Stefán is a common first name in

Iceland Iceland is a Nordic countries, Nordic island country between the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge between North America and Europe. It is culturally and politically linked with Europe and is the regi ...

. According to Icelandic custom, people are generally referred to by first and middle names and patronyms are used if disambiguation is required. ''Stefán'' is the Icelandic version of the Greek name Stephanos (English

Stephen Stephen or Steven is an English given name, first name. It is particularly significant to Christianity, Christians, as it belonged to Saint Stephen ( ), an early disciple and deacon who, according to the Book of Acts, was stoned to death; he is w ...

) with the original meaning being ''crown'' or ''wreath''. The name is a frequently given name in Iceland. In 2002, it was ranked ninth after Kristján and before

Jóhann Jóhann is a masculine given name. It is the Icelandic and Faroese form of the name Johann, a form of the Germanic and Latin given name "Johannes". The English-language form is John. The Icelandic surname Jóhannsson is a patronymic surname mean ...

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Stefán Gíslason Stefán Gíslason (born 15 March 1980 in Fjarðabyggð) is an Icelandic retired footballer and manager who last played for Breiðablik in the Icelandic Premier League as a defensive midfielder. He is currently managing Vindbjart in the Norwegia ...

(born 1980), Icelandic football player *

Stefán Guðmundur Guðmundsson Stephan G. Stephansson (October 3, 1853 – August 10, 1927) was a Western Icelander, poet, and farmer. His given name was Stefán Guðmundur Guðmundsson. Early Life He was born in Skagafjörður, Iceland but immigrated to Wisconsin, Uni ...

(1853–1927), original name of the Icelandic poet and farmer Stephan G. Stephansson *

Stefán Hörður Grímsson Stefán Hörður Grímsson (31 March 1919, Hafnarfjörður – 18 September 2002, Reykjavík) was an Icelandic modernist Modernism was an early 20th-century movement in literature, visual arts, and music that emphasized experimentation, ab ...

(1919–2002), Icelandic author *

Stefán Hilmarsson Stefán is a common first name in Iceland. According to Icelandic custom, people are generally referred to by first and middle names and patronyms are used if disambiguation is required. ''Stefán'' is the Icelandic version of the Greek name Ste ...

, Icelandic musician *

Stefán Kristjánsson Stefán Kristjánsson (8 December 1982 – 28 February 2018) was an Icelandic chess grandmaster and professional poker player. Stefán began playing chess at the age of 11 and earned his international master title in 2002, at age 19. He won t ...

(1982–2018), Icelandic chess grandmaster * , Icelandic poet * , Icelandic academe *

Stefán Sigurðsson Stefán Sigurðsson (16 or 11 October 1887 – 7 March 1933), also known as Stefán frá Hvítadal (Stefán from Hvítadal) was an Icelandic poet. His most widely known work is a poem written for his daughter Erla; ''Erla góða Erla''. He was bor ...

(1887–1933), Icelandic poet also known as Stefán frá Hvítadal *

Stefán Jóhann Stefánsson Stefán Jóhann Stefánsson (20 July 1894 – 20 October 1980) was the first actual minister of Foreign Affairs in Iceland from 18 November 1941 to 17 January 1942. He was prime minister of Iceland from 4 February 1947 to 6 December 1949. He was ...

(1894–1980), Icelandic Minister of Foreign Affairs *

Stefán Karl Stefánsson Stefán Karl Stefánsson ( , ; 10 July 1975 – 21 August 2018) was an Icelandic actor and singer. He was best known for portraying Robbie Rotten, the antagonist of the children's television series ''LazyTown''. Career Stefán Karl's career ...

(1975–2018), Icelandic film and stage actor *

Stefán Vagn Stefánsson Stefán Vagn Stefánsson (born 17 January 1972) is an Icelandic politician. He is a member of the Icelandic Parliament for the Progressive Party in the Northwest Constituency. His parents are Hrafnhildur Stefánsdóttir from Hjaltastöðum í ...

(born 1972), Icelandic politician

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