Kristjan is a masculine given name in different
European languages
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. It is a variation of the 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 ...
. Notable people named Kristjan include:
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Kristjan Asllani
Kristjan Asllani (born 9 March 2002) is an Albanian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for club Inter Milan and the Albania national team.
Early life
Asllani was born in Elbasan to Albanian parents, but soon relocated to ...
(born 2002), Albanian footballer
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Kristjan Čujec
Kristjan Čujec (born 30 November 1988) is a Slovenian retired futsal player who played as a forward. (born 1988), Slovenian futsal player
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Kristjan Fajt
Kristjan Fajt (born 7 May 1982) is a Slovenian racing cyclist, who last rode for UCI Continental team . His only professional win to date came at the 2008 Tour of Qinghai Lake. He rode for Slovenia at the 2014 UCI Road World Championships.
In Ma ...
(born 1982), Slovenian professional road bicycle racer
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(born 1989), Slovenian track cyclist
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Kristjan Glibo (born 1982), German football defender and manager
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Kristjan Haho (1877–1937), Estonian lawyer, judge and politician
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Kristjan Ilves (born 1996), Estonian Nordic combined skier
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Kristjan Järvan (born 1990), Estonian politician
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Kristjan Järvi
Kristjan Järvi (, alternate (U.S.) spelling: Kristian Järvi) (born 13 June 1972) is an Estonian conductor, composer and producer. Born in Tallinn, Estonia, he is the younger son of the conductor Neeme Järvi and brother of conductor Paavo Jär ...
(born 1972), Estonian-American conductor
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Kristjan Niels Julius (1860–1936), Icelandic-American satirical poet
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Kristjan Kais
Kristjan Kais (born 3 March 1976) is a retired Estonian beach volleyball player. With teammate Rivo Vesik, he represented Estonia in beach volleyball at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China
Beijing, Chinese postal romanization, pre ...
(born 1976), Estonian beach volleyball player
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Kristjan Kaljurand (born 1992), Estonian male badminton player
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Kristjan Kangro
Kristjan Kangro is an Estonian entrepreneur and investor who is founder and CEO of Estonian fintech firm Change.
Education
Kangro completed his bachelor's degree majoring in finance at Maastricht University and participated in an exchange semest ...
, Estonian entrepreneur and investor
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Kristjan Kangur
Kristjan Kangur (born 23 October 1982) is a former Estonian professional basketball player who currently serves as assistant coach for BC Kalev of the Korvpalli Meistriliiga. He is 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) tall, and played at both the small forwa ...
(born 1982), Estonian basketball player
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Kristjan Kitsing
Kristjan Kitsing (born December 11, 1990) is an Estonian professional basketball player for TalTech of the Estonian–Latvian Basketball League and the Korvpalli Meistriliiga (KML). Kitsing is also a member of the Estonia national basketball te ...
(born 1990), Estonian basketball player
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Kristjan Kõljalg
Kristjan Kõljalg (born 26 December 1982 in Paide) is an Estonian politician. He was a member of XIII Riigikogu, representing the Estonian Reform Party.
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Members of the ...
(born 1982), Estonian politician
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Kristjan Kombe
Kristjan Kombe (born 28 March 2000) is an Estonian professional ice hockey
Ice hockey (or simply hockey in North America) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an Ice rink, ice skating rink with Ice hockey rink, lines and mark ...
(born 2000), Estonian ice hockey player
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Kristjan Kõrver
Kristjan Kõrver (born 1 October 1976, in Tallinn) is an 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 ...
(born 1976), Estonian composer
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Kristjan Lipovac
Kristian Lipovac (born 3 December 1989) is a Slovenian retired footballer who played as a goalkeeper
In many team sports that involve scoring goal (sport), goals, the goalkeeper (sometimes termed goaltender, netminder, GK, goalie, or keepe ...
(born 1989), Slovenian football goalkeeper
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Kristjan Lüüs
Kristjan Lüüs (born 17 March 1991)
''Kristjan Lüüs'' (in Kristjan Makke
Kristjan Makke (born March 12, 1981, in Kohtla-Järve, Estonia) is an Estonian professional basketballer. He is currently playing for TTÜ KK at the center/forward position.
Makke started his senior club career at the age of fifteen with "BC Ka ...
(born 1981), Estonian basketball player
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Kristjan Oja
Kristjan Oja (born 8 August 1968) is an Estonian former biathlete. He competed in the men's 20 km individual event at the 1992 Winter Olympics
The 1992 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVI Olympic Winter Games () and commonly kno ...
(born 1968), Estonian biathlete
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Kristjan Õuekallas
Kristjan Õuekallas (born 8 January 1981) is an Estonian volleyball player.
He was born in Pärnu
Pärnu () is the fourth-largest city in Estonia. Situated in southwest Estonia, Pärnu is located south of the Estonian capital, Tallinn, and w ...
(born 1981), Estonian volleyball player
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Kristjan Palusalu
Kristjan Palusalu (until 1935 Kristjan Trossmann, – 17 July 1987) was an Estonian heavyweight wrestler and Olympic winner. Palusalu became the first and only wrestler in Olympic history ever to win both the Greco-Roman and freestyle heavy ...
(1908–1987), Estonian heavyweight wrestler
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Kristjan Jaak Peterson
Kristjan Jaak Peterson (, Riga – , Riga), also known as Christian Jacob Petersohn, was an Estonian poet, commonly regarded as a herald of Estonian national literature and the founder of modern Estonian poetry.
His birthday on March 14 is ce ...
(1801–1822), Estonian poet
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Kristjan Prendi
Kristjan Prendi (born 13 October 1997) is an Albanian former professional footballer who played as a forward.
Club career Early career
Prendi started his youth career with KF Tirana aged 12. He scored 1 goal on 11 February 2016 in the Albanian y ...
(born 1997), Albanian footballer
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Kristjan Rahnu
Kristjan Rahnu (born 29 August 1979 in Kohila) is a retired Estonian decathlete. His personal best dates back to 2005 when he did 8526 points in France, Arles
Arles ( , , ; ; Classical ) is a coastal city and Communes of France, commune i ...
(born 1979), Estonian decathlete
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Kristian Rand
Kristjan (or Kristian) Rand (born 12 June 1987) is an Estonian former ice dancer. With Grethe Grünberg, he is the 2007 World Junior Figure Skating Championships, 2007 World Junior silver medalist and the 2005–2007 Estonian national champion. Wi ...
(born 1987), Estonian ice dancer
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Kristjan Raud
Kristjan Raud (22 October 1865, Kirikuküla, Vinni Parish – 19 May 1943, Tallinn) was an Estonian symbolist painter and illustrator who was one of the founders of the Estonian National Museum. Folklore elements figure heavily in his subject ma ...
(1865–1943), Estonian painter and drawer
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Kristjan Sarv
Kristjan Sarv (born Tartu, 21 December 1979) is an Estonian actor.
He studied acting at the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre (2000–2004). From 2005 to 2008, he worked in the theatre NO99. He has appeared in several television series and f ...
(born 1979), Estonian actor, director and contemporary artist
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Kristjan Seaver
Kristjan Seaver (1898 – 28 August 1941) was an Estonian Communist politician who was the chairman of the executive committee of Tallinn from 17 January to 24 August 1941. He initially was a member of the Ravila branch of the Bolsheviks. He la ...
(1898–1941), Estonian Communist politician
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Kristjan Sokoli (born 1991), American football defensive end
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Kristjan Tamm (born 1998), Estonian tennis player
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Kristjan Teder (1901–1960), Estonian painter
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