Christoph is a male

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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 ...

Notable people with the given name Christoph

* Christoph Bach (1613–1661), German musician *

Christoph Büchel Christoph Büchel (born 1966) is a Swiss artist known for provocative contemporary installations. He received international attention for constructing a mosque in a Venice church and suggesting that prototypes for Donald Trump's wall should be con ...

(born 1966), Swiss artist * Christoph Dientzenhofer (1655–1722), German architect *

Christoph Harting Christoph Harting (born 10 April 1990) is a German athlete specialising in the discus throw. He won the gold medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. He competed at the 2013 and 2015 World Championships, reaching the final on the ...

(born 1990), German athlete specialising in the discus throw * Christoph M. Herbst (born 1966), German actor *

Christoph Kramer Christoph Kramer (born 19 February 1991) is a German professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Bundesliga club Borussia Mönchengladbach. He represented the Germany national team. After a season in their reserve team, Kr ...

(born 1991), German football player and winner of the

2014 FIFA World Cup The 2014 FIFA World Cup was the 20th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial world championship for men's national football teams organised by FIFA. It took place in Brazil from 12 June to 13 July 2014, after the country was awarded the hosting ri ...

* Christoph M. Kimmich (born 1939), German-American historian and eighth President of

Brooklyn College Brooklyn College is a public university in Brooklyn, Brooklyn, New York. It is part of the City University of New York system and enrolls about 15,000 undergraduate and 2,800 graduate students on a 35-acre campus. Being New York City's first publ ...

* Christoph Metzelder (born 1980), German football player *

Christoph Riegler Christoph Riegler (born 30 March 1992) is an Austrian professional footballer. Club career Riegler joined the youth set-up of SKN St. Pölten from SK Rapid Wien in March 2007, and he advanced quickly through the club's youth system, making his ...

(born 1992), Austrian football player *

Christoph Waltz Christoph Waltz (; born 4 October 1956) is an Austrian-German actor. Since 2009 he has been primarily active in the United States. His accolades include two Academy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, two British Academy Film Awards and two Sc ...

(born 1956), German-Austrian actor and two times winner of the OSCARS Academy Award * Christoph M. Wieland (1733–1813), German poet and writer * Prince Christoph of Württemberg (1515–1568), German regent and duke of the

Duchy of Württemberg The Duchy of Württemberg (german: Herzogtum Württemberg) was a duchy located in the south-western part of the Holy Roman Empire. It was a member of the Holy Roman Empire from 1495 to 1806. The dukedom's long survival for over three centuries ...

* Prince Christoph of Schleswig-Holstein (born 1949), German hereditary prince and head of the House of Glücksburg * Prince Christoph of Hesse (1901–1943), German officer and Oberführer of the

Schutzstaffel The ''Schutzstaffel'' (SS; also stylized as ''ᛋᛋ'' with Armanen runes; ; "Protection Squadron") was a major paramilitary organization under Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party in Nazi Germany, and later throughout German-occupied Europe d ...

(SS)

Notable people with the surname Christoph

* Manfred Christoph (born 1931), German chess player * Wensley Christoph (born 1984), Surinamese football player

Notable people with the given name Christoph

Notable people with the surname Christoph

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