Krista is a female given name, a mostly
North Europe
The northern region of Europe has several definitions. A restrictive definition may describe northern Europe as being roughly north of the southern coast of the Baltic Sea, which is about 54th parallel north, 54°N, or may be based on other ge ...
an (
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, ...
,
Estonia
Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia, is a country in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, and to the east by Ru ...
and
Sweden
Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, and Finland to the east. At , Sweden is the largest Nordic count ...
) variant of the male name
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 ...
. The name Krista can be spelled with a "Ch", making it
Christa. It means "Follower of Christ".
People named Krista
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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
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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
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Krista Benjamin (born 1970), American poet
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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
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Krista Branch, American singer
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Krista Bridge, Canadian writer
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Krista Bridges (born 1968), Canadian actress
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Krista Buecking (born 1982), Canadian visual artist
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Krista Davey (born 1978), American soccer player
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Krista Detor (born 1969), American singer
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Krista Donnenwirth (born 1989), American softball player
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Krista Donaldson (born 1973), Canadian-American engineer
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Krista DuChene (born 1977), Canadian athlete
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Krista Erickson, Canadian broadcaster
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Krista Errickson (born 1964), American actress
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Krista Fanedl (born 1941), Slovenian alpine skier
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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
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Krista Franklin, American statistician
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Krista Griffith (born 1972), American politician
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Krista Guloien (born 1980), Canadian rower
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Krista Harris (died 2006), Canadian television producer
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Krista Harrison (1971–1982), American murder victim
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Krista Hogan (born 2006), Canadian craniopagus conjoined twin
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Krista Howell, Canadian politician
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Krista De Jonge (born 1950), Belgian architectural historian
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Krista Kelly (born 1977), Canadian model and actress
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Krista Kilburn-Steveskey (born 1968), American basketball player
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Krista Kilvet (1946–2009), Estonian journalist
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Krista Kim, Canadian contemporary artist
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Krista Lee Kinsman (born 1978), Canadian volleyball player
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Krista Kiuru (born 1974), Finnish politician
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Krista Kleiner (born 1989), American entertainer
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Krista Kosonen (born 1983), Finnish actress
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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
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Krista Kruuv (born 1971), Estonian sport sailor
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Krista Lavíčková (1917–1944), Czech secretary
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Krista Lepik (born 1964), Estonian biathlete
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Krista Marie, American musical artist
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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
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Krista McGee (born 1975), American author
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Krista Mikkonen (born 1972), Finnish politician
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Krista Mørkøre (born 1998), Faroe Islander swimmer
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Krista Muir, Canadian singer
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Krista R. Muis, Canadian associate professor
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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
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Krista Ninivaggi (born 1979), American interior designer
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Krista Pärmäkoski (born 1990), Finnish cross-country skier
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Krista Phillips (born 1988), Canadian basketball player
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Krista Pöllänen (born 1973), Finnish bowler
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Krista Polvere (born 1980), Australian singer-songwriter
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Krista Posch (born 1948), Italian-German television actress
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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
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Krista Sager (born 1953), German politician
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Krista Scharf (born 1982), Canadian curler
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Krista Schmidinger (born 1970), American former alpine skier
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Krista Siegfrids (born 1985), Finnish singer
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Krista Belle Stewart, Canadian artist
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Krista Tervo (born 1997), Finnish athlete
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Krista Tesreau (born 1964), American actress
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Krista Thompson (born 1972), Canadian field hockey goalkeeper
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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
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Krista Tippett (born 1960), American journalist
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Krista Vansant (born 1993), American volleyball player
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Krista Vendy, Australian actress and model
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Krista van Velzen (born 1974), Dutch politician
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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
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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
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Krista S. Walton, American chemical engineer
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Krista Watterworth, American television actor
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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
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Krista Woodward (born 1984), Canadian athlete
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Krista Marie Yu (born 1988), American actress
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