Christ (surname)

Christ or von Christ is a relatively common surname in Germany, especially in Bavaria. Occasionally, the name has been incorporated into pseudonyms.

Those bearing it include:


 * Benjamin C. Christ (1824–1869), American Civil War colonel
 * Carol P. Christ (born 1945), American academic, feminist and eco-feminist theologian
 * Carol T. Christ (born 1944), American academic and administrator
 * Charles "Chilla" Christ (1911–1998), Australian cricketer
 * Dorothy Christ (1925–2020), All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player
 * Elizabeth Christ Trump (1880–1966), German-born American businesswoman, grandmother of U.S. President Donald Trump
 * Grégory Christ (born 1982), French football player
 * Hermann Christ (1833–1933), Swiss botanist
 * Johann Ludwig Christ (1739–1813), German naturalist, gardener and pastor
 * John Christ (born 1965), American musician
 * Karl Christ (1897 – after 1944), German First World War flying ace
 * Lena Christ (1881–1920), German writer
 * F. Michael Christ (born 1955), American mathematician
 * Norman Christ (born c. 1945), American academic
 * Peaches Christ (born 1974), American drag performer
 * Sonja Christ (born 1984), 61st German Wine Queen
 * Sven Christ (born 1973), Swiss footballer
 * Victor Christ-Janer (1915–2008), American architect
 * Wilhelm von Christ (1831–1906), German classical scholar