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For years we have acknowledged Italian explorer Christopher Columbus as the man who discovered the “new world” which became the Americans. Reasons include some of the false information we received in our history books. What we have come to find out as we unpack true history is the violence and famine Columbus brought with him. So much so that cities are choosing not honor Columbus in favor of Indigenous People’s Day, which places the spotlight on the invaluable contributions Indigenous peoples have given to this country.
So while we will not acknowledge Christopher Columbus, there are some amazing Christophers to acknowledge on this day. From the many rappers who have been given the name, one of the greatest pro wrestlers of our era and some actors who are called Christopher, here’s who we do give credit to.
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1. Christopher George Latore Wallace
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2. Christopher Lee Rios
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Big Pun!
3. Christopher Maurice “Chris” Brown
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Breezy!
4. Christopher Brian “Chris” Bridges
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Luda!
5. Christopher Breaux AKA Frank Ocean
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Frank Ocean attends the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s 2013 Costume Institute Gala
6. Christopher ‘Kid’ Reid and Christopher ‘Play’ Martin
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Rappers
7. Chris Dooley, Jr. AKA Hurricane Chris
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Rapper Chris Dooley, Jr., better known by his stage name Hurricane Chris
8. Christopher Julius “Chris” Rock III
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Comedian
9. Christopher Robert “Chris” Evans
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Captain America
10. Chris “Mac Daddy” Kelly, Chris “Daddy Mac” Smith AKA Kris Kross
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Kris Kross (Chris “Mac Daddy” Kelly, Chris “Daddy Mac” Smith)
11. Chris Hemsworth
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Thor
12. Christopher Michael “Chris” Pratt
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Star Lord
13. Christopher Emmanuel Paul
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& Chris, Jr.
14. Christopher Whitelaw “Chris” Pine
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Captain Kirk
15. Marion Christopher Barry
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The Late Son of Marion Barry
16. Christopher Wesson Bosh
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2-Time NBA World Champion
17. Christopher “Chris” Tucker
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Actor/Comedian/Smokey
18. Christopher “Chris” Anthony John Martin
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Coldplay!
19. Christopher Keith Irvine
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WWE Superstar Chris Jericho
20. Christopher Allen Lloyd
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Doc! (Back To The Future)
21. Christopher Walken
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Actor (Real Name Roland)
