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"We may define the doctrine of the Trinity as follows: God eternally exists as three persons, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, and each person is fully God, and there is one God." (Systematic Theology, Wayne Grudem, p.226)
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Not all Christians are Trinitarians. Michael Servetus (1511-1553) for one (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Servetus) rejected the doctrine of the Trinity, and was executed for this position (as well as for his rejection of infant baptism). The term "Trinity" occurs nowhere in Scripture and the doctrine itself did not receive its final formulation until the fourth century (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trinity), almost 300 years after Christ's ministry.
