Kristen is a first name, also the Breton, Danish, Swedish and Norwegian form of

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. As a result, Kristen is a male name in Norway,

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and Denmark, with the female equivalent spelt as Kristin, a Scandinavian form and a variation of Christine. In Breton, Kristen is both a male and female name. In English-speaking countries, Kristen is now usually a female name, used as an alternative spelling of Kristin, with the Kristen spelling having become the more popular spelling of the name in English-speaking countries for newborn girls by the mid 1970s.Behind the Name: Meaning, Origin and History of the Name Kristen
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In Denmark, the name can also be spelt ''Christen''. In Iceland, the name ''

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'' is used, and is often mistaken as female by other Europeans.

List of people with the given name Kristen

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* Kristen Alderson (born 1991), American actress and singer *

Kristen Soltis Anderson Kristen Lynne Soltis Anderson is a Republican pollster, television personality, and writer whose work has appeared in ''The Daily Beast'', ''Politico'', and ''HuffPost''. In 2013 ''Time'' named Anderson one of the 30 People Under 30 who are chan ...

(born 1984), American journalist * Kristen Anderson-Lopez (born 1972), American songwriter *

Kristen Arnett Kristen Arnett (born December 16, 1980) is an American fiction author and essayist. Her debut novel, ''Mostly Dead Things'', was a ''New York Times'' bestseller. Early life and education Arnett was born and raised in Orlando, Florida, where sh ...

(born 1980), American fiction author and essayist * Kristen Ashburn (born 1973), American photojournalist * Kristen Ashley (born 1986), American author

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* Kristen Babb-Sprague (born 1968) American synchronized swimmer * Kristen Barbara (born 1992), Canadian ice hockey player *

Kristen Barnhisel Kristen Barnhisel is an American winemaker. She is Quality Control manager at Inglenook. She specializes in making pinot noir and Cabernet Sauvignon wines. Personal life and education Kristen Barnhisel was raised in Santa Rosa, California in th ...

, American winemaker *

Kristen Beams Kristen Maree Beams (born 6 November 1984) is an Australian former cricket player. Beams played one Test, thirty One Day Internationals and eighteen Twenty20 Internationals for the Australia national women's cricket team between 2014 and 2017. ...

(born 1984), Australian cricket player * Kristen Bell (born 1980), American actress * Kristen Walsh Bellows (born 1982), American racquetball player *

Kristen Berset The Miss Florida USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Florida in the Miss USA pageant. Up until the 2017 pageant, both Miss and Teen state pageants were held separately in different months. In recent ...

(born 1981), American beauty pageant contestant * Kristen Bicknell (born 1986), Canadian professional poker player *

Kristen Bowditch Kristen Robert Bowditch (born 14 January 1975) is a British former long-distance runner. He competed in the men's 5000 metres at the 2000 Summer Olympics. He represented England in the 5,000 metres event, at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kual ...

(born 1975), British former long-distance runner * Kristen Kyrre Bremer (1925–2013), Norwegian theologian and clergyman * Kristen Britain, American author *

Kristen Bujnowski Kristen Bujnowski (born March 14, 1992) is a Canadian bobsledder. She was an alternate at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Two Women Bobsleigh. Kristen was a brakeman at the IBSF World Championships 2019 with Christine de Bruin, winning a Bronze meda ...

(born 1992), Canadian bobsledder * Kristen Buckley (born 1968), American author * Kristen Butler (born 1984), American softball player

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* Kristen Caverly (born 1984), American swimmer *

Kristen Cloke Kristen Ann Cloke is an American actress. She appeared in '' Space: Above and Beyond'', and has acted in several small parts of other TV series. She is known for her role as Valerie Lewton in ''Final Destination'' and as Leigh Colvin in the slas ...

(born 1968), American actress *

Kristen Condon Kristen Condon is a film and television actress from Melbourne, Australia. Filmography *'' Sizzler 77'' directed by Timothy Spanos *'' The Second Coming'' directed by Richard Wolstencroft *'' Under a Kaleidoscope'' directed by Addison Heath ...

, Australian actress * Kristen Connolly (born 1980), American actress and tennis player *

Kristen Cox Kristen Cox (born Kristen Eyring, Bellevue, Washington) is an American business executive, university fellow and instructor, keynote speaker, published author, trainer, consultant, and co-founder of The Fulcrum. Cox is a fellow and instructor at ...

(born 1969), American politician

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* Kristen Dalton (born 1966), American actress * Kristen Dalton (born 1986), American beauty pageant contestant *

Kristen DeAngelis Kristen M. DeAngelis is a professor in the department of Microbiology at the University of Massachusetts where she studies soil microbes in relation to climate change. Early life and education DeAngelis is originally from Watertown, Massachuset ...

, American microbiologist and environmental activist *

Kristen Dexter Kristen Dexter (born July 20, 1961) is a Democratic Party politician and former member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, who represented the 68th Assembly District from 2009 to 2011. She defeated long-time incumbent Representative Terry Moulton i ...

(born 1961), American politician

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Kristen Edmonds Kristen Nicole Edmonds (born May 22, 1987) is an American professional soccer player who plays for NJ/NY Gotham FC in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). She previously played for Stjarnan Women in Iceland, WFC Rossiyanka in Russia, and ...

(born 1987), American soccer player *

Kristen Eik-Nes Kristen Borgar Dahler Eik-Nes (28 September 1922 – 23 February 1992) was a Norwegian medical scientist, known for his contributions to androgen research. He was born at the village of Sparbu (now Steinkjer) in Nord-Trøndelag, Norway. He was ...

(1922–1992), Norwegian medical scientist

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* Kristen Feilberg (1839–1919), Danish photographer *

Kristen K. Flaa Kristen K. Flaa (3 October 1925 – 10 January 2021) was a Norwegian politician for the Centre Party. Career He was a farmer and chaired Aust-Agder Agrarian Association from 1955 to 1960. He served as mayor of Birkenes from 1972 to 1991 and coun ...

(1925–2021), Norwegian politician * Kristen Fløgstad (born 1947), Norwegian triple and long jumper *

Kristen Flores Kristen Ridgway Flores is Founder and CEO of The Feel Good Film Festival in Hollywood, California and an American actress, set designer, production designer, and film producer. Early life Ms. Flores received her early theatre and acting training ...

(born 1982), American actress and film producer *

Kristen Foster Kristen Foster (born January 27, 1987 in Morden, Manitoba) is a Canadian curler. In 2003, Foster led her Morden Collegiate Institute team to a Manitoba High School championship. Foster had played with the Chelsea Carey rink since it formed i ...

(born 1987), Canadian curler *

Kristen French Kristen Dawn French (May 10, 1976 – April 19, 1992) was a Canadian teen who was abducted and murdered by Karla Homolka and Paul Bernardo. She was interred at Pleasantview Memorial Gardens, Thorold, Ontario, Canada. Biography French was b ...

(1976–1992), Canadian homicide victim

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* Kristen R. Ghodsee (born 1970), American ethnographer * Kristen Gilbert (born 1967), American serial killer * Kristen Gislefoss (born 1954), Norwegian meteorologist *

Kristen Gran Gleditsch Kristen Gran Gleditsch (1867–1946) was a Norwegian military officer and topographer. Biography Kristen Gran Gleditsch was born in Overhalla as a son of dean Lars August Gleditsch (1814–1886). He was a brother of bishop Jens Gran Gleditsch ...

(1867–1946), Norwegian military officer and topographer *

Kristen Graczyk Kristen Marie Graczyk (born June 27, 1983) is an American former soccer forward and defender who played for FC Gold Pride of Women's Professional Soccer. Her brother, Mike Graczyk, is a goalkeeper and played for San Jose Earthquakes in Major L ...

(born 1993), American soccer player *

Kristen Gremillion Kristen Johnson Gremillion (born November 17, 1958) is an American anthropologist whose areas of specialization include paleoethnobotany, origins of agriculture, the prehistory of eastern North America, human paleoecology and paleodiet, and the ev ...

(born 1958), American anthropologist *

Kristen Marie Griest Kristen Marie Griest (born October 2, 1989) is one of the two first women, along with Shaye Lynne Haver, to graduate from the United States Army Ranger School, which occurred on 21 August 2015. Griest and Haver were ranked 34th on ''Fortune'' mag ...

, American military officer * Kristen Gundelach (1891–1971), Norwegian poet and translator

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* Kristen Hager (born 1984), Canadian actress * Kristen Hamilton (born 1992), American soccer player * Kristen den Hartog (born 1965), Canadian writer *

Kristen Heiss Kristen Pritchett formerly Kristen Elizabeth Heiss (born May 12, 1987) is an American backstroke and freestyle swimmer. She is a 14-time collegiate All-American, Big 12 Conference swimmer of the year, 10-time Big 12 Champion, an Olympic Trials fin ...

(born 1987), American swimmer * Kristen Holbø (1869–1953), Norwegian painter and illustrator *

Kristen Holden-Ried Kris Holden-Ried (born August 1, 1973) is a Canadian actor. Early life and pentathlon Holden-Ried was born in Pickering, Ontario. He studied at Montreal's Concordia University School of Business. He was a champion competitor in riding and fenci ...

(Kris Holden-Ried; born 1973), Canadian actor *

Kristen Hughes Kristen Heinrich (previously used the surname Hughes; born 28 August 1979) is an Australian netball player, who played for the Adelaide Thunderbirds in the ANZ Championship in 2008. Kristen received her first call up to the Australian Netball ...

(born 1979), Australian netball player

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* Kristen Iversen, American writer

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* Kristen Jenner (Kris Jenner; born 1955), American television personality *

Kristen Johnson Kristen Johnson is an escape artist who works with her husband magician Kevin Ridgeway under the names ''Living Illusions, Ridgeway & Johnson and Breathless''. She was the featured magician on the cover of the June 2009 issue of the magicians' ...

, American magician *

(born 1982), American beauty pageant contestant * Kristen Johnston (born 1967), American actress

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* Kristen Kelly, American singer *

Kristen Kish Kristen Kish (born December 1, 1983) is a Korean-born American chef known for winning the tenth season of ''Top Chef''. She was formerly chef de cuisine at Menton in the Fort Point neighborhood of Boston. She is the host of ''36 Hours'' on Tra ...

(born 1984), American chef and television personality *

Kristen Kjellman Kristen Kjellman (born November 18, 1984) is an American women's lacrosse player. She played for the Northwestern Wildcats and the USA World Cup Team. Early life Born in Boston, Massachusetts and raised in Westwood, MA. Attended Westwood High ...

(born 1984), American lacrosse player

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Kristen Lange Kristen Lange, (born June 18, 1988) is a professional squash player who represents the United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily locat ...

(born 1988), American squash player * Kristen Ledlow (born 1988), American reporter * Kristen Li (born 2002), American voice actress known for ''The Powerpuff Girls'' * Kristen Lippincott, English art historian *

Kristen Luneberg The Miss North Carolina USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state North Carolina in the Miss USA pageant. This state is part of the RPM Productions group since 1992. In 2005, Miss North Carolina USA Chelse ...

, American beauty pageant contestant

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Kristen-Paige Madonia Kristen-Paige Madonia is an American writer and creative writing teacher, known for her 2012 debut novel ''Fingerprints of You''. Awards *''Best Fiction'' at the Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival The Tennessee Williams & New Or ...

, American writer * Kristen Maloney (born 1981), American gymnast *

Kristen Mann Kristen Cherie Mann (born August 10, 1983) is an former American professional basketball player who played in the WNBA. Childhood Born in Lakewood, California on August 10, 1983, Mann is the daughter of Kathy Deeds and Gene Mann. She has two b ...

(born 1983), American basketball player * Kristen May, American musician * Kristen McGuire, American voice actress * Kristen McMenamy (born 1964), American model * Kristen Meadows (born 1957), American actress *

Kristen Meier Kristen Meier Vlahos (born Kristen Nicole Meier; February 8, 1991) is an American professional association football, soccer midfielder and defender (association football), defender who most recently played for Seattle Reign FC of the National Wom ...

(born 1991), American soccer player *

Kristen Merlin Kristen Marie Merlin (born December 13, 1984) is an American country singer. She is best known for finishing in the top 5 on Season 6 of NBC's signing competition ''The Voice'' in 2014 as a part of Shakira's team. Career 2014: ''The Voice'' At ...

(born 1984), American musician *

Kristen Merlino Kristen Merlino is an American art director. She has been nominated for eight Primetime Emmy Awards in the category Outstanding Production Design. Merlino’s nominations included her work for the Grammy Awards ceremonies and one for the Academ ...

, American art director * Kristen Michal (born 1975), Estonian politician *

Kristen Miller Kristen Miller (born August 20, 1976) is an American actress. She is best known for her roles as Ashley Elliot on the sitcom ''USA High'' (1997–1999) and Deedra "D.D." Cummings on the action-adventure series ''She Spies'' (2002–2004). Mille ...

(born 1976), American actress *

Kristen Morgin Kristen L. Morgin (born 1968) is an American visual artist working primarily in sculpture. She is best known for her works made of unfired clay that use trompe-l'œil to appear as wood, paper, or metal and suggest decay. Biography Kristen Morgin ...

(born 1968), American sculptor

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* Kristen Newlin (born 1985), Turkish American basketball player * Kristen Nygaard (1926–2002), Norwegian computer scientist and politician * Kristen Nygaard (footballer) (born 1949), Danish footballer

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* Kristen Øyen (born 1938), Norwegian forester

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* Kristen Pazik (born 1978), TAMIL NADU model * Kristen Pfaff (1967–1994), American musician

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* Kristen Renton (born 1982), American actress *

Kristen Rohlfs Kristen Rohlfs (13 May 1930 in Humptrup – 10 December 2017) was a professor for astrophysics. He taught astronomy at the University of Bochum The Ruhr University Bochum (, ) is a public research university located in the southern hills of the ...

(born 1930), German astronomer *

Kristen Roth Kristen Roth (born December 10, 1985, in Ann Arbor, Michigan) is an American pair skater. skated with former partner Michael McPherson Michael McPherson (born July 21, 1982, in Otsego, Michigan, U.S.) is an American pair skater Pair skating ...

(born 1985), American skater * Kristen Rudisill (born 1975), American culture scientist *

Kristen Ruhlin Kristen Ruhlin is an American actress. She is known for her roles in ''The Girl in the Park'', ''One Life to Live'', ''Human Giant'', and '' She Wants Me''. Personal Ruhlin grew up in Charleston, West Virginia and graduated from Charleston Catho ...

(born 1984), American actress *

Kristen Rutherford Kristen Rutherford (born October 15, 1968) is an American writer, producer and actress. She may be best known for her work as the head writer/creative producer of The Nerdist on BBC America, and for being the host of the “#parent” show on Fe ...

(born 1968), American writer

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* Kristen Schaal (born 1978), American actress *

Kristen Schlukebir Kristen Schlukebir (born June 28, 1989) was the number one ranked junior in the United States between the ages of 15-18. At 15, she won the USTA 18 & Under National Hardcourts in both singles and doubles granting her a wildcard into the main draw ...

(born 1987), American tennis player * Kristen Silverberg (born 1971), American diplomat * Kristen Simmons, American writer * Kristen Skjeldal (born 1967), Norwegian cross-country skier * Kristen Stewart (born 1990), American actress * Kristen A. Stilt, American Islamic studies scholar

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Kristen Taunton Kristen Taunton (born June 27, 1977 in Richmond, British Columbia) is a former field hockey forward from Canada, who earned a total number of 118 international caps for the Canadian Women's National Team during her career. She won a bronze meda ...

(born 1977), Canadian field hockey player * Kristen Thomson (born 1966), Canadian actress and playwright *

Kristen Thorsness Kristen J. Thorsness (born March 10, 1960, in Anchorage, Alaska) is an American former competitive rower and Olympic gold medalist. She was a member of the American women's eights team that won the gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los An ...

(born 1960), American rower

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Kristen Vadgaard Kristen Møller Vadgaard (2 June 1886 – 16 February 1979) was a Danish gymnast who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics The 1912 Summer Olympics ( sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1912), officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad ( sv, Den ...

(1886–1979), Danish gymnast *

Kristen Valkner Kristen Nikolai Valkner (2 June 1903 – 25 January 1972) was a Norwegian priest and church historian. He was born in Bergen, and graduated with the cand.theol. degree in 1927. He was appointed vicar in Skånevik in 1928, but returned to acade ...

(1903–1972), Norwegian clergyman and historian * Kristen Veal (born 1981), Australian basketball player * Kristen Vigard (born 1963), American actress and singer * Kristen Viikmäe (born 1979), Estonian footballer

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Kristen Welker Kristen Welker (born July 1, 1976) is an American television journalist working for NBC News. She serves as a White House correspondent based in Washington, D.C., and co-anchor of '' Weekend Today'', the Saturday edition of ''Today'', alongside ...

(born 1976), American television journalist * Kristen Wiig (born 1973), American actress * Kristen Wilson (born 1969), American actress

Fictional characters

* Kristen DiMera, character from American soap opera ''

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'' *Kristen, a character in '' Barney & Friends'', played by Sara Hickman

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