{{other uses}} '''Karsten''' or '''Carsten''' is both a masculine given name and a surname. It is believed to be either derived from a Low German form of Christian,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.behindthename.com/name/karsten |title=Karsten |publisher=Behind the Name |accessdate=December 18, 2016}}</ref> or "man from karst". Notable persons with the name include: {{TOC right}}
==Given name== ;Carsten: * Carsten Becker (born 1990), German politician * Carsten Höller (born 1961), German artist * Carsten Jancker (born 1974), German football player and coach * Carsten Lichtlein (born 1980), German handball player * Carsten Niebuhr (1733–1815), German mathematician, cartographer, and explorer in the service of Denmark * Carsten Pohl (born 1965), German basketball coach * Carsten Charles Sabathia (born 1980), American baseball player * Carsten Schatz (born 1970), German historian and politician * Carsten Schneider (born 1976), German politician * Carsten Träger (1973–2026), German politician * Carsten Vissering (born 1997), American bobsledder
;Karsten: * Karsten Alnæs (born 1938), Norwegian author, historian, and journalist * Karsten Andersen (1920–1997), Norwegian conductor * Big Daddy Karsten (born 1989), 2017 Eurovision Jury List; Norwegian Pre-select for Eurovision (Melodi Grand Prix 2021) * Karsten Buer (1913–1993), Norwegian harness coach * Karsten Fonstad (1900–1970), Norwegian politician * Karsten Forsterling (born 1980), Australian rower * Karsten Isachsen (1944–2016), Norwegian Lutheran priest, essayist and public speaker * Karsten Jakobsen (1928–2019), Norwegian engineer * Karsten Johannessen (1925–2018), Norwegian footballer and coach * Karsten Kroon (born 29 January 1976), Dutch former professional road bicycle racer * Karsten Solheim (1911–2000), Norwegian-born American golf club designer and businessman * Karsten Stolz (1964–2025), German shot putter * Karsten Warholm (born 1996), Norwegian athlete * Karsten Wettberg (1941–2026), German football manager
==Surname== * Adrian Karsten (1960–2005), American college football reporter * Calvin Carsten (1915–1992), American politician from Nebraska * Christoffer Christian Karsten (1756–1827), Swedish opera singer * Ekaterina Karsten (born 1972), Belarusian Olympic rower * Elisabeth Charlotta Karsten (1783–1856), Swedish painter * Elke Karsten (born 1995), Argentine handball player * Frank Karsten (born 1984), Dutch ''Magic: The Gathering'' player * Frank M. Karsten (1913–1992), American politician * George Karsten (1863–1937), German botanist * Gustav Karl Wilhelm Hermann Karsten (1817–1908), German botanist and geologist * Gustav Karsten (1820–1900), German physicist * Kai Karsten (born 1968), German Olympic sprinter * Karl Johann Bernhard Karsten (1782–1853), German mineralogist * Karl G. Karsten (1891–1968), American economist, statistician and businessman * Petter Adolf Karsten (1834–1917), Finnish mycologist * Sophie Karsten (1783–1862), Swedish dancer and artist * Sophie Mariane Karsten (1753–1848), Polish opera singer * Thomas Karsten (1885–1945), Dutch engineer * Wenceslaus Johann Gustav Karsten (1732–1787), German mathematician
== See also == {{srt}} * {{MV|Carsten}} *Carlsten (name) * Carstens * Karstens (disambiguation)
== References == {{Reflist}}
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Category:German masculine given names Category:Masculine given names Category:Low German given names Category:Norwegian masculine given names Category:German-language surnames