Arts and Music

• Christopher Hogwood (born 1941)

  English conductor and musician.

  • Founded the Academy of Ancient Music (see list of Conductors)
• Christopher Rouse
  • 1993 Pulitzer Prize winner for Music Composition (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Music)
• Christopher Joseph Ward

  American musician.

  • Stage name: CJ Ramone (see list of Real Names of the Ramones)
• Christopher Wren (born 1632, died 1732)

  English Baroque architect.

  • Designed St. Paul''s Cathedral in London (see list of Miscellaneous Architects)

Leadership

• Christopher B. Galvin
  • CEO of Fortune 500 company Motorola (see list of 1999 Fortune 500 Company CEOs)
  • CEO of Fortune 500 company Motorola (see list of 2000 Fortune 500 Company CEOs)

Miscellaneous

• Christopher Plummer (born 1927)

  Canadian actor.

  • Born in Toronto, Ontario (see list of Famous Canadians)

Science and Philosophy

• Christopher Columbus (born 1451, died 1512)

  Genoese explorer.

  • Inadvertently discovered the New World in 1492, during an attempt to sail west from Europe to the Indies (see list of Explorers)

Sports

• Christopher Bowman
  • 1989, 1992 U.S. Figure Skating champion (see list of United States Figure Skating Champions)
• Christopher Brasher

  British athlete.

  • 1956 Olympic track and field gold medal winner for 3000m Steeplechase (see list of Olympic Gold Medalists in Miscellaneous Track Events)

Stage and Screen

• Christopher Douglas
  • Actor on soap opera ''''One Life to Live'''' (see list of Performers on ''One Life to Live'')
• Christopher C. Fuller
  • Actor on soap opera ''''As the World Turns'''' (see list of Performers on ''As The World Turns'')
• Christopher Guest (born 1948)

  American actor, director, writer, composer, and producer.

  • A cast member on ''''Saturday Night Live,'''' from 1984-1985 (see list of Saturday Night Live)
• Christopher Hughes

  Fictional character.

  • Character on the soap opera ''''As the World Turns'''' (see list of Characters on ''As The World Turns'')
• Christopher Knight (born 1957)

  American actor.

  • Portrayed Peter Brady (see list of Actors on ''The Brady Bunch'')
• Christopher Lawford (born 1955)

  American actor.

  • Actor on soap opera ''''All My Children'''' (see list of Performers on ''All My Children'')
• Christopher Lloyd (born 1938)

  American actor.

  • Portrayed Reverend Jim Ignatowski (see list of Actors on ''Taxi'')
• Christopher Partridge

  Fictional character.

  • Portrayed by Jeremy Gelbwaks, 1970-71; Brian Forster, 1971-74 (see list of Characters on ''The Partridge Family'')
• Christopher Plummer (born 1927)

  Canadian actor.

  • 1997 Tony Award winner for his performance in Barrymore (see list of Tony winners for Best Actor in a Play)
  • 1974 Tony Award winner for his performance in Cyrano (see list of Tony Winners for Best Actor in a Musical)
• Christopher Reeve (born 1952)

  American actor best known for the role of Superman. Left paralyzed after a horseback-riding accident, he has become a spokesman and activist for the disabled.

  • Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Picture (see list of Movie Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
• Christopher Rich

  American actor and producer.

  • Portrays Miller Redfield (see list of Actors on ''Murphy Brown'')
• Jaden Christopher Syre
  • The son of Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith (see list of see Celebrity Babies)
• Christopher Walken (born 1943)

  American actor.

  • 1978 Academy Award winner for his performance in The Deer Hunter (see list of Oscar Winners for Best Supporting Actor)

The Literary World

• Christopher Bradenton

  Fictional character.

  • A poet who remembered Randall Flagg as Richard Fry in Stephen King''s novel The Stand (see list of Characters in The Stand)
• Christopher Collier
  • Author of My Brother Sam Is Dead (see list of Authors of some of the most frequently banned books between 1990-99, in the United States)
• J. Christopher Herold
  • 1959 National Book Award winner for Nonfiction, for Mistress to an Age (see list of Winners of the National Book Award for Nonfiction)
• Christopher Marlowe (born 1564, died 1593)

  English playwright and poet.

  • Wrote The Tragical History of the Life and Death of Dr. Faustus (see list of Writers of the 16th Century)
• Christopher Sly
  • The tipsy tinker for whom The Taming of the Shrew is performed as a play-within-a-play (see list of Shakespearean Characters)
• Christopher Unwin

  Fictional character.

  • One of Webby''s buddies who helped murder Adrian in Stephen King''s novel It (see list of Characters in It)