Boston Red Sox, and Tampa Bay Rays. Listed at and , he throws a ...

(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 Jewell Christopher McNair (November 22, 1925 – May 8, 2019) was an African-American politician and businessman. McNair was born in Fordyce, Arkansas and served in the United States Army during World War II. He received his degree in agronom ...

(1925-2019), American businessman and politician *

Chris McQueen Chris McQueen (born 3 August 1987) is an England international rugby league footballer who plays as a or for the Huddersfield Giants in the Super League. He previously played for the Wests Tigers, Gold Coast Titans and the South Sydney Rabbi ...

(born 1987), Australian rugby league player *

Chris Meledandri Christopher Meledandri (; born May 15, 1959) is an American film producer and founder and CEO of Illumination. He previously served as President of 20th Century Fox Animation, and has worked as the producer of the ''Despicable Me'' franchise a ...

(born 1959), American film producer and CEO of Illumination * Chris Melendez (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 (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 (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 Red Wolves football, Arkansas State. Odom has also been a memb ...

(born 1994), American football player * Chris O'Dowd (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 Chris Oladokun (born September 3, 1997) is an American football quarterback for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at South Florida before transferring to Samford then to South Dakota State. ...

(born 1997), American football player * Chris O'Loughlin (born 1967), American Olympic fencer *

Chris Olson (ice hockey) Chris Olson (born July 4, 1964) is an American former professional ice hockey goaltender who was an List of Division I AHCA All-American Teams, All-American for Denver Pioneers men's ice hockey, Denver. Career Olson arrived at Denver Pioneers me ...

(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 Balti ...

(born 1991), American professional baseball player * Chris Oxspring (born 1977), Australian former professional baseball player *

Chris Paddack Christopher Joseph Paddack (born January 8, 1996) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Minnesota Twins of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his debut in 2019 with the San Diego Padres. During his 2019 season, he earned the nick ...

(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 Christopher Pang (born 29 December 1984) is an Australian actor and producer. He is best known for his role as Colin Khoo in ''Crazy Rich Asians'' (2018) and Lee Takkam in '' Tomorrow, When the War Began'' (2010). Early life Pang was born in ...

(born 1984), Australian actor and producer * Chris Paul (born 1985), American basketball player * Chris Paul (American football) (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 League ...

(born 1996), American football player * Chris Penn (1965–2006), American actor * Chris Perez (disambiguation), multiple people * Chris Pine (born 1980), American actor * Chris Pitman (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) (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 (1994 ...

(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 throug ...

, British music producer and mixer * Chris Potter (priest) (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) an ...

(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 Nevada. ...

(born 1972), American baseball player and coach *

Chris Pyne Christopher Norman "Chris" Pyne (14 February 1939, Bridlington, East Riding of Yorkshire, England – 12 April 1995, London) was an English jazz trombonist. Biography Pyne was the elder brother of Mick Pyne, and played piano as a child before ...

(1939–1995), English jazz trombonist *

Chris Quick Chris Quick (born 2 August 1988) is a Scottish editor and producer of independent films. His editing credits includes ''Autumn Never Dies'', ''In Search of La Che'', ''Mountain'' and ''The Greyness of Autumn'' which also marked his directorial ...

(born 1988), Scottish film producer * Chris Quilala, American Christian musician and worship leader *

Chris Ramsay Chris Ramsay is a Canadian magician and YouTuber and television producer, known for creating and starring in the TruTV stunt magic show ''Big Trick Energy''. His YouTube channel, featuring puzzle solves, cardistry and magic has over 6 million s ...

, American magician and YouTuber *

Chris Ramsey (disambiguation) Chris Ramsey may refer to: * Chris Ramsey (footballer) (born 1962), former footballer * Chris Ramsey (comedian) (born 1986), English stand-up comedian and actor * Chris Ramsey (adventurer) (born 1976), British adventurer and sustainable living advo ...

, multiple people *

Chris Rea Christopher Anton Rea ( ; born 4 March 1951) is an English rock and blues Blues is a music genre and musical form which originated in the Deep South of the United States around the 1860s. Blues incorporated spirituals, work songs, fie ...

(born 1951), English rock and blues singer and guitarist * Chris Rea (rugby union) (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 Roy Albert DeMeo (; September 7, 1940 – January 10, 1983) was an Italian-American mobster in the Gambino crime family of New York City. He headed a group referred to as the "DeMeo crew", which became notorious for the large number of murders ...

(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 come ...

(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 Christopher Ryan Rowley (born August 14, 1990) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Toronto Blue Jays. He is also a first lieutenant in the United States Army, assigned to the Indi ...

(born 1990), American baseball player *

Chris Rudge Chris Rudge (born 1945) is a Canadian business executive. He served as executive chairman and CEO for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League from 2012 to 2015. Following a business career in the printing industry, Rudge served as CEO ...

(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 Christopher John Martin Sabburg (born 2 January 1990) is an Australian cricketer. He played two seasons for Brisbane Heat in the Big Bash League in 2012 to 2014, before being added to the Perth Scorchers squad in 2022 as a COVID-19 replacement ...

(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 Scott D ...

(born 1982), American professional wrestler * Chris Sale (born 1989), American baseball player *

Chris Salvi Chris Salvi (born June 22, 1989) is a former American football safety (American and Canadian football position), safety. He played college football at Butler Bulldogs football, Butler and Notre Dame Fighting Irish football, Notre Dame. Early yea ...

(born 1989), American football player * Chris Sandow (born 1989), Indigenous Australian rugby league player * Chris Sarandon (born 1942), American actor * Chris Sauve, Canadian animator * Chris Savino (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 A ...

(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 So ...

(born 1987), American former soccer player *

Chris Slayton Christopher Jon Slayton (born August 6, 1996) is an American football defensive end for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Syracuse Orange football, Syracuse. Professional career New York G ...

(born 1995), American football player *

Chris Smalls Christian Smalls (born 1988 or 1989) is an American labor organizer known for his role in leading Amazon worker organization in Staten Island, a borough in New York City. He is the president and founder of the Amazon Labor Union (ALU) since 2021 ...

, American labor organizer *

Chris Smith (disambiguation) Chris Smith may refer to: Arts and entertainment Music *Chris Smith (composer) (1879–1949), American composer and performer *Chris "Frenchie" Smith, American record producer and musician *Chris "Daddy Mac" Smith, member of rap music duo Kris ...

, multiple people * Chris Snyder (born 1981), American baseball player *

Chris Snyder (American football) Chris Snyder (born December 5, 1974) is a former American football Lineman (American football), lineman who played seven seasons in the Arena Football League (AFL) with the Indiana Firebirds, Albany/Indiana Firebirds and Colorado Crush. He played ...

(born 1974), American football player * Chris Soteros, Canadian mathematician * Chris Spedding (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, to ...

(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 write ...

(born 1950), American musician and photographer * Chris Stout (born 1984), Scottish fiddle player * Chris Stratton (born 1990), American baseball player *

Chris Streveler Christopher L. Streveler (born January 6, 1995) is an American football quarterback for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Minnesota and South Dakota. After going undrafted in 2018, Streveler p ...

(born 1995), American football player * Chris Stuckmann (born 1988), American film critic * Chris Sununu (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 Chris Thomas Devlin is an American screenwriter best known for his work on ''Texas Chainsaw Massacre'' (2022) and ''Cobweb'' (2023). Career In 2018, Devlin wrote an unsolicited screenplay for the horror film ''Cobweb'' (2023). The screenpl ...

, American screenwriter *

Chris Tordoff Chris Tordoff is an English-born Irish comedian, actor, writer, YouTuber, and streamer. He is best known for co-creating the RTÉ mockumentary series ''Hardy Bucks'', in which he plays drug dealer Francis "The Viper" Higgins. He has reprised t ...

, 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 app ...

(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 Christopher Van Vliet (born May 19, 1983) is a Canadian television/radio personality, YouTuber, professional film critic, and entrepreneur currently living in Studio City, Los Angeles. He is an entertainment reporter for FOX affiliate WSVN in ...

(born 1983), Canadian television/radio personality * Chris Von Erich (1969–1991), American professional wrestler * Chris Vrenna (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 ackn ...

(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) Chris Walker may refer to: *Charles Walker (British politician) (born 1967), also referred to by his nickname Chris *Chris Walker (actor) (born 1964), British actor *Chris Walker (basketball, born 1969), American basketball coach *Chris Walker (bas ...

, multiple people * Chris Ware (born 1967), American cartoonist *

Chris Warren III Chris Warren III (born June 6, 1996) is a former American football running back. He played college football at University of Texas and signed with the Oakland Raiders as an undrafted free agent in 2018. Early years and college career Warren wa ...

(born 1996), American football player *

Chris Watson (disambiguation) Chris Watson (1867–1941) served as the third Prime Minister of Australia. Chris or Christopher Watson may also refer to: * Chris Watson (American football) (born 1977), former American football player * Chris Watson (basketball) (born 1975), Amer ...

, multiple people * Chris Webber (disambiguation), several people * Chris Weidman (born 1984), American mixed martial artist * Chris Weitz (born 1969), American producer, writer, director, and actor *

Chris Westry Chris Westry (born July 10, 1997) is an American football cornerback who is a free agent. He played college football at the University of Kentucky. Early years Westry attended Oakleaf High School. As a senior, he had 34 tackles, one interception, ...

(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, associate professor of applied mathematics at Columbia University * Chris Wiggins (1931–2017), English-born Canadian actor *

Chris Wilcox Chris Ray Wilcox (born September 3, 1982) is an American former professional basketball player. He has also played in the NBA with the Los Angeles Clippers, Seattle SuperSonics/Oklahoma City Thunder, New York Knicks and Detroit Pistons. High S ...

(born 1982), American basketball player * Chris Wilcox (American football) (born 1997), American football player *

Chris Wilson (disambiguation) Chris or Christopher Wilson may refer to: Music * Christopher Wilson (composer), Christopher Wilson (1874–1919), British composer * Christopher Wilson (lutenist) (born 1951), British lutenist * Chris Wilson (American musician) (born 1952), UK-bas ...

, multiple people *

Chris Wilder Christopher John Wilder (born 23 September 1967) is an English professional Manager (association football), football manager and former Football player, player who played as a right-back. He was most recently the manager of club Middlesbrough ...

(born 1967), English professional football manager and former player *

Chris Williams (disambiguation) Chris Williams may refer to: Sportspeople American football *Chris Williams (defensive back) (born 1959), American football player *Chris Williams (born 1968), American football defensive tackle; see 1991 Phoenix Cardinals season *Chris Williams (o ...

, 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 (born 1973), American tennis player *

Chris Woods (disambiguation) Chris Woods (born 1959) is an English football coach and former footballer. Chris Woods may also refer to: * Chris Woods (American football coach), American football coach * Chris Woods (gridiron football) (born 1962), American gridiron football ...

, 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 Chris Worley (born September 15, 1995) is a former American football linebacker. He played college football at Ohio State. Early life and high school Worley was born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio and attended Glenville High School. He played s ...

(born 1995), American football player *

Chris Wormley Christopher Keith Wormley (born October 25, 1993) is an American football defensive end who is a free agent. He played college football at Michigan. Early years Wormley was born in 1993. He attended Whitmer High School in Toledo, Ohio, where he ...

(born 1993), American football player *

Chris Young (disambiguation) Chris or Christopher Young may refer to: Arts and entertainment * Christopher Young (born 1958), American music composer *Christopher Young (producer) (born 1959), Scottish television and film producer *Chris Young (actor) (born 1971), American fil ...

, 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 Co ...

(1944–2003), American professional baseball pitcher

Fictional characters

Chris Bradley Christopher Bradley, formerly known as Bolt and Maverick, is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, in particular those featuring the X-Men. He is a young mutant who first appeared in ''X-Men Unlimit ...

, a character from the X-Men comic books published my Marvel Comics and first appeared in the comic book series ''

X-Men Unlimited ''X-Men Unlimited'' was the title of three comic book series published by Marvel Comics. The purpose of this title was to run stories that fit between the main X-Men comics. The stories included all characters (heroes and villains) from the X-tit ...

'' * Chris Chambers, a character in the 1986 American coming-of-age movie '' Stand by Me'' played by River Phoenix * 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 that h ...

'' * Chris Farber, a character in the 1994 American TV miniseries '' V The Final Battle'' * Chris, a character played by Christian Tessier 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, 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 Griffin family, Griffins, a dysfunctional family consisting of parents Peter Griff ...

'' *

Chris Halliwell ''Charmed'' is an American television series that was originally broadcast by The WB for eight seasons from October 7, 1998, until May 21, 2006. The series narrative follows a trio of sisters, known as the Charmed Ones, the most powerful good w ...

, a character from the supernatural TV series ''

Charmed ''Charmed'' is an American fantasy drama television series created by Constance M. Burge and produced by Aaron Spelling and his production company Spelling Television, with Brad Kern serving as showrunner. The series was originally broadcast ...

'' * 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 web ...

'' * 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 representi ...

'' * 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 fo ...

'' * 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 ''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, Kitty W ...

, 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, Kitty W ...

'' 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 ser ...

'' * Chris Miller, a character in the 1986 American fantasy drama film '' The Barker'' * 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 ''Neighbours'' is an Australian television soap opera, which has aired since 18 March 1985. It was created by television executive Reg Watson. The Seven Network commissioned the show following the success of Watson's earlier soap '' Sons an ...

'' * Chris Parker, a character played by Elisabeth Shue in the 1987 American teen movie '' Adventures in Babysitting'' * 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 Daniel Frischman (born April 23, 1959) is an American actor, comedian, writer, director and magician. He was born in Whippany, New Jersey. He is best known for his roles as Chris Potter on the Nickelodeon sitcom ''Kenan & Kel'' and Arvid Engen ...

* Chris Redfield, a character from the '' Resident Evil'' franchise *

Chris Tate Chris Tate is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera, ''Emmerdale'', played by Peter Amory. The character made his first appearance on 14 November 1989, when he arrived in the village alongside the rest of the Tate family – hi ...

, character from the British ITV soap opera, '' Emmerdale'' * 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, for 125 ...

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

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* Cristiana Cucchi, Italian singer also known as Chris * Héloïse Letissier (born 1 June 1988), French musician performing as ''Chris'' since 2018

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