Christer
Christer or Krister are varieties of the masculine given name Kristian, derived from the Latin name Christianus, which in turn comes from the Greek word khristianós, which means "follower of Christ".
The name, written in its two variants Christer and Krister, is quite common in the Nordic countries.
Notable people with the name include:
- Catherine Christer Hennix, Swedish-American composer, philosopher, scientist and visual artist associated with drone minimal music
- Christer Abris, Swedish former ice hockey goaltender
- Christer Adelsbo, born 1962, is a Swedish social democratic politician who has been a member of the Riksdag since 2002
- Christer Basma, Norwegian football coach and defender
- Christer Björkman, Swedish singer
- Christer Boucht, Finnish-Swedish lawyer, adventure traveller and writer
- Christer Boustedt, Swedish musician and actor
- Christer Dahl, Swedish director, script writer and producer
- Christer Ellefsen, Norwegian football defender
- Christer Engelhardt, born 1969, is a Swedish social democratic politician who has been a member of the Riksdag since 2002
- Christer Erséus, Swedish zoologist
- Christer Flodin, Swedish television actor, best known for his appearances in crime drama series
- Christer Fuglesang, Swedish physicist and an ESA astronaut
- Christer Fursth, Swedish football midfielder
- Christer Gardell, Swedish venture capitalist
- Christer George, Norwegian football player
- Christer Gulldén, Swedish wrestler
- Christer Johansson, Swedish professional sports better and poker player based in Malmö
- Christer Johansson, Swedish former cross country skier who competed in the 1970s
- Christer Kellgren, retired Swedish professional ice hockey player
- Christer Kierkegaard, Swedish Navy rear admiral
- Christer Kleiven, Norwegian midfielder who currently plays for Start
- Christer Löfqvist, former international speedway rider
- Christer Lindarw, Swedish clothes designer, drag queen artist, leader of drag show group After Dark
- Christer Magnusson, Swedish former handball player
- Christer Majbäck, Swedish former cross country skier
- Christer Nylander, Swedish Liberal People's Party politician, member of the Riksdag since 2002
- Christer Olsson, retired professional hockey player
- Christer Pettersson, Swedish criminal, suspect in the 1986 assassination of Olof Palme, Prime Minister of Sweden
- Christer Sjögren, Swedish dansband and rock singer
- Christer Skoog, Swedish politician
- Christer Sturmark, Swedish author, IT-entrepreneur and prominent debater on religion and humanism in Swedish media
- Christer Wallin, former freestyle swimmer from Sweden
- Christer Warren, English football player
- Christer Winbäck, Swedish Liberal People's Party politician, member of the Riksdag since 2002
- Christer Youssef, Swedish professional footballer Attacking midfielder
- Christer Zetterberg, Swedish businessman, Chairman of investment bank Carnegie
- Lars-Christer Olsson, former UEFA Chief Executive from 2003
- Tom-Christer Nilsen, Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party and current deputy county mayor of Hordaland