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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; ...

People

Medieval period

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Stefan Vojislav Stefan Vojislav ( sr-cyr, Стефан Војислав; gr, Στέφανος Βοϊσθλάβος; 1034–d. 1043) was the Prince of Duklja from 1040 to 1043. Beginning in the year 1018, he served as a Byzantine governor, until 1034 when he led ...

(died 1043), Serbian Byzantine governor and Prince of Duklja * Stefan (archbishop of Uppsala), Sweden, (before 1150–1185), first archbishop from 1164 to 1185 *

Stefan Nemanja Stefan Nemanja (Serbian Cyrillic: , ; – 13 February 1199) was the Grand Prince ( Veliki Župan) of the Serbian Grand Principality (also known as Raška, lat. ) from 1166 to 1196. A member of the Vukanović dynasty, Nemanja founded the Nemanji ...

or Stefan I, Nemanja (c. 1109–1199), grand prince of the Serb state of Raška *

Stefan Nemanjić Stefan Nemanja II ( sr-Cyrl, Стефан Немања II, ), or Stephen the First-Crowned ( sr, / , ; – 24 September 1228), was the Grand Prince of Serbia from 1196 and the King of Serbia from 1217 until his death in 1228. He was the firs ...

or Stefan II, Nemanja (1176–1228), proclaimed King of Serbia in 1217 *

Stefan Radoslav of Serbia Stefan Radoslav ( sr-cyr, Стефан Радослав; 1192 – after 1235), also known as Stephanos Doukas ( gr, Στέφανος Δούκας), was the King of Serbia, from 1228 to 1233. Family Stefan was the eldest son of Stefan Nemanji ...

(c. 1192 – c. 1235), King of Serbia, son of Nemanjić * Stefan Vladislav I of Serbia (died after 1264), son of Stefan Nemanjić *

Stefan Dragutin Stefan Dragutin ( sr-cyr, Стефан Драгутин, hu, Dragutin István; 1244 – 12 March 1316) was King of Serbia from 1276 to 1282. From 1282, he ruled a separate kingdom which included northern Serbia, and (from 1284) the neigh ...

(died 1316), King of Serbia, son of Stefan Uroš I *

Stefan Uroš II Milutin of Serbia Stefan Uroš II Milutin ( sr-cyr, Стефан Урош II Милутин, Stefan Uroš II Milutin; 1253 – 29 October 1321), known as Stefan Milutin ( sr-cyr, Стефан Милутин, Stefan Milutin), was the King of Serbia between 1282&nd ...

(1282–1321) * Stefan Vladislav II of Syrmia (1321 – c. 1325) *

Stefan Uroš III Dečanski of Serbia Stefan may refer to: * Stefan (given name) * Stefan (surname) * Ștefan, a Romanian given name and a surname * Štefan, a Slavic given name and surname * Stefan (footballer) (born 1988), Brazilian footballer * Stefan Heym, pseudonym of German writ ...

(1321–1331) *

Stefan Uroš IV Dušan of Serbia Stefan may refer to: * Stefan (given name) * Stefan (surname) * Ștefan, a Romanian given name and a surname * Štefan, a Slavic given name and surname * Stefan (footballer) (born 1988), Brazilian footballer * Stefan Heym, pseudonym of German writ ...

(Dušan the Mighty) (1331–1355), king 1331–1346; tsar 1346–1355 *

Stefan Uroš V of Serbia Stefan may refer to: * Stefan (given name) * Stefan (surname) * Ștefan, a Romanian given name and a surname * Štefan, a Slavic given name and surname * Stefan (footballer) (born 1988), Brazilian footballer * Stefan Heym, pseudonym of German writ ...

(Uroš the Weak) (1355–1371), tsar *

Stefan Lazarević Stefan Lazarević ( sr-Cyrl, Стефан Лазаревић, 1377 – 19 July 1427), also known as Stefan the Tall ( sr, Стефан Високи / ''Stefan Visoki''), was the ruler of Serbia as prince (1389–1402) and despot (1402–1427), ...

(c. 1377–1427), Serbian despot * Stefan Lochner (c. 1410–1451), German painter *

Stefan Branković Stefan Branković ( sr-Cyrl, Стефан Бранковић; c. 1417 – 9 October 1476), also known in historiography as Stefan the Blind (Стефан Слепи), was briefly the despot (ruler) of the Serbian Despotate between 1458 and 1459, m ...

(c. 1417–1476), Serbian despot *

Stefan I Crnojević Stefan may refer to: * Stefan (given name) * Stefan (surname) * Ștefan, a Romanian given name and a surname * Štefan, a Slavic given name and surname * Stefan (footballer) (born 1988), Brazilian footballer * Stefan Heym, pseudonym of German writ ...

(1426–1465),

Lord of Zeta The Principality of Zeta ( sr, Кнежевина Зета, Kneževina Zeta) is a historiographical name for a late medieval principality located in the southern parts of modern Montenegro and northern parts of modern Albania, around the Lake of ...

(Montenegro) 1451–1465 *

Stefan II Crnojević Stefan Crnojević ( sr, Стефан Црнојевић, 1469–1499), or Stephen II was a nominal ruler of the Principality of Zeta between 1496 and 1499. Conspiring with Ottomans against Đurađ Until 1496, the ruler of Zeta had been Stefan's ...

, lord of Zeta (Montenegro) 1496–1499

Modern era

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Stefan Airapetjan Stefan Airapetjan ( hy, Ստեֆան Հայրապետյան, translit=Stefan Hayrapetyan; born 24 December 1997), known simply as Stefan, is an Estonian singer and songwriter, best known for winning the first edition of ''Maskis Laulja'', the E ...

(born 1997), Estonian singer and Eurovision 2022 competitor * Stefan Andersson (born 1967), Swedish singer-songwriter *

Stefan Andres Stefan Paul Andres (26 June 1906 – 29 June 1970) was a German novelist. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature. As the Nazi regime flexed its power, Andres moved away to Italy in 1937, returning to Germany 13 years later. He ...

(1906–1970), German novelist *

Stefan Banach Stefan Banach ( ; 30 March 1892 – 31 August 1945) was a Polish mathematician who is generally considered one of the 20th century's most important and influential mathematicians. He was the founder of modern functional analysis, and an original ...

(1892–1945), Polish mathematician *

Stefan Baretzki Stefan Baretzki ( – ) was an Auschwitz guard of Bukovina German origin. He was conscripted into the Waffen-SS and stationed at the Auschwitz concentration camp from 1942 until 1945. There he participated in the mass murder by making selection ...

(1919–1988), Romanian-German concentration camp guard *

Stefan Bellof Stefan Bellof (20 November 1957 – 1 September 1985) was a German racing driver. Bellof was the winner of the Drivers' Championship in the 1984 FIA World Endurance Championship, driving for the factory Rothmans Porsche team. His lap record ...

(1957–1985), German racing driver *

Stefan Birčević Stefan Birčević ( sr, Стефан Бирчевић, born December 13, 1989) is a Serbian professional basketball player for Cluj of the Romanian Liga Națională. He also represents the Serbian national basketball team. Standing at , he plays ...

(born 1989), Serbian basketball player *

Stefan Bogoridi Prince ('' Knyaz'' or ''Bey'') Stefan Bogoridi (born Стойко Цонков Стойков, ''Stoyko Tsonkov Stoykov''; ; ; ; ; 1775 or 1780–August 1, 1859) was a high-ranking Ottoman statesman of Bulgarian origin, grandson of Sophron ...

(1775–1859), Ottoman statesman of Bulgarian origin * Stefan Bradl (born 1989), German motorcycle racer *

Stefan Brink Stefan Brink (born 1952) is a Swedish philologist affiliated with the Department of Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic, University of Cambridge. Biography Stefan Brink received his PhD in Nordic languages from Uppsala University in 1990. He was made ...

(born 1952), Swedish philologist * Stefan Burnett (born 1978), American musician, rapper and visual artist * Stefan Charles (born 1988), American football player *

Stefan Czarniecki Stefan Czarniecki (Polish: of the Łodzia coat of arms, 1599 – 16 February 1665) was a Polish nobleman, general and military commander. In his career, he rose from a petty nobleman to a magnate holding one of the highest offices in the Commo ...

(1599–1665), Polish nobleman, general and military commander * Stefan Dembiński (1887–1972), Polish general *

Stefan Dennis Stefan Dennis (born 30 October 1958) is an Australian actor and singer best known for playing the role of cold-hearted and ruthless businessman Paul Robinson in the soap opera ''Neighbours'' from its first episode on March 18, 1985. He departed ...

(born 1958), Australian actor *

Stefan Dohr Stefan Dohr (born September 3, 1965 in Münster) is a German horn player and currently the principal horn of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra (Berliner Philharmoniker). Apart from being a sought-after masterclass teacher, he teaches the horn at t ...

(born 1965), German horn player *

Stefan Edberg Stefan Bengt Edberg (; born 19 January 1966) is a Swedish former professional tennis player. A major proponent of the serve-and-volley style of tennis, he won six Grand Slam singles titles and three Grand Slam men's doubles titles between 1985 ...

(born 1966), Swedish tennis player * Stefan Effenberg (born 1968), German footballer *

Stefan Everts Stefan Everts (born 25 November 1972) is a Belgian former professional motocross racer and racing team manager. He competed in the Motocross World Championships from 1988 to 2006. Everts is notable for winning a record 10 FIM motocross world cha ...

(born 1972), Belgian motocross racer * Stefan Fatsis (born 1963), American author and journalist * Stefan Florescu (1926/1927–2010), American paralympic swimmer and table tennis player * Stefan Frenkel (1902–1979), American violinist

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Stefan George Stefan Anton George (; 12 July 18684 December 1933) was a German symbolist poet and a translator of Dante Alighieri, William Shakespeare, Hesiod, and Charles Baudelaire. He is also known for his role as leader of the highly influential literar ...

(1868–1933), German poet, editor, and translator * Stefan Gieren, German film producer and writer *

Stefan Golaszewski Stefan Golaszewski (born November 1980) is a British writer, performer and director. He is part of the comedy troupe Cowards and is the writer and creator of BAFTA winning sitcoms ''Him & Her'' and '' Mum''. Early life and education Golaszews ...

, British-Polish writer, performer, and director * Stefan Grimm (1963–2014), German biologist and professor *

Stefan Groothuis Stefan Groothuis (born 23 November 1981) is a Dutch retired speed skater. He is the World Sprint Champion for 2012 and the gold medal winner in the 1000 metres at the 2014 Winter Olympics. Career Groothuis, a specialist in the middle distances ...

(born 1981), Dutch speed skater * Stefan Heinig (born 1962), German business executive *

Stefan Hell Stefan Walter Hell HonFRMS (: born 23 December 1962) is a Romanian-German physicist and one of the directors of the Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry in Göttingen, Germany. He received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2014 "for the d ...

(born 1962), Romanian-born German physicist * Stefan Holm (born 1976), Swedish high jumper * Stefan Holt (born 1986/1987), American journalist and TV news anchor *

Stefan Humphries Stefan Govan Humphries (born January 20, 1962) is a former American football player. He played college football at the University of Michigan, principally as an offensive guard, from 1980 to 1983. He also played five seasons in the National ...

(born 1962), American former football player * Stefan Ilsanker (luger) (born 1965), West German luger * Stefan Ilsanker (footballer) (born 1989), Austrian footballer * Stefan Jędrychowski (1910–1996), Polish politician *

Stefan de Leval Jezierski Stefan de Leval Jezierski (born March 22, 1954) is an American horn player and was the longest serving hornist of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra (Berliner Philharmoniker). Born in Boston, he studied horn with Myron Bloom at the Cleveland Ins ...

(born 1954), American horn player * Stefan Johansen (born 1991), Norwegian footballer * Stefan Jović (born 1990), Serbian basketball player * Stefan Kalipha (born 1940), British actor originally from Trinidad * Stefan Keller (born 1961), Swiss flute player * Stefan Kießling (born 1984), German footballer * Stefan Kramer (born 1982), Chilean impressionist *

Stefan Koubek Stefan Koubek (born 2 January 1977) is a retired tennis player from Austria. Koubek played left-handed with a double-handed backhand. His idol when growing up was Thomas Muster. Koubek won three titles, two of which came on hardcourts; despite th ...

(born 1977), Austrian tennis player *

Stefan Kraft Stefan Kraft (born 13 May 1993) is an Austrian Ski jumping, ski jumper. He is one of the most successful contemporary athletes in ski jumping, having won the FIS Ski Jumping World Cup, Ski Jumping World Cup and FIS Ski Flying World Cup, Ski Flyi ...

(born 1993), Austrian ski jumper * Stefan Küng (born 1993), Swiss cyclist *

Stefan Koch Stefan Koch (born 24 April 1964) is a former German professional basketball coach. As head coach of the Skyliners Frankfurt, he won the 2000 German Basketball Cup Basketball Bundesliga-Pokal, commonly known as the BBL-Pokal, is the annual na ...

(born 1964), German basketball coach *

Stefan Kuntz Stefan Kuntz (born 30 October 1962) is a German professional football manager and former player who played as a striker. He is the head coach of the Turkey national team. Kuntz represented the Germany national team between 1993 and 1997, rea ...

(born 1962), German footballer * Stefan Lamanna (born 1995), Canadian soccer player *

Stefan Langerman Stefan Langerman false Swarzberg is a Belgian computer scientist and mathematician whose research topics include computational geometry, data structures, and recreational mathematics. He is professor and co-head of the algorithms research group a ...

, Belgian mathematician and computer scientist * Stefan Lindemann (born 1980), German figure skater * Stefan Liv (1980–2011), Polish-born Swedish ice hockey goaltender * Stefan Łodwigowski (1815–1895), Polish composer *

Stefan Löfven Kjell Stefan Löfven (; officially ''Löfvén''; born 21 July 1957) is a Swedish politician who serves as the Party of European Socialists, President of European Socialists since October 2022. He previously served as Prime Minister of Sweden fro ...

(born 1957), Swedish politician *

Stefan Lövgren Lars Stefan Lövgren (born 21 December 1970) is a Swedish former handball player. He was born in Gothenburg. Making his debut in the national team in 1993, he played a total of 268 games and scored 1138 goals. During his adult career he played fo ...

(born 1970), Swedish handball player * Stefan Lulchev (1971–2017), Bulgarian footballer *

Stefan Lux Stefan may refer to: * Stefan (given name) * Stefan (surname) * Ștefan, a Romanian given name and a surname * Štefan, a Slavic given name and surname * Stefan (footballer) (born 1988), Brazilian footballer * Stefan Heym, pseudonym of German writ ...

(1888–1936), Slovak journalist *

Stefan Maierhofer Stefan Maierhofer (born 16 August 1982) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a striker. Currently a free agent, he last played for Würzburger Kickers. Between 2008 and 2011, he made 19 appearances for the Austria national team, ...

(born 1982), Austrian footballer * Stefan Majewski (born 1956), Polish footballer *

Stefan Mappus Stefan Mappus (born 4 April 1966) is a former German politician from the Christian Democratic Union (CDU). He was the 8th Minister President of the state of Baden-Württemberg 2010–2011 and chairman of the CDU Baden-Württemberg 2009–2011 ...

(born 1966), German politician * Stefan Marković (born 1988), Serbian basketball player * Stefan Matz, German head chef * Stefan Mitrović (born 1988), Serbian water polo player

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* Stefan Nimke (born 1978), German track cyclist *

Stefan Nutz Stefan Nutz (born 15 February 1992) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Austrian Bundesliga club SV Ried. Career On 7 July 2019, Nutz joined SV Ried on a one-year contract with an option for one further year.

(born 1992) Austrian football player * Stefan Nystrand (born 1981), Swedish swimmer * Stefan Olsdal (born 1974), Swedish rock guitarist *

Stefan Peno Stefan Peno ( sr-cyr, Стефан Пено, born August 3, 1997) is a Serbian-Guyanese professional basketball player for Lietkabelis Panevėžys of the Lithuanian Basketball League and the EuroCup. Standing at a height of , he plays primarily ...

(born 1997), Serbian basketball player * Stefan Persson (born 1947), Swedish business magnate * Stefan Pettersson (born 1963), Swedish footballer *

Stefan Petzner Stefan Petzner (born 17 January 1981 in Laßnitz bei Murau, Styria) is an Austrian politician. He was a member of the right-wing Alliance for the Future of Austria ''(Bündnis Zukunft Österreich, BZÖ)''. Petzner is a former reporter (of the Sty ...

(born 1981), Austrian BZÖ politician * Stefan Raab (born 1966), German entertainer, comedian, musician and TV host * Stefan Ravaničanin (c. 1670–after 1733), Serbian monk and

chronicler A chronicle ( la, chronica, from Greek ''chroniká'', from , ''chrónos'' – "time") is a historical account of events arranged in chronological order, as in a timeline. Typically, equal weight is given for historically important events and lo ...

* Stefan Rehn (born 1966), Swedish football player and manager *

Stefan Reinartz Stefan Reinartz (born 1 January 1989) is a German former professional footballer who played a defensive midfielder or defender. Career Reinartz was born in Engelskirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia. He came through the ranks at Bayer Leverkusen, ...

(born 1989), German footballer * Stefan Reuter (born 1966), German football player and manager *

Stefan Rowecki Stefan Paweł Rowecki (pseudonym: ''Grot'', "Spearhead", hence the alternate name, Stefan Grot-Rowecki; 25 December 1895 – 2 August 1944) was a Polish general, journalist and the leader of the Armia Krajowa. He was murdered by the Gestapo in ...

(1895–1944), Polish general, journalist and leader of the resistance during World War II *

Stefan Ruzowitzky Stefan Ruzowitzky (born 25 December 1961) is an Austrian film director and screenwriter. Early life Ruzowitzky was born in Vienna. He studied drama and history at the University of Vienna and started directing music videos, for example for 'N ...

(born 1961), Austrian film director and screenwriter * Stefan Rzadzinski (born 1993), Canadian racing driver *

Stefan Sandborg Carl Nils ''Stefan'' Sandborg né Johansson (born 25 March 1970) is a senior Swedish Army officer. He currently serves as the Chief of Home Guard since 2018. Early life Sandborg was born on 25 March 1970 in Linköping Saint Lawrence Parish (''Lin ...

(born 1970), Swedish Army major general * Stefan Savić (born 1991), Montenegrin footballer * Stefan Schörghuber (1961–2008), German businessman *

Stefan Schwarz Hans-Jürgen Stefan Schwarz (born 18 April 1969) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Schwarz started off his career with Malmö FF in 1987 before moving on to represent Benfica, Arsenal, Fiorentina, and Valen ...

(born 1969), Swedish football player and manager *

Stefan Schumacher Stefan Schumacher (born 21 July 1981) is a German former professional road racing cyclist. Schumacher won the bronze medal in the road race at the 2007 UCI Road World Championships, two stages in the 2006 Giro d'Italia and two stages in the 2 ...

(born 1981), German road racing cyclist * Stefan Skarbek, British songwriter, producer, multi-instrumentalist and singer * Stefan Sofiyanski (born 1951), Bulgarian politician * Stefan Soltész (1949–2022), Hungarian-born Austrian conductor * Stefan Soroka (born 1951), Canadian archbishop *

Stefan Stambolov Stefan Nikolov Stambolov ( bg, Стефан Николов Стамболов) (31 January 1854 OS– 19 July 1895 OS) was a Bulgarian politician, journalist, revolutionary, and poet who served as Prime Minister and regent. He is consider ...

(1854–1895), Bulgarian journalist, revolutionist, poet * Stefan Strandberg (born 1990), Norwegian footballer * Stefan Torssell (born 1946), Swedish sea captain, author, lecturer and reporter *

Stefan Toshev Stefan Toshev ( bg, Стефан Тошев) (18 December 1859 – 27 November 1924) was a Bulgarian general, from World War I. His mother was a teacher from the period of the National Revival. He volunteered in the Bulgarian Opalchentsi Cor ...

(1859–1924), Bulgarian General during World War I *

Stefan de Vrij Stefan de Vrij (born 5 February 1992) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a centre back for club Inter Milan and the Netherlands national team. He began his career at his local club VV Spirit, and debuted as a professional for Fe ...

(born 1992), Dutch footballer *

Stefan Wallin Stefan Erik Wallin (born 1 June 1967 in Vaasa) is a Swedish-speaking Finnish politician. He was Finland's Minister of Culture and Sport in Matti Vanhanen's cabinet 2007–2011, Minister of Defence in Jyrki Katainen's cabinet 2011–2012 and a ...

(born 1967), Swedish-Finnish politician * Stefan William (born 1993), Indonesian actor on SCTV *

Stefan Wisniewski Stefan Wisniewski (born 8 April 1953) is a former member of the Red Army Faction (RAF). Early life Wisniewski was born in 1953 in Klosterreichenbach, a part of Baiersbronn, Baden-Württemberg, in the Black Forest. He was the son of Gisela, a ...

(born 1953), German extremist convicted criminal * Stefan Wul (1922–2003), pseudonym of Pierre Pairault, French science fiction writer *

Stefan Wyszyński Stefan Wyszyński (3 August 1901 – 28 May 1981) was a Polish prelate of the Catholic Church. He served as the bishop of Lublin from 1946 to 1948, archbishop of Warsaw and archbishop of Gniezno from 1948 to 1981. He was created a cardinal on ...

(1901–1981), Polish prelate of the Roman Catholic Church *

Stefan Żeromski Stefan Żeromski ( ; 14 October 1864 – 20 November 1925) was a Polish novelist and dramatist belonging to the Young Poland movement at the turn of the 20th century. He was called the "conscience of Polish literature". He also wrote under t ...

(1864–1925), Polish novelist and dramatist *

Stefan Zweig Stefan Zweig (; ; 28 November 1881 – 22 February 1942) was an Austrian novelist, playwright, journalist, and biographer. At the height of his literary career, in the 1920s and 1930s, he was one of the most widely translated and popular write ...

(1881–1942), Austrian novelist, playwright, journalist and biographer

Fictional characters

* King Stefan, father of Princess Aurora in the 1959 Disney animated film ''

Sleeping Beauty ''Sleeping Beauty'' (french: La belle au bois dormant, or ''The Beauty in the Sleeping Forest''; german: Dornröschen, or ''Little Briar Rose''), also titled in English as ''The Sleeping Beauty in the Woods'', is a fairy tale about a princess cu ...

'' *

Stefan DiMera A list of notable characters from the NBC soap opera ''Days of Our Lives'' that significantly impacted storylines and debuted between January 1, 2010, to December 31, 2019. Madeline Peterson Woods Madeline Peterson Woods, portrayed by Jessic ...

, in the soap opera ''

Days of Our Lives ''Days of Our Lives'' (also stylized as ''Days of our Lives''; simply referred to as ''Days'' or ''DOOL'') is an American television soap opera that streams on the streaming service Peacock. The soap, which aired on the American television net ...

'' *

Stefan Salvatore Stefan Salvatore is a fictional character and one of the two main protagonists from L. J. Smith's novel series ''The Vampire Diaries''. He is portrayed by Paul Wesley in the television series CW's ''The Vampire Diaries'' and ''The Originals''. ...

, in ''

The Vampire Diaries ''The Vampire Diaries'' is an American supernatural fiction, supernatural teen drama television series developed by Kevin Williamson (screenwriter), Kevin Williamson and Julie Plec, based on the The Vampire Diaries (novel series), book series ...

'' novel and TV series * Stefan Urquelle the alter ego of Steve Urkel from the show ''

Family Matters ''Family Matters'' is an American television sitcom that debuted on ABC on September 22, 1989, and ended on May 9, 1997. However it moved to CBS, where it was shown from September 19, 1997, to July 17, 1998. A spin-off of '' Perfect Strangers ...

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