Christianson is a

patronymic A patronymic, or patronym, is a component of a personal name based on the given name of one's father, grandfather (avonymic), or an earlier male ancestor. Patronymics are still in use, including mandatory use, in many countries worldwide, alt ...

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Danish Danish may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to the country of Denmark People * A national or citizen of Denmark, also called a "Dane," see Demographics of Denmark * Culture of Denmark * Danish people or Danes, people with a Danish a ...

Norwegian Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to: *Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe * Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway * Demographics of Norway *The Norwegian language, including ...

Christiansen __NOTOC__ Christiansen () is a Danish and Norwegian patronymic surname, literally meaning ''son of Christian''. The spelling variant Kristiansen has identical pronunciation. Christiansen is the sixteenth most common name in Denmark, but is shared ...

. Christianson, as a person, may refer to: * Adolph M. Christianson (1877–1954), Norwegian-born former Chief Justice of the

North Dakota Supreme Court The North Dakota Supreme Court is the highest court of law in the state of North Dakota. The Court rules on questions of law in appeals from the state's district courts. Each of the five justices are elected on a no-party ballot for ten year te ...

* Donna Jean Christianson (1931–2015), American politician * John Christianson (1923–2010), Canadian politician and cabinet member * Ken Christianson, American musician and composer; younger brother of Masanori Christianson *Kipp Christianson,

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best known as Eli Cottonwood formerly from WWE's

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*Marc and Betty Christianson, American founders of the Dakota Zoo * Marvin E. Christianson Sr. (1928–1969), American politician *

Masanori Mark Christianson Masanori Mark Christianson (born Masanori Hakuta Shirota, January 18, 1976 in Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese-Korean-American musician, creative director, and visual artist. He may be best known as a bass guitarist and multi-instrumentalist for the O ...

(born 1976), Japanese born American musician and older brother of Ken Christianson * Oliver Christianson, also known as Revilo ("Oliver" spelled backwards), American cartoonist, greeting card designer, and illustrator *

Stanley R. Christianson Stanley R. Christianson (January 24, 1925 – September 29, 1950) was a Marine Corps private first class who posthumously received the Medal of Honor for giving his life in a one-man stand against a ferocious attack which threatened to destroy his ...

(1925–1950), United States Marine Corps Korean War posthumous Medal of Honor recipient *

Theodore Christianson Theodore Christianson (September 12, 1883December 9, 1948) was an American politician who served as the 21st Governor of Minnesota from January 6, 1925, until January 6, 1931. Early life and education Christianson was born in Lac qui Parle Town ...

(1883–1948), American politician; Governor of Minnesota and later U.S. Representative for Minnesota * Theodore Christianson (judge) (1913–1955), American jurist; Minnesota Supreme Court justice * Wei Christianson (born 1956), Chinese-born CEO of Morgan Stanley China and Co-CEO of Morgan Stanley Asia *

William C. Christianson William Christian Christianson (December 5, 1892 – May 27, 1985) was an American jurist. He was one of the judges at the Nuremberg Military Tribunals. Early life and education Christianson was born in Moody County, South Dakota. He was th ...

(1892–1985), American jurist; Minnesota Supreme Court justice

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