Christa
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Christa may refer to:
People with the given name Christa:
- 1015 Christa1015 Christa1015 Christa is an asteroid. It was discovered by Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth on January 31, 1924. Its provisional designation was 1924 QF....
, an asteroid - Janusz ChristaJanusz ChristaJanusz Christa was a Polish author of comic books, creator of the comic book series Kajtek i Koko and his perhaps most famous, Kajko i Kokosz series. He debuted in 1957 and many of his works have been printed in the Wieczór Wybrzeza and Świat Młodych magazines...
(born 1934), Polish author - Christa (given name)Christa (given name)Christa is pronounced KRIS-tah. It is of Latin origin, and its meaning is anointed one, Christian. Latinate short form of Christine and Christina. It Probably originated from the country, Germany. Chrysta's spelling may refer to the Greek word for Gold or Golden. Variations of Christa include...
, a female given name
People with the given name Christa:
- Christa AckroydChrista AckroydChrista Ackroyd is a British television and radio presenter. She is one of the main presenters for the BBC Yorkshire regional magazine programme Look North.-Early life:...
(born 1957), television and radio presenter - Christa B. AllenChrista B. AllenChrista Brittany Allen is an American actress best known for her role as the younger Jenna Rink in the 2004 movie 13 Going on 30.-Life and career:...
(born 1991), American child actress - Christa BauchChrista BauchChrista Bauch is a professional female bodybuilder from Germany.-Background:Born in Bad Schandau, East Germany, Bauch enjoyed music, riding and sprinting at school, before training as a masseuse and swimming pool medic...
(born 1947), professional bodybuilder - Christa BordenChrista BordenChrista Borden is a Canadian pop singer, known as the winner of the television reality series contest Popstars: The One in April 2003.As a child, Christa Borden spent much time performing in public. Starting out singing folk songs and musical theatre and in her teens, operatic repertoire, she won...
(21st century), Canadian pop singer - Christa CalamasChrista CalamasChrista Calamas is a Florida lawyer. She was the former Secretary of the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration . She was appointed by Jeb Bush...
(21st century), former Secretary of the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration - Christa CampbellChrista CampbellChrista Campbell is an American actress who started her career in softcore pornography, and later broke into horror films. She had roles in films including 2001 Maniacs, Wicker Man, and Day of the Dead.-Movie career:...
(born 1973), American actress and model - Christa CzekayChrista CzekayChrista Czekay, née Elsler is a retired West German sprinter who specialized in the 200 and 400 metres....
(born 1944), retired West German sprinter - Christa FaustChrista FaustChrista Faust is an American author who writes original novels, as well as novelizations and media tie-ins. Faust won the 2009 Crimespree Award for Money Shot.-Novels:*Control Freak...
(born 1969), American author - Christa FontanaChrista FontanaChrista Fontana was an Italian luger who competed in the late 1970s and early 1980s. A natural track luger, she won a silver medal in the women's singles event at the 1980 FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships in Passeier, Italy....
(20th century), Italian luger - Christa GannonChrista GannonChrista Gannon was the female winner of the 1994 Walter Byers Award, the National Collegiate Athletic Association's highest academic honor, in recognition of being the nation's top female scholar-athlete. She graduated with honors from the University of California at Santa Barbara...
(20th century), American basketball player - Christa GietlChrista GietlChrista Gietl is an Italian luger who has competed since 1994. A natural track luger, she won the silver medal in the women's singles event at the 1998 FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships in Rautavaara, Finland....
(born 1977), Italian luger - Christa HughesChrista HughesChrista Hughes is an Australian singer, known for her wild on-stage antics and powerful voice.From age 15 she did gigs with her father, jazz pianist and journalist Dick Hughes...
(21st century), Australian singer - Christa JohnsonChrista JohnsonChrista Johnson is an American professional golfer.Johnson was born in Arcata, California. She attended the University of Arizona....
(born 1958), American golfer - Christa KinshoferChrista KinshoferChrista Kinshofer-Güthlein is a retired German alpine skier who competed for West Germany. She won a silver medal in the slalom event at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid...
(born 1961), retired German alpine skier - Christa Klaß (born 1951), German politician
- Christa KleckerChrista KleckerChrista Klecker was an Austrian luger who competed in the late 1920s. She won a silver medal in the women's singles event at the 1929 European luge championships in Semmering, Austria.-References:*...
(20th century), Austrian luger - Christa Luding (born 1959), former speed skater and track cyclist
- Christa LudwigChrista LudwigChrista Ludwig is a retired German mezzo-soprano, distinguished for her performances of opera, Lieder, oratorio and other major religious works like masses and passions, and solos contained in symphonic literature...
(born 1928), German retired mezzo-soprano - Christa McAuliffeChrista McAuliffeChrista McAuliffe was an American teacher from Concord, New Hampshire, and was one of the seven crew members killed in the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster....
(1948-1986), American teacher and astronaut - Christa MillerChrista MillerChrista Miller is an American actress who has achieved success in television comedy. Her foremost roles include Kate O'Brien on The Drew Carey Show and Jordan Sullivan on Scrubs . She has also appeared on Seinfeld and CSI: Miami...
(born 1964), American actress - Christa PikeChrista PikeChrista Gail Pike , is the youngest woman to be sentenced to death in the United States during the post-Furman period. She was 20 when convicted for a torture and murder she committed at age 18....
(born 1976), youngest woman to be sentenced to death in the United States - Christa Päffgen (more famously known under the pseudonym NicoNicoNico was a German singer, lyricist, composer, musician, fashion model, and actress, who initially rose to fame as a Warhol Superstar in the 1960s...
) (born 1938), German fashion model, later actress & singer - Christa PretsChrista PretsChrista Prets is an Austrian politician and Member of the European Parliament. She is a member of the Social Democratic Party, which is part of the Party of European Socialists, and sits on the European Parliament's Committee on Culture and Education and its Committee on Women's Rights and Gender...
(born 1947), Austrian politician - Christa RigozziChrista RigozziChrista Rigozzi was crowned Miss Switzerland 2006 on 9 September 2006 in Geneva. She is the first woman from Ticino to win the title in 10 years....
(born 1983), Miss Switzerland 2006 - Christa SaulsChrista SaulsChrista Sauls is an American model and actress.Sauls started her television career in the mid-90s with roles in Step by Step and Baywatch Nights. In 1997 she appeared in the Conan series and had a lead role in the second season of Acapulco H.E.A.T.. In the late 90s, she had appearances in L.A...
(born 1972), American model and actress - Christa SchroederChrista SchroederChrista Schroeder was one of Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler’s personal secretaries before and during World War II.-Early life:...
(1908-1984), one of Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler’s personal secretaries - Christa SpeckChrista SpeckChrista Speck , p.307 is a German model and actress.. , Time She was chosen as Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for the September 1961 issue, and as the 1962 Playmate of the Year. Her original pictorial was photographed by Sam Wu...
(born 1942), German model and actress - Christa StaakChrista StaakChrista Staak is a German rower, who competed for the SC Dynamo Berlin/ Sportvereinigung Dynamo. She won the medals at the international rowing competitions.-References:...
(21st century), German rower - Christa StubnickChrista StubnickChrista Stubnick is an East German athlete who competed mainly in the sprints.She competed for the United Team of Germany in the 1956 Summer Olympics held in Melbourne, Australia both in the 100 metres and 200 metres...
(born 1933), East German athlete - Christa WilliamsChrista WilliamsChrista Williams is a German pop singer most popular in the late 1950s and early 1960s....
(born 1926), German pop singer - Christa WinsloeChrista WinsloeChrista Winsloe was a 20th century German-Hungarian novelist, playwright and sculptor, best known for her play Gestern und heute, filmed in 1931 as Mädchen in Uniform and the 1958 remake.- Biography :...
(1888-1944), German novelist, playwright and sculptor - Christa WolfChrista WolfChrista Wolf was a German literary critic, novelist, and essayist. She is one of the best-known writers to have emerged from the former East Germany.-Biography:...
(born 1929), German literary critic, novelist, and essayist - Christa WorthingtonChrista WorthingtonChrista Worthington was a United States fashion writer who worked for Women's Wear Daily, Cosmopolitan, ELLE, Harper's Bazaar, and the New York Times...
(1956-2002), American fashion writer
See also
- Christ (disambiguation)Christ (disambiguation)Christ is a title given to Jesus of Nazareth, in his role as the Messiah in Christian theology.Christ also may refer to:* Christ. Christ is a title given to Jesus of Nazareth, in his role as the Messiah in Christian theology.Christ also may refer to:* Christ. (musician) Christ is a title given to...
- Christa-Elizabeth
- Christe
- ChristiChristiChristi is a feminine given name, and may refer to:* Christi Belcourt , Métis painter, craftsperson, and writer* Christi Daugherty , American journalist and author* Christi Lake , American pornographic actress...
- Christo (disambiguation)Christo (disambiguation)-Given name:* Christo Albertyn Smith , South African botanist* Christo Proykov , Bishop of Sofia* Christo van Rensburg , former professional tennis player...
- Christy (disambiguation)
- CristaCristaCristae are the internal compartments formed by the inner membrane of a mitochondrion. They are studded with proteins, including ATP synthase and a variety of cytochromes. The maximum surface for chemical reactions to occur is within the mitochondria...
- KristaKristaKrista is a female given name, a mostly eastern European variant of the male name Christian. The name Krista can be spelled with a "Ch". It is a variation of Christ, and means, "Follower of Christ".-People named Krista:*Krista Allen - American actress...