Christer or

Krister Krister is a Swedish variant of the Swedish masculine given name Christer and may refer to: *Krister Bringéus (born 1954), Swedish diplomat *Krister Classon (born 1955), Swedish comedian, actor, director and screenwriter *Krister Dreyer (born 1974 ...

are varieties of the masculine given name Kristian, derived from the Latin name ''Christianus'', which in turn comes from the

Greek Greek may refer to: Anything of, from, or related to Greece, a country in Southern Europe: *Greeks, an ethnic group *Greek language, a branch of the Indo-European language family **Proto-Greek language, the assumed last common ancestor of all kno ...

word ''khristianós'', which means "follower of

Christ Jesus ( AD 30 or 33), also referred to as Jesus Christ, Jesus of Nazareth, and many other names and titles, was a 1st-century Jewish preacher and religious leader. He is the Jesus in Christianity, central figure of Christianity, the M ...

". 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''; ) are a geographical and cultural region in Northern Europe, as well as the Arctic Ocean, Arctic and Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic oceans. It includes the sovereign states of Denm ...

. Notable people with the name include: * Catherine Christer Hennix (1948–2023), 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 ...

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

Christer Adelsbo Christer Adelsbo, born 1962, is a Swedish Swedish Social Democratic Party, Social Democratic politician who has been a List of members of the Swedish Riksdag, 2006–2010, member of the Parliament of Sweden, Riksdag since 2002. References

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, 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 M ...

(born 1957), Swedish singer * Christer Boucht (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, born 1969, is a Swedish social democratic politician who has been a member of the Riksdag since 2002 *

Christer Erséus Christer Erséus, born 1951 in Borås, is a Swedish zoologist. He defended his doctoral dissertation in 1980 at the University of Gothenburg, where in 1991 he became professor of zoology and director of studies in zoomorphology and systematics. P ...

(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 Christer Gardell (born 1960) is a Swedish hedge fund manager. Gardell studied business at Stockholm School of Economics and graduated in the year 1984, worked at McKinsey & Company and was appointed CEO of Swedish investment company AB Custos in ...

(born 1960), Swedish venture capitalist * Christer George (born 1979), Norwegian football player * Christer Johansson (poker player), Swedish professional sports better and poker player based in Malmö *

Christer Johansson (skier) Christer Johansson (born 11 November 1950 in Bjurholm, Västerbotten) was a former Swedish cross-country skier who competed in the 1970s. He earned a gold medal in the 4 × 10 km relay at the 1978 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in ...

, Swedish former cross country skier who competed in the 1970s *

Christer Kellgren Christer Alfons Kellgren (born August 15, 1958 in Gothenburg, Sweden) is a retired Swedish professional ice hockey player. He played for Frölunda HC between 1977 and 1981, and again from 1982 to 1989, as well as five games in the National Hockey ...

(born 1958), retired Swedish professional ice hockey player *

Christer Kierkegaard Rear Admiral Sören ''Christer'' Douglas Kierkegaard (17 July 1918 – 24 December 1999) was a Swedish Navy officer. Swedlund's senior commands include as Commander-in-Chief of the Coastal Fleet from 1970 to 1977 and commander of the East Coast ...

(1918–1999), Swedish Navy rear admiral *

Christer Kleiven Christer Kleiven (born 9 April 1988) is a Norwegian midfielder who plays for Vigør in the 3. divisjon. Club career FK Vigør As a youth player Kleiven played for Vigør. IK Start He made his debut for Start in 2007, playing in Adeccoliga ...

(born 1988), Norwegian midfielder who currently plays for Start *

Christer Löfqvist Christer Löfqvist (4 June 1944 in Visby, Gotland, Sweden – 1 February 1978) was an international motorcycle speedway rider from Sweden. He earned 42 caps for the Sweden national speedway team. Career Löfqvist reached the final of the Speed ...

(1944–1978), former international speedway rider *

Christer Lindarw Christer Lindarw (born 3 March 1953) is a Sweden, Swedish clothes designer, actor, drag queen entertainer, and the leader of drag group ''After Dark (drag act), After Dark''. Career Lindarw was born in Eskilstuna, Södermanland County. He was ...

(born 1953), Swedish clothes designer, drag queen artist, leader of drag show group ''After Dark'' *

Christer Magnusson Christer Magnusson (born 1 April 1958) is a former Swedish handball player who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and commonly known as Los Angeles 1984) were an internat ...

(born 1958), Swedish former handball player *

Christer Majbäck Christer Majbäck (born 30 January 1964) is a Swedish former cross-country skier who competed at international top level from 1984 to 1999. He won a bronze medal in 10 km at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville. Majbäck's biggest succe ...

(born 1964), Swedish former cross country skier *

Christer Nylander Lars ''Christer'' Stefan Nylander (born 3 October 1968) is a Swedish Liberals Party politician, member of the Riksdag since 2002 for Skåne Northern and Eastern. He was the parliamentary leader from June 2016 until June 2019 for the Liberals ...

(born 1968), Swedish Liberal People's Party politician, member of the Riksdag since 2002 *

Christer Olsson Christer Lennart Olsson (born July 24, 1970) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey defenceman. He is the current head coach of VIK Västerås HK in the HockeyAllsvenskan (Allsv). Olsson played briefly in the National Hockey League (NHL) wi ...

(born 1970), retired professional hockey player *

Christer Pettersson Carl Gustaf Christer Pettersson (23 April 1947 – 29 September 2004) was a Swedish criminal who was a suspect in the 1986 assassination of Olof Palme, the Prime Minister of Sweden. In 1989 he was convicted of the murder in district court but ...

(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 group Vikingarna (band), Vikingarna. Early life Hans Christer Sjögren was born in Hagfors, Swed ...

(born 1950), Swedish dansband and rock singer * Christer Skoog (born 1945), Swedish politician * Christer Sturmark (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) is a Swedish former freestyle swimming, freestyle swimming (sport), swimmer. He won the silver medal in the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay at the 1992 Summer Olympics together Tommy Werner, Anders Holmertz a ...

(born 1969), former freestyle swimmer from Sweden *

Christer Warren Christer Simon Warren (born 10 October 1974) is an English 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 1–1 Second Ro ...

(born 1974), English football player * Christer Winbäck (born 1953), Swedish Liberal People's Party politician, member of the Riksdag since 2002 * Christer Youssef (born 1987), Swedish professional footballer Attacking midfielder *

Christer Zetterberg Christer Zetterberg (2 November 1941 – 5 April 2012) was a Swedish businessman and Chairman of investment bank Carnegie. Zetterberg graduated with a degree in business. After starting his career in the Swedish paper industry, he became CE ...

(1941–2012), Swedish businessman, Chairman of investment bank Carnegie * Lars-Christer Olsson, former UEFA Chief Executive from 2003 * Tom-Christer Nilsen (born 1969), Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party and current deputy county mayor of Hordaland

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