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and a

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. It is a French variant of

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 ...

People using Christophe as a pseudonym

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Georges Colomb Marie-Louis-Georges Colomb (Lure, Haute-Saône, 25 May 1856 – Nyons, 3 January 1945) was a French botanist, science populariser, and a pioneer of French comics, known as ''Franco-Belgian comics, bandes dessinées ''. Under the pseudonym Christ ...

) (1856–1945), French comic strip artist and botanist *

Cristophe (hairstylist) Cristophe Schatteman (born ), known professionally as Cristophe, is a Belgian-American hairstylist based in Beverly Hills. Cristophe was born, raised and educated in Belgium. He and his wife Danielle moved to the United States in 1982. In May 1 ...

(born 1958), Belgian hairstylist *

Christophe (singer) Daniel Bevilacqua (, ; 13 October 1945 – 16 April 2020), better known by the stage name Christophe (), was a French singer and songwriter. Career Born in the Paris suburb of Juvisy-sur-Orge to an Italian father, Bevilacqua was rebelliou ...

(1945–2020), French singer

Notable people with the given name Christophe

Christophe Barratier Christophe Barratier (; born 17 June 1963) is a French film producer, director and screenwriter, and lyricist. Early life and education Barratier is the son of the actress Eva Simonet and M. Barratier. He is the nephew of the film director Jacqu ...

(born 1963), French filmmaker *

Christophe Beck Jean-Christophe Beck (born in 1968) is a Canadian television and film score composer. He is best known for his collaborations with Disney and its subsidiaries, which include composing the soundtracks of '' The Muppets'' (2011) and '' Muppets Mos ...

(born 1968), Canadian composer * Christophe Dumaux (born 1979), French opera singer * Christophe Gans (born 1960), French filmmaker * Christophe Keckeis (1945-2020), chief of the Swiss Armed Forces *

Christophe Lemaitre Christophe Lemaitre (; born 11 June 1990) is a former French people, French Sprint (running), sprinter who specialised in the 100 metres, 100 and 200 metres. In 2010, Lemaitre became the first white athlete to break the 10-second barrier in an o ...

(born 1990), French sprinter *

Christophe Moreau Christophe Moreau (born 12 April 1971 in Vervins) is a French former professional road racing cyclist. For many years Moreau was the primary French contender for the general classification in the Tour de France: he finished in the top 12 in the ...

, French cyclist * Christophe Naegelen (born 1983), French politician * Christophe Revault (1972–2021), French footballer * Christophe Rinero, French cyclist *

Christophe Saioni Christophe Saioni (born 1 February 1969) is a French former alpine skier who competed in the 1998 Winter Olympics and 2002 Winter Olympics The 2002 Winter Olympics, officially the XIX Olympic Winter Games and commonly known as Salt Lak ...

, French alpine skier *

Christophe Soulé Christophe Soulé (born 1951) is a French mathematician working in arithmetic geometry. Education Soulé started his studies in 1970 at École Normale Supérieure in Paris. He completed his Ph.D. at the University of Paris in 1979 under the sup ...

, French mathematician

Notable people with the surname Christophe

* Anne Christophe, French psychologist *

Didier Christophe Didier Christophe (born 8 December 1956) is a French football manager and former professional player who played as a midfielder In the sport of association football, a midfielder takes an Glossary of association football terms#O, outfield ...

(born 1956), French footballer, managing Pau FC *

Ernest Christophe Ernest Louis Aquilas Christophe (15 January 1827 – 14 January 1892) was a French sculptor, a student of François Rude and a friend of Charles Baudelaire.Bénézit 1999, p. 626 Rude assigned him to help with the bronze recumbent effigy to É ...

(1827–1892), French sculptor *

Eugène Christophe Eugène Christophe (born Malakoff, Paris, France, 22 January 1885, died in Paris, 1 February 1970) was a French road bicycle racer and pioneer of cyclo-cross. He was a professional from 1904 until 1926. In 1919 he became the first rider to wear ...

(1885–1970), French cyclist *

Françoise Christophe Françoise Christophe (1923–2012) was a French film and television actress.Goble p.201 Partial filmography * '' Premier rendez-vous'' (1941) - Une pensionnaire de l'orphelinat (uncredited) * ''Love Marriage'' (1942) - La secrétaire * ''Fant� ...

(1923–2012), French actress *

François-Ferdinand Christophe François-Ferdinand Henri Christophe (1794 October 7, 1805) was the eldest son and first child of Field General Henri Christophe, future King of Haiti, and his wife, Marie-Louise Coidavid. Because he was both born and died before his father's as ...

(1794–1805), Haitian prince, son of Henri *

Fredler Christophe Fredler Christophe (born 11 January 2002) is a Haitian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Épinal. Club career A former youth academy player of Exafoot, Christophe joined French club Strasbourg ahead of the 2019–20 se ...

(born 2002), Haitian footballer *

Henri Christophe Henri Christophe (; 6 October 1767 – 8 October 1820) was a key leader in the Haitian Revolution and the only monarch of the Kingdom of Haiti. Born in the British West Indies, British Caribbean, Christophe was possibly of Senegambian descent ...

(1767–1820), Haitian Revolution leader, first King of Haiti *

Jean-François Christophe Jean-François Christophe (born 27 June 1987) is a French footballer who plays for Boussu Dour Borinage in Belgian Second Division. Career Christophe began his career at Ligue 1 club RC Lens. In the summer 2007 transfer window he was signed b ...

(born 1987), French footballer *

Joseph Christophe Joseph Christophe (1662 - 1748) was a French painter. In 1696 he painted as a "mai" for Notre-Dame the ''Miracle of the Loaves and Fishes''. He was received into the Academy in 1702, and in 1724 became painter to the Archduke Leopold, for whom h ...

(1662–1748), French painter *

Marcel Christophe Marcel Christophe (born 19 August 1974) is a retired Luxembourg Luxembourg, officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, is a landlocked country in Western Europe. It is bordered by Belgium to the west and north, Germany to the east, and ...

(born 1974), Luxembourgish footballer *

Paul Christophe Paul Christophe (born 10 February 1971) is a French politician who has represented Nord's 14th constituency in the National Assembly since 2017. From September to December 2024, he briefly served as Minister of Solidarity, Autonomy, and Gende ...

(born 1971), French politician * Pierre Christophe (1880–1971), French sculptor * Robert Christophe (1938–2016), French Olympic swimmer

People using Christophe as a pseudonym

Notable people with the given name Christophe

Notable people with the surname Christophe

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