# Karsten

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'''Karsten''' or '''Carsten''' is both a masculine given name and a surname. It is believed to be either derived from a [Low German](/source/Low_German) form of [Christian](/source/Christian_(given_name)),<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](/source/Karst_Plateau)". Notable persons with the name include:
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==Given name==
;Carsten:
* [Carsten Becker](/source/Carsten_Becker) (born 1990), German politician
* [Carsten Höller](/source/Carsten_H%C3%B6ller) (born 1961), German artist
* [Carsten Jancker](/source/Carsten_Jancker) (born 1974), German football player and coach
* [Carsten Lichtlein](/source/Carsten_Lichtlein) (born 1980), German handball player
* [Carsten Niebuhr](/source/Carsten_Niebuhr) (1733–1815), German mathematician, cartographer, and explorer in the service of Denmark
* [Carsten Pohl](/source/Carsten_Pohl) (born 1965), German basketball coach
* [Carsten Charles Sabathia](/source/CC_Sabathia) (born 1980), American baseball player 
* [Carsten Schatz](/source/Carsten_Schatz) (born 1970), German historian and politician
* [Carsten Schneider](/source/Carsten_Schneider) (born 1976), German politician
* [Carsten Träger](/source/Carsten_Tr%C3%A4ger) (1973–2026), German politician
* [Carsten Vissering](/source/Carsten_Vissering) (born 1997), American bobsledder

;Karsten:
* [Karsten Alnæs](/source/Karsten_Aln%C3%A6s) (born 1938), Norwegian author, historian, and journalist
* [Karsten Andersen](/source/Karsten_Andersen) (1920–1997), Norwegian conductor
* [Big Daddy Karsten](/source/Big_Daddy_Karsten) (born 1989), 2017 Eurovision Jury List; Norwegian Pre-select for Eurovision (Melodi Grand Prix 2021)
* [Karsten Buer](/source/Karsten_Buer) (1913–1993), Norwegian harness coach
* [Karsten Fonstad](/source/Karsten_Fonstad) (1900–1970), Norwegian politician
* [Karsten Forsterling](/source/Karsten_Forsterling) (born 1980), Australian rower
* [Karsten Isachsen](/source/Karsten_Isachsen) (1944–2016), Norwegian Lutheran priest, essayist and public speaker
* [Karsten Jakobsen](/source/Karsten_Jakobsen) (1928–2019), Norwegian engineer
* [Karsten Johannessen](/source/Karsten_Johannessen) (1925–2018), Norwegian footballer and coach
* [Karsten Kroon](/source/Karsten_Kroon) (born 29 January 1976), Dutch former professional [road bicycle racer](/source/road_bicycle_racer)
* [Karsten Solheim](/source/Karsten_Solheim) (1911–2000), Norwegian-born American golf club designer and businessman
* [Karsten Stolz](/source/Karsten_Stolz) (1964–2025), German shot putter
* [Karsten Warholm](/source/Karsten_Warholm) (born 1996), Norwegian athlete
* [Karsten Wettberg](/source/Karsten_Wettberg) (1941–2026), German football manager

==Surname==
* [Adrian Karsten](/source/Adrian_Karsten) (1960–2005), American college football reporter
* [Calvin Carsten](/source/Calvin_Carsten) (1915–1992), American politician from Nebraska
* [Christoffer Christian Karsten](/source/Christoffer_Christian_Karsten) (1756–1827), Swedish opera singer
* [Ekaterina Karsten](/source/Ekaterina_Karsten) (born 1972), Belarusian Olympic rower
* [Elisabeth Charlotta Karsten](/source/Elisabeth_Charlotta_Karsten) (1783–1856), Swedish painter
* [Elke Karsten](/source/Elke_Karsten) (born 1995), Argentine handball player
* [Frank Karsten](/source/Frank_Karsten_(Magic%3A_The_Gathering_player)) (born 1984), Dutch ''Magic: The Gathering'' player
* [Frank M. Karsten](/source/Frank_M._Karsten) (1913–1992), American politician
* [George Karsten](/source/George_Karsten) (1863–1937), German botanist
* [Gustav Karl Wilhelm Hermann Karsten](/source/Gustav_Karl_Wilhelm_Hermann_Karsten) (1817–1908), German botanist and geologist
* [Gustav Karsten](/source/Gustav_Karsten) (1820–1900), German physicist 
* [Kai Karsten](/source/Kai_Karsten) (born 1968), German Olympic sprinter
* [Karl Johann Bernhard Karsten](/source/Karl_Johann_Bernhard_Karsten) (1782–1853), German mineralogist
* [Karl G. Karsten](/source/Karl_G._Karsten) (1891–1968), American economist, statistician and businessman
* [Petter Adolf Karsten](/source/Petter_Adolf_Karsten) (1834–1917), Finnish mycologist
* [Sophie Karsten](/source/Sophie_Karsten) (1783–1862), Swedish dancer and artist
* [Sophie Mariane Karsten](/source/Sophie_Stebnowska) (1753–1848), Polish opera singer
* [Thomas Karsten](/source/Thomas_Karsten) (1885–1945), Dutch engineer
* [Wenceslaus Johann Gustav Karsten](/source/Wenceslaus_Johann_Gustav_Karsten) (1732–1787), German mathematician

== See also ==
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* {{MV|Carsten}}
*[Carlsten (name)](/source/Carlsten_(name))
* [Carstens](/source/Carstens)
* [Karstens (disambiguation)](/source/Karstens_(disambiguation))

== References ==
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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

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