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Stevenson
Stevenson is an English language patronymic surname meaning "son of Steven". Its first historical record is from pre-10th-century England. Another origin of the name is as a toponymic surname related to the place Stevenstone in Devon, England. There are variant spellings of the name, including Stephenson. Notable people sharing this surname include: *Adonis Stevenson (born 1977), Canadian boxer *Alexander Campbell Stevenson (1802–1889), American politician and physician *Alexandra Stevenson (born 1980), American tennis player *Anne Stevenson (1933–2020), American-British poet * Anita Stevenson, English table tennis player *B. W. Stevenson (1949–1988), American country pop singer and musician *Ben Stevenson (other) *Cal Stevenson (born 1996), American baseball player *Carter L. Stevenson (1817–1888), American soldier *Charles Stevenson (other) *Coke Stevenson (1888–1975), American politician, Governor of Texas 1941–47 *Collette Stevenson (born 1969), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adonis Stevenson
Stevenson Adonis (born 22 September 1977), best known as Adonis Stevenson, is a Haitian Canadian former professional boxer who competed from 2006 to 2018. He won the WBC, ''Ring'' magazine and lineal light-heavyweight titles in 2013 by defeating Chad Dawson by first-round knockout, which earned him awards for Fighter of the Year and Knockout of the Year by ''The Ring''. Known for his fast hand speed and exceptional knockout power, Stevenson was considered one of boxing's hardest punchers during his prime. For more than five years, he made ten successful defenses of the WBC and lineal titles until sustaining a life-threatening brain injury in his 2018 fight against Oleksandr Gvozdyk. Early life and amateur career Stevenson's known name is an inversion of his family name and given name. Born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Stevenson moved to Montreal, Quebec with his family when he was seven. By 14 years old, he was living on the streets and soon fell into a violent gang which drew him ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coke Stevenson
Coke Robert Stevenson (March 20, 1888 – June 28, 1975) was an American politician who served as the 35th governor of Texas from 1941 to 1947. He was the first Texan politician to hold its three highest offices (Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives, lieutenant governor, and governor), as well as the only one to do so in the 20th Century. In 1966, Recorded Texas Historic Landmark marker number 5118, honoring Stevenson, was placed on the Kimble County Courthouse grounds in Junction, Texas. Early life Stevenson was born in a log cabin in Mason County, to Robert Milton and Virginia Hurley Stevenson. Although some works submit that Stevenson was named after former Texas Governor Richard Coke, he was in fact named after Methodist Bishop Thomas Coke. Stevenson's parents would go on to name each of their four sons after a prominent Methodist bishop. Stevenson's father, Robert Milton Stevenson, was a surveyor and school teacher who later opened a mercantile store in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fox Stevenson
Stanley Stevenson Byrne (born 25 January 1993), better known by his stage name Fox Stevenson (formerly Stan SB / Stan SSB), is an English singer-songwriter, DJ and producer of bass music, mostly drum and bass and glitch hop. He has released ten EPs under Fox Stevenson, one under Stan SB, and has been featured on two compilations under Stan SB and eighteen under the name of Fox Stevenson. Music career Stevenson's interest in electronic music production began in the early 2000s, when he made his first release on the website Newgrounds. He was 1516 years old when he created his first vocal track. He later rose to prominence through the YouTube-based music community and nowadays an influential drum and bass label Liquicity, where "Cloudhead", one of his earliest tracks as Stan SB, was featured. His works are also published to the audio distribution platform SoundCloud since 2012, under the alias Stan SB and from 2013 under the alias Fox Stevenson. In 2013, he released an EP tit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DeShawn Stevenson
DeShawn Stevenson (born April 3, 1981) is an American former professional basketball player. Stevenson played for six teams in the National Basketball Association (NBA) during a 13-year career. He originally committed to play at the University of Kansas, but decided to enter the NBA directly from high school and was picked by the Utah Jazz with the 23rd selection of the 2000 NBA draft. He was a member of the Dallas Mavericks team that won an NBA championship in 2011. In 2017, Stevenson joined Power, one of the eight BIG3 basketball league teams. Early life Stevenson was born in Fresno, California. His father, Darryl Stevenson, never married his mother Genice Popps, and eventually was forcibly placed in a facility after threatening family members and diagnosed as schizophrenic. Darryl signed a court order agreeing he had a duty to support his son, but eventually murdered his own mother Clara by strangling her; he died of cancer at the age of 36 in prison. DeShawn's name was tatto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexandra Stevenson
Alexandra Winfield Stevenson (born December 15, 1980) is an American former professional tennis player. Early life and education Stevenson's mother is Samantha Stevenson, a sports journalist. Her father is former National Basketball Association player Julius Erving. Erving was married when he met Samantha Stevenson, and Alexandra Stevenson was conceived as a result of an affair. Alexandra Stevenson met her father for the first time in October 2008 after she initiated a meeting. The meeting was documented by ESPN.com's "Reaching Out". Stevenson keeps up with her father between tournaments. Stevenson graduated from the University of Colorado in December 2007, with a Bachelor of Liberal Arts, Sociology. She graduated on the Dean's List and is the only final-eight member to have graduated from college while playing professional tennis. Stevenson was inducted into the La Jolla Country Day School Hall of Fame in December 2009 – joining fellow Torrey, Rashaan Salaam, the 1994 Heism ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anne Stevenson
Anne Stevenson (January 3, 1933 – September 14, 2020) was an American-British poet and writer and recipient of a Lannan Literary Award. Life Stevenson was the first daughter of Louise Destler Stevenson and philosopher Charles Stevenson and was born in Cambridge, England, where Charles was studying philosophy. The family returned to America when she was six months old, moving to New Haven, Connecticut.Couzyn, Jeni. ''Contemporary Women Poets''. Bloodaxe. 1985 p185 She was raised in New England and was educated in Ann Arbor, Michigan, where her father was a professor of philosophy. Her father was a devoted pianist and lover of poetry and her mother wrote fiction and was a talented storyteller. Stevenson learnt piano and cello and she assumed until she was 19 that she would be a professional musician. She studied music and languages, at the University of Michigan, where she began to lose her hearing; she prepared to be a writer instead. Obtaining her bachelor's degree in 1954 and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dani Stevenson
Dani Stevenson (born September 3, 1980) is an American contemporary R&B singer-songwriter. She is best known for her background vocals on Nelly's single, "Hot in Herre" and her own singles, "Honk Your Horn" (featuring Missy Elliott) and "Yo, Yo, Yo" which was featured in the film ''XXX'' starring Vin Diesel. Early life At the age of 12, Dani Stevenson moved from her hometown Atlanta, Georgia, to Harlem, New York. Upon her arrival in Harlem, she had deep aspirations of pursuing a music career. She went on to perform the National Anthem at a junior high graduation and appeared in various talent contests. In 1998, she performed at the Greenwich Village open mic circuit.Kemp, Courtney. "NEXT > Dani Stevenson: The Hookup." ''Vibe''. January 2003: 66. Print. Music career By August 2001, Stevenson met up with producer Rhemario Webber through a mutual friend and the two teamed up to craft a 10-track demo. The result was a contract deal with Universal Records in February 2002. After si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Campbell Stevenson
Alexander Campbell Stevenson (November 21, 1802 – January 2, 1889) was an American farmer, physician, and politician. Stevenson was born in Woodford County, Kentucky, and after briefly living in Indiana in 1821, he studied medicine at Transylvania University in Lexington, Kentucky. After earning his medical degree, Stevenson returned to Indiana for good in 1826, starting a practice in the city of Greencastle. While living in Greencastle, Stevenson campaigned for Indiana Asbury University to be located in the city; upon the success of his campaign in 1837, he served on the school's Board of Trustees for the next ten years and was its president for the first three.Dory, William A., Jr. ''National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Appleyard (Stevenson, Alexander C., Farm)''. National Park Service. July 6, 1988. Stevenson was also an active state politician who served in both the Indiana House of Representatives and the Indiana Senate. A member of the Whig Part ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cal Stevenson
Cal Stevenson (born September 12, 1996) is an American professional baseball outfielder for the Oakland Athletics of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2022. Career Stevenson attended John F. Kennedy High School in Fremont, California. In 2014, he attended the University of Nevada, Reno, where he played college baseball for the Nevada Wolfpack. He transferred to Chabot Junior College for 2015 and then to the University of Arizona. In 2016, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Cotuit Kettleers of the Cape Cod Baseball League. The Toronto Blue Jays selected Stevenson in the 10th round of the 2018 MLB draft. On July 31, 2019, the Blue Jays traded Stevenson, Aaron Sanchez, and Joe Biagini to the Houston Astros for Derek Fisher. On January 9, 2020, the Astros traded Stevenson and Peyton Battenfield to the Tampa Bay Rays for Austin Pruitt. On July 9, 2022, the Rays traded Stevenson and Christian Fernandez to the Oakland Athletics for Christian Bethancou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Stevenson (other)
Charles Stevenson may refer to: *Charles Stevenson (philosopher) (1908-1979), American philosopher. *Charles Alexander Stevenson (1855–1950), Scottish lighthouse engineer * Charles A. Stevenson (1851–1929), Irish-born American stage and movie actor (aka Charles Alexander Stevenson) * Charles C. Stevenson (1826–1890), Governor of Nevada, US *Charles Stevenson (actor) (1887–1943), American actor *Chuck Stevenson (1919–1995), American racecar driver *Charles Marchant Stevenson Charles Marchant Stevenson (August 29, 1927 – August 30, 2004) was an American artist. Biography Early life and education Stevenson was born to Mildred and Charles Marchant Stevenson II in Washington, D.C. He spent his early years at his fam ... (1927–2004), American artist See also * Charles Stephenson (other) {{hndis, Stevenson, Charles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Collette Stevenson
Collette Stevenson (née McDade, born 1969) is a Scottish National Party (SNP) politician. She has served as the Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for East Kilbride since May 2021.Constituencies A-Z , East Kilbride BBC News. Retrieved 8 May 2021 She served as a local councillor for South Lanarkshire's East Kilbride Central South ward from 2017 and was depute provost at the time of her election as an MSP; she sto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Stevenson (other)
Ben Stevenson may refer to: * Ben Stevenson (dancer) (born 1936), English ballet dancer and artistic director * Ben Stevenson (footballer) (born 1997), English footballer, for Forest Green Rovers * Ben Stevenson (American football) (1906–1969), American football player * Ben Stevenson (rugby union) (born 1998), English Rugby Union player * Ben Stevenson (water polo) Benjamin Dutch "Ben" Stevenson (born March 16, 1995) is an American water polo player. He was a part of Team USA at the 2018 FINA World Cup, where the team finished in sixth place. Stevenson plays Attacker. He is also a graduate of University of ... (born 1995), American water polo player See also * Benjamin Stephenson (other) {{hndis, Stevenson, Ben ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
