Chris is a short form of various names including
Christopher,
Christian,
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
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Chris Abani (born 1966), Nigerian author
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Chris Abrahams (born 1961), Sydney-based jazz pianist
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Chris Adams (disambiguation), multiple people
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Chris Adcock (born 1989), English internationally elite badminton player
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Chris Albright (born 1979), American former soccer player
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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
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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
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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 bega ...
(born 1978), American basketball player
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Chris Anderson (disambiguation), multiple people
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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
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Chris Anker Sørensen (born 1984), Danish cycler
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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
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Chris Anthony, American voice actress
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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
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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 Cla ...
(born 1988), American baseball player
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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 fro ...
(born 1981), American professional boxer
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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
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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, Ba ...
(born 1961 or 1962), New Zealand politician
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Chris Ballard (politician), former politician in Ontario, Canada
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Chris Ballew (born 1965), American musician
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Chris Bassitt (born 1989), American baseball player
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Chris Beard (disambiguation), several people
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Chris Beardsley (born 1984), English footballer
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Chris Beckett (born 1955), British social worker, university lecturer, and science fiction author
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Chris Bell (disambiguation), multiple people
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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 Wrestlin ...
(1967–2007), Canadian professional wrestler
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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 appearan ...
(born 1996), American professional wrestler
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Chris Bianco, 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 ...
''
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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
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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.
Pr ...
(born 1995), American football player
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Chris Bolt, British economist
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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 in ...
(born 1962), American trumpeter and composer
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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
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Chris Brown (disambiguation), multiple people
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Chris Brubeck, American musician and composer
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Chris Bryan (born 1982), former sportsman
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Chris Burke (actor) (born August 26, 1965), American actor
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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
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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
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Chris Campbell (cornerback) (born 1995), American football player
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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-W ...
(1972–2005), American professional wrestler
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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
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Chris Carter (disambiguation), multiple people
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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
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Chris Champion
Christopher Dennis Ashford-Smith (February 17, 1961 – August 22, 2018), better known by his ring name Chris Champion, was an American professional wrestler. He primarily worked for various National Wrestling Alliance member territories, inclu ...
(1961–2018), American professional wrestler
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Chris Chandler (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)
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Chris Chaney (born 1970), American musician
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Chris Chatterton
Chris Chatterton is an English illustrator and animator from County Durham. He is the illustrator of children's picturebooks including Supermarket Gremlins, and Pete's Magic Pants. He was the animation director of two animated episodes of the Do ...
(born 1982), English illustrator and animator
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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
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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
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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
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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 N ...
(born 1962), former Governor of New Jersey
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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 Polic ...
(born 1945/6), British author
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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 Commun ...
(born 1998), American football player
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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 cr ...
(born 1990), American actor
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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 te ...
(born 1958), American movie director and screenwriter
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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. H ...
(1902–2002), American jazz drummer
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Chris Cooper (disambiguation), multiple people
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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
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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
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Chris Covington
Chris Covington (born January 3, 1996) is an American football linebacker who is a free agent. He was drafted by the Dallas Cowboys in the sixth round of the 2018 NFL Draft. He played college football at Indiana.
Early years
Covington attende ...
(born 1996), American football player
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Chris Croft, American politician
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Chris Cron (born 1964), American baseball player and coach
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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
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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
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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
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Chris Dainty
Chris Dainty is a Canadian artist and animator from Ottawa, Ontario.Lynn Saxberg"Ottawa filmmaker animates ice to pay tribute to a departed friend" ''Ottawa Citizen'', September 20, 2019. He is most noted for his 2019 short film '' Shannon Amen'', ...
, Canadian artist and animator
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Chris Daughtry (born 1979), American singer, musician, and actor
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Chris Davis (disambiguation), multiple people
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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
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Chris Denning (born 1941), British radio presenter and convicted sex offender
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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
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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
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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
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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 st ...
(born 1984), American comedian
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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 ...
(born 1972), American internet entrepreneur
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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
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Chris Duffy (wrestler) (1965–2000), American professional wrestler
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Chris Dunk (born 1958), American tennis player
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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
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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
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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 ...
(born 1985), English footballer
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Chris Elliott (born 1960), American actor, comedian, and writer
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Chris Ellis (disambiguation), multiple people
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Chris Ensminger (born 1973), American basketball coach and former player
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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 th ...
(born 1966), British former professional boxer
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Chris Eubank Jr. (born 1989), British professional boxer
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Chris Evans (disambiguation), multiple people
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Chris Evert (born 1954), American tennis player
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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
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Chris Fetter (born 1985), American baseball coach
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Chris Fischer, American chef and farmer from Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts
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Chris Flexen (born 1994), American baseball player
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Chris Froome
Christopher Clive Froome ɹɪs fɹuːm (born 20 May 1985) is a Kenyan/British road racing cyclist who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . He has won seven Grand Tours: four editions of the Tour de France (in 2013, 2015, 2016 and 2017), one ...
(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 ...
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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
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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, Frant ...
(born 1951), American musician and record producer
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Chris Freeland
Chris Freeland (born January 7, 1969) is an American politician from Kentucky. He is a Republican and represents District 6 in the State House.
References
1969 births
Living people
Republican Party members of the Kentucky House of Re ...
(born 1969), American politician
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Chris Fryar (born 1970), American drummer
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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
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Chris Gall (born 1975), German jazz pianist and composer
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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 league ...
, several people
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Chris Garia (born 1992), Curaçao sprinter and former baseball player
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Chris Garrett (disambiguation), multiple people
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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 (born 1996), American football player
*Chris Gragg (born 1990), American football player
*Chris Hadfield (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) (born 1973), American professional wrestler
*Chris Hemsworth (born 1983), Australian actor
*Chris Henchy, American screenwriter and producer
*Chris Herndon (born 1996), American football player
*Chris Hero (born 1979), American professional wrestler
*Chris Hogan (disambiguation), several people
*Chris Holt (disambiguation), several people
*Chris Hook (born 1968), American baseball player and coach
*Chris Hubbard (born 1991), American football player
*Chris Hyndman (1966–2015), Canadian interior decorator and television personality
*Chris Iannetta (born 1983), American professional baseball player
*Chris Irwin (born 1942), British former racing driver
*Chris Isaac (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), multiple people
*Chris Jansen (born 1966), Dutch politician
*Chris Janson (born 1986), American singer and songwriter
*Chris Jericho (born 1970), American-Canadian professional wrestler
*Chris Kanyon (1970–2010), American professional wrestler
*Chris Kattan (born 1970), American actor, comedian, and author
*Chris Kenner (1929–1976), American New Orleans-based R&B singer and songwriter
*Chris Kläfford (born 1989), Swedish singer
*Chris Klug (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 (born 1961), American animator
*Chris Langham (born 1949), English writer
*Chris Larkin (born 1967), English actor
*Chris Lawrence (disambiguation), multiple people
*Chris Lea, designer, politician, and political activist in Canada
*Chris Leary, national television and radio show personality
*Chris Leben (born 1980), American mixed martial artist
*Chris Chan Lee, American filmmaker
*Chris Lemmon (born 1954), American actor and author
*Chris Lincoln (born 1947), American sportscaster
*Chris Lindstrom (born 1997), American football player
*Chris Lowe (born 1959), English musician
*Chris MacFarland (born 1970), American ice hockey executive
*Chris Madsen (1851–1944), American lawman of the Old West
*Chris Madsen (musician) (born 1954), Canadian singer, songwriter, teacher, and writer
*Chris Makepeace (born 1964), Canadian former actor
*Chris Mannella (born 1994), Canadian soccer player
*Chris Masters (born 1983), American professional wrestler
*Chris Markoff, Yugoslav-American retired professional wrestler
*Chris Martin (disambiguation), multiple people
*Chris Mazza (born 1989), American baseball player
*Chris McCandless (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 (born 1987), American professional wrestler
*Chris Michaels (born 1961), American professional wrestler
*Chris Minns (born 1979), Australian politician
*Chris Montez (born 1943), American guitarist
*Chris Murphy (disambiguation), multiple people
*Chris Myarick (born 1995), American football player
*Chris Niosi (born 1988), American animator, producer, and voice actor
*Chris Noth (born 1954), American actor
*Chris Odom (born 1994), American football player
*Chris O'Dowd (born 1979), Irish actor and comedian
*Chris Okey (born 1994), American baseball player
*Chris Oladokun (born 1997), American football player
*Chris O'Loughlin (fencer), Chris O'Loughlin (born 1967), American Olympic fencer
*Chris Olson (ice hockey) (born 1964), American former professional ice hockey goaltender
*Chris O'Neill (YouTuber) (born 1990), Irish YouTuber, animator, voice actor, musician, and video game designer
*Chris Owings (born 1991), American professional baseball player
*Chris Oxspring (born 1977), Australian former professional baseball player
*Chris Paddack (born 1996), American baseball player
*Chris Parker (disambiguation), multiple people
*Chris Parnell (born 1967), American actor
*Chris Pang (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) (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 (born 1974), American actor
*Chris Potter (actor) (born 1960), Canadian actor, musician and pitchman
*Chris Potter (jazz saxophonist) (born 1971), American jazz saxophonist, composer, and multi-instrumentalist
*Chris Potter (record producer), British music producer and mixer
*Chris Potter (priest) (born 1969), Dean of St Asaph
*Chris Pratt (born 1979), American actor
*Chris Prieto (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 (born 1951), English rock and blues singer and guitarist
*Chris Rea (rugby union) (born 1943), Scotland former international rugby union player
*Chris Reed (disambiguation), multiple people
*Chris Reeve (born 1953), South African-American knife maker
*Chris Rosenberg (1950–1979), American member of the DeMeo crew
*Chris Rock (born 1965), American comedian and actor
*Chris Rowland (born 1997), American football player
*Chris Rowley (born 1990), American baseball player
*Chris Rudge (born 1945), Canadian business executive
*Chris Rumph (born 1971), American football coach
*Chris Rumph II (born 1998), American football player
*Chris Sabburg (born 1990), Australian cricketer
*Chris Sabin (born 1982), American professional wrestler
*Chris Sale (born 1989), American baseball player
*Chris Salvi (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 (1923–2005), American sportscaster
*Chris Schultz (1960–2021), Canadian professional football player
*Chris Seitz (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 (born 1981), American baseball player
*Chris Snyder (American football) (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, American actor
*Chris Stapleton (born 1978), American singer-songwriter and guitarist
*Chris Stark (born 1987), British radio personality
*Chris Starkjohann (born 1956), American golfer
*Chris Staros, American comic book publisher
*Chris Stein (born 1950), American musician and photographer
*Chris Stout (born 1984), Scottish fiddle player
*Chris Stratton (born 1990), American baseball player
*Chris Streveler (born 1995), American football player
*Chris Stuckmann (born 1988), American film critic
*Chris Sununu (born 1974), American politician
*Chris Taylor (disambiguation), multiple people
*Chris Tomlin (born 1972), American musician
*Chris Tamer (born 1970), American ice hockey player
*Chris Terrio (born 1976), American screenwriter and film director
*Chris Thomas (record producer), 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 (born 1971), American actor and comedian
*Chris Valaika (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 (born 1967), American musician
*Chris Waddell (born 1968), American Paralympic sit-skier and wheelchair track athlete
*Chris Waddle (born 1960), English former professional football player and manager
*Chris Wade (disambiguation), multiple people
*Chris Walker (disambiguation), multiple people
*Chris Ware (born 1967), American cartoonist
*Chris Warren III (born 1996), American football player
*Chris Watson (disambiguation), 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 (born 1997), American football player
*Chris Whitecross, Canadian lieutenant-general
*Chris Wiggins (data scientist), Chris Wiggins, associate professor of applied mathematics at Columbia University
*Chris Wiggins (1931–2017), English-born Canadian actor
*Chris Wilcox (born 1982), American basketball player
*Chris Wilcox (American football) (born 1997), American football player
*Chris Wilson (disambiguation), multiple people
*Chris Wilder (born 1967), English professional football manager and former player
*Chris Williams (disambiguation), multiple people
*Chris Williamson (disambiguation), multiple people
*Chris Wolstenholme (born 1978), English musician
*Chris Woodruff (born 1973), American tennis player
*Chris Woods (disambiguation), multiple people
*Chris Woodward (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 (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 (film)#Cast, Stand by Me'' played by River Phoenix
* Chris Collins, a character in the 1990 American natural horror comedy movie ''Arachnophobia (film)#Cast, Arachnophobia''
* Chris Farber, a character in the 1994 American TV miniseries ''V The Final Battle#Cast, V The Final Battle''
* Chris, a character played by Christian Tessier#Filmography, Christian Tessier in the 1996 movie ''Natural Enemy''
* Chris Finch, a character from the American television series ''The Office (British TV series), The Office''
* Chris Fuller, a character in the American fantasy sitcom ''Out of This World (American TV series)#Characters, Out of This World''
* Chris Grandy in the movie ''13 Going on 30''
* Chris Griffen, a character from the 2006 film ''We Are Marshall''
* Chris Griffin, a character from ''Family Guy''
* 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 (1987 film)#Plot, Like Father Like Son''
* Chris Hayden, a character from the 1974 film ''Black Christmas (1974 film), Black Christmas''
* Chris Hillard, a character from the 1993 American comedy-drama film ''Mrs. Doubtfire#Cast, Mrs. Doubtfire''
* Chris Hughes, a character from the 2010 film ''The Social Network''
* Chris Johnston, the main character from the 2003 film ''Timeline (2003 film), Timeline''
* Chris Keller, a character from the American TV series ''Oz (TV series), Oz''
* Chris Keller, a character from the American TV series ''One Tree Hill (TV series), One Tree Hill''
* Christopher "Chris" Kirkman, a character in ''Bravest Warriors#Cast, Bravest Warriors''
* Chris Kruger, the main character from the 2005 film ''Jarhead (film), Jarhead''
* Chris Kyle, a character from the 2014 film ''American Sniper''
* Chris Lloyd, a character from the 1985 film ''Target (1985 film), Target''
* Chris MacNeil, a character from the 1971 novel ''The Exorcist (book), The Exorcist'' and its franchise
* Chris McLean, a character from ''Total Drama''
* Chris Miller, a character in the 1986 American fantasy drama film ''The Barker#Cast, The Barker''
* Christopher "Chris" Myers, character from the 2016 film ''The Promise (2016 film), The Promise''
* Chris "Oz" Ostreicher, a character from the 1999 film ''American Pie (film), American Pie'' and its 2001 sequel
* Chris Pappas (Neighbours), Chris Pappas, a character from ''Neighbours (TV series), Neighbours''
* Chris Parker, a character played by Elisabeth Shue in the 1987 American teen movie ''Adventures in Babysitting#Cast, Adventures in Babysitting''
* Chris Peterson, the main character from the American TV sitcom ''Get a Life (American TV series), Get a Life'' (1990–1992)
* Chris Pratt, a character from the 2007 film ''The Lookout (2007 film), The Lookout''
* Chris Potter, fictional character on sitcom ''Kenan and Kel'' played by Dan Frischman
* Chris Redfield, a character from the ''Resident Evil'' franchise
* Chris Tate, character from the British ITV soap opera, ''Emmerdale''
* Christopher "Chris" Traeger, a character from the American TV series ''Parks and Recreation''
* List of Sonic the Hedgehog characters#Chris Thorndyke, 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 (1993 film)#Cast, Journey to the Center of the Earth''
* Chris 'Cav' Anton Vichon, a character from the 2002 film ''Brown Sugar (2002 film), Brown Sugar''
* Chris Warner, fictional character on the New Zealand soap opera ''Shortland Street''
* Chris Wells, a character in the 2008 television movie ''The Nanny Express#Cast, The Nanny Express''
Performance characters
* Cristiana Cucchi, Italian singer also known as Chris
* Christine and the Queens, Héloïse Letissier (born 1 June 1988), French musician performing as ''Chris'' since 2018
See also
* Chris (album)
* Cris (disambiguation)
* Criss
* Crist (surname)
* Kris (name)
References
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Hypocorisms
Unisex given names