Stéphane is a French given name an equivalent of Stephen/Steven. The word derives from the Greek word "''στεφάνι''" (stefáni) n (plural στεφάνια), meaning wreath, garland (of flowers), and the verb "στέφω" (stéfo), meaning "to crown", following the protoindoeuropean root "*''stÁbʰ''-". Notable people with this given name include: *

Stéphane Adam Stéphane Lucien Adam (born 14 May 1969) is a French former professional association football, footballer who played as a Striker (association football), striker. Career Born in Lille, Adam was a Striker (association football), forward who play ...

(born 1969), French footballer * Stéphane Agbre Dasse (born 1989), Burkinabé football player * Stéphane Allagnon, French film director and screenwriter * Stéphane Antiga (born 1976), French volleyball player *

Stéphane Artano Stéphane Artano (; born 9 March 1973) is a French politician who served as Senate (France), Senator for Saint Pierre and Miquelon from 2017 to 2023. Career A member of Archipelago Tomorrow, Artano was elected to the president of the Territoria ...

, French politician *

Stéphane Audran Stéphane Audran (born Colette Suzanne Jeannine Dacheville; 8 November 1932 – 27 March 2018) was a French film actress. She was known for her performances in the films of her husband Claude Chabrol, including '' Les Biches'' (1968) and '' Le Bou ...

, French film actress * Stéphane Augé (born 1974), French road racing cyclist * Stéphane Auger (born 1970), Canadian hockey referee *

Stéphane Auvray Stéphane Auvray (born 4 September 1981) is a Guadeloupean former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He served as captain of the Guadeloupe team. Club career Born in Les Abymes, Guadeloupe, Auvray grew up in Saint Martin and m ...

, Guadeloupian footballer * Stéphane Azambre, French cross-country skier and biathlete *

Stéphane Bancel Stéphane Bancel (born 20 July 1972) is a French business executive. He is the chief executive officer (CEO) of the American pharmaceutical and biotechnology company Moderna, known for its COVID-19 vaccine. Before joining Moderna, Bancel was the ...

(born 1972/1973), French billionaire businessman * Stéphane Beauregard (born 1968), Canadian ice hockey player * Stéphane Belmondo, French jazz trumpeter, flugelhornist, and drummer * Stéphane Bergeron, Canadian politician *

Stéphane Bernadis Stéphane Bernadis (, born 23 February 1974) is a French former pair skater. With skating partner Sarah Abitbol, he is the 2000 World bronze medalist, the 2000 Grand Prix Final silver medalist, a seven-time European medalist (two silver and ...

, French figure skater * Stéphane Besle, French footballer * Stéphane Biakolo, Cameroonian and French footballer *

Stéphane Billette Stéphane Billette (born April 21, 1971) is a Canadian politician in the province of Quebec, who was elected to represent the riding of Huntingdon in the National Assembly of Quebec in the 2008 provincial election. He is a member of the Quebec ...

, Canadian politician * Stéphane Maurice Bongho-Nouarra (1937–2007), Congolese politician * Stéphane Bonneau, Canadian tennis player * Stéphane Bonnes, French footballer *

Stéphane Bonsergent Stéphane Bonsergent (born 3 September 1977) is a French former professional racing cyclist, who competed as a professional with the team, between 2006 and 2011. Major results ;2002 : 4th Boucle de l'Artois : 5th Grand Prix de la Ville de Nog ...

, French racing cyclist *

Stéphane Borbiconi Stéphane Borbiconi (born March 22 1979, in Villerupt, France) is a French football player. Career Borbiconi began his career with FC Metz who was 1999 promoted to the first team and was loaned out in summer 2001 to FC Martigues. After his r ...

, French football player *

Stéphane Boudin Stéphane Boudin (28 October 1888 – 18 October 1967) was a French interior designer and a president of Maison Jansen, the influential Paris-based interior decorating firm. Biography His father was a passementerie manufacturer. Boudin is be ...

, French interior designer and a president of Maison Jansen *

Stéphane Breitwieser Stéphane Breitwieser (born 1 October 1971) is a French art thief and author, notorious for his art thefts between 1995 and 2001. He admitted to stealing 239 artworks and other exhibits from 172 museums while travelling around Europe and workin ...

, French art thief and author *

Stéphane Bruey Stéphane Bruey (1 December 1932 – 30 August 2005) was a French professional footballer who played as a striker. He was part of the France squad during the 1958 World Cup tournament. Honours *1958 FIFA World Cup third place with France ...

, French footballer *

Stéphane Bré Stéphane Bré (born 29 March 1966 in Saint-Brieuc) is a French football referee. He has refereed in the French Football Federation (FFF) since 1992 and has been a FIFA referee since 1998. Bré has officiated the 2000 Olympic tournament in Sydn ...

, French football referee *

Stéphane Buckland Stéphane is a French given name an equivalent of Stephen/Steven. The word derives from the Greek word "''στεφάνι''" (stefáni) n (plural στεφάνια), meaning wreath, garland (of flowers), and the verb "στέφω" (stéfo), meaning "t ...

, athletics competitor *

Stéphane Bureau Stéphane is a French given name an equivalent of Stephen/Steven. The word derives from the Greek word "''στεφάνι''" (stefáni) n (plural στεφάνια), meaning wreath, garland (of flowers), and the verb "στέφω" (stéfo), meaning "t ...

, Canadian journalist, TV interviewer and producer of TV shows and documentary series *

Stéphane Bédard Stéphane Bédard (born 11 March 1968) is a Canadian lawyer and politician. Bédard was interim leader of the Parti Québécois from 2014 to 2015. He was the Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for the provincial riding of Chicoutimi. H ...

, Canadian lawyer and politician *

Stéphane Caristan Stéphane Caristan (born 31 May 1964) is a retired hurdler from France, who set the world's best year performance in 1986. He did so by winning the men's 110 metres hurdles final at the European Championships in Stuttgart, clocking 13.20, which ...

, French athlete * Stéphane Carnot, French footballer * Stéphane Caron, French swimmer * Stéphane Cassard, French footballer *

Stéphane Chapuisat Stéphane Chapuisat (born 28 June 1969) is a Swiss former professional footballer who played as a striker. He is currently the sporting director of BSC Young Boys. A prolific goalscorer for both club and country (for which he appeared more than ...

, Swiss footballer * Stéphane Clamens, French sports shooter * Stéphane Collet, Malagasy and French footballer *

Stéphane Courtois Stéphane Courtois (; born 25 November 1947) is a French historian and university professor, a director of research at the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS), professor at the Catholic Institute of Higher Studies (ICES) in La ...

, French historian and university professor * Stéphane Crête, Canadian actor and comedian * Stéphane Dalmat, French association football player * Stéphane Darbion, French footballer * Stéphane Demers, Canadian actor * Stéphane Demets, Belgian football manager and former player * Stéphane Demilly, French politician of the Union of Democrats and Independents (UDI) * Stéphane Demol, Belgian professional football player and manager * Stéphane Denève, French conductor * Stéphane Derenoncourt, French winemaker *

Stéphane Diagana Stéphane Diagana (born 23 July 1969 in Saint-Affrique, Aveyron) is a retired, French track and field sprinter and hurdler. His specialities were the 400 metres hurdles and the 4 × 400 metres relay. Diagana won the 400 metres hur ...

, French track and field sprinter and hurdler * Stéphane Dimy, Ivorian footballer *

Stéphane Dion Stéphane Maurice Dion (; ; born 28September 1955) is a Canadian diplomat, academic and former politician who has been the List of ambassadors of Canada to France, Canadian ambassador to France and Monaco since 2022 and special envoy to the Eu ...

, Canadian diplomat, academic and former politician *

Stéphane Ducret Stéphane Ducret is a Swiss contemporary artist born in 1970 in Lausanne, Switzerland, and living in Geneva, Switzerland since 2012. Life Ducret was Silvie Defraoui's, Gilles Porret's and Christian Marclay's pupil at the Geneva University of A ...

, Swiss artist * Stéphane Dujarric (born 1966), spokesperson under UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan * Stéphane Dumont, French association football player and manager * Stéphane Émard-Chabot, Canadian politician * Stéphane Fiset, Canadian ice hockey player * Stéphane Fortin (born 1974), Canadian football player *

Stéphane Franke Stéphane Franke (12 February 1964 – 23 June 2011) was a long-distance runner representing Germany, who twice won the bronze medal in the men's 10.000 metres at the European Championships (1994 and 1998). He represented Germany twice at the Summe ...

, French athletics competitor * Stéphane Freiss, French film, television, and stage actor * Stéphane Galland, Belgian jazz drummer and composer * Stéphane Garcia, Swiss football midfielder * Stéphane Gendron, Canadian politician * Stéphane Gillet, Luxembourgish footballer * Stéphane de Gérando, French composer, conductor, multimedia artist, and researcher * Stéphane Glas, French rugby Union footballer * Stéphane Goubert, French road bicycle racer *

Stéphane Grappelli Stéphane Grappelli (; 26 January 1908 – 1 December 1997) was a French jazz violinist. He is best known as a founder of the Quintette du Hot Club de France with guitarist Django Reinhardt in 1934. It was one of the first all-string jazz bands. ...

, French jazz violinist * Stéphane Grichting (born 1979), Swiss football player * Stéphane Grégoire, French race car driver * Stéphane Guillaume, Haitian footballer * Stéphane Guivarc'h (born 1970), French football player *

Stéphane Guérin-Tillié Stéphane is a French given name an equivalent of Stephen/Steven. The word derives from the Greek word "''στεφάνι''" (stefáni) n (plural στεφάνια), meaning wreath, garland (of flowers), and the verb "στέφω" (stéfo), meaning "t ...

, French actor, director, and screen writer * Stéphane Haccoun, French boxer * Stéphane Henchoz, Swiss footballer and coach * Stéphane Heulot, French road racing cyclist * Stéphane Kingue Mpondo, Cameroonian footballer *

Stéphane Lambiel Stéphane Lambiel (born 2 April 1985) is a Swiss former competitive figure skater who now works as a coach and choreographer. He is a two-time (2005–2006) World champion, the 2006 Olympic silver medalist, a two-time (2005, 2007) Grand Prix ...

(born 1985), Swiss figure skater * Stéphane Landois (born 1994), French equestrian * Stéphane Laporte, French track and field athlete *

Stéphane Le Foll Stéphane Le Foll (; born 3 February 1960) is a French politician serving as Mayor of Le Mans since 2018. A member of the Socialist Party, he was Minister of Agriculture under President François Hollande from 2012 to 2017. Political career Me ...

, French politician *

Stéphane Lecat Stéphane Lecat (born August 6, 1971) is a former long-distance swimmer from France. He won a gold medal at the European Championships in the 25 km open water. He successfully swam the English Channel The English Channel, also known a ...

, French long-distance swimmer *

Stéphane Leduc Stéphane Leduc (1 November 1853 – 8 March 1939) was a French biologist who sought to contribute to understanding of the chemical and physics, physical mechanisms of life. He was a scientist in the fledgling field of synthetic biology, particula ...

, French biologist * Stéphane Lhomme, French activist * Stéphane Lupasco, Romanian philosopher * Stéphane Léoni, French former footballer * Stéphane M'Bia, Cameroonian professional footballer *

Stéphane Mahé Stéphane Mahé (born 23 September 1968) is a French former professional footballer and former manager of Saint Nazaire FC (now Stade Nazairien). Playing career Mahé was born in Puteaux. He started his career in the AJ Auxerre youth academy, gr ...

, French former professional footballer and former manager of Saint Nazaire FC *

Stéphane Mallarmé Stéphane Mallarmé ( , ; ; 18 March 1842 – 9 September 1898), pen name of Étienne Mallarmé, was a French poet and critic. He was a major French Symbolist poet, and his work anticipated and inspired several revolutionary artistic schools o ...

, French poet and critic * Stéphane Mallat, French applied mathematician * Stéphane Mangione, French footballer * Stéphane Martine, French Guianese footballer *

Stéphane Masala Stéphane Masala (born 30 August 1976) is a French professional Association football, football manager and former player. He is currently the manager of Championnat National 2 club FC Chambly, Chambly. In 2018, Masala coached Les Herbiers VF, L ...

(born 1976), French footballer and manager *

Stéphane Matteau Stéphane Matteau (born September 2, 1969) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played over 800 regular-season games in the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted in the second round, 25th overall, by the Calgary Flames i ...

, Canadian ice hockey player * Stéphane Mbia, Cameroonian midfielder * Stéphane Mertens, Belgian motorcycle road racer * Stéphane Michon, French Nordic combined skier * Stéphane Morin, Canadian ice hockey player * Stéphane Morisot, French football defender * Stéphane N'Guéma, Gabonese footballer * Stéphane Nomis, French judoka * Stéphane Noro, French football player *

Stéphane Ortelli Stéphane Ortelli (born 30 March 1970) is a Monaco, Monégasque professional racing driver with three world championship titles. He has won the 24 Hours of Le Mans race in with Allan McNish and Laurent Aïello and the Spa 24 Hours in 2003 ...

, Monegasque race car driver * Stéphane Paille, French footballer * Stéphane Paquette, Franco-Ontarian singer-songwriter, actor, and politician * Stéphane Pasquier, French flat racing jockey *

Stéphane Pedrazzi Stéphane Pedrazzi is a French journalist, currently serving as an anchorman on BFM Business and BFM TV. Previously, he worked for CNBC as the channel's Paris correspondent until December 2015. He was appointed to the post in January 2007 in th ...

, French journalist * Stéphane Pedron, French footballer * Stéphane Pelle, Cameroonian basketball player * Stéphane Persol (born 1968), French former football player *

Stéphane Peterhansel Stéphane Peterhansel (born 6 August 1965) is a rally driver from France. He holds the record for wins at the Dakar Rally, with 14 victories. He currently drives for Team Audi Sport. Biography Peterhansel made his Paris to Dakar Rally debut in ...

, French rally driver * Stéphane Pichot, French professional football coach and former defender * Stéphane Picq, French video game music composer *

Stéphane Pignol Stéphane Jean François Pignol (born 3 January 1977) is a French retired professional footballer who played as a right back. He appeared in 311 games in Segunda División over 11 seasons, scoring one goal. In La Liga, he represented Compostela ...

, French footballer * Stéphane Pocrain, French politician and TV journalist * Stéphane Pompougnac, French DJ and record producer * Stéphane Porato, French football player * Stéphane Poulat, French triathlete * Stéphane Poulhies, French road bicycle racer *

Stéphane Pounewatchy Stéphane Zeusnagapa Pounewatchy (born 10 February 1968) is a French former professional footballer who played as a centre-back in France, England and Scotland. Career Pounewatchy played in his native France for Sedan from 1985 to 1987, suffer ...

, French former footballer * Stéphane Pourcain, French politician and TV journalist * Stéphane Praxis Rabemananjara, Malagasy footballer * Stéphane Provost, French Canadian National Hockey League (NHL) linesman * Stéphane Pédron, French footballer * Stéphane Quintal, Canadian ice hockey player *

Stéphane Richer (ice hockey defenceman) Stéphane Jean-Gilles Richer (born April 28, 1966) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who is currently serving as sport director at Eisbären Berlin of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga. Playing career Richer spent most of his profess ...

(born 1966), Canadian ice hockey player * Stéphane Richer (ice hockey forward) (born 1966), Canadian ice hockey player * Stéphane Rideau, French actor * Stéphane Robidas, Canadian ice hockey player *

Stéphane Rousseau Stéphane Rousseau (; born September 17, 1966) is a Canadian actor and comedian. He starred in the Academy Award-winning film ''The Barbarian Invasions''. He has also been in ''Asterix at the Olympic Games'' (2008). His latest movies is ...

, Canadian actor and comedian * Stéphane Roy (ice hockey, born 1967) (born 1967), ice hockey player * Stéphane Roy (ice hockey, born 1976) (born 1976), ice hockey player * Stéphane Ruffier, French association football player * Stéphane Samson, French footballer * Stéphane Sanseverino, French singer, guitarist and songwriter of Neapolitan descent * Stéphane Sarni, Italian footballer *

Stéphane Sarrazin Stéphane Jean-Marc Sarrazin (born 2 November 1975) is a French racing and rally driver. He has won races across a number of single-seater, sportscar and rallying disciplines and competitions, was French Formula Renault champion in 1994, and Le ...

, French racing and rally driver * Stéphane Sednaoui, French music video director, photographer, film producer and actor * Stéphane Sessegnon, Beninese footballer * Stéphane Stoecklin, French handball player * Stéphane Traineau, French judoka * Stéphane Travert (born 1969), French politician * Stéphane Tremblay, Canadian politician * Stéphane Udry, Swiss astronomer * Stéphane Van Der Heyden, Belgian football coach and former player * Stéphane Venne, Canadian songwriter and composer * Stéphane Viry, French politician *

Stéphane Vossart Stéphane Vossart (born 27 June 1972) is a retired male breaststroke swimmer from France, who represented his native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics. His best result in three starts in Barcelona, Spain was 5th place (3:40.51) in the Men's 4×1 ...

, French swimmer * Stéphane Yelle, Canadian ice hockey player * Stéphane Ziani, French footballer * Stéphane Zubar (born 1986), French football player

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