# Christer

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'''Christer''' or '''[Krister](/source/Krister)''' are varieties of the masculine given name Kristian, derived from the Latin name ''Christianus'', which in turn comes from the [Greek](/source/Greek_language) word ''khristianós'', which means "follower of [Christ](/source/Christ)".

The name, written in its two variants Christer and Krister, is quite common in the [Nordic countries](/source/Nordic_countries).

Notable people with the name include:

*[Catherine Christer Hennix](/source/Catherine_Christer_Hennix) (1948–2023), Swedish-American composer, philosopher, scientist and visual artist associated with drone minimal music
*[Christer Abris](/source/Christer_Abris) (formerly Abrahamsson, born 1947), Swedish former ice hockey goaltender
*[Christer Adelsbo](/source/Christer_Adelsbo), born 1962, is a Swedish social democratic politician who has been a member of the Riksdag since 2002
*[Christer Basma](/source/Christer_Basma) (born 1972), Norwegian football coach and defender
*[Christer Björkman](/source/Christer_Bj%C3%B6rkman) (born 1957), Swedish singer
*[Christer Boucht](/source/Christer_Boucht) (1911–2009), Finnish-Swedish lawyer, adventure traveller and writer
*[Christer Boustedt](/source/Christer_Boustedt) (1939–1986), Swedish musician and actor
*[Christer Dahl](/source/Christer_Dahl) (born 1940), Swedish director, script writer and producer
*Christer Ellefsen (born 1978), Norwegian football defender
*[Christer Engelhardt](/source/Christer_Engelhardt), born 1969, is a Swedish social democratic politician who has been a member of the Riksdag since 2002
*[Christer Erséus](/source/Christer_Ers%C3%A9us) (born 1951), Swedish zoologist
*[Christer Flodin](/source/Christer_Flodin) (born 1948), Swedish television actor, best known for his appearances in crime drama series
*[Christer Fuglesang](/source/Christer_Fuglesang) (born 1957), Swedish physicist and an ESA astronaut
*[Christer Fursth](/source/Christer_Fursth) (born 1970), Swedish football midfielder
*[Christer Gardell](/source/Christer_Gardell) (born 1960), Swedish venture capitalist
*[Christer George](/source/Christer_George) (born 1979), Norwegian football player
*[Christer Gulldén](/source/Christer_Gulld%C3%A9n) (born 1960), Swedish wrestler
*[Christer Johansson (poker player)](/source/Christer_Johansson_(poker_player)), Swedish professional sports better and poker player based in Malmö
*[Christer Johansson (skier)](/source/Christer_Johansson_(skier)), Swedish former cross country skier who competed in the 1970s
*[Christer Kellgren](/source/Christer_Kellgren) (born 1958), retired Swedish professional ice hockey player
*[Christer Kierkegaard](/source/Christer_Kierkegaard) (1918–1999), Swedish Navy rear admiral
*[Christer Kleiven](/source/Christer_Kleiven) (born 1988), Norwegian midfielder who currently plays for Start
*[Christer Löfqvist](/source/Christer_L%C3%B6fqvist) (1944–1978), former international speedway rider
*[Christer Lindarw](/source/Christer_Lindarw) (born 1953), Swedish clothes designer, drag queen artist, leader of drag show group ''After Dark''
*[Christer Magnusson](/source/Christer_Magnusson) (born 1958), Swedish former handball player
*[Christer Majbäck](/source/Christer_Majb%C3%A4ck) (born 1964), Swedish former cross country skier
*[Christer Nylander](/source/Christer_Nylander) (born 1968), Swedish Liberal People's Party politician, member of the Riksdag since 2002
*[Christer Olsson](/source/Christer_Olsson) (born 1970), retired professional hockey player
*[Christer Pettersson](/source/Christer_Pettersson) (1947–2004), Swedish criminal, suspect in the 1986 assassination of Olof Palme, Prime Minister of Sweden
*[Christer Sjögren](/source/Christer_Sj%C3%B6gren) (born 1950), Swedish dansband and rock singer
*[Christer Skoog](/source/Christer_Skoog) (born 1945), Swedish politician
*[Christer Sturmark](/source/Christer_Sturmark) (born 1964), Swedish author, IT-entrepreneur and prominent debater on religion and humanism in Swedish media
*[Christer Wallin](/source/Christer_Wallin) (born 1969), former freestyle swimmer from Sweden
*[Christer Warren](/source/Christer_Warren) (born 1974), English football player
*[Christer Winbäck](/source/Christer_Winb%C3%A4ck) (born 1953), Swedish Liberal People's Party politician, member of the Riksdag since 2002
*[Christer Youssef](/source/Christer_Youssef) (born 1987), Swedish professional footballer Attacking midfielder
*[Christer Zetterberg](/source/Christer_Zetterberg) (1941–2012), Swedish businessman, chairman of investment bank Carnegie
*[Lars-Christer Olsson](/source/Lars-Christer_Olsson), former UEFA Chief Executive from 2003
*[Tom-Christer Nilsen](/source/Tom-Christer_Nilsen) (born 1969), Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party and current deputy county mayor of Hordaland

== See also ==
* [Krister](/source/Krister), Swedish variant of Christer

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