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Karsten or Carsten is a both a given name and a surname. It is believed to be either derived from a
Low German form of
Christian ,
[1] or "man from
karst ". Notable persons with the name include:
Given name
Carsten
Karsten
Karsten Alnæs (born 1938), Norwegian author, historian, and journalist
Karsten Andersen (1920–1997), Norwegian conductor
Big Daddy Karsten (born 1989), 2017 Eurovision Jury List; Norwegian Pre-select for Eurovision (Melodi Grand Prix 2021)
Karsten Buer (1913–1993), Norwegian harness coach
Karsten Fonstad (1900–1970), Norwegian politician
Karsten Forsterling (born 1980), Australian rower
Karsten Isachsen (1944–2016), Norwegian Lutheran priest, essayist and public speaker
Karsten Jakobsen (1928–2019), Norwegian engineer
Karsten Johannessen (1925–2018), Norwegian footballer and coach
Karsten Kroon (born 29 January 1976), Dutch former professional
road bicycle racer
Karsten Solheim (1911–2000), Norwegian-born American golf club designer and businessman
Karsten Warholm (born 1996), Norwegian athlete
Surname
Adrian Karsten (1960–2005), American college football reporter
Christoffer Christian Karsten (1756–1827), Swedish opera singer
Ekaterina Karsten (born 1972), Belarusian Olympic rower
Elisabeth Charlotta Karsten (1783–1856), Swedish painter
Elke Karsten (born 1995), Argentine handball player
Frank Karsten (born 1984), Dutch Magic: The Gathering player
Frank M. Karsten (1913–1992), American politician
George Karsten (1863–1937), German botanist
Gustav Karl Wilhelm Hermann Karsten (1817–1908), German botanist and geologist
Gustav Karsten (1820–1900), German physicist
Kai Karsten (born 1968), German Olympic sprinter
Karl Johann Bernhard Karsten (1782–1853), German mineralogist
Karl G. Karsten (1891–1968), American economist, statistician and businessman
Petter Adolf Karsten (1834–1917), Finnish mycologist
Sophie Karsten (1783–1862), Swedish dancer and artist
Sophie Mariane Karsten (1753–1848), Polish opera singer
Thomas Karsten (1885–1945), Dutch engineer
Wenceslaus Johann Gustav Karsten (1732–1787), German mathematician
See also
References
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"Karsten" . Behind the Name. Retrieved December 18, 2016 .