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name Stephen.

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 l ...

(died 1043), Serbian Byzantine governor and Prince of Duklja *

Stefan (archbishop of Uppsala) Stefan (before 1143 – 18 July 1185) was created the first Archbishop of Uppsala in Sweden in the year 1164, a post he held until his death. Stefan was a Cistercian monk from Alvastra monastery (of which he was one of the founders in 1143). His ...

, 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 Nema ...

or Stefan I, Nemanja (c. 1109–1199), grand prince of the Serb state of Raška * Stefan Nemanjić or Stefan II, Nemanja (1176–1228), proclaimed King of Serbia in 1217 * Stefan Radoslav of Serbia (c. 1192 – c. 1235), King of Serbia, son of Nemanjić * Stefan Vladislav I of Serbia (died after 1264), son of Stefan Nemanjić * Stefan Dragutin (died 1316), King of Serbia, son of Stefan Uroš I * Stefan Uroš II Milutin of Serbia (1282–1321) * Stefan Vladislav II of Syrmia (1321 – c. 1325) * Stefan Uroš III Dečanski of Serbia (1321–1331) * Stefan Uroš IV Dušan of Serbia (Dušan the Mighty) (1331–1355), king 1331–1346; tsar 1346–1355 * Stefan Uroš V of Serbia (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 (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 (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

A–F

* Stefan Airapetjan (born 1997), Estonian singer and Eurovision 2022 competitor * Stefan Andersson (born 1967), Swedish singer-songwriter * Stefan Andres (1906–1970), German novelist * Stefan Banach (1892–1945), Polish mathematician * Stefan Baretzki (1919–1988), Romanian-German concentration camp guard * Stefan Bellof (1957–1985), German racing driver * Stefan Birčević (born 1989), Serbian basketball player * Stefan Bogoridi (1775–1859), Ottoman statesman of Bulgarian origin *

Stefan Bradl Stefan Bradl (born 29 November 1989) is a German professional motorcycle racer. Bradl is best known for winning the Moto2 World Champion. Then he made the move to MotoGP in 2012 with LCR Honda. While in MotoGP, Bradl is best known for his perfo ...

(born 1989), German motorcycle racer * Stefan Brink (born 1952), Swedish philologist *

Stefan Burnett Stefan Corbin Burnett, better known by his stage name MC Ride or simply Ride, is an American rapper, songwriter, and visual artist. He is the frontman of experimental hip hop group Death Grips. He began his career in the late 1990s, before for ...

(born 1978), American musician, rapper and visual artist *

Stefan Charles Stefan Charles (born June 9, 1988) is a professional Canadian football defensive tackle for the Edmonton Elks of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played CIS football with the Regina Rams. College career Charles played three seasons of C ...

(born 1988), American football player * Stefan Czarniecki (1599–1665), Polish nobleman, general and military commander *

Stefan Dembiński Stefan Dembiński (30 September 1887 – 27 March 1972) was a Polish general. He fought in the World War I in the Austro-Hungarian Army, and took part in the Polish Defensive War in 1939. He was the General Inspector of the Armed Forces fr ...

(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 ...

(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 19 ...

(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 ...

(born 1972), Belgian motocross racer *

Stefan Fatsis Stefan Fatsis (; born April 1, 1963) is an author and journalist. He regularly appears as a guest on National Public Radio's ''All Things Considered'' daily radio news program and as a panelist on Slate's sports podcast '' Hang Up and Listen''. ...

(born 1963), American author and journalist * Stefan Florescu (1926/1927–2010), American paralympic swimmer and table tennis player *

Stefan Frenkel Stefan Frenkel (21 November 1902 – 1 March 1979),"Stefan Frenkel"
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(1902–1979), American violinist

G–M

* Stefan George (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 (born 1981), Dutch speed skater *

Stefan Heinig Jost-Stefan Heinig (born 1962Tageszeitung Die WeltJetzt spricht der geheimnisvolle Kik-Gründer Interview with Stefan Heinig (14 September 2007) in Dortmund) is CEO of the major German company KiK Textilien und Non-Food GmbH from Bönen. KiK came ...

(born 1962), German business executive * Stefan Hell (born 1962), Romanian-born German physicist *

Stefan Holm Stefan Christian Holm (born 25 May 1976) is a retired Swedish high jumper. He won an Olympic gold medal, a silver in the World Championships, and one silver and one bronze medal in the European Championships. His personal records are 2.37 ...

(born 1976), Swedish high jumper *

Stefan Holt Stefan Holt (born c. 1986/1987) is an American journalist and television news anchor for WMAQ-TV the Chicago flagship station of NBC-TV. He anchors alongside Marion Brooks and Allison Rosati for the 4 p.m. and 10 p.m. news programs fo ...

(born 1986/1987), American journalist and TV news anchor * Stefan Humphries (born 1962), American former football player *

Stefan Ilsanker (luger) Stefan Ilsanker (born 6 July 1965 in Berchtesgaden, Bavaria) is a German luger who competed for West Germany from the late 1980s to the early 1990s. He won the silver medal in the men's doubles event at the 1987 FIL World Luge Cham ...

(born 1965), West German luger *

Stefan Ilsanker (footballer) Stefan Ilsanker (born 18 May 1989) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for club Genoa and the Austria national team. Ilsanker has represented his country at the Under-19 European Championship and was also ...

(born 1989), Austrian footballer *

Stefan Jędrychowski Stefan Jędrychowski (19 May 1910 – 26 May 1996) was a Polish communist politician, economist and journalist, who served as deputy prime minister, foreign minister and finance minister in Poland. Early life and education Born in Warsaw on 19 ...

(1910–1996), Polish politician * Stefan de Leval Jezierski (born 1954), American horn player *

Stefan Johansen Stefan Marius Johansen (born 8 January 1991) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder and captains EFL Championship club Queens Park Rangers. In 2021 he announced that he had retired from international duty with ...

(born 1991), Norwegian footballer *

Stefan Jović Stefan Jović ( sr-cyr, Стефан Јовић, born November 3, 1990) is a Serbian professional basketball player for Basket Zaragoza of the Liga ACB. He represents the senior Serbian national basketball team internationally. Standing at , he ...

(born 1990), Serbian basketball player *

Stefan Kalipha Stefan Kalipha (born Stephen Siegfried Behrendt, 1940) is a Trinidad-born British actor who has been active since about 1970. He played Ramon, the Cigar Factory Foreman in the film '' Cuba'' (1979), Daoud in '' The Curse of King Tut's Tomb'' and ...

(born 1940), British actor originally from Trinidad * Stefan Keller (born 1961), Swiss flute player *

Stefan Kießling Stefan Kießling (born 25 January 1984) is a German former footballer who played as a striker for Bayer Leverkusen and 1. FC Nürnberg. Born in Lichtenfels, West Germany, Kießling began playing football at a young age in the youth setup at 1 ...

(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 people, German professional basketball coach. As head coach of the Skyliners Frankfurt, he won the 2000 German Basketball Cup and, at the end of the season, was elected as Germany’s coach of ...

(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 Stefan Antonio Lamanna (born 31 July 1995) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a forward. Club career In 2016, Lamanna played for League1 Ontario side Durham United FA, scoring five goals in eight appearances. He returned to ...

(born 1995), Canadian soccer player * Stefan Langerman, Belgian mathematician and computer scientist *

Stefan Lindemann Stefan Lindemann (born 30 September 1980) is a German retired figure skater. He is the 2004 World bronze medalist, 2005 European bronze medalist, 2000 World Junior champion, and a seven-time (2000, 2002, 2004–2007, 2010) German national ch ...

(born 1980), German figure skater *

Stefan Liv Stefan Daniel Patryk Liv (born Patryk Śliż; 21 December 1980 – 7 September 2011) was a Swedish professional ice hockey player who played as a goaltender. Liv played professionally in Sweden, North America and Russia. Liv playe ...

(1980–2011), Polish-born Swedish ice hockey goaltender * Stefan Łodwigowski (1815–1895), Polish composer * Stefan Löfven (born 1957), Swedish politician * Stefan Lövgren (born 1970), Swedish handball player * Stefan Lulchev (1971–2017), Bulgarian footballer * Stefan Lux (1888–1936), Slovak journalist * Stefan Maierhofer (born 1982), Austrian footballer *

Stefan Majewski Stefan Majewski (born 31 January 1956) is a Polish former professional footballer and football manager. Club career Majewski was born in Bydgoszcz. He played for clubs such as Gwiazda Bydgoszcz, Zawisza Bydgoszcz, Legia Warsaw, 1. FC Kaiserslau ...

(born 1956), Polish footballer * Stefan Mappus (born 1966), German politician * Stefan Marković (born 1988), Serbian basketball player *

Stefan Matz Stefan Matz is a German Chef#Chef de cuisine, head chef of Ashford Castle and The g Hotel. He was, together with his brother, owner of the Michelin Guide, Michelin starred restaurant and hotel Erriseask House in Ballyconneely in County Galway, Re ...

, German head chef * Stefan Mitrović (born 1988), Serbian water polo player

N–Z

* Stefan Nimke (born 1978), German track cyclist * Stefan Nutz (born 1992) Austrian football player *

Stefan Nystrand Stefan Nystrand (born 20 October 1981 in Haninge) is a freestyle swimmer from Sweden. Biography His father Sture Nystrand is a Swede and his mother Smiljana Kokeza is a Croat from Split. Nystrand, a short course (25 m) specialist, has won f ...

(born 1981), Swedish swimmer *

Stefan Olsdal Bo Stefan Alexander Olsdal (born 31 March 1974) is a Swedish-Luxembourgish bassist/guitarist of the alternative rock band Placebo, he is part of the electronic band Digital 21 + Stefan Olsdal and launched the electronic/dance remix at Hotel Perso ...

(born 1974), Swedish rock guitarist * Stefan Peno (born 1997), Serbian basketball player * Stefan Persson (born 1947), Swedish business magnate * Stefan Pettersson (born 1963), Swedish footballer * Stefan Petzner (born 1981), Austrian BZÖ politician *

Stefan Raab Stefan Konrad Raab (born 20 October 1966) is a German television producer, businessman, musician, and former entertainer and television host. From 1999 to 2015, he hosted the late-night comedy talk show ''TV total'' and has also created a numbe ...

(born 1966), German entertainer, comedian, musician and TV host * Stefan Ravaničanin (c. 1670–after 1733), Serbian monk and chronicler * Stefan Rehn (born 1966), Swedish football player and manager * Stefan Reinartz (born 1989), German footballer *

Stefan Reuter Stefan Reuter (born 16 October 1966) is a German football executive and former player who played as a defender or midfielder. He is the general manager of Bundesliga club FC Augsburg. During his playing career, he was included in the West Germ ...

(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 S ...

(born 1961), Austrian film director and screenwriter *

Stefan Rzadzinski Stefan Rzadzinski (born January 5, 1993) is a Canadian racing driver from Edmonton, Alberta. Rzadzinski won several regional karting titles and placed highly in many major American national karting championships from 2002 to 2008. In 2009 and 2010 ...

(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 Stefan Savić (Montenegrin Cyrillic: Стефан Савић, ; born 8 January 1991) is a Montenegrin professional footballer who plays for La Liga club Atlético Madrid and the Montenegro national team as a central defender. Born in Mojkovac, ...

(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 (born 1981), German road racing cyclist *

Stefan Skarbek Stefan Skarbek is a British-born songwriter, producer, multi-instrumentalist and singer. Early life He was raised in the Camden Town area of London. His father was Andrzej Skarbek, a prominent psychotherapist. His mother is Marjorie Wallace, t ...

, British songwriter, producer, multi-instrumentalist and singer *

Stefan Sofiyanski Stefan Antonov Sofiyanski ( bg, Стефан Антонов Софиянски ) (born November 7, 1951) is a Bulgarian politician who served as interim Prime Minister of Bulgaria in 1997 and was a three-term Mayor of Sofia. He was a leading member ...

(born 1951), Bulgarian politician * Stefan Soltész (1949–2022), Hungarian-born Austrian conductor *

Stefan Soroka Stefan Soroka (born November 13, 1951) is a Canadian prelate of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church (UGCC). He served as Archbishop of Philadelphia and Metropolitan of the UGCC in the United States from 2000 to 2018. He was born to Ivan (19 ...

(born 1951), Canadian archbishop * Stefan Stambolov (1854–1895), Bulgarian journalist, revolutionist, poet *

Stefan Strandberg Ken Remi Stefan Strandberg (born 25 July 1990) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Eliteserien club Vålerenga and the Norway national team. Hailing from Lyngdal, Strandberg started his senior career for Mandal ...

(born 1990), Norwegian footballer *

Stefan Torssell Stefan Torssell (born 1946) is a Swedish sea captain, author, lecturer, politician, and reporter known for his book "''M/S Estonia - svenska statens haveri''" which purports to reveal controversial information about the Swedish governmental cover u ...

(born 1946), Swedish sea captain, author, lecturer and reporter * Stefan Toshev (1859–1924), Bulgarian General during World War I * Stefan de Vrij (born 1992), Dutch footballer * Stefan Wallin (born 1967), Swedish-Finnish politician * Stefan William (born 1993), Indonesian actor on SCTV * Stefan Wisniewski (born 1953), German extremist convicted criminal *

Stefan Wul Stefan Wul was the ''nom de plume'' of the French science fiction writer Pierre Pairault (27 March 1922 – 26 November 2003), born in Paris. Biography He was a dental surgeon, but science fiction was his real passion. Most of his books reflect ...

(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 (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, 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, in ''

The Vampire Diaries ''The Vampire Diaries'' is an American supernatural teen drama television series developed by Kevin Williamson and Julie Plec, based on the book series of the same name written by L. J. Smith. The series premiered on The CW on September 10, ...

'' novel and TV series *

Stefan Urquelle Steven Quincy Urkel is a fictional character on the American ABC/CBS sitcom '' Family Matters'', portrayed by Jaleel White. Originally slated to be a one-time-only character on the show, he broke out to be its most popular character and graduall ...

the alter ego of Steve Urkel from the show '' Family Matters''

People

Medieval period

Modern era

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G–M

N–Z

Fictional characters

See also