List of Famous people named Chris

Name Chris is among the most common names in USA, England, Canada, Australia. Often it's a shorthand for Christopher, Christian. Similar names: Christopher, Christian, Kris, Chrissy, Chrissie, Khris, Chryssa, Kriss, Chrisa. Here are some famous Chrises:

Chris Riddell

First Name Chris
Last Name Riddell
Born on April 13, 1962 (age 64)

Chris Riddell, is a British illustrator and occasional writer of children's books and a political cartoonist for the Observer. He has won three Kate Greenaway Medals as well as the British librarians' annual award for the best-illustrated children's book, and two of his works were commended runners-up, a distinction dropped after 2002.

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Chris Walla

Christopher Ryan Walla
First Name Chris
Last Name Walla
Born on November 2, 1975 (age 50)

Christopher Ryan Walla is an American musician, record producer, and film music composer, best known for being a former guitarist and songwriter for the band Death Cab for Cutie.

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Chris Strachwitz

Christian Alexander Maria, Graf Strachwitz von Groß-Zauche und Camminetz
First Name Chris
Last Name Strachwitz
Born on July 1, 1931 (age 94)

Chris Strachwitz is a German-born American record label executive and record producer. He is the founder and president of Arhoolie Records, which he established in 1960 and which became one of the leading labels recording and issuing blues, Cajun, norteño and other forms of roots music from the United States and elsewhere in the world.

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Chris Dickens

First Name Chris
Last Name Dickens
Born on January 31, 1967 (age 59)

Chris Dickens is a British film and television editor. His work on Slumdog Millionaire (2008), directed by Danny Boyle, won the Academy Award for Best Film Editing, BAFTA Award for Best Editing, and the American Cinema Editors Award for Best Edited Feature Film – Dramatic.

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Chris Miller

Christopher Miller
First Name Chris
Last Name Miller
Born on January 20, 1968 (age 58)

Christopher Matthew Miller is an American voice actor, animator, director, screenwriter, and storyboard artist employed by DreamWorks Animation. He is most known for directing Shrek the Third and Puss in Boots and for voicing Kowalski the penguin in the Madagascar film series.

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Chris Stainton

Christopher Robert Stainton
First Name Chris
Last Name Stainton
Born on March 22, 1944 (age 82)

Christopher Robert Stainton is an English session musician, keyboard player, bassist and songwriter, who first gained recognition with Joe Cocker in the late 1960s. In addition to his collaboration with Cocker, Stainton is best known for his work with Eric Clapton, The Who, Andy Fairweather Low and Bryan Ferry.

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Chris Bacon

Christian Paul Bacon
First Name Chris
Last Name Bacon
Born on March 17, 1977 (age 49)

Christian Paul Bacon is an American composer. His film scores include Alpha and Omega (2010), Source Code (2011), Gnomeo & Juliet (2011), Sherlock Gnomes (2018) and Men in Black: International (2019). He was the composer for all 50 episodes of the A&E drama series Bates Motel, for which he was nominated for an Emmy Award, and also composed the music for 26 of the 32 episodes of the NBC musical drama series Smash.

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Chris Watts

First Name Chris
Last Name Watts
Born on June 16, 1965 (age 60)

Chris Watts, is an American inventor, businessman, filmmaker, and visual effects supervisor.

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Chris Young

First Name Chris
Last Name Young
Born on September 5, 1983 (age 42)
Height 188 cm | 6'2

Christopher Brandon Young is an American former professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Arizona Diamondbacks, Oakland Athletics, New York Mets, New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox and Los Angeles Angels.

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Chris Donaldson

First Name Chris
Last Name Donaldson
Born on May 26, 1975 (age 50)
Height 188 cm | 6'2

Chris Donaldson is a New Zealand sprinter who represented his country at the 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics. He is the son of film director Roger Donaldson. He also competed at the 1998 and 2006 Commonwealth Games. He was part of the 4 by 100m relay team that set the current national record. Currently, Chris is the strength and conditioning coach of the NZ National Cricket team. He has been appointed as the strength and conditioning coach of the IPL franchise Kolkata Knight Riders.

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