Kirsten

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Kirsten may refer to:

In opera:

• Dorothy Kirsten, well-known opera singer whose stage career spanned from the late 1930s to the mid-1970s
• Kirsten Flagstad, Norwegian opera singer

In sports:

• Gary Kirsten, South African cricketer
• Kirsten Klose, German hammer thrower who won the Olympic bronze medal in 2000 with a personal best throw of 69.28 metres
• Kirsten Thomson, Australian middle distance freestyle swimmer
• Peter Kirsten, former South African cricketer who played in 12 Tests and 40 ODIs from 1991 to 1994
• Ulf Kirsten, former German football (soccer) striker
• Kirsten Flipkens, Belgian tennis player; 2003 ITF Junior World Champion

In television and film:

• Kirsten Bishop, voice actress best known for her roles as Zoycite and Kaori Knight in the English version of Sailor Moon
• Kirsten Bourne, actress who played the role of Tessa Campinelli in the hit Canadian television series Degrassi High
• Kirsten Cohen, fictional character on FOX series The OC
• Kirsten Dunst, American actress of German and Swedish descent
• Kirsten Imrie, former glamour model, actress and television presenter
• Kirsten Magasdi, BBC World reporter often seen reporting for Fast Track
• Kirsten Storms, American actress best known for her role as Isabella "Belle" Black in the NBC soap opera Days of our Lives from 1999 to 2004

In other fields:

• Hurricane Kirsten, two tropical cyclones in the Eastern Pacific Ocean
• Kirsten Bakis, Swiss-born author of Lives of the Monster Dogs
• Kirsten Livermore, Australian politician