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

Politics

• Kirsten Engel, American attorney and elected representative
• Kirsten Gillibrand (born 1966), American politician and lawyer, United States Senator
• Kirsten Gloerfelt-Tarp (1889–1977), Danish economist, politician, office manager and women's rights activist
• Kirsten Jacobsen (1942–2010), Danish politician
• Kirsten Livermore (born 1969), Australian politician
• Kirsten Oswald (born 1972), Scottish politician

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 Moore-Towers (born 1992), Canadian pair skater
• 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
• Kirsten Verbist (born 1987), Belgian figure skater

Television and film

• Kirsten Bloom Allen, actress and ballet dancer
• 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, award-winning British and Australian journalist, TV reporter and presenter BBC World News Channel; model and actress for Malaysia Truly Asia
• 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 Banks, Australian astrophysicist and science communicator
• Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, American epidemiologist and physician
• Kirsten Costas (1968–1984), American homicide victim
• Kirsten Davidson, model from Australia
• Kirsten Klein (born 1945), Danish photographer
• Kirsten Munk (1598–1658), morganatic royal consort

Fictional characters

• Kirsten Cohen, on the television series The O.C.
• Kirsten Gannon, on the Australian soap opera Neighbours
• Kirsten Larson, protagonist of American Girl's Kirsten historical series
• Princess Kirsten of Norway, in the 2006 rom-com film '