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Chris Jansing

Chris Jansing, American NBC News journalist since 1998, MSNBC daytime anchor of Jansing & Co. and Chris Jansing Reports, NBC Senior White House Correspondent 2014, and MS NOW chief political reporter from June 2026.

Chris Johnson (Louisiana politician)

Chris Johnson is an American politician and Republican candidate for the U.S. House in Louisiana's 6th Congressional District in 2026, with a background in audio production.

Chris Jones

Chris Jones is an American Democratic politician from Pine Bluff, Arkansas, who lost a 2022 run for governor and is now the 2026 nominee for Arkansas's Second Congressional District, facing incumbent French Hill.

Chris Kamara

Chris Kamara, born Christopher Kamara in 1957, is an English former footballer, manager, and Sky Sports broadcaster for 24 years who left in 2022 after an apraxia of speech diagnosis.

Chris Kapenga

Chris Kapenga is an American Republican politician who represents the 33rd district in the Wisconsin State Senate and served as Senate President from 2021 to 2025.

Chris Karr

Chris Karr is an American Republican politician who serves as President pro tempore of the South Dakota Senate, elected in 2024 to represent District 11 in Sioux Falls after eight years in the state House.

Chris Klomp

Chris Klomp, American health official, HHS chief counselor and Medicare director under Trump, nominated HHS deputy secretary June 2026; former Collective Medical CEO, distinct from a Dutch journalist namesake.

Chris Kolker

Chris Kolker is an American politician, a Democratic member of the Colorado Senate first elected in 2020 who chairs the Senate Education Committee and represents Arapahoe and Jefferson Counties.

Chris Kourakis

Chris Kourakis (Christopher John Kourakis) is an Australian jurist, ninth Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of South Australia 2012-2026, former Solicitor-General 2003-2008, first Greek Australian in the role, appointed Companion of the Order of Australia in 2026.

Chris Kyle

Chris Kyle, also known as Christopher Scott Kyle, was a US Navy SEAL sniper credited with 160 confirmed kills in Iraq and known through his 2012 memoir American Sniper.

Chris Lancia

Chris Lancia is an American politician and the Republican nominee for the U.S. House in Connecticut's 3rd district in 2026, a Coast Guard veteran and former federal law enforcement officer.

Chris Larson

Chris Larson is an American Democratic politician who has represented Wisconsin's 7th State Senate district since 2010, after serving on the Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors.

Chris Lopez

Chris Lopez is an American Republican politician serving in the Arizona House of Representatives from the 16th district, representing parts of Maricopa, Pinal, and Pima Counties.

Chris Malachowsky

Chris Malachowsky is an American electrical engineer who co-founded Nvidia in April 1993 with Jensen Huang and Curtis Priem, and serves as a Founder and NVIDIA Fellow.

Chris Mason (journalist)

Chris Mason (born 1980) is an English journalist, BBC News political editor since 2022 succeeding Laura Kuenssberg; former Any Questions? host, Brexitcast and Newscast presenter, Cambridge geography graduate from Yorkshire.

Chris Mathis

Chris Mathis is an American Democratic member of the Arizona House of Representatives representing Tucson's 18th district, appointed in 2021, elected in 2022, and serving as Democratic Whip.

Chris Matthews

Chris Matthews, American political commentator and author, longtime host of MSNBC's Hardball (1997-2020), former Carter speechwriter and Tip O'Neill chief of staff, retired on air March 2, 2020, now on Substack.

Chris Matulich

Chris Matulich was a New Orleans restaurateur who owned Chris Steak House, sold to Ruth Fertel in 1965, whose purchase grew into the Ruth's Chris chain.

Chris McCandless

Chris McCandless (Alexander Supertramp), American wanderer who gave away $24,000, hiked Alaska's Stampede Trail in 1992, and starved to death in Fairbanks Bus 142 near Denali; subject of Krakauer's Into the Wild and Penn's 2007 film.

Chris McDaniel

Chris McDaniel is an American Republican politician serving in the Kentucky Senate for the 23rd district since 2013, chairing the Appropriations and Revenue Committee since 2015.

Chris McDonald (politician)

Chris McDonald is the British Labour MP for Stockton North (elected 2024) and Minister of State for Science, Innovation and Investment; former Materials Processing Institute CEO and steel researcher.

Chris McGowan

Chris McGowan is an American politician and the Republican nominee for the U.S. House in Iowa's 4th Congressional District in 2026, and president of the Siouxland Chamber of Commerce.

Chris Measmer

Chris Measmer is an American Republican politician who represented District 34 in the North Carolina State Senate, after serving as a Cabarrus County commissioner; he sponsored the HALO Law.

Chris Miller (Illinois politician)

Chris Miller (born 1954) is an American Republican politician and third-generation cattle farmer and grain operator who represents Illinois's 101st House district; he holds a B.S. in Education from Eureka College.

Chris Mortensen

Chris Mortensen (1951–2024), American sports journalist and ESPN senior NFL analyst from Torrance, California; joined ESPN in 1991, won the 2016 Dick McCann Award and 1987 George Polk Award, diagnosed with Stage IV throat cancer in 2016.

Chris Moyles

Chris Moyles (born 1974, Leeds), English radio presenter, 'saviour of Radio 1'. Radio 1 breakfast host 2004–2012, longest-serving in station history, peak 7.7 million listeners; Radio X breakfast since 2015.

Chris Murphy

Chris Murphy is an American Democratic politician serving as the junior United States senator from Connecticut since 2013, known nationally for gun policy leadership after the 2012 Sandy Hook shooting.

Chris Murray (politician)

Chris Murray is the Labour (Co-op) MP for Edinburgh East and Musselburgh since 4 July 2024, a former Foreign Office, Save the Children, and anti-trafficking worker, a Home Affairs Committee member with a 100% party-line voting record.

Chris Oomen

Chris Oomen (born 1949) is a Dutch investor who co-founded the Amsterdam options trading firm Optiver in 1986 and bought the Dutch news agency ANP in 2021.

Chris Oyakhilome

Chris Oyakhilome is a Nigerian pastor who founded Christ Embassy, also known as Believers' Loveworld, in 1987, presiding over a Lagos-based Pentecostal ministry with churches, TV channels, and a healing school.