Christer or Krister are varieties of the masculine given name Kristian, derived from the Latin name ''Christianus'', which in turn comes from the Greek word ''khristianós'', which means "follower of Christ". The name, written in its two variants Christer and Krister, is quite common in the

Nordic countries The Nordic countries (also known as the Nordics or ''Norden''; literal translation, lit. 'the North') are a geographical and cultural region in Northern Europe and the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic. It includes the sovereign states of Denmar ...

. Notable people with the name include: * Catherine Christer Hennix (born 1948), Swedish-American composer, philosopher, scientist and visual artist associated with drone minimal music *

Christer Abris Kurt Christer Abrahamsson (born 8 April 1947), also known as Christer Abris, is a Swedish former ice hockey goaltender and coach. Abrahamsson played for Leksands IF in two stints (1965–1974 and 1977–1982) winning the Swedish championship i ...

(formerly Abrahamsson, born 1947), Swedish former ice hockey goaltender *

Christer Adelsbo Christer or Krister are varieties of the masculine given name Kristian, derived from the Latin name ''Christianus'', which in turn comes from the Greek word ''khristianós'', which means "follower of Christ". The name, written in its two variants ...

, born 1962, is a Swedish social democratic politician who has been a member of the Riksdag since 2002 * Christer Basma (born 1972), Norwegian football coach and defender *

Christer Björkman Christer Samuel Björkman (; born 25 August 1957) is a Swedish singer and television producer. He represented Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1992 with the song "I morgon är en annan dag". From 2002 to 2021, he served as a producer of Me ...

(born 1957), Swedish singer *

Christer Boucht Christer Boucht, born 4 March 1911 in Vaasa, Finland, and died 21 May 2009, in the same city. He was a Finnish-Swedish lawyer, adventure traveler and writer. Christer Boucht served as a young reserve officer in both the Winter War and the Conti ...

(1911–2009), Finnish-Swedish lawyer, adventure traveller and writer * Christer Boustedt (1939–1986), Swedish musician and actor * Christer Dahl (born 1940), Swedish director, script writer and producer *Christer Ellefsen (born 1978), Norwegian football defender *

Christer Engelhardt Christer Engelhardt (born 23 October 1969 in Region Gotland) is a Swedish social democratic politician who has been a member of the Riksdag The Riksdag (, ; also sv, riksdagen or ''Sveriges riksdag'' ) is the legislature and the supreme ...

, born 1969, is a Swedish social democratic politician who has been a member of the Riksdag since 2002 * Christer Erséus (born 1951), Swedish zoologist *

Christer Flodin Christer Flodin (born September 1, 1948 in Stockholm) is a Swedish television actor, best known for his appearances in crime drama series. In 1992 he appeared in the miniseries '' Ett Äktenskap i kris'' and in 1994 he appeared in the crime th ...

(born 1948), Swedish television actor, best known for his appearances in crime drama series *

Christer Fuglesang Arne Christer Fuglesang (born 18 March 1957) is a Swedish physicist and an ESA astronaut. He was first launched aboard the STS-116 Space Shuttle mission on 10 December 2006, making him the first Swedish citizen in space. Married with three child ...

(born 1957), Swedish physicist and an ESA astronaut * Christer Fursth (born 1970), Swedish football midfielder * Christer Gardell (born 1960), Swedish venture capitalist *

Christer George Christer George (born 11 August 1979 in Oslo) is a Norwegian former football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form ...

(born 1979), Norwegian football player * Christer Holloman, the Chairman of First Tuesday UK and professional business speaker * Christer Johansson (poker player), Swedish professional sports better and poker player based in Malmö * Christer Johansson (skier), Swedish former cross country skier who competed in the 1970s * Christer Kellgren (born 1958), retired Swedish professional ice hockey player * Christer Kleiven (born 1988), Norwegian midfielder who currently plays for Start * Christer Löfqvist (1944–1978), former international speedway rider * Christer Lindarw (born 1953), Swedish clothes designer, drag queen artist, leader of dragshow group ''After Dark'' * Christer Magnusson (born 1958), Swedish former handball player * Christer Majbäck (born 1964), Swedish former cross country skier * Christer Nylander (born 1968), Swedish Liberal People's Party politician, member of the Riksdag since 2002 * Christer Olsson (born 1970), retired professional hockey player * Christer Pettersson (1947–2004), Swedish criminal, suspect in the 1986 assassination of Olof Palme, Prime Minister of Sweden *

Christer Sjögren Hans Christer Sjögren (born 6 April 1950) is a Swedish singer, songwriter and musician. He is best known as the lead vocalist of the dansband Vikingarna. Early life Hans Christer Sjögren was born in Hagfors, Sweden, on 6 April 1950, as the ...

(born 1950), Swedish dansband and rock singer *

Christer Skoog Christer Skoog (born 1945) is a Swedish politician and former member of the Riksdag, the national legislature. A member of the Social Democratic Party, he represented Blekinge County Blekinge County ( sv, Blekinge län) is a county or '' län ...

(born 1945), Swedish politician *

Christer Sturmark Nils Gösta Christer Sturmark, born 7 September 1964 in Danderyd, Stockholm County, is a Swedish author, IT-entrepreneur and prominent debater on religion and humanism in Swedish media. He is the CEO of publishing house Fri Tanke, a Secular Human ...

(born 1964), Swedish author, IT-entrepreneur and prominent debater on religion and humanism in Swedish media *

Christer Wallin Bengt Christer Wallin (born 17 June 1969 in Timrå, Västernorrland) is a former freestyle swimmer from Sweden. He won the silver medal in the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay at the 1992 Summer Olympics together Tommy Werner, Anders Holmertz and Lar ...

(born 1969), former freestyle swimmer from Sweden *

Christer Warren Christer Simon Warren (born 10 October 1974 in Weymouth, Dorset) is a former footballer. Football career Warren started his career at Cheltenham Town then in the Beazer Homes League. On 5 December 1992, he scored Cheltenham's goal in their 1– ...

(born 1974), English football player *

Christer Winbäck Christer Winbäck (born 1953) is a Swedish Liberal People's Party politician, member of the Riksdag The Riksdag (, ; also sv, riksdagen or ''Sveriges riksdag'' ) is the legislature and the supreme decision-making body of Sweden. Since ...

(born 1953), Swedish Liberal People's Party politician, member of the Riksdag since 2002 *

Christer Youssef Christer Youssef ( ar, كريستر يوسف; born 1 December 1987) is a Swedish former professional association football, footballer who played as a midfielder. References External links Christer Youssef
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(born 1987), Swedish professional footballer Attacking midfielder * Christer Zetterberg (1941–2012), Swedish businessman, Chairman of investment bank Carnegie * Lars-Christer Olsson, former UEFA Chief Executive from 2003 *

Tom-Christer Nilsen Tom-Christer Nilsen (born 28 August 1969) is a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party and county mayor of Hordaland. He has been a member of Hordaland county council since 1995 and group chairman for the Conservatives since 2001. Befo ...

(born 1969), Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party and current deputy county mayor of Hordaland

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