Stephens is a surname. It is a

patronymic A patronymic, or patronym, is a component of a personal name based on the given name of one's father, grandfather (avonymic), or an earlier male ancestor. Patronymics are still in use, including mandatory use, in many countries worldwide, alt ...

and is recorded in England from 1086. Notable people with the surname include: *

Alexander H. Stephens Alexander Hamilton Stephens (February 11, 1812 – March 4, 1883) was an American politician who served as the vice president of the Confederate States from 1861 to 1865, and later as the 50th governor of Georgia from 1882 until his death in 1 ...

(1812–1883), Vice President of the Confederate States of America *

Alison Stephens Alison Stephens (1 March 1970 – 10 October 2010) was an English classical mandolin player and film musician. Biography Stephens was born in Bickley, Kent, and educated at James Allen's Girls' School and Haileybury and began playing the ma ...

(1970–2010), British mandolinist *

Ann S. Stephens Ann Sophia Stephens (March 10, 1810–August 20, 1886) was an American novelist and magazine editor. She was the author of dime novels and is credited as the progenitor of that genre. Early life Ann Sophia Stephens was born on March 30, 18 ...

(1813–1886), U.S. dime novelist *

Anne Stephens (WRAF officer) Air Commandant Dame Anne Stephens DBE, (4 November 1912 – 26 July 2000) was Director of the British Women's Royal Air Force from 1960 until her retirement in 1963. She was awarded an MBE in 1946, and elevated to DBE in 1961. Family and ear ...

(1912–2000), director of the Women's Royal Air Force *

Annie Fitzgerald Stephens Annie Elizabeth Fitzgerald Stephens (December 23, 1844 – February 17, 1934) was an American landowner, businesswoman, and political activist. She was born to a prominent planting family in Clayton County, Georgia and grew up on the family plan ...

(1844–1934), American landowner and grandmother of Margaret Mitchell *

Arran Stephens Arran Blackburn Stephens (born 1944) is a Canadian entrepreneur, author, and philanthropist. He is co-founder of Nature's Path, a leading manufacturer of organic foods. He is regarded as a pioneer in the food industry and has received numerous ...

(born 1944), Canadian author & organic food advocate *

Brandon Stephens (disambiguation) Brandon Stephens may refer to: * Brandon Stephens (American football, born 1987), American AFL cornerback, currently a free agent * Brandon Stephens (American football, born 1997), American NFL cornerback, currently playing for the Baltimore Ravens ...

, multiple people *

Bret Stephens Bret Louis Stephens (born November 21, 1973) is an American conservative journalist, editor, and columnist. He began working as an opinion columnist for ''The New York Times'' in April 2017 and as a senior contributor to NBC News in June 2017. ...

(born 1973), Pulitzer Prize-winning American journalist, editor, and columnist *

Clara Bloodgood Clara Bloodgood (née Sutton Stephens; August 28, 1868 – December 5, 1907) was an American socialite who became a successful Broadway stage actress. Early life Clara Sutton Stephens was born in Long Branch, New Jersey, the daughter of Edward ...

, born Clara Stephens (1870–1907) U.S. stage actress (granddaughter of Ann S. Stephens) *

Florence Stephens Florence Elisabet Stephens (5 October 1881 – 2 April 1979) was a wealthy Swedish landowner, known as ''Fröken på Huseby'' ("the Lady of Huseby") for her estate at Huseby. She was the main figure in the Huseby Affair ( sv, Husebyskandalen, "Hu ...

(1881–1979), landholder and the main figure of the Huseby court case *

Frederic George Stephens Frederic George Stephens (10 October 1827 – 9 March 1907) was a British art critic, and one of the two 'non-artistic' members of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood. Life Stephens was born to Septimus Stephens of Aberdeen and Ann (née Cook) ...

(1828–1907), British art critic and member of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood *

George Stephens (disambiguation) George Stephens may refer to: *George Stephens (playwright) (1800–1851), English author and dramatist *George Stephens (philologist) (1813–1895), British archaeologist and philologist, who worked in Scandinavia *George Washington Stephens, Sr. ...

, several people *

H. F. Stephens Colonel Holman Fred Stephens (31 October 1868 – 23 October 1931) was a British light railway civil engineer and manager. He was engaged in engineering and building, and later managing, 16 light railways in England and Wales. Biography Stephen ...

(1868–1931), British civil engineer in railroads *

Harry J. Stephens Harry James Stephens (c. 1866 – 25 August 1947) was an Australian journalist with a long career, mostly in Victoria and New South Wales agricultural districts. He was with '' The Farmer & Settler'' of Sydney for fourteen years and while editing ...

(1866–1947) newspaperman in agricultural Australia *

Helen Stephens Helen Herring Stephens (February 3, 1918 – January 17, 1994) was an American athlete and a double Olympic champion in 1936. Biography Stephens, nicknamed the "Fulton Flash" after her birthplace, Fulton, Missouri, was a strong athlete in sprin ...

(1918–1994), U.S. athlete * Henry Stephens (disambiguation), several people *

Hubert D. Stephens Hubert Durrett Stephens (July 2, 1875March 14, 1946) was an American politician who served as a Democratic United States Senator from Mississippi from 1923 until 1935. Stephens was born in New Albany, Mississippi. He graduated from the Universi ...

(1875–1946), Mississippi politician *

Jackson Stephens (baseball) Jackson Tanner Stephens (born May 11, 1994) is an American professional baseball pitcher who plays for the Atlanta Braves of Major League Baseball. was drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 18th round of the 2012 Major League Baseball Draft. He ...

(born 1994), American baseball player * James Stephens (disambiguation), several people *

James Francis Stephens James Francis Stephens (16 September 1792 – 22 December 1852) was an English entomologist and naturalist. He is known for his 12 volume ''Illustrations of British Entomology'' (1846) and the ''Manual of British Beetles'' (1839). Early li ...

(1792–1852), English zoologist *

Jane Stephens Jane Stephens (9 October 1879 - 11 December 1959) was an Irish zoologist who was considered a leading authority on sponges in Ireland with specialised knowledge in other marine life who identified and named over 40 sponges new to science. From ...

(1879–1959), Irish zoologist *

Jane Stephens (actress) Jane Tryphoena Stephens (1812? – 15 January 1896) was a British actress who became famous as she became older. Life Her first surname is unknown as she sometimes appeared as "Miss Stephens". She had a husband called Joseph Stephens who was a ...

(1812?–1896), British actress *

John Lloyd Stephens John Lloyd Stephens (November 28, 1805October 13, 1852) was an American explorer, writer, and diplomat. Stephens was a pivotal figure in the rediscovery of Maya civilization throughout Middle America and in the planning of the Panama railroad. ...

(1805–1852), U.S. explorer and diplomat *John Roger Stephens (born 1978), American singer-songwriter and pianist, known as

John Legend John Roger Stephens (born December 28, 1978), known professionally as John Legend, is an American singer, songwriter, pianist, and record producer. He began his musical career by working behind the scenes, playing piano on Lauryn Hill's " Ever ...

Kenny Stephens Kenneth John Stephens (born 14 November 1946) is a former professional footballer, who played in 314 Football League games for West Bromwich Albion, Walsall, Bristol Rovers, and Hereford United. Career Stephens began playing for Speedwell Sch ...

(born 1946), English footballer *

Linden Stephens Linden Stephens (born March 21, 1995) is an American football cornerback for the Seattle Sea Dragons of the XFL. He played college football at Cincinnati and signed with the New Orleans Saints as an undrafted free agent in 2018. He has also been a ...

(born 1995), American football player *

Marvin Stephens Marvin R. Stephens (March 23, 1922 - May 22, 2008) was an American film actor.Dwyer p.225 A child actor, his first Hollywood roles were in the Mickey McGuire films. Stephens then played the recurring role of Tommy McGuire in Twentieth Century Fox ...

(born 1923), American actor * Maybelle Stephens (1872–1919), American suffragist *

Meic Stephens Meic Stephens (23 July 1938 – 2 July 2018) was a Welsh literary editor, journalist, translator, and poet. Birth and education Meic Stephens was born on 23 July 1938 in the village of Treforest, near Pontypridd, Glamorgan. He was educated at ...

(1938–2018), Welsh literary editor and journalist *

Mitchell Stephens (disambiguation) Mitchell Stephens may refer to: *Mitchell Stephens (academic) Mitchell Stephens (born August 16, 1949) is an American professor of journalism and mass communications at New York University's Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute. He is also a res ...

, several people *

Nathan Stephens Nathan Stephens (born 11 April 1988) is a former Paralympian athlete from Wales competing mainly in category F57-58 throwing events. He was until September 2012 the world record holder in the F57 javelin throw. Life and sports Stephens was born ...

(born 1988), Welsh athlete * Oswold Stephens (1896–1980), New Zealander teacher, chemist, and potter *

Philip Stephens (journalist) Philip Stephens (born 2 June 1953)STEPHENS, Philip Francis Christopher

, an associate editor of the ''Financial Times'' *

Sir Philip Stephens, 1st Baronet Sir Philip Stephens, 1st Baronet (11 October 1723 – 20 November 1809) was a British politician who sat in the House of Commons for 47 years from 1759 to 1806, when he was the last surviving Member of Parliament to have served under George II. In ...

(1723–1809), British First Secretary of the Admiralty during the American Revolution *

Rayner Stephens Joseph Rayner Stephens (8 March 1805 – 18 February 1879) was a Methodist minister who offended the Wesleyan Conference by his support for separating the Church of England from the State. Resigning from the Wesleyan Connection, he became free t ...

(1805–1879), Scottish Methodist minister *

Richard Stephens (disambiguation) Richard Stephens may refer to: * Richard Stephens (figure skater) (born 1947), Canadian figure skater * Richard Stephens of Eastington (died 1599), English lawyer and Member of Parliament * Richard Stephens (burgess) (1585–1636), burgess of the Ja ...

, several people *

Richie Stephens Richard Stephenson (born 5 December 1966), better known as Richie Stephens is a Jamaican R&B, dancehall and reggae singer and producer. Biography Born in Savanna-la-Mar, Westmoreland, Jamaica,

(Richard Stephenson, born 1966), Jamaican singer and producer *

Robert Stephens Sir Robert Graham Stephens (14 July 193112 November 1995) was a leading English actor in the early years of Britain's Royal National Theatre. He was one of the most respected actors of his generation and was at one time regarded as the natur ...

(1931–1995), British actor * Rockwell Stephens (1900–1982), U.S. author and recreational skiing pioneer *Rycklon Stephens (born 1978), American professional wrestler better known as

Ezekiel Jackson Rycklon Stephens (born April 22, 1978) is a Guyanese-American retired professional wrestler and bodybuilder. He is best known for his time with WWE under the ring name Ezekiel Jackson, where he was the final ECW Champion under the WWE brand of t ...

Samuel Stephens (disambiguation) Samuel Stephens may refer to: *Samuel Stephens (senior) (1728–1794), Member of Parliament for St Ives 1751–1754 *Samuel Stephens (junior) (c.1768–1834), Member of Parliament for St Ives 1806–1812 and 1818–1820, son of the above *Samuel Ste ...

, several people *

Santo Stephens Santo Sean Stephens (born June 16, 1969) is a former American football linebacker who played three seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the Kansas City Chiefs, Cincinnati Bengals and Jacksonville Jaguars. He played college football ...

(born 1969), American football player *

Sarah Stephens Sarah Elizabeth Stephens (born 7 June 1990) is an Australian model and actress, best known for winning ''Girlfriend'' magazine's Model Search 2006 and walking in the 2008 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show at the age of 18. Early life Sarah Ste ...

(born 1990), Australian model and actress *

Simon Stephens Simon Stephens (born 6 February 1971) is an English playwright and Professor of Scriptwriting at Manchester Metropolitan University. Having taught on the Young Writers' Programme at the Royal Court Theatre for many years, he is now an Artistic ...

(born 1971), British playwright *

Sloane Stephens Sloane Stephens (born March 20, 1993) is an American professional tennis player. She achieved a career-best ranking of world No. 3 after Wimbledon in 2018. Stephens was the 2017 US Open champion, and has won seven WTA Tour singles titles in t ...

(born 1993), American tennis player *

Stan Stephens Stanley Graham Stephens (September 16, 1929 – April 3, 2021) was a Canadian-American politician, journalist, and broadcaster who served as the 20th Governor of Montana from 1989 until 1993. Biography Born in Calgary, Alberta, Canada in 1929, S ...

(1929–2021), U.S. politician *

Steve Stephens Stephen Owen Stephens (April 22, 1930 – January 29, 2021) was a broadcasting pioneer in Arkansas, who originally became well known as the host of ''Steve's Show'', a hugely popular television program in the late 1950s and early 1960s. He remain ...

, U.S. television host and musician *

Suzanne Stephens Suzanne Stephens (born July 28, 1946) is an American clarinetist, resident in Germany, described as "an outstanding performer and tireless promoter of the clarinet and basset horn". Biography Suzanne Stephens was born in Waterloo, Iowa, the dau ...

(born 1946), American clarinetist and basset horn player, resident in Germany *

Thomas Stephens (historian) Thomas Stephens ( Bardic names: Casnodyn, Gwrnerth, Caradawg) (21 April 1821 – 4 January 1875) was a Welsh historian, literary critic, and social reformer. His works include ''The Literature of the Kymry'' (1849,1876), ''Mado ...

(1821–1875), Welsh historian and critic *

Toby Stephens Toby Stephens (born 21 April 1969) is an English actor who has appeared in films in the UK, US and India. He is known for the roles of Bond villain Gustav Graves in the 2002 James Bond film ''Die Another Day'' (for which he was nominated for the ...

(born 1969), British actor *

Uriah Smith Stephens Uriah Smith Stephens (August 3, 1821 – February 13, 1882) was an American labor leader. He was most notable for his leadership of nine Philadelphia garment workers in founding the Knights of Labor in 1869, a successful early American labor unio ...

(1821–1882), U.S. labor leader *

Ursula Stephens Ursula Mary Stephens (; born 7 July 1954) is a former Australian politician. She served as a Senator for New South Wales from 2002 to 2014, representing the Australian Labor Party (ALP). She was a parliamentary secretary in the Rudd and Gill ...

(born 1954), Australian Senator *

Vern Stephens Vernon Decatur Stephens (October 23, 1920 – November 3, 1968) was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a shortstop from through . An eight-time All-Star, Stephens was notable for being the American L ...

(1920–1968), U.S. baseball player *

Warren Stephens Warren Amerine Stephens (born February 18, 1957) is an American businessman. He is the chairman, president and chief executive officer (CEO) of Stephens Inc., a privately held investment bank. Stephens lives in Little Rock, Arkansas. Early lif ...

(born 1957), American businessman of Stephens Inc. *

William Stephens (disambiguation) William Stephens is the name of: * William Stephens (fl. 1650s), Member of Parliament for Newport (Isle of Wight) (UK Parliament constituency), Newport (Isle of Wight) 1645 and 1659–60 * William Stephens (d. 1697) (1641–1697), (Sir), Member of ...

, several people *

Willis Stephens Willis "Will" Stephens Jr. (born November 22, 1955) is an American attorney and former politician who represented the 99th district in the New York State Assembly. After serving in the Assembly for twelve years, Stephens was defeated in the Sep ...

(born 1955), U.S. politician *

Woody Stephens Woody Stephens (September 1, 1913 – August 22, 1998) was an American Thoroughbred horse racing Hall of Fame trainer. Biography Born Woodford Cefis Stephens in Stanton, Kentucky, he had a younger brother named William Ward Stephens who also b ...

(1913–1998), U.S. thoroughbred horse racing trainer

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