Karsten or Carsten is both a masculine given name and a surname. It is believed to be either derived from a Low German form of Christian, or "man from karst". Notable persons with the name include:

Given name

1. Carsten:

2. Carsten Becker (born 1990), German politician

3. Carsten Höller (born 1961), German artist

4. Carsten Jancker (born 1974), German football player and coach

5. Carsten Lichtlein (born 1980), German handball player

6. Carsten Niebuhr (1733–1815), German mathematician, cartographer, and explorer in the service of Denmark

7. Carsten Pohl (born 1965), German basketball coach

8. Carsten Charles Sabathia (born 1980), American baseball player

9. Carsten Schatz (born 1970), German historian and politician

10. Carsten Schneider (born 1976), German politician

11. Carsten Träger (1973–2026), German politician

12. Carsten Vissering (born 1997), American bobsledder

13. Karsten:

14. Karsten Alnæs (born 1938), Norwegian author, historian, and journalist

15. Karsten Andersen (1920–1997), Norwegian conductor

16. Big Daddy Karsten (born 1989), 2017 Eurovision Jury List; Norwegian Pre-select for Eurovision (Melodi Grand Prix 2021)

17. Karsten Buer (1913–1993), Norwegian harness coach

18. Karsten Fonstad (1900–1970), Norwegian politician

19. Karsten Forsterling (born 1980), Australian rower

20. Karsten Isachsen (1944–2016), Norwegian Lutheran priest, essayist and public speaker

21. Karsten Jakobsen (1928–2019), Norwegian engineer

22. Karsten Johannessen (1925–2018), Norwegian footballer and coach

23. Karsten Kroon (born 29 January 1976), Dutch former professional road bicycle racer

24. Karsten Solheim (1911–2000), Norwegian-born American golf club designer and businessman

25. Karsten Stolz (1964–2025), German shot putter

26. Karsten Warholm (born 1996), Norwegian athlete

27. Karsten Wettberg (1941–2026), German football manager

Surname

• Adrian Karsten (1960–2005), American college football reporter

• Calvin Carsten (1915–1992), American politician from Nebraska

• 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

• Carlsten (name)

• Carstens

• Karstens (disambiguation)

References