Karsten or Carsten is a both a given name and a surname. It is believed to be either derived from a

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form of

Christian A Christian () is a person who follows or adheres to Christianity, a Monotheism, monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus in Christianity, Jesus Christ. Christians form the largest religious community in the wo ...

, or "man from

karst Karst () is a topography formed from the dissolution of soluble carbonate rocks such as limestone and Dolomite (rock), dolomite. It is characterized by features like poljes above and drainage systems with sinkholes and caves underground. Ther ...

". Notable persons with the name include:

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Carsten Becker Carsten Becker (born 20 January 1990) is a German politician from Alternative for Germany. He has been a member of the Landtag of Saarland since 2022, and in October of the same year he also became state chairman of his party in Saarland. Life ...

(born 1990), German politician *

Carsten Höller Carsten Höller (born December 1961) is a German artist. He lives and works in Stockholm, Sweden.Alice Rawsthorn (January 2012)"Cliff Hanger - The Ghanaian home of artists Carsten Höller and Marcel Odenbach goes above—and beyond" '' W Magazin ...

(born 1961), German artist *

Carsten Jancker Carsten Jancker (born 28 August 1974) is a German football coach and former player. He played as a striker for various teams between 1993 and 2009, including FC Köln, Rapid Wien, FC Bayern Munich, Udinese Calcio, FC Kaiserslautern, Shanghai ...

(born 1974), German footballer and coach *

Carsten Niebuhr Carsten Niebuhr, or Karsten Niebuhr (17 March 1733 Cuxhaven, Lüdingworth – 26 April 1815 Meldorf, Dithmarschen), was a German mathematician, Cartography, cartographer, and Geographical exploration, explorer in the service of Denmark-Norway. He ...

(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 of the German Basketball League between 2012 and 2016. Since 2015, he leads the club's young ta ...

(born 1965), German basketball coach * Carsten Charles Sabathia (born 1980), American baseball player *

Carsten Schatz Carsten Schatz (born 10 January 1970) is a historian and a member of the Left Party in Germany. He lives in Berlin, and joined the Socialist Unity Party in East Germany in 1988. He has been the local manager of the Left Party in Berlin since 2 ...

(born 1970), German historian and politician *

Carsten Schneider Carsten Schneider (born 23 January 1976) is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) who has been serving as Federal Minister for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Climate Protection and Nuclear Safety in the government of Ch ...

(born 1976), German politician ;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 bibli ...

(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 ...

(1920–1997), Norwegian conductor * Big Daddy Karsten (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 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 became the first Eu ...

(1913–1993), Norwegian harness coach *

Karsten Fonstad Karsten Fonstad (8 July 1900 – 28 July 1970) was a Norwegian politician. Life and career Fonstad was born in Ringsaker to Johannes Fonstad and Mathea Kristiansen. He was elected representative to the Storting The Storting ( ; ) is th ...

(1900–1970), Norwegian politician *

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

(born 1980), Australian rower *

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

(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 (academia), rector (1990–1993) at the Norwegian Institute of Technology, and was the first rector of the Norwegian University of Science ...

(1928–2019), Norwegian engineer * Karsten Johannessen (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 winning ...

(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 com ...

Karsten Solheim Karsten Solheim (September 15, 1911 – February 16, 2000) was a Norwegian golf club designer and businessman. He founded Karsten Manufacturing, a golf club (equipment), golf club maker better known by the name of Ping (golf), PING, and the Solhe ...

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

Karsten Stolz Karsten Stolz (23 July 1964 – 3 May 2025) was a West German shot putter. Career Stolz represented the sports club TV Wattenscheid, and became West German champion in 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988 and 1989. His personal best throw was 21.15 metres, a ...

(1964–2025), German shot putter *

Karsten Warholm Karsten Warholm (; born 28 February 1996) is a Norwegian Sport of athletics, sprinter who competes in the 400 metres and 400 metres hurdles, 400 m hurdles. He is the Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics, 2020 Tokyo Olympic champion, silver meda ...

(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), American 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 (née Khadatovich, Хадатовіч; , ''Kaciaryna Karsten''; ; born 2 June 1972) is a Belarusian rower, a seven-time Olympian and the first medalist from the Republic of Belarus, a two-time Olympic champion and six-time Wor ...

(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 o ...

(1783–1856), Swedish painter *

Elke Karsten Elke Josselinne Karsten (born 15 May 1995) is an Argentine handball player for Molde Elite and the Argentina women's national handball team. She defended Argentina at the 2013 World Women's Handball Championship in Serbia. Achievements *Norweg ...

(born 1995), Argentine handball player * Frank Karsten (born 1984), Dutch ''Magic: The Gathering'' player * Frank M. Karsten (1913–1992), American 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 Leipzig Unive ...

(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. Biography Born in Stralsund, he followed the example of Alexander von Humboldt and traveled 1844-56 the norther ...

(1817–1908), German botanist and geologist * Gustav Karsten (1820–1900), German physicist * Kai Karsten (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 Karsten was born at Bützow in Mecklenburg-Schwerin and initially studied l ...

(1782–1853), German mineralogist *

Karl G. Karsten Karl Gustaf Karsten (1891– May 25, 1968) was an American economist, statistician, businessman, inventor and author, known from his seminal work on graphical methods, and economic forecasting. Life and work Born in Bloomington, Indiana to Gu ...

(1891–1968), American economist, statistician and businessman *

Petter Adolf Karsten Petter Adolf Karsten (16 February 1834 – 22 March 1917) was a Finland, Finnish mycology, 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 Merim ...

(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. Sop ...

(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 people, Dutch engineer who gave major contributions to architecture and town planning in Indonesia during Netherlands East Indies, Dutch colonial rule. Most significa ...

(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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