Namesakes
Australian Prime Ministers:
1 prime minister
Chris Watson 1904 
Fictional Characters from Television:
4 characters, 1 hero
Chris Halliwell 1998 Charmed
Chris Griffin 1999 Family Guy
Chris Lassing 2003 Cold Case
Chris Taub 2004 House
Chris 2005 Everybody Hates Chris
Hall-of-Famers:
3 basketball, 2 football, 2 ice hockey
(football) Chris Hanburger 2011
(basketball) Chris Mullin 2011
(football) Chris Doleman 2012
(ice hockey) Chris Chelios 2013
(ice hockey) Chris Pronger 2015
(basketball) Chris Webber 2021
(basketball) Chris Bosh 2021
Hurricanes and Tropical Storms:
4 storms, 3 hurricanes
Storm Chris 1982
Storm Chris 1988
Hurricane Chris 1994
Storm Chris 2000
Storm Chris 2006
Hurricane Chris 2012
Hurricane Chris 2018
Most Valuable Players:
1 winner
Chris Pronger 2000 ice hockey
New Zealand Prime Ministers:
1 prime minister
Chris Hipkins 2023
Notable Actors and Entertainers:
17 actors, 2 actor/comedians
Chris Sarandon 1942-
Chris Cooper 1951-
Chris Noth 1954-
Chris Ellis 1956-
Chris Elliott 1960-
Chris Farley 1964-1997
Chris Rock 1965-
Chris Penn 1965-2006
Chris O'Donnell 1970-
Chris Tucker 1972-
Chris Messina 1974-
Chris Klein 1979-
Chris Pratt 1979-
Chris O'Dowd 1979-
Chris Pine 1980-
Chris Evans 1981-
Chris Hemsworth 1983-
Chris Lowell 1984-
Chris Colfer 1990-
Notable Athletes:
4 soccer, 3 basketball, 2 cycling, 2 ice hockey, 2 rugby, 2 tennis, 1 driving, 1 football
(driving) Chris Bristow 1937-1960
(tennis) Chris Evert 1954-
(ice hockey) Chris Chelios 1962-
(basketball) Chris Mullin 1963-
(tennis) Chris Wilkinson 1970-
(ice hockey) Chris Pronger 1974-
(cycling) Chris Hoy 1976-
(soccer) Chris Baird 1982-
(soccer) Chris Wondolowski 1983-
(rugby) Chris Wyles 1983-
(basketball) Chris Bosh 1984-
(basketball) Chris Paul 1985-
(cycling) Chris Froome 1985-
(football) Chris Johnson 1985-
(rugby) Chris Robshaw 1986-
(soccer) Chris Gunter 1989-
(soccer) Chris Smalling 1989-
Notable Filmmakers:
1 director
Chris Columbus 1958-
Notable Journalists:
2 news presenters
(news presenter) Chris Wallace 1947-
(news presenter) Chris Cuomo 1970-
Notable Musicians:
5 musicians, 3 singers
Chris Cornell 1964-2017
Chris Kirkpatrick 1971-
Chris Fehn 1973-
Chris Martin 1977-
Chris Wolstenholme 1978-
Li Yuchun (a.k.a. Chris) 1984-
Héloïse Adélaïde Letissier (a.k.a. Chris) 1988-
Chris Brown 1989-
Notable Politicians and Statespeople:
1 politician
Chris van der Klaauw 1924-2005
Olympic Medalists:
8 gold, 6 bronze, 4 silver, 3 silver/gold, 1 bronze/silver/gold
(silver) Christian Gitsham (a.k.a. Chris) 1912 marathon
(gold) Chris Brasher 1956 3000 m steeplechase
(silver/gold) Chris von Saltza 1960 swimming - 100 m freestyle; swimming - 400 m freestyle; swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay; swimming - 4x100 m medley relay
(gold) Chris Cavanaugh 1984 swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay
(silver/gold) Chris Jacobs 1988 swimming - 100 m freestyle; swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay; swimming - 4x100 m medley relay
(gold) Chris Mullin 1984; 1992 basketball
(bronze) Chris Huffins 2000 decathlon
(gold) Chris Fydler 2000 swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay
(bronze) Chris Thompson 2000 swimming - 1500 m freestyle
(gold) Chris George 2000 baseball
(silver) Chris Oxspring 2004 baseball
(silver/gold) Chris Hoy 2000; 2004; 2008; 2012 cycling - track
(gold) Chris Bosh 2008 basketball
(bronze/silver/gold) Chris Brown 2000; 2008; 2012; 2016 4x400 m relay
(bronze) Chris Morgan 2012 rowing
(silver) Chris Bartley 2012 rowing
(gold) Chris Paul 2008; 2012 basketball
(bronze) Chris Froome 2012 cycling - road
(bronze) Chris Ciriello 2012 field hockey
(gold) Chris Kunitz 2014 ice hockey
(bronze) Christopher Fogt (a.k.a. Chris) 2014 bobsleigh
(silver) Chris Nilsen 2020 pole vault
Oscar Award Winners:
1 actor
(actor) Chris Cooper 2003 Adaptation
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers:
11 musicians
Chris Hillman 1991 The Byrds
Chris Dreja 1992 The Yardbirds
Chris Jasper 1992 The Isley Brothers
Chris Frantz 2002 Talking Heads
Chris Wood 2004 Traffic
Chris Stein 2006 Blondie
Chris Layton 2015 Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble
Chris Squire 2017 Yes
Chris White 2019 The Zombies
Chris Vrenna 2020 Nine Inch Nails
Chris Shiflett 2021 Foo Fighters