Stead (pronounced 'sted' as in "instead") is an
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Barry Stead
Barry Stead (21 June 1939 – 15 April 1980) was an English first-class cricketer, who played for Yorkshire and Nottinghamshire.
Born in Leeds, Yorkshire, England, Stead was a hard working fast-medium left-arm bowler, who made his first-clas ...
(1939–1980), English cricketer
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C. K. Stead
Christian Karlson "Karl" Stead (born 17 October 1932) is a New Zealand writer whose works include novels, poetry, short stories, and literary criticism. He is one of New Zealand's most well-known and internationally celebrated writers.
Early l ...
(born 1932), New Zealand writer and critic
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Christina Stead
Christina Stead (17 July 190231 March 1983) was an Australian novelist and short-story writer acclaimed for her satirical wit and penetrating psychological characterisations. Christina Stead was a committed Marxist, although she was never a mem ...
(1902–1983), Australian writer
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Dave Stead
David Stead (born 15 October 1966), is a drummer from Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England. Stead was the drummer for the alternate pop / rock band, The Beautiful South.
After his parents separated, Stead moved with his mother and siblings to Co ...
(born 1966), British drummer
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David Stead (cricketer) (born 1947), New Zealand cricketer
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David George Stead
David George Stead (6 March 1877 – 2 August 1957) was an Australian marine biologist, ichthyologist, oceanographer, conservationist and writer. He was born at St Leonards in Sydney, and educated at public schools and the Sydney Technical Coll ...
(1877–1957), Australian marine biologist, conservationist and writer
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Edgar Stead (1881–1949), New Zealand ornithologist, horticulturist and marksman
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Edwin Stead
Edwin Stead (1701 – 28 August 1735) was a noted patron of English cricket, particularly of Kent county cricket teams, Kent teams in the 1720s. He usually captain (cricket), captained his teams but nothing is known about his ability as a playe ...
(1701–1735), Kent cricket patron and team captain
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Eugene A. Stead
Eugene Anson Stead Jr. (October 6, 1908 in Atlanta, Georgia – June 12, 2005) is best known as a physician, medical educator, and researcher. He served on the faculties at Harvard, Emory (where he received a Bachelor of Science and MD degree), ...
(1908–2005), American physician
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Gary Stead
Gary Raymond Stead (born 9 January 1972) is a New Zealand cricket coach and former cricketer who is the head coach of the New Zealand cricket team, having been appointed in August 2018.
A top-order batsman, Stead played five Tests in nine month ...
(born 1972), New Zealand cricketer and cricket coach
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George Christopher Stead
The Revd George Christopher Stead (April 9, 1913 – May 28, 2008) was British patristic scholar and Church of England clergyman who was the last Ely Professor of Divinity at the University of Cambridge. He is best known for his work on the phil ...
(1913–2008), Cambridge professor of philosophy and Christian doctrine
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George Gatonby Stead (1841–1908), New Zealand grain merchant, racehorse owner and breeder, businessman
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Isabelle Stead (born 1979), British film producer, director and philanthropist
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J. H. Stead
James Hurst Stead ( 1826 – 24 January 1886) was an English music hall comedian, popular for several decades from the 1850s.
Biography
He was born in Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire, and by the 1850s was performing in music halls around the c ...
(c.1826–1886), English stage comedian and singer
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Jon Stead
Jonathan Graeme Stead (born 7 April 1983) is an English retired professional footballer who played as a striker. He currently is an assistant coach for the Tampa Bay Rowdies in USL Championship, the American second division.
Stead played for H ...
(born 1983), English footballer
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Martin Stead
Martin Peter Stead (born June 1, 1958) is a Canadian cricketer. He played two One Day Internationals for Canada
Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Paci ...
(born 1958), Canadian cricketer
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Ralph Stead (1917–2000), British corporate chairman
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Robert J.C. Stead (1880–1959), Canadian journalist and author
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Ron Stead (1936–2011), Canadian baseball pitcher
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William Force Stead
William Force Stead (29 August 1884 – 8 March 1967) was an American diplomat and poet. He became an Anglican clergyman, and chaplain of Worcester College, Oxford, from 1927 to 1930. He is best known for his editorial work on Christopher Smart ...
(1884–1967), American diplomat, poet, academic and clergyman
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William H. Stead (1858-1918), American politician and lawyer
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William Thomas Stead
William Thomas Stead (5 July 184915 April 1912) was a British newspaper editor who, as a pioneer of investigative journalism, became a controversial figure of the Victorian era. Stead published a series of hugely influential campaigns whilst ed ...
(1849–1912), British journalist
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Zita Stead (1904-1986), British medical illustrator
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Reno Stead Airport
Reno Stead Airport is a large public and military general aviation airport located in the North Valleys area, 10 nautical miles (19 km) northwest of the central business district of Reno, in Washoe County, Nevada, United States. A for ...
near Reno, Nevada, United States
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Bedstead
A bed frame or bedstead is the part of a bed used to position the bed base, the flat part which in turn directly supports the mattress(es). The frame may also stop the matresses from sliding sideways, and it may include means of supporting a c ...
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Homestead (disambiguation)
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Kindred (disambiguation)
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Steed (disambiguation)
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