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 ...
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Christian
Christians () are people who follow or adhere to Christianity, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. The words ''Christ'' and ''Christian'' derive from the Koine Greek title ''Christós'' (Χρι ...
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Christina,
Christine, and
Christos. Chris is also used as a name in its own right, however it is not as common.
People with the given name
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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
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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
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Chris Adams (disambiguation) Chris Adams may refer to:
Sports
* Chris Adams (footballer) (1927–2012), English footballer
* Chris Adams (wrestler) (1955–2001), English judoka and professional wrestler
* Chris Adams (cricketer)
Christopher John Adams (born 6 May 197 ...
, multiple people
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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
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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
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Chris Alcaide (1923–2004), American actor
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Chris Amon (1943–2016), former New Zealand motor racing driver
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Chris Andersen (born 1978), American basketball player
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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
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Chris Angel (wrestler) (born 1982), Puerto Rican professional wrestler
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Chris Anker Sørensen
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(born 1984), Danish cycler
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Chris Anstey (born 1975), Australian basketball player
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Chris Anthony, American voice actress
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Chris Antley (1966–2000), champion American jockey
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Chris Archer (born 1988), American baseball player
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Chris Arreola (born 1981), American professional boxer
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Chris Axworthy (born 1947), Canadian politician and academic
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Chris Baillie (politician) (born 1961 or 1962), New Zealand politician
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Chris Bell (disambiguation), multiple people
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Chris Benoit (1967–2007), Canadian professional wrestler
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Chris Bey (born 1996), American professional wrestler
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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''
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Chris Bittle (born 1979), Canadian Liberal politician
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Chris Board (born 1995), American football player
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Chris Bolt, British economist
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Chris Botti (born 1962), American trumpeter and composer
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Chris Braithwaite (1885–1944), black Barbadian
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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, American musician and composer
*Chris Bryan (born 1982), former sportsman
*Chris Burke (actor) (born August 26, 1965), American actor
*Chris Butler (filmmaker) (born 1974), English storyboard artist
*Chris Butler (private investigator), 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), multiple people
*Chris Carson (born 1994), American football player
*Chris Champion (1961–2018), American professional wrestler
*Chris Chandler (American football), Chris Chandler (born 1960), American former football player
*Chris Chavis, real name for American retired professional wrestler Tatanka (wrestler) (born 1961)
*Chris Chaney (born 1970), American musician
*Chris Chatterton (born 1982), English illustrator and animator
*Chris Chelios (born 1962), American former professional ice hockey defenseman
*Chris Cheney (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 (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 (born 1958), British special effects coordinator
*Chris Cornell (1964–2017), American musician and songwriter
*Chris Covington (born 1996), American football player
*Chris Croft, American politician
*Chris Cron (born 1964), American baseball player and coach
*Chris Cuomo (born 1970), television journalist
*Chris Cuomo (philosopher), Professor of Philosophy and Women's Studies
*Chris Cuthbert (born 1957), Canadian sportscaster
*Chris Dainty, Canadian artist and animator
*Chris Daughtry (born 1979), American singer, musician, and actor
*Chris Davis (disambiguation), multiple people
*Chris D'Elia (born 1980), American stand-up comedian
*Chris Denning (born 1941), British radio presenter and convicted sex offender
*Chris Devenski (born 1990), American baseball player
*Chris Dickinson (wrestler) (born 1987), American professional wrestler
*Chris Difford (born 1954), English singer, musician, songwriter, and record producer
*Chris Distefano (born 1984), American comedian
*Chris Dixon (born 1972), American internet entrepreneur
*Chris Dodd (born 1944), American lobbyist and politician
*Chris Duffy (wrestler) (1965–2000), American professional wrestler
*Chris Dunk (born 1958), American tennis player
*Chris Dwyer (born 1988), American baseball pitcher
*Chris Dyson (born 1978), American racing driver
*Chris Eagles (born 1985), English footballer
*Chris Elliott (born 1960), American actor, comedian, and writer
*Chris Ellis (disambiguation), multiple people
*Chris Ensminger (born 1973), American basketball coach and former player
*Chris Eubank (born 1966), British former professional boxer
*Chris Eubank Jr. (born 1989), British professional boxer
*Chris Evans (disambiguation), multiple people
*Chris Evert (born 1954), American tennis player
*Chris Fehn, American musician
*Chris Fetter (born 1985), American baseball coach
*Chris Fischer, American chef and farmer from Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts
*Chris Flexen (born 1994), American baseball player
*Chris Froome (born 1985), winner of the 2013 and 2015 Tour de France
*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 (born 1970), American drummer
*Chris Fuller (director) (born 1982), American Filmmaker
*Chris Gall (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, 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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English masculine given names
English feminine given names
English unisex given names
Hypocorisms
Unisex given names