Stjepan is a Croatian masculine

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, variant of

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. Historically it was found among ijekavian South Slavs, and it was also used as a honorific. In

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, the name Stjepan was among the top ten most common masculine given names in the decades up to 1969. Notable people with the name include: *

Stjepan Držislav of Croatia Stjepan is a Croatian masculine given name, variant of Stephen. Historically it was found among ijekavian South Slavs, and it was also used as a honorific. In Croatia, the name Stjepan was among the top ten most common masculine given names in th ...

(died c. 997), Croatian monarch *

Stjepan II of Croatia Stephen II () was the last member of the Trpimirović dynasty and last native king of Croatia to rule the entire medieval Kingdom of Croatia (medieval), Croatian Kingdom.

(died c. 1090), Croatian monarch * Stjepan Svetoslavić (), Croatian nobleman * Stjepan Andrijašević (born 1967), Croatian footballer * Stjepan Andrašić (1941–2025), Croatian journalist * Stjepan Babić (1925–2021), Croatian linguist * Stjepan Babić (footballer) (born 1988), Croatian footballer * Stjepan Bobek (1923–2010), Croatian footballer * Stjepan Božić (born 1974), Croatian boxer * Stjepan Brodarić (c. 1480–1539), Croatian cleric * Stjepan Deverić (born 1961), Croatian footballer * Stjepan Damjanović (born 1946), Croatian linguist *

Stjepan Đureković Stjepan Đureković (8 August 1926 – 28 July 1983) was a Croatian political dissident and businessman who was assassinated by the Yugoslavian State Security Administration (UDBA) in West Germany in 1983. He was previously the CEO of the state- ...

(1926–1983), Croatian businessman * Stjepan Filipović (1916–1942), Croatian partisan * Stjepan Gomboš (1895–1975), Croatian architect * Stjepan Gradić (1613–1683), Croatian polymath *

Stjepan Hauser Stjepan Hauser (; born 15 June 1986), known professionally as HAUSER, is a Croatian cellist. He was a member of 2Cellos, 2CELLOS, along with Luka Šulić, and continues to perform solo. Early life and musical training Hauser was born in Pula, ...

(born 1986), Croatian cellist *

Stjepan Horvat Stjepan Horvat (November 29, 1895 – March 12, 1985) was a Croatian geodesist and professor, dean of the Technical Faculty in Zagreb, head of the University of Zagreb, editor of the journals ''Geodetski list'' and ''Hrvatska državna izmje ...

(1895–1985), Croatian geodesist *

Stjepan Ivšić Stjepan Ivšić (; 13 August 1884 – 14 January 1962) was a Croatian linguist, Slavicist, and accentologist. Biography Ivšić was born on 13 August 1884 in Orahovica. After finishing primary school in Orahovica, he attended secondary schoo ...

(1884–1962), Croatian linguist *

Stjepan Janić Stjepan Janić (; born 24 November 1980 in Bačka Palanka, Serbia), is a Serbian and Croatian sprint canoer. In 1998, he won his first silver medal as a member of the Serbia and Montenegro (then under Yugoslavia) crew which took the ...

(born 1980), Croatian canoer *

Stjepan Jukić Stjepan Jukić (; born 10 December 1979) is a Croatian retired football player. Club career Jukić has previously played for NK Osijek, HNK Šibenik and Inter Zapresic in the Croatian First League. In 2008, he played for Sanfrecce Hiroshim ...

(born 1979), Croatian footballer *

Stjepan Kljuić Stjepan Kljuić (born 19 December 1939) is a Bosnian Croat former politician who served as the Croat member of the Presidency of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina from 1990 to 1996, most of it during the Bosnian War. He was the first presi ...

(born 1939), Bosnian Croat politician *

Stjepan Kovačević Stjepan Kovačević ( Hungarian: ''István Kovacsevics''; 1841 – 25 April 1913) was a Croatia Croatia, officially the Republic of Croatia, is a country in Central Europe, Central and Southeast Europe, on the coast of the Adriatic Sea. I ...

(1841–1913), Croatian politician *

Stjepan Lamza Stjepan Lamza (23 January 1940 – 12 January 2022) was a Croatian footballer who played as a midfielder. He is considered one of the greatest Croatian players of all time and played for much of his career for Dinamo Zagreb, whom he helped in wi ...

(1940–2022), Croatian footballer *

Stjepan Mesić Stjepan "Stipe" Mesić (; born 24 December 1934) is a Croatia, Croatian lawyer and politician who served as the president of Croatia from 2000 to 2010. Before serving two five-year terms as president, he was Prime Minister of Croatia, prime minis ...

(born 1934), Croatian politician *

Stjepan Meštrović Stjepan Gabriel Meštrović (born 1955) is a Croatian American sociologist. He is professor of sociology at Texas A&M University. Meštrović has served as an expert witness in war crimes trials, including at the Abu Ghraib torture and prisoner ab ...

(born 1955), Croatian-American sociologist * Stjepan Miletić (1868–1908), Croatian playwright, director, critic, and writer * Stjepan Mitrov Ljubiša (1824–1878), Serbian-Montenegrin politician * Stjepan Mohorovičić (1890–1980), Croatian physicist * Stjepan Musulin (1885–1969), Croatian linguist * Stjepan Perestegi (born 1973), Croatian canoer * Stjepan Planić (1900–1980), Croatian architect * Stjepan Poljak (born 1983), Croatian footballer * Stjepan Radić (1871–1928), Croatian politician * Stjepan Sarkotić (1858–1939), Croatian soldier * Stjepan Spevec (1858–1939), Croatian educator *

Stjepan Šejić Stjepan Šejić (born 27 November 1981) is a Croatian comic book writer and artist, known for his work on the series '' Witchblade'', '' Aphrodite IX'', ''Sunstone'', and '' The Darkness'' among others. Career Šejić was born in Vinkovci and re ...

(born 1981), Croatian comic book artist * Stjepan Šiber (1938–2016),

Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina The Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina (; ; ARBiH), often referred to as Bosnian Army, was the military force of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It was established by the government of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina i ...

of Croat origin * Stjepan Šulek (1914–1986), Croatian composer * Stjepan Tomas (born 1976), Croatian footballer * Stjepan Vrbančić (1900–1988), Croatian footballer *

Stjepan Vukčić Kosača Stjepan Vukčić Kosača (1404–1466) was a powerful Bosnian Nobility, nobleman who was politically active from 1435 to 1466; the last three decades of Bosnia and Herzegovina in the Middle Ages, Bosnian medieval history. During this period, ...

(1404–1466), Bosnian nobleman

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