Famous People with Name Christopher

Christopher ("Chris") Carl Cavanaugh            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Christopher ("Chris") Carl Cavanaugh: is an American swimmer and Olympic champion. He competed at the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, where he received a gold medal in 4 × 100 m freestyle relay

Christopher ("Chris") Lee Thompson            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Christopher ("Chris") Lee Thompson: is an American swimmer, who won the bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in the 1500 m Freestyle. He was the second American swimmer to go below the 15 minute mark on the 1500m and held the American Record for 4 years.

Christopher Robert Bury            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Christopher Robert Bury: is an American journalist, best known for being an Emmy Award-winning correspondent at ABC News Nightline, where he also serves as substitute anchor.Bury began his career in journalism in 1975 as a reporter for WCLX Radio in La Crosse, Wisconsin. From 197

Christopher Wiley Antley            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Christopher Wiley Antley: was a Champion American jockey.He left school at sixteen to ride horses professionally at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland. His first win was on a horse named Vaya Con Dinero. Soon, he left Maryland to race in New York and New Jersey and at the

Christopher Barker            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Christopher Barker: more commonly known as Chris #2 and Chris Barker, is the bassist and co-lead vocalist of the American Political Punk band Anti-Flag. Chris plays a Fender Geddy Lee Signature Bass, along with a Japanese Fender Vintage Re-issue PB70 Precision Bass, with a Leo Quan Bridge & Emg Pick-ups. He also played an Ibanez ATK300 & Music Man StingRay in his early years. For an amplifier, he plays an Ampeg SVT 5 and more recently an Ampeg SVT 4, both through an SVT 8x10.

Joseph O'Neal (Joe) Christopher            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Joseph O'Neal (Joe) Christopher: (born December 13, 1935 in Frederiksted, U.S. Virgin Islands) is a former outfielder who played in Major League Baseball from 1959 through 1966. Listed at 5' 10", 175 lbs.

Lloyd (Loyd) Eugene Christopher            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Lloyd (Loyd) Eugene Christopher: (December 31, 1919 – September 5, 1991) was a Major League Baseball outfielder for the Boston Red Sox (1945), Chicago Cubs (1945), and Chicago White Sox (1947).

Russell Ormand Christopher            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Russell Ormand Christopher: September 12, 1917 - December 5, 1954) was a Major League Baseball pitcher for the Philadelphia Athletics (1942-1947) and the Cleveland Indians (1948). The right-hander stood 6'3" and weighed 180 lbs.

George Christopher            Origin/Culture/Country: American

George Christopher: was the 34th Mayor of San Francisco, serving in that office from January 1956 until January 1964. He was, as of 2007, the last Republican to be elected mayor of San Francisco; all San Francisco mayors since he left office have been Democrats.

William Christopher            Origin/Culture/Country: American

William Christopher: is an American actor who is best known for playing Father Mulcahy on the television series M*A*S*H and Private Lester Hummel on Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.After attending New Trier High School in Winnetka, Illinois, he went to the Methodist Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut, in 1954. He majored in drama and was active in fencing, soccer, singing with the glee club, performing in various dramatic performances and became a brother of the Sigma Chi fraternity. He met his future wife, Barbara O'Conner, on a blind date. They were married in 1957 and have two sons, John and Ned. Christopher is also said to be a direct descendant of the American patriot, Paul Revere.