Christa Luding-Rothenburger (née Rothenburger) is a former speed skater and track cyclist. She was born in Weißwasser, East Germany. Luding is one of the few athletes who have competed in both the Summer and Winter Olympic Games, and the first female to win a medal in both the Summer and Winter Games. She is the only athlete to win Winter and Summer Olympic medals in the same year (1988), a feat that is no longer possible due to the staggering of the Winter and Summer Olympic years. In speed skating, she is a two-time Olympic gold medallist, while she is an Olympic silver medallist in cycling.
Christa Cowrie is a German-Mexican photographer, who began her career in photojournalism but is best known for her work documenting Mexico’s dance the theater events.
Christa Wolf (née Ihlenfeld; 1929-2011) was a German literary critic, novelist, and essayist. She was one of the best-known writers to emerge from the former East Germany. Among her masterpieces there are 'Kassandra' (1983) and 'Medea' (1996).
Christa Worthington (December 23, 1956-January 6, 2002) was a United States fashion writer who worked for Women’s Wear Daily, Cosmopolitan, ELLE, Harlan Bazaar, and the New York Times. She was the co-author of several books on fashion and formerly dated Stan Stokowski, the oldest son of Gloria Vanderbilt and Leopold Stokowski. Worthington was stabbed to death in her home in Truro, Massachusetts (on Cape Cod). Her body was found on January 6, 2002, with her two-year old daughter, Ava, clinging to it, the child was unharmed.