Famous People with Name Christopher

Christopher Curtis Nyman            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Christopher Curtis Nyman: is a retired Major League Baseball first baseman. He played during two seasons at the major league level for the Chicago White Sox. He was signed by the White Sox as an amateur free agent in 1977. Nyman, played his first professional season with their Class A Appleton Foxes in 1978, and split his last season with their Triple-A club, the Buffalo Bisons, and the Detroit Tigers' Triple-A club, the Nashville Sounds, in 1986. In 1984 and 1985, Nyman played in Japan for the Nankai Hawks.

Christopher Robert Richard            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Christopher Robert Richard: is an American Major League Baseball outfielder and first baseman with the Tampa Bay Rays organization. He is an alumnus of University of San Diego High School in San Diego and of Oklahoma State University. He last played in the majors in 2003 for the Colorado Rockies.Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 19th round of the 1995 MLB Draft, Richard made his Major League Baseball debut with the Cardinals on July 17, 2000. He hit a home run in his first major league at-bat, becoming only the fourth player in the history of the club to do so. After appearing in only six games with the Cardinals, Richard was traded to the Baltimore Orioles on July 29, 2000, for pitcher Mike Timlin.

Christopher William Roberson            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Christopher William Roberson: is a Major League Baseball outfielder in the Arizona Diamondbacks organization.Roberson graduated from El Cerrito High School in El Cerrito in 1997, and attended both Contra Costa College and Feather River College. After graduating, Roberson played on the Clearwater Threshers, a Phillies farm team, and had a twenty-three game hit streak. Playing for the Reading Phillies, Roberson was named the 2005 Eastern League Most Valuable Player. After starting center fielder Aaron Rowand crashed into the outfield wall at Citizens Bank Park on May 11, 2006,[1] Roberson was called up play the center field position, along with Shane Victorino. Roberson made his major league debut on May 12, 2006,

Christopher Jon Seddon            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Christopher Jon Seddon: is a Major League Baseball pitcher who plays in the Seattle Mariners organization. He's played in the Tampa Bay Devil Rays and Florida Marlins organization before he played with Seattle.He was called up by the Florida Marlins and made his major league debut on September 3, 2007. He spent all of 2008 playing for the Albuquerque Isotopes, the Marlins' Triple-A team and became a free agent at the end of the season. In December 2008, he signed a minor league contract with the Seattle Mariners.

Christopher Verdell Singleton            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Christopher Verdell Singleton: is a former center fielder in Major League Baseball. During his six-year major league career (from 1999 to 2005), he played for the Chicago White Sox (1999-2001), Baltimore Orioles (2002), Oakland Athletics (2003) and Tampa Bay Devil Rays (2005). During his playing career, his listed height and weight were 6'2", 210 pounds. He batted and threw left-handed.

Joseph O'Neal (Joe) Christopher            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Joseph O'Neal (Joe) Christopher: (born December 13, 1935 in Frederiksted, U.S. Virgin Islands) is a former outfielder who played in Major League Baseball from 1959 through 1966. Listed at 5' 10", 175 lbs.

Lloyd (Loyd) Eugene Christopher            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Lloyd (Loyd) Eugene Christopher: (December 31, 1919 – September 5, 1991) was a Major League Baseball outfielder for the Boston Red Sox (1945), Chicago Cubs (1945), and Chicago White Sox (1947).

Russell Ormand Christopher            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Russell Ormand Christopher: September 12, 1917 - December 5, 1954) was a Major League Baseball pitcher for the Philadelphia Athletics (1942-1947) and the Cleveland Indians (1948). The right-hander stood 6'3" and weighed 180 lbs.

George Christopher            Origin/Culture/Country: American

George Christopher: was the 34th Mayor of San Francisco, serving in that office from January 1956 until January 1964. He was, as of 2007, the last Republican to be elected mayor of San Francisco; all San Francisco mayors since he left office have been Democrats.

William Christopher            Origin/Culture/Country: American

William Christopher: is an American actor who is best known for playing Father Mulcahy on the television series M*A*S*H and Private Lester Hummel on Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.After attending New Trier High School in Winnetka, Illinois, he went to the Methodist Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut, in 1954. He majored in drama and was active in fencing, soccer, singing with the glee club, performing in various dramatic performances and became a brother of the Sigma Chi fraternity. He met his future wife, Barbara O'Conner, on a blind date. They were married in 1957 and have two sons, John and Ned. Christopher is also said to be a direct descendant of the American patriot, Paul Revere.