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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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karst Karst is a topography formed from the dissolution of soluble rocks such as limestone, dolomite, and gypsum. It is characterized by underground drainage systems with sinkholes and caves. It has also been documented for more weathering-resistant ro ...

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Carsten Charles Sabathia Carsten Charles Sabathia Jr. (born July 21, 1980) is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played 19 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB), primarily with the New York Yankees. He also played for the Cleveland Indians and Milwauke ...

(born 1980), Former baseball player most famous for being a

New York Yankee The New York Yankees are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of the Bronx. The Yankees compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. They are one of ...

Carsten Niebuhr Carsten Niebuhr, or Karsten Niebuhr (17 March 1733 Lüdingworth – 26 April 1815 Meldorf, Dithmarschen), was a German mathematician, cartographer, and explorer in the service of Denmark. He is renowned for his participation in the Royal Danish ...

(1733–1815), German mathematician, cartographer, and explorer in the service of Denmark *

Carsten Pohl Carsten Pohl (born 23 March 1965) is a German professional basketball coach. He served as head coach and assistant coach for the Telekom Baskets Bonn Telekom Baskets Bonn, also known as Baskets Bonn, is a German professional basketball club th ...

(born 1965), German basketball coach ;Karsten: *

Karsten Alnæs Karsten Alnæs (born 29 May 1938) is a Norwegian author, historian, and journalist, who has dual degrees in history and literature from the University of Oslo. He worked as a journalist and taught at the Norwegian School of Journalism. His bibliog ...

(born 1938), Norwegian author, historian, and journalist *

Karsten Andersen Karsten Anker Andersen (16 February 192015 December 1997) was a Norwegian conductor. Life Karsten Andersen was born in Fredrikstad. He graduated from the Oslo Music Conservatory (1938–39) and Accademia Musicale Chigiana (1947). He made his deb ...

(1920–1997), Norwegian conductor *

Big Daddy Karsten ''Melodi Grand Prix 2021'' was the 59th edition of the Norwegian music competition Melodi Grand Prix (MGP). The contest served as the country's preselection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2021. The competition was organized by NRK and was held ...

(born 1989), 2017 Eurovision Jury List; Norwegian Pre-select for Eurovision (Melodi Grand Prix 2021) *

Karsten Buer Karsten Buer (22 May 1913 – 29 November 1993) was a Norwegian harness racing, harness coach. He was born in Øymark. Buer was the leading harness racer in Norway in the 1950s and 1960s. During his career he won more than 2,000 races. He beca ...

(1913–1993), Norwegian harness coach *

Karsten Fonstad Karsten Fonstad (8 July 1900 – 1970) was a Norwegian politician. He was born in Ringsaker to Johannes Fonstad and Mathea Kristiansen. He was elected representative to the Storting for the periods 1934–1936 and 1937–1945, for ...

(1900–1970), Norwegian politician *

Karsten Forsterling Karsten Forsterling (born 21 January 1980) is an Australian former representative rower. He was a national champion, world champion, a dual Olympian and Olympic medal winner. He represented Australia at eight senior world rowing cham ...

(born 1980), Australian rower *

Karsten Isachsen Karsten Einar Isachsen (22 February 1944 – 18 January 2016) was a Norwegian Lutheran priest, essayist and popular speaker. He was born in Oslo to Knut Isachsen and Margit Lolloe Gjertsen. Among his books are the speech and essay collections ...

(1944–2016), Norwegian Lutheran priest, essayist and public speaker *

Karsten Jakobsen Karsten Jakobsen (15 July 1928 – 8 January 2019) was a Norwegian engineer. He was a professor and rector (1990–1993) at the Norwegian Institute of Technology, and was the first rector of the Norwegian University of Science and Technology in 1 ...

(1928–2019), Norwegian engineer *

Karsten Johannessen Karsten Johannessen (30 November 1925 – 16 December 2018) was a Norwegian footballer and coach for IK Start. Biography Playing career Johannessen played for Start after World War II. In 1945, he got his debut for the club aged 19, only few m ...

(1925–2018), Norwegian footballer and coach *

Karsten Kroon Karsten Kroon (born 29 January 1976) is a Dutch former professional road bicycle racer who most recently rode for , a UCI ProTeam. He retired at the end of the 2014 season. Career Born in Dalen, Kroon showed his talent as an amateur by winnin ...

(born 29 January 1976), Dutch former professional

road bicycle racer Road bicycle racing is the cycle sport discipline of road cycling, held primarily on paved roads. Road racing is the most popular professional form of bicycle racing, in terms of numbers of competitors, events and spectators. The two most common ...

Karsten Solheim Karsten Solheim (September 15, 1911 – February 16, 2000) was an American golf club designer and businessman. He founded Karsten Manufacturing, a golf club maker better known by the name of PING, and the Solheim Cup, the premier international te ...

(1911-2000), Norwegian-born American golf club designer and businessman *

Karsten Warholm Karsten Warholm (; born 28 February 1996) is a Norwegian sprinter who competes in the 400 metres and 400 m hurdles. He’s the world record holder in the latter event. In July 2021, he broke the 29-year-old world record in 400 metres hurdles ...

(born 1996), Norwegian athlete

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Adrian Karsten Adrian Kennedy Karsten (March 13, 1960 – September 2, 2005) was an American sports reporter, best known for his work as a college football sideline reporter for ESPN. He was also known for wearing his trademark suspenders. Reporting career ...

(1960–2005), U.S. college football reporter *

Christoffer Christian Karsten Christoffer Christian (or ''Kristofer Kristian'') Karsten (9 September 1756 – 6 August 1827) was a Swedish opera singer. He was the maternal grandfather of the ballerina Marie Taglioni. Life Born in Ystad, he was discovered by queen ...

(1756–1827), Swedish opera singer *

Ekaterina Karsten Ekaterina Karsten ( be, Кацярына Карстэн, ''Kaciaryna Karsten''; russian: Екатерина Карстен; born 2 June 1972) is a Belarusian rower, a seven-time Olym ...

(born 1972), Belarusian Olympic rower *

Elisabeth Charlotta Karsten Elisabeth Charlotta Karsten, married surname ''Kachanoff'' (1789–1856), was a Swedish painter. She was born in Stockholm, the daughter of Kristofer Kristian Karsten and Sophie Stebnowska and sister of Sophie Karsten. She was the student of ...

(1783-1856), Swedish painter * Frank Karsten (born 1984), Dutch Magic: The Gathering player *

Frank M. Karsten Frank Melvin Karsten (January 7, 1913 – May 14, 1992) was a Democratic United States Representative from Missouri. Biography Frank M. Karsten was born in San Antonio, Texas on January 7, 1913. His family moved to St. Louis, Missouri in 1925, a ...

(1913–1992), U.S. politician *

George Karsten George Karsten (3 November 1863 – 7 May 1937) was a German botanist born in Rostock. In 1885 he earned his doctorate from the University of Strasbourg, and in 1892 received his habilitation in botany at the University of Leipzig. Later on, he se ...

(1863-1937), German botanist *

Gustav Karl Wilhelm Hermann Karsten Gustav Karl Wilhelm Hermann Karsten (6 November 1817, in Stralsund – 10 July 1908, in Zoppot) was a German botanist and geologist. Born in Stralsund, he followed the example of Alexander von Humboldt and traveled 1844-56 the northern part of ...

(1817–1908), German botanist and geologist *

Gustav Karsten Gustav Karsten (24 November 1820 – 16 March 1900) was a German physicist. Karsten was born in Berlin. He studied mathematics and sciences at the universities of Bonn and Berlin, receiving his doctorate in 1843 with the thesis ''Imponderabil ...

(1820–1900), German physicist *

Kai Karsten Kai Karsten (born 22 June 1968) is a retired German sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres. Karsten competed for the club Eintracht Braunschweig, which in athletics enters a joint team with other Braunschweig-based clubs under the name of '' ...

(born 1968), German Olympic sprinter *

Karl Johann Bernhard Karsten Karl Johann Bernhard Karsten (26 November 1782 – 22 August 1853) was a German mineralogist known for contributions made to the German metallurgy industry. Biography He was born at Bützow in Mecklenburg-Schwerin and initially studied law in ...

(1782–1853), German mineralogist * Karl G. Karsten (1891-1968), American economist, statistician and businessman *

Petter Adolf Karsten Petter Adolf Karsten (16 February 1834 – 22 March 1917) was a Finnish mycologist, the foremost expert on the fungi of Finland in his day, and known in consequence as the "father of Finnish mycology". Karsten was born in Merimasku near Turku, st ...

(1834–1917), Finnish mycologist *

Sophie Karsten Hedvig Sophie Karsten (3 September 1783 – 25 February 1862) was a Swedish ballerina and artist (painter). Born to opera singers Christoffer Christian Karsten and Sophie Stebnowska, she was the sister of painter Elisabeth Charlotta Karsten. Soph ...

(1783-1862), Swedish dancer and artist * Sophie Mariane Karsten (1753-1848), Polish opera singer *

Thomas Karsten Herman Thomas Karsten (22 April 1884, Amsterdam – 1945, Cimahi) was a Dutch engineer who gave major contributions to architecture and town planning in Indonesia during Dutch colonial rule. Most significantly he integrated the practice of col ...

(1885–1945), Dutch engineer *

Wenceslaus Johann Gustav Karsten Wenceslaus Johann Gustav Karsten (15 December 1732 – 17 April 1787) was a German mathematician. In 1768, Karsten published a graphic representation of infinitely many logarithms of real and complex numbers. He was a professor of Mathematics at t ...

(1732-1787), German mathematician

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