Christopher Columbus (disambiguation) explained

Christopher Columbus was an Italian explorer and navigator from the Republic of Genoa.

Christopher Columbus or Chris Columbus may also refer to:

People

• Chris Columbus (musician) (1902–2002), American jazz drummer
• Chris Columbus (filmmaker) (born 1958), American director

Artwork and monuments

• Christopher Columbus (Vittori), a 1920 public artwork in Indianapolis, Indiana by Enrico Vittori
• Statue of Christopher Columbus (Central Park), an 1892 statue in Central Park, Manhattan, New York by Jeronimo Suñol
• Statue of Christopher Columbus (Chicago), a 1933 statue in Chicago by Carlo Brioschi

Film and TV

• Christopher Columbus (1904 film), a French silent film directed by Vincent Lorant-Heilbronn
• Christopher Columbus (1923 film), a German silent film directed by Márton Garas
• Christopher Columbus (1943 film), a Mexican film directed by José Díaz Morales
• Christopher Columbus (1949 film), a British film directed by David MacDonald
• Christopher Columbus (miniseries), a 1985 television mini-series
• , a 1992 film by John Glen

Music

• "Christopher Columbus" (jazz song), a 1936 song co-written by Chu Berry and Andy Razaf and popularized by Fats Waller
• Christopher Columbus, a 1976 opera by Don White for Opera Rara
• "Christopher Columbus" (A1 song) (2013)
• Christopher Columbus (Zador), a 1939 opera by Eugene Zador

Other uses

• SS Christopher Columbus, an American excursion liner
• Christopher Columbus High School (Miami-Dade County), Florida
• Christopher Columbus High School (Bronx), New York
• Christopher Columbus, vol. III and IV of The Long Journey, a Danish novel series by Johannes V. Jensen

People with the given names

• Christopher Columbus Andrews (1829–1922), American soldier, diplomat and author
• Christopher Columbus Kraft, Jr. (1924–2019), NASA's original Flight Director
• Christopher Columbus Langdell (1826–1906), Dean of Harvard Law School

See also

• Chris Columbus, Jr., a 1934 short animated film
• CMA CGM Christophe Colomb, containership
• Columbus (disambiguation)
• Cristoforo Colombo (disambiguation)