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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; ...

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Belgium Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to th ...

. People with this name include: * Stefaan De Clerck (born 1951), Belgian politician and former Minister of Justice *

Stefaan Engels Stefaan Engels (born 7 April 1961, Ghent, Belgium), also known as "marathon man", is a Belgian marathoner and triathlete, the first man to run the marathon distance 365 consecutive times in a single year. He previously held the record for the most ...

(born 1961), Belgian long-distance runner who ran 365 marathons in one year *

Stefaan Maene Stefaan Maene (born 13 May 1972 in Ostend) is a former backstroke, freestyle and medley swimmer from Belgium, who competed for his native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. He won his first international medal at the inaugur ...

(born 1972), Belgian swimmer *

Stefaan Simons Stefaan J. R. Simons is a chemical engineer and senior academic employed by the University College London. In 2012, he was appointed Director of the International Energy Policy Institute (IEPI) and the inaugural BHP Billiton Chair of Energy Policy ...

(born c. 1960), British chemical engineer *

Stefaan Tanghe Stefaan Tanghe (born 15 January 1972) is a Belgian former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. Career Tanghe made his debut in professional football in the 1997–98 season when playing for Excelsior Moeskroen. He also ...

(born 1972), Belgian footballer *

Stefaan Van Hecke Stefaan Van Hecke is a Belgian (Flemish) politician. He is member of the Belgian Federal Parliament (Chamber of Representatives of Belgium) for the ecological party Groen!. He was first elected in June 2007. He was re-elected in 2010, 2014, and ...

(born 1973), Belgian politician *

Stefaan Verhulst Stefaan G. Verhulst (born 1966) is the co-founder and chief research and development officer of The Governance Laboratory (The GovLab) at New York University. His research and writing considers how advances in technology and science can be harne ...

(born 1966), American technology writer

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