Kirsten (given name)

Kirsten is the Scandinavian form of the name Christina.

Music

 * Kirsten Flagstad (1895–1962), Norwegian opera singer
 * Kirsten Rosenberg, American rock/metal singer

Sports

 * Kirsten Barnes (born 1968), Canadian rower and Olympic champion
 * Kirsten Venetta Brown (1963–2006), American slalom canoeist
 * Kirsten Bruhn (born 1969), German female Paralympic swimmer
 * Kirsten Flipkens, Belgian tennis player; 2003 International Tennis Federation Junior World Champion
 * Kirsten Hedegaard Jensen (born 1935), Danish Olympic swimmer
 * Kirsten Plum Jensen (born 1961), Danish Olympic rower
 * Kirsten Olson (born 1991), American figure skater
 * Kirsten Melkevik Otterbu (born 1970), Norwegian long-distance runner
 * Kirsten Simms (born 2004), American ice hockey player
 * Kirsten Thomson (born 1983), Australian middle-distance freestyle swimmer

Television and film

 * Kirsten Bishop, voice actress best known for her roles as Zoycite and Kaori Knight in the English version of Sailor Moon
 * Kirsten Bourne, actress who played the role of Tessa Campanelli in the hit Canadian television series Degrassi High
 * Kirsten Dunst (born 1982), American actress of German and Swedish descent
 * Kirsten Imrie (born 1967), former glamour model, actress and television presenter
 * Kirsten Magasdi, BBC World reporter often seen reporting for Fast Track
 * Kirsten O'Brien (born 1972), British TV presenter
 * Kirsten Price (actress) (born 1981), adult film actress and reality TV star
 * Kirsten Price (musician) (born 1979), English-American singer-songwriter
 * Kirsten Prout (born 1990), Canadian actress, best known for ABC Family shows, Kyle XY and The Lying Game
 * Kirsten Storms (born 1984), American actress
 * Kirsten Vangsness (born 1972), American actress

Other fields

 * Kirsten Abrahamson, Canadian ceramic artist
 * Kirsten Bakis (born 1967), Swiss-born author of Lives of the Monster Dogs
 * Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, American epidemiologist and physician
 * Kirsten Costas (1968–1984), American homicide victim
 * Kirsten Davidson, model from Australia
 * Kirsten Engel, American attorney and elected representative
 * Kirsten Gillibrand (born 1966), American politician and lawyer; United States Senator (D-NY)
 * Kirsten Jacobsen (1942–2010), Danish politician
 * Kirsten Klein (born 1945), Danish photographer
 * Kirsten Livermore (born 1969), Australian politician
 * Kirsten Munk (1598–1658), Morganatic royal consort
 * Kirsten Oswald (born 1972), Scottish politician

Characters

 * Kirsten Cohen, a fictional character on the Fox television series The O.C.
 * Kirsten Gannon, a fictional character from the Australian soap opera Neighbours
 * Kirsten Larson, protagonist of American Girl's Kirsten historical series
 * Princess Kirsten of Norway, a fictional character in the 2006 rom-com film The Prince & Me 2: The Royal Wedding