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 (a.k.a. Stephen) 1948-1957
Stephen Harper 2006-2015
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:
23 actors, 3 presenters, 1 presenter/comedian
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 (a.k.a. Stephen) 1948-
Stephen Tobolowsky 1951-
Stephen Root 1951-
Stephen Lang 1952-
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 (a.k.a. Stephen) 1969-
Stephen Moyer 1969-
Stephen Dorff 1973-
Jai Courtney (a.k.a. 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:
5 musicians, 4 singers, 1 composer, 1 composer/lyricist
Stephen Sondheim 1930-2021
Frankie Valli (a.k.a. Stephen) 1934-
Stephen Stills 1945-
Steve Winwood 1948-
Stephen Warbeck 1953-
Stevie Ray Vaughan 1954-1990
Steve Earle 1955-
Steve Harris 1956-
"Bushwick" Bill (a.k.a. Stephen) 1966-2019
Stephen Gately 1976-2009
Shane Lynch (a.k.a. Stephen) 1976-
Notable Scientists and Inventors:
1 engineer, 1 physicist
Stephen Hawking 1942-2018
Steve Wozniak 1950-
Notable Writers:
2 authors
Stephen King 1947-
Stephen Graham Jones 1972-
Olympic Medalists:
9 gold, 7 bronze, 5 silver, 1 bronze/gold, 1 bronze/silver, 1 silver/bronze
(bronze) Neville Bulwer-Lytton (a.k.a. Stephen) 1908 jeu de paume
(silver) Steve Anderson 1928 110 m hurdles
(silver) Steve Seymour 1948 javelin throw
(gold) Wally Ris (a.k.a. Stephen) 1948 swimming - 100 m freestyle; swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay
(gold) Gordy Giovanelli (a.k.a. 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
(silver) Kent Manderville (a.k.a. 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
(bronze/silver) Steve Backley 1992; 1996; 2000 javelin throw
(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 (a.k.a. Stephen) 2008; 2012 swimming
(gold) Jake Varner (a.k.a. Stephen) 2012 wrestling
(gold) Stephen Kiprotich 2012 marathon
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 (a.k.a. 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 (a.k.a. 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