Krista is a female given name, a mostly

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Finland Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It borders Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bothnia to the west and the Gulf of Finland to the south, ...

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) variant of the male name

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. The name Krista can be spelled with a "Ch", making it Christa. It means "Follower of Christ".

People named Krista

Krista Allen Krista Allen (born April 5, 1971) is an American actress and model. Allen is known for playing Billie Reed in the soap opera ''Days of Our Lives'' (1996–1999) and Taylor Hayes (The Bold and the Beautiful), Taylor Hayes on the soap opera ''The ...

(born 1971), American actress *

Krista Aru Krista Aru (1 August 1958 – 25 February 2025) was an Estonian historian of journalism, museology, museologist, and politician. She was a member of XIII Riigikogu. Life and career In 1981, she graduated from Tartu University in journalism. In 20 ...

(1958–2025), Estonian historian, museologist and politician * Krista Benjamin (born 1970), American poet *

Krista Blunk Krista Lee Blunk acts as a play-by-play broadcaster or an analyst for Pac-12 Network, Westwood One, and ESPN covering women's soccer, volleyball, softball, and basketball, and, as of November 2024, men's college basketball. In addition to the net ...

, American sports analyst * Krista Branch, American singer *

Krista Bridge Krista Bridge is a Canadian writer, whose debut novel ''The Eliot Girls'' was a shortlisted nominee for the 2013 Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize and the 2014 Amazon.ca First Novel Award.Krista Bridges Krista Bridges (born 4 November 1968) is a Canadian actress. She has appeared in more than 110 film and television productions since 1988, and received a Genie Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress at the 13th Genie Awards in 1992 for '' T ...

(born 1968), Canadian actress * Krista Buecking (born 1982), Canadian visual artist * Krista Davey (born 1978), American soccer player * Krista Detor (born 1969), American singer * Krista Donnenwirth (born 1989), American softball player *

Krista Donaldson Krista M. Donaldson (born 1973) is a Canadian–American engineer. She is the CEO of D-Rev, a product design and engineering company that specialises in products for less industrialised countries. Early life and education Born and raised in Hali ...

(born 1973), Canadian-American engineer * Krista DuChene (born 1977), Canadian athlete * Krista Erickson, Canadian broadcaster *

Krista Errickson Krista Errickson (born May 8, 1964)Garver, Kathy; Ascher, Fred (2016). X Child Stars: Where Are They Now?'. Lanham, MD: Taylor Trade Publishing . p. 237. . is an American actress, journalist, and documentary filmmaker, writer and producer w ...

(born 1964), American actress *

Krista Fanedl Krista Fanedl Dekleva (born 1 August 1941) is a Slovenian alpine skier. She competed in three events at the 1964 Winter Olympics The 1964 Winter Olympics, officially known as the IX Olympic Winter Games () and commonly known as Innsbruck 19 ...

(born 1941), Slovenian alpine skier *

Krista Ford Krista Ford Haynes ( Ford; born September 13, 1991) is a Canadian former professional women's American football player. She is a daughter of Ontario Premier Doug Ford and niece of former Toronto Mayor Rob Ford. She was the captain of the To ...

(born 1991), American football player *

Krista Franklin Krista Franklin is an American poet and visual artist, whose main artistic focus is collage. Her work, which addresses race, gender, and class issues, combines personal, pop-cultural, and historical imagery. Early life and education Franklin is ...

, American statistician *

Krista Griffith Krista Mollee Griffith (born October 4, 1972) is an American politician. She is a Democratic member of the Delaware House of Representatives, representing district 12. Griffith was elected in the general election on November 6, 2018, winning 53 ...

(born 1972), American politician *

Krista Guloien Krista Guloien (born March 20, 1980, in New Westminster, British Columbia) is a Canadian rower from Port Moody, British Columbia. At the 2008 Summer Olympics, she competed in the women's quad sculls. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she was ...

(born 1980), Canadian rower *

Krista Harris Krista Harris (died 2006) was producer at the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. She was key on many initiatives in New Media, including a CBC.ca redesign, and the launching of the corporation's podcasts and satellite radio services. Krista Har ...

(died 2006), Canadian television producer * Krista Harrison (1971–1982), American murder victim * Krista Hogan (born 2006), Canadian craniopagus conjoined twin *

Krista Howell Krista Lynn Howell is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly in the 2021 provincial election. She represents the electoral district of St. Barbe-L'Anse aux Meadows as a member of the Liberal Pa ...

, Canadian politician *

Krista De Jonge Krista De Jonge (born 1959) is a Belgian architectural historian and full professor of architectural history at KU Leuven. Career She received a master's degree in engineering and architecture at KU Leuven in 1982, a Master of Advanced Studies a ...

(born 1950), Belgian architectural historian * Krista Kelly (born 1977), Canadian model and actress * Krista Kilburn-Steveskey (born 1968), American basketball player * Krista Kilvet (1946–2009), Estonian journalist *

Krista Kim Krista Kim is a Canadian-Korean contemporary artist and ''Vogue Singapore'' metaverse editor known for incorporation of light, digital technology, and sound into her artistic creations. Her portfolio includes touring installations, displays, and ...

, Canadian contemporary artist * Krista Lee Kinsman (born 1978), Canadian volleyball player *

Krista Kiuru Krista Katriina Kiuru (born 5 August 1974) is a Finnish politician. She served as Minister of Housing and Communications and Minister of Education and Communications in Jyrki Katainen's and Alexander Stubb's cabinets. From 2019 to 2023, she serve ...

(born 1974), Finnish politician * Krista Kleiner (born 1989), American entertainer *

Krista Kosonen Krista Erika Kosonen (born 28 May 1983) is a Finnish actress. She is known for her appearances in movies such as '' Jade Warrior'' (2006), ''Princess'' (2010), and the Norwegian HBO series '' Beforeigners'' (2019, 2021). She has also appeared in ...

(born 1983), Finnish actress *

Krista Kostial-Šimonović Krista Kostial-Šimonović (19 December 1923 – 29 April 2018) was a Croatian physician and academic who researched the effects of human exposure to heavy metals and toxicity. She was elected as an associate member of the Yugoslav Academy of Sci ...

(1923–2018), Croatian physician * Krista Kruuv (born 1971), Estonian sport sailor * Krista Lavíčková (1917–1944), Czech secretary * Krista Lepik (born 1964), Estonian biathlete * Krista Marie, American musical artist *

Krista McCarville Krista Lee McCarville (born Krista Lee Scharf on November 10, 1982) is a Canadian curler from Thunder Bay, Ontario. McCarville is a four-time Northern Ontario junior champion, the 2003 Winter Universiade silver medallist, a four-time Ontario p ...

(born 1982), Canadian curler * Krista McGee (born 1975), American author *

Krista Mikkonen Krista Johanna Mikkonen (born 15 November 1972 in Hamina, Finland) is a Finnish politician of the Green League, a member of parliament, and Finland's Minister of the Interior (Finland), Minister of the Interior. She lives in Joensuu but spent her ...

(born 1972), Finnish politician * Krista Mørkøre (born 1998), Faroe Islander swimmer * Krista Muir, Canadian singer * Krista R. Muis, Canadian associate professor *

Krista Nell Krista Nell (born Doris Kristanel; 21 January 1946 – 19 June 1975) was an Austrian film actress. Born Doris Kristanel, Nell debuted in French cinema, then moved to Rome where became a minor starlet in Italian genre films, especially spaghetti ...

(1946–1975), Austrian film actress * Krista Ninivaggi (born 1979), American interior designer * Krista Pärmäkoski (born 1990), Finnish cross-country skier * Krista Phillips (born 1988), Canadian basketball player *

Krista Pöllänen Krista Pöllänen is a Finnish professional ten-pin bowler. Career highlights ;EBT - End of year rankings :2002 - 9th :2003 - 14th :2004 - 34th :2007 - 13th ;Top-3 finishes :2002 - 1st, Danish Masters :2002 - 2nd, Dutch Brunswick Open :2003 - ...

(born 1973), Finnish bowler * Krista Polvere (born 1980), Australian singer-songwriter *

Krista Posch Krista Posch (10 January 1948 in Bolzano, Italy) is an Italian-German television actress. Awards * 1983: Förderpreis für Literatur der Landeshauptstadt Düsseldorf in Northrhine-Westphalia North Rhine-Westphalia or North-Rhine/Westphali ...

(born 1948), Italian-German television actress *

Krista Ranillo Cristalle Lauren Tupaz Ranillo-Lim (born 10 December 1984), known professionally as Krista Ranillo, is a Filipino actress. She comes from a "showbiz family" and earned her degree in 2007. In 2010 she married businessman Nino Jefferson Lim in a ...

(born 1982), Filipina actress * Krista Sager (born 1953), German politician * Krista Scharf (born 1982), Canadian curler * Krista Schmidinger (born 1970), American former alpine skier *

Krista Siegfrids Kristin "Krista" Siegfrids (born 4 December 1985) is a Finnish singer and television presenter. She represented Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 with her entry " Marry Me". Siegfrids' debut album, named '' Ding Dong!'', was released ...

(born 1985), Finnish singer *

Krista Belle Stewart Krista Belle Stewart is a First Nations visual artist from Canada. Stewart works in a variety of formats, using archival materials, photographs, and collage. Early life Stewart is from the Upper Nicola Band in the British Columbia interior region ...

, Canadian artist *

Krista Tervo Krista Katariina Tervo (born 15 November 1997 in Kotka) is a Finnish athlete specialising in the hammer throw. She finished fourth at the 2016 World U20 Championships and ninth at the 2017 European U23 Championships. Her personal best in the e ...

(born 1997), Finnish athlete *

Krista Tesreau Krista Tesreau (born January 10, 1964, in St. Louis, Missouri) is an American actress. Career Tesreau is best known for her role as Melinda “Mindy” Lewis on the CBS soap opera ''Guiding Light'', which she portrayed from 1983 to 1989. In 1987 ...

(born 1964), American actress * Krista Thompson (born 1972), Canadian field hockey goalkeeper *

Krista Thompson (art historian) Krista Thompson is an art historian. She serves as Weinberg College Board of Visitors Professor and Professor in the Department of Art History at Northwestern University. Her work focuses on Modern art, modern and contemporary art and visual cul ...

, African college professor *

Krista Tippett Krista Tippett (née Weedman; born November 9, 1960) is an American journalist, author, and public intellectual. Since 2003, she has served as creator and host of the Peabody Award winning program '' On Being''. In 2014, Tippett was awarded the ...

(born 1960), American journalist *

Krista Vansant Krista Vansant (born March 31, 1993) is a volleyball player and coach who played collegiately for Washington. In 2022, she was the assistant coach for the University of Illinois volleyball team after spending 3 seasons as an assistant coach at ...

(born 1993), American volleyball player *

Krista Vendy Krista Vendy is an Australian actress who played teacher Teresa "Tess" Bell on the Australian soap opera ''Neighbours'' from 1999 to 2001 and in 2023 and 2025. Early life Vendy was born and raised in Ballarat, Victoria, to an Austrian mother, ...

, Australian actress and model * Krista van Velzen (born 1974), Dutch politician *

Krista Vernoff Krista Vernoff (born October 24, 1971) is an American television screenwriter, executive producer and director. She is best known for being the showrunner for ''Grey's Anatomy'' (2007–11, 2017–2023) and its spin-off, ''Station 19'' (2019–202 ...

(born 1974), American television screenwriter *

Krista Voda Krista Voda Kelley (born May 31, 1974) is an American sportscaster who covers auto racing as the play-by-play announcer for the ARCA Menards Series on MAVTV. She previously worked for ''NASCAR on Fox'' and ''NASCAR on Speed'' from 2003 to 2014 as ...

(born 1974), American sportscaster * Krista S. Walton, American chemical engineer * Krista Watterworth, American television actor *

Krista White America's Next Top Model's fourteenth cycle debuted on March 10, 2010, marking the eighth season on The CW. The first three seasons of America's Next Top Model, as well as seasons 10 and 12, were filmed in New York City; however, the series did ...

(born 1984), American model * Krista Woodward (born 1984), Canadian athlete *

Krista Marie Yu Krista Marie Yu (born October 25, 1988) is an American actress best known for her roles on television. She played the main role of Molly Park on the ABC family sitcom ''Dr. Ken''. In August 2018, it was announced that Yu would play the recurring ...

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