Stephan is a male given name, a variant of

Stephen Stephen or Steven is a common English first name. It is particularly significant to Christians, as it belonged to Saint Stephen ( grc-gre, Στέφανος ), an early disciple and deacon who, according to the Book of Acts, was stoned to death; ...

People with the name

* Stephan, Prince of Lippe (born 1959), German royal * Stephan Aarstol, American internet entrepreneur and author *

Stephan Ackermann Stephan Ackermann (born March 20, 1963) is a German bishop. He was elected by the Cathedral Chapter as Bishop of Trier in the Moselle area of Germany in 2009. Early life The son of Helmy and Hermann and the eldest of two children, Ackermann gr ...

(born 1963), German Catholic bishop * Stephan Albani (born 1968), German physicist and politician * Stephan Kofi Ambrosius (born 1998), German professional footballer * Stephan Maigaard Andersen (born 1981), Danish professional footballer * Stephan Andrist (born 1987), Swiss footballer *

Stephan Baard Stephan Julian Baard (born 29 April 1992) is a Namibian cricketer. In November 2016, he won the Player's Player of the Year award at Cricket Namibia's annual awards ceremony. In January 2018, he was named in Namibia's squad for the 2018 ICC World ...

(born 1992), a Namibian cricketer * Stephan Balint (1943–2007), Hungarian writer, actor, theatre director, and playwright * Stephan Balliet, a German convicted murderer *

Stephan Beeharry Jacques Michel Stephan Beeharry (born 19 April 1975) is a Mauritian badminton player and coach. He competed at the 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics, also at the 1998, 2002, 2006 and 2010 Commonwealth Games. Beeharry was the bronze medalists at the ...

(born 1975), Mauritian badminton player * Stephan Berwick, American author, martial artist, and actor * Stephan Bodecker (1384–1459), bishop of Brandenburg and scholar of Hebrew texts *

Stephan Bodzin Stephan Bodzin (born 4 August 1969 in Bremen) is a German DJ techno- and trance producer and label owner.Stephan Bonnar Stephan Patrick Bonnar (April 4, 1977 – December 22, 2022) was an American mixed martial artist. Bonnar competed as a Light Heavyweight in the UFC for most of his career. Bonnar was the runner-up on The Ultimate Fighter 1, his TUF Ultimate Fi ...

(1977–2022), an American professional wrestler, retired mixed martial arts fighter *

Stephan Brandner Stephan Brandner (born 29 May 1966) is a German Far-right politics, far-right politician. He has been a member of the Bundestag for the Alternative for Germany party (AfD) since 2017 and served as chairman of the Bundestag's Legal Affairs Committ ...

(born 1966), a German far-right politician *

Stephan Braunfels Stephan Braunfels (born August 1, 1950) is a German architect. Biography Stephan Braunfels was born on August 1, 1950. He completed his studies at the Technical University of Munich in 1975 and established his office in Munich in 1978. He is ...

(born 1950), a German architect * Stephan Brenninkmeijer (born 1964), Dutch film director, screenwriter, and producer * Stephan Burger (born 1962), a German Roman Catholic archbishop * Stephan Bürgler (born 1987), Austrian football player *

Stephan Burián von Rajecz Count Stephan Burián von Rajecz ( hu, rajeczi gróf Burián István) (16 January 1851 – 20 October 1922), commonly called: "Baron von Burian" or, later, "Count Burian" in English language press reports; (titles from 1900, ''Freiherr''; from 19 ...

(1851–1922), Austro-Hungarian politician, diplomat, and statesman *

Stephan Chase Stephan Chase (born Stephan de Montaignac; February 1945 - 27 June 2019) was a British actor of Cornish and Scots descent. He was educated in Ireland and England. Before joining the Royal Shakespeare Company The Royal Shakespeare Company (R ...

(1945–2019), British actor * Stephan Dahl (born 1971), British professor of marketing * Stephan Dabbert (born 1958), German agricultural economist and professor *

Stephan de Wit Allen Stephan de Wit (born 1 January 1992) is a South African professional rugby player, currently playing for the Lokomotive rugby team in Penza, Russia. His regular position is flanker. Career Youth career Youth and Varsity rugby De Wit appear ...

(born 1992), South African rugby union player *

Stephan Dippenaar Stephanus Christiaan Dippenaar (born 3 January 1988) is a South African rugby union footballer. He currently represents the South Africa national sevens team in the IRB Sevens World Series. Between 2008 and 2011 he played for the Bulls in Supe ...

(born 1988), South African retired rugby union footballer *

Stephan Dorfmeister Stephan Dorfmeister or, in Hungarian, Dorffmaister István (1729 – 29 May 1797) was a painter of German origin who worked primarily in Burgenland and Transdanubia (now part of Hungary). Biography A birth year of 1729 is assumed, based on pari ...

(1729–1797), German-Hungarian painter * Stephan DuCharme (born 1964), American-German international businessman * Stephan Dupuis, Canadian make-up artist * Stephan Dweck (born 1960), American humorist, attorney, radio show host, and author * Stephan Eberharter, an Austrian skier * Stephan El Shaarawy, Italian footballer who plays for A.C. Milan *

Stephan Endlicher Stephan Ladislaus Endlicher also known as Endlicher István László (24 June 1804, Bratislava (Pozsony) – 28 March 1849, Vienna) was an Austrian botanist, numismatist and Sinologist. He was a director of the Botanical Garden of Vienna. Bio ...

(1804–1849), Austrian botanist, numismatist and Sinologist * Stephan R. Epstein, a British economic historian * Stephan Franck, Franco-American animator, writer, director, and comics creator * Stephan A. Hoeller, American author, scholar, and neo-Gnostic bishop * Stephan Jenkins, an American musician *

Stephan Kampwirth Stephan Kampwirth (born 20 March 1967) is a German theatre and screen actor. Biography Kampwirth graduated from Franz Stock High School in Arnsberg in 1986 and then did his civilian service as an ambulance driver in Munich. After training at ...

(born 1967), German actor *

Stephan Kinsella Norman Stephan Kinsella (; born 1965) is an American intellectual property lawyer, author, and deontological anarcho-capitalist. His legal works have been published by Oxford University Press, Oceana Publications, Mises InstituteQuid Pro Book ...

(born 1965), American lawyer and author * Stephan Klapproth, a Swiss journalist and television presenter * Stephan Knoll (born 1982), Australian politician *

Stephan Koplowitz Stephan Koplowitz is a director and choreographer and media artist specializing in site-specific multimedia performances. Since the 1980s, Koplowitz, an international site artist and former Dean of Dance at CalArts, has dedicated himself to site ...

(born 1956), director, choreographer, and media artist * Stephan Koranyi (born 1956), German philologist, author, lecturer, and an editor * Stephan Körner, a British philosopher * Stephan Krawczyk (born 1955), German writer and songwriter *

Stephan Krehl __NOTOC__ Stephan Krehl (5 July 1864 – 9 April 1924, in Leipzig) was a German composer, teacher, and theoretician. His writings include ''Traité général de la musique'' and ''Théorie de la musique et de science de la composition.'' His pupil ...

(1864–1924), German composer, teacher, and theoretician * Stephan Kuttner (1907–1996), German-American author, professor, ancient law expert * Stephan Lehnstaedt (born 1980), German historian *

Stephan Letter Stephan Letter (born 17 September 1978) is a German serial killer and former nurse responsible for the murder of at least 29 patients while he worked at a hospital in Sonthofen, Bavaria, between January 2003 and July 2004. His murders have been de ...

(born 1978), German serial killer * Stephan Moccio, Canadian composer, producer, and recording artist * Stephan Niklaus, a Swiss decathlete * Stephan Palla (born 1989), an Austrian-Filipino footballer *

Stephan Pastis Stephan Thomas Pastis (; born January 16, 1968) is an American cartoonist and former lawyer who is the creator of the comic strip ''Pearls Before Swine''. He also writes children's chapter books, commencing with the release of ''Timmy Failure: ...

, an American cartoonist * Stephan Remmler, a German musician *

Stephan Hanna Stephan Stephan Hanna Stephan (1894–1949), also St H Stephan, was a Palestinian writer, translator and radio Radio broadcasting, broadcaster of history and folklore in Palestine (region), Palestine.Irving, 2017, p. 9. Besides publishing original artic ...

(1894–1949), a Christian Arab Palenstian writer * Stephan Sunthararaj, child rights activist in Sri Lanka who disappeared * Stephan Talty (born c.1960), an American journalist and author *

Stephan Weil Stephan Weil (born 15 December 1958) is a German politician and the leader of the Social Democratic Party in Lower Saxony. On 20 January 2013, the SPD and the Green party won the 2013 Lower Saxony state election by one seat. On 19 February 2013, ...

, a German politician * Stephan Alexander Würdtwein (1719–1796), German theologian, auxiliary bishop, and historian

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