# Christen

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To **christen** is to perform the religious act of [baptism](/source/Baptism).

**Christen** may also refer to:

## People

### Surname

- [Adolf Christen](/source/Adolf_Christen) (1811–1883), court actor, theater director and theater manager
- [Andreas Christen](/source/Andreas_Christen) (born 1989), footballer from Liechtenstein
- [Björn Christen](/source/Bj%C3%B6rn_Christen) (born 1980), Swiss ice hockey player
- [Brian Christen](/source/Brian_Christen) (1926–2000), Canadian cricketer
- [Claudia Christen](/source/Claudia_Christen) (born 1973), Swiss designer
- [Eliane Christen](/source/Eliane_Christen) (born 1999), Swiss skier
- [Georges Christen](/source/Georges_Christen) (born 1962), Luxembourgish strongman
- [Mathias Christen](/source/Mathias_Christen) (born 1987), footballer from Liechtenstein
- [Morgan Christen](/source/Morgan_Christen) (born 1961), American judge
- [Siena Christen](/source/Siena_Christen), German paralympic athlete
- [Theophil Friedrich Christen](/source/Theophil_Friedrich_Christen) (1879–1920), Swiss scientist

### Given name

- [Christen Aagaard](/source/Christen_Aagaard) (1616–1664), Danish poet
- [Christen Thorn Aamodt](/source/Christen_Thorn_Aamodt) (1770–1836), Norwegian priest
- [Christen Larsen Arneberg](/source/Christen_Larsen_Arneberg) (1808–1874), Norwegian politician
- [Christen Thomsen Barfoed](/source/Christen_Thomsen_Barfoed) (1815–1899), Danish chemist
- [Christen Berg](/source/Christen_Berg) (1829–1891), Danish politician and editor
- [Christen Gran Bøgh](/source/Christen_Gran_B%C3%B8gh) (1876–1955), Norwegian jurist and theatre critic
- [Christen Christensen (figure skater)](/source/Christen_Christensen_(figure_skater)) (1904–1969), Norwegian pair skater
- [Christen Christensen (politician)](/source/Christen_Christensen_(politician)) (1826–1900), Norwegian military officer and politician
- [Christen Christensen (shipowner)](/source/Christen_Christensen_(shipowner)) (1845–1923), Norwegian ship-owner
- [Christen Collin](/source/Christen_Collin) (1857–1926), Norwegian literary historian
- [Christen Dalsgaard](/source/Christen_Dalsgaard) (1824–1907), Danish painter
- [Christen Andreas Fonnesbech](/source/Christen_Andreas_Fonnesbech) (1817–1880), Danish politician
- [Christen Heiberg (civil servant)](/source/Christen_Heiberg_(civil_servant)) (1737–1801), Norwegian civil servant
- [Christen Heiberg (physician)](/source/Christen_Heiberg_(physician)) (1799–1872), Norwegian surgeon
- [Christen Nielsen Holberg](/source/Christen_Nielsen_Holberg) (c. 1625–c. 1685), Norwegian soldier
- [Christen Jensen](/source/Christen_Jensen) (1881–1961), American educator
- [Christen Knudsen](/source/Christen_Knudsen) (1813–1888), Norwegian ship-owner
- [Christen Købke](/source/Christen_K%C3%B8bke) (1810–1848), Danish painter
- [Christen Mikkelsen Kold](/source/Christen_Mikkelsen_Kold) (1816–1870), Danish teacher
- [Christen Miller](/source/Christen_Miller) (born 2004), American football player
- [Christen Mølbach](/source/Christen_M%C3%B8lbach) (1766–1834), Norwegian merchant and politician
- [Christen Sørensen Longomontanus](/source/Christen_S%C3%B8rensen_Longomontanus) (1562–1647), Danish astronomer
- [Christen Pram](/source/Christen_Pram) (1756–1821), Norwegian/Danish writer
- [Christen C. Raunkiær](/source/Christen_C._Raunki%C3%A6r) (1860–1938), Danish botanist
- [Christen Roper](/source/Christen_Roper) (born 1981), American college basketball athlete
- [Christen Friis Rottbøll](/source/Christen_Friis_Rottb%C3%B8ll) (1727–1797), Danish physician and botanist
- [Christen Bentsen Schaaning](/source/Christen_Bentsen_Schaaning) (c. 1616–1679), Norwegian priest
- [Christen Schmidt](/source/Christen_Schmidt) (1727–1804), Norwegian bishop
- [Christen Thomesen Sehested](/source/Christen_Thomesen_Sehested) (1664–1736), Danish admiral
- [Christen Sveaas](/source/Christen_Sveaas) (born 1956), Norwegian businessperson
- [Christen Andersen Vallesværd](/source/Christen_Andersen_Vallesv%C3%A6rd) (1797–1842), Norwegian politician
- [Christen Wiese](/source/Christen_Wiese) (1876–1968), Norwegian sailor
- [Christen Worm](/source/Christen_Worm) (1672–1737), Danish bishop

## Other uses

- [Christen Industries](/source/Christen_Industries), an aircraft manufacturer

## See also

- [Chresten (disambiguation)](/source/Chresten_(disambiguation))
- [Christin](/source/Christin), a given name
- [Christening (disambiguation)](/source/Christening_(disambiguation))
- [Kristin (name)](/source/Kristin_(name))
- [Kristen (given name)](/source/Kristen_(given_name))

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