Stephen

Namesakes

Biblical Characters: 1 character

Stephen (m) Acts 6:5

Bishops of Rome and the Popes: 9 popes

Stephen I 254-257

Stephen II 752-757

Stephen III 767-772

Stephen IV 816-817

Stephen V 885-891

Stephen VI 896-897

Stephen VII 929-931

Stephen VIII 939-942

Stephen IX 1057-1058

Canadian Prime Ministers: 2 prime ministers

Louis St. Laurent (middle name Stephen) 1948-1957

Stephen Harper 2006-2015

English and British Kings and Queens: 1 king

King Stephen 1135-1154

Fictional Characters from Books: 3 characters, 1 hero

Stephen Blackpool 1854 Hard Times

Stephen Dedalus 1916; 1922 A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man; Ulysses

Stephen Strange 1963 Strange Tales

Stephen Maturin 1969 Master and Commander

Fictional Characters from Movies: 1 hero

Stephen Strange 2016 Doctor Strange

Fictional Characters from Plays and Musicals: 1 character

Stephen Kodaly 1963 She Loves Me

Fictional Characters from Song Titles: 2 characters

(character) Stephen 2008 Hey Stephen

(character) Stephen 2010 Stephen

Fictional Characters from Television: 2 characters

Stephen Logan 1987 The Bold and the Beautiful

Storm Logan (a.k.a. Stephen) 1987 The Bold and the Beautiful

Grammy Award Winners: 1 best new artist, 1 record of the year, 1 song of the year

(best new artist) Stephen Stills 1970

(song of the year) Stephen Sondheim 1976 Send in the Clowns

(record of the year) Steve Winwood 1987 Higher Love

Hall-of-Famers: 5 football, 2 ice hockey, 1 basketball

(football) Steve Van Buren 1965

(football) Steve Owen 1966

(ice hockey) Steve Shutt 1993

(football) Steve Largent 1995

(ice hockey) Steve Yzerman 2009

(basketball) Steve Nash 2018

(football) Steve Sabol 2020

(football) Steve Atwater 2020

Hungarian Kings and Queens: 5 kings

King István I (a.k.a. Stephen) 997-1038

King István II (a.k.a. Stephen) 1114-1131

King István IV (a.k.a. Stephen) 1163

King István III (a.k.a. Stephen) 1161-1162; 1163-1172

King István V (a.k.a. Stephen) 1270-1272

Most Valuable Players: 3 winners

Steve McNair 2003 football

Steve Nash 2005; 2006 basketball

Stephen Curry 2015; 2016 basketball

Notable Activists and Revolutionaries: 1 activist

(activist) Steve Biko 1946-1977

Notable Actors and Entertainers: 27 actors, 3 presenters, 1 comedian/presenter

Steve Allen 1921-2000

Steve McQueen 1930-1980

Stephen Boyd 1931-1977

Stephen Macht 1942-

Steve Martin 1945-

Steve Railsback 1945-

Stephen Rea 1946-

Stephen McHattie 1947-

Stephen Collins 1947-

Jonathan Hyde (middle name Stephen) 1948-

Stephen Tobolowsky 1951-

Stephen Root 1951-

Stephen Lang 1952-

Stephen Spinella 1956-

Steve Harvey 1957-

Stephen Dillane 1957-

Stephen Fry 1957-

Steve Irwin 1962-2006

Stephen Colbert 1964-

Steve Coogan 1965-

Stephen Tompkinson 1965-

Dougray Scott (a.k.a. Stephen) 1965-

Stephen Baldwin 1966-

Steve Valentine 1966-

Paul Rudd (middle name Stephen) 1969-

Stephen Moyer 1969-

Stephen Dorff 1973-

Stephen Graham 1973-

Wilson Bethel (a.k.a. Stephen) 1984-

Lucas Grabeel (middle name Stephen) 1984-

Jai Courtney (middle name Stephen) 1986-

Notable Artists: 1 cartoonist

Steve Ditko 1927-2018

Notable Athletes: 3 basketball, 3 rugby, 3 soccer, 2 ice hockey, 1 billiards, 1 football

(ice hockey) Steve Shutt 1952-

(rugby) Steve Hansen 1959-

(ice hockey) Steve Yzerman 1965-

(billiards) Stephen Hendry 1969-

(football) Steve McNair 1973-2009

(basketball) Steve Nash 1974-

(basketball) Stephen Jackson 1978-

(rugby) Stephen Moore 1983-

(soccer) Stephen Ward 1985-

(soccer) Stephen Quinn 1986-

(basketball) Stephen Curry 1988-

(rugby) Leigh Halfpenny (a.k.a. Stephen) 1988-

(soccer) Stephen Adams 1989-

Notable Filmmakers: 2 directors, 1 director/producer, 1 director/screenwriter

Stephen Frears 1941-

Stephen Poliakoff 1952-

Stephen Hillenburg 1961-2018

Stephen Sommers 1962-

Notable Musicians: 7 musicians, 5 singers, 1 composer, 1 composer/lyricist

Stephen Sondheim 1930-2021

Frankie Valli (middle name Stephen) 1934-

Stephen Stills 1945-

Steve Winwood 1948-

Stephen Warbeck 1953-

Stevie Ray Vaughan 1954-1990

Steve Earle 1955-

Steve Harris 1956-

Stephen Morris 1957-

"Bushwick" Bill (middle name Stephen) 1966-2019

Mike Portnoy (middle name Stephen) 1967-

Stephen Gately 1976-2009

Shane Lynch (middle name Stephen) 1976-

Lucas Grabeel (middle name Stephen) 1984-

Notable Scientists and Inventors: 1 engineer, 1 physicist

Stephen Hawking 1942-2018

Steve Wozniak 1950-

Notable Writers: 3 authors

Stephen King 1947-

David Mitchell (middle name Stephen) 1969-

Stephen Graham Jones 1972-

Olympic Medalists: 10 gold, 9 bronze, 6 silver, 2 bronze/gold, 1 bronze/silver, 1 silver/bronze

(bronze) Neville Bulwer-Lytton (middle name Stephen) 1908 jeu de paume

(bronze) Clare Jacobs (middle name Stephen) 1908 pole vault

(bronze/gold) Norman Taber (middle name Stephen) 1912 1500 m; 3000 m team

(silver) Steve Anderson 1928 110 m hurdles

(silver) Steve Seymour 1948 javelin throw

(gold) Wally Ris (middle name Stephen) 1948 swimming - 100 m freestyle; swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay

(gold) Gordy Giovanelli (middle name Stephen) 1948 rowing

(gold) Steve Clark 1964 swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay; swimming - 4x100 m medley relay; swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay

(gold) Stephen Rerych 1968 swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay; swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay

(silver) Steve Pickell 1976 swimming - 4x100 m medley relay

(bronze) Stephen Holland 1976 swimming - 1500 m freestyle

(bronze/gold) Steve Ovett 1980 1500 m; 800 m

(silver) Steve Cram 1984 1500 m

(gold) Steve Lundquist 1984 swimming - 100 m breaststroke; swimming - 4x100 m medley relay

(gold) Steve Alford 1984 basketball

(bronze/silver) Steve Backley 1992; 1996; 2000 javelin throw

(silver) Kent Manderville (middle name Stephen) 1992 ice hockey

(bronze) Stephen Clarke 1992 swimming - 4x100 m medley relay

(bronze) Stephen Kipkorir 1996 1500 m

(bronze) Steve Smith 1996 high jump

(silver) Jamie Baulch (middle name Stephen) 1996 4x400 m relay

(gold) Brad Wilkerson (a.k.a. Stephen) 2000 baseball

(bronze) Stephen Parry 2004 swimming - 200 m butterfly

(bronze) Stephen Strasburg 2008 baseball

(silver/bronze) Matt Targett (middle name Stephen) 2008; 2012 swimming

(gold) Jake Varner (middle name Stephen) 2012 wrestling

(gold) Stephen Kiprotich 2012 marathon

(bronze) Stephen Newbold 2016 4x400 m relay

(gold) Stephen Curry 2024 basketball

Polish High Dukes and Kings: 1 king

King Stefan Báthory (a.k.a. Stephen) 1576-1586

Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers: 12 musicians

Frankie Valli (middle name Stephen) 1990 The Four Seasons

Stephen Stills 1997 Buffalo Springfield; Crosby, Stills & Nash

Steve Nieve (a.k.a. Stephen) 2003 Elvis Costello & the Attractions

Steve Winwood 2004 Traffic

Steve Jones 2006 The Sex Pistols

Steve Hackett 2010 Genesis

Steve Marriott 2012 Small Faces/Faces

Stevie Ray Vaughan 2015 Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble

Steve Howe 2017 Yes

Steve Perry 2017 Journey

Pearl Thompson (middle name Stephen) 2019 The Cure

Steve Clark 2019 Def Leppard

Saints: 12 saints, 2 blessed

Saint Stephen ?-36

Saint Stephen I ?-257

Saint Stephen of Khirsa 5xx-?

Saint Stephen the Younger 713-765

Saint Stephen of Mar Saba 725-794

Saint Stephen of Surozh ?-760

Saint Stephen I of Hungary c. 975-1038

Saint Stephen of Muret 1046-1124

Saint Stephen of Obazine 1085-1154

Saint Stephen Harding ?-1134

Blessed Stefano Bandelli (a.k.a. Stephen) 1369-1450

Blessed Stefano Bellesini (a.k.a. Stephen) 1774-1840

Saint Stephen Min Kuk-ka 1787-1840

Saint Stephen Vihn ?-1838

Shakespearian Characters: 2 characters

Sir Stephen Scrope Richard II

Stephen Gardiner Henry VIII

Tony Award Winners: 2 actors

(actor) Stephen Spinella 1994 Angels in America: Perestroika

(actor) Stephen Dillane 2000 The Real Thing