Stephan is a male given name, a variant of

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; h ...

People with the name

Stephan, Prince of Lippe Stephan, Prince of Lippe (''Stephan Leopold Justus Richard Prinz zur Lippe'') was born on 24 May 1959 in Detmold, Germany. He is the son of Armin, Prince of Lippe and Traute Becker, and the current head of the House of Lippe since 2015. His trad ...

(born 1959), German royal * Stephan Aarstol, American internet entrepreneur and author * Stephan Ackermann (born 1963), German Catholic bishop *

Stephan Albani Stephan Albani (born 3 June 1968) is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union of Germany, Christian Democratic Union (CDU) who has been a member of the German Bundestag since the 2013 German federal election, federal election in 2013 ...

(born 1968), German physicist and politician * Stephan Kofi Ambrosius (born 1998), German professional footballer * Stephan Maigaard Andersen (born 1981), Danish professional footballer *

Stephan Andrist Stephan Andrist (born 12 December 1987) is a Swiss football midfielder who plays for FC Schötz. He is a former youth international. Club career As a child Andrist played for FC Dürrenast, but he came through the ranks at FC Thun. Andrist ...

(born 1987), Swiss footballer * Stephan Baard (born 1992), a Namibian cricketer *

Stephan Balint Stephan Balint (born ''Bálint István'' 11 July 1943 in Budapest, died 11 October 2007 in Budapest) was a writer, actor, theatre director, and playwright. Balint was co-founder of New York's Squat Theatre where he wrote, acted, and directed '' ...

(1943–2007), Hungarian writer, actor, theatre director, and playwright * Stephan Balliet, a German convicted murderer * Stephan Beeharry (born 1975), Mauritian badminton player *

Stephan Berwick Stephan Berwick is an American author, martial artist, and actor known for his scholarly research on traditional Chinese martial arts – particularly Chen-style taijiquan, and roles in early Yuen Wo-ping Hong Kong Action films. Biography As ...

, American author, martial artist, and actor *

Stephan Bodecker Stephan Bodecker (1384 – 15 February 1459) was the 37th Bishop of Brandenburg and a Christian Hebraist. He is known as the most important of the bishops of Brandenburg. He was born the son of a poor cooper from Rathenow, a small town on the ...

(1384–1459), bishop of Brandenburg and scholar of Hebrew texts * Stephan Bodzin (born 1969), German DJ techno-producer, performer, and label founder * Stephan Bonnar (1977–2022), an American professional wrestler, retired mixed martial arts fighter * Stephan Brandner (born 1966), a German far-right politician * Stephan Braunfels (born 1950), a German architect *

Stephan Brenninkmeijer Stephan Brenninkmeijer (born 27 June 1964 in Doorwerth) is a Dutch film director, screenwriter, and producer. Life and career Brenninkmeijer was born and raised at Doorwerth Castle, Netherlands, where his father G.H. Brenninkmeijer was owner of ...

(born 1964), Dutch film director, screenwriter, and producer *

Stephan Burger Stephan Burger (born 29 April 1962 in Freiburg im Breisgau) is a German Roman Catholic clergyman. Since 2014 he has been Archbishop of Freiburg and Metropolitan Bishop of the Ecclesiastical Province of Freiburg, succeeding Robert Zollitsch. His y ...

(born 1962), a German Roman Catholic archbishop * Stephan Bürgler (born 1987), Austrian football player * Stephan Burián von Rajecz (1851–1922), Austro-Hungarian politician, diplomat, and statesman * Stephan Chase (1945–2019), British actor * Stephan Dahl (born 1971), British professor of marketing * Stephan Dabbert (born 1958), German agricultural economist and professor * Stephan de Wit (born 1992), South African rugby union player * Stephan Dippenaar (born 1988), South African retired rugby union footballer * Stephan Dorfmeister (1729–1797), German-Hungarian painter * Stephan DuCharme (born 1964), American-German international businessman * Stephan Dupuis, Canadian make-up artist *

Stephan Dweck Stephan Dweck Esq. (born 1960) is an American humorist, attorney, radio show host and the author or co-author of several books. He co-hosted the ''Sports Funk'' show on WFAN-AM radio in New York City with Monteria Ivey. Dweck and Ivey lived in th ...

(born 1960), American humorist, attorney, radio show host, and author *

Stephan Eberharter Stephan "Steff" Eberharter (born 24 March 1969) is a former World Cup alpine ski racer from Austria. Biography Born in Brixlegg, Tyrol, Eberharter was the winner of the overall World Cup title in 2002 and 2003, as well as the season titles in ...

, an Austrian skier *

Stephan El Shaarawy Stephan El Shaarawy (born 27 October 1992) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a winger for club Roma and the Italy national team. He is nicknamed ''Il Faraone'' (The Pharaoh), as his father is Egyptian. El Shaarawy began his ...

, Italian footballer who plays for A.C. Milan * Stephan Endlicher (1804–1849), Austrian botanist, numismatist and Sinologist * Stephan R. Epstein, a British economic historian *

Stephan Franck Stephan Franck is a Franco-American animator, writer, director, and comics creator. In 2013, he received an Annie Award nomination for Best Director for a direct to video or TV broadcast for '' The Smurfs: The Legend of Smurfy Hollow''. In 2014, ...

, Franco-American animator, writer, director, and comics creator *

Stephan A. Hoeller Stephan A. Hoeller is an American author, scholar, and neo-Gnostic bishop. Career An author and scholar of Gnosticism and Jungian psychology, Hoeller is Regionary Bishop of Ecclesia Gnostica. Hoeller was ordained to the priesthood of the Ameri ...

, American author, scholar, and neo-Gnostic bishop *

Stephan Jenkins Stephan Douglas Jenkins ( ; born September 27, 1964) is an American singer, guitarist, and the frontman of the alternative rock band Third Eye Blind. He began his musical career in 1992 as part of the short-lived rap duo Puck and Natty, alongsi ...

, an American musician * Stephan Kampwirth (born 1967), German actor * Stephan Kinsella (born 1965), American lawyer and author *

Stephan Klapproth Stephan Klapproth (born 1958) is a Swiss journalist, television presenter and professor, who was from 1993 to 2015 the popular anchorman of the Swiss national evening news shows ''10vor10''. He also teaches journalism at the Universities of Fribo ...

, a Swiss journalist and television presenter *

Stephan Knoll Stephan Karl Knoll (born 1982) () is an Australian politician who represented the South Australian House of Assembly electorate of Schubert for the South Australian Division of the Liberal Party of Australia from the 2014 state election unti ...

(born 1982), Australian politician * Stephan Koplowitz (born 1956), director, choreographer, and media artist *

Stephan Koranyi Stephan Koranyi (13 September 1956 – 11 September 2021) was a German philologist, author, lecturer, and an editor. Biography Stephan Koranyi was born in 1956. He studied German philology, philosophy and theater studies at the Free University o ...

(born 1956), German philologist, author, lecturer, and an editor *

Stephan Körner Stephan Körner, FBA (26 September 1913 – 17 August 2000) was a British philosopher, who specialised in the work of Kant, the study of concepts, and in the philosophy of mathematics. Born to a Jewish family in what would soon become Czechosl ...

, a British philosopher *

Stephan Krawczyk Stephan Krawczyk (born 31 December 1955) is a German writer and songwriter. Before 1989 he was a noted East German dissident. Life Provenance and early years Stephan Krawczyk was born in Weida, a small industrial town in the hilly count ...

(born 1955), German writer and songwriter * Stephan Krehl (1864–1924), German composer, teacher, and theoretician * Stephan Kuttner (1907–1996), German-American author, professor, ancient law expert *

Stephan Lehnstaedt Stephan Lehnstaedt (1980, Munich) is a German historian of the Holocaust and professor at Touro University Berlin. Lehnstaedt received his doctor title in 2008 from Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München and in 2016 a habilitation from Technical ...

(born 1980), German historian * Stephan Letter (born 1978), German serial killer * Stephan Moccio, Canadian composer, producer, and recording artist *

Stephan Niklaus Stephan Niklaus (born 17 April 1958) is a retired male decathlete from Switzerland. A member of the Leichtathletikclub Basel he set his personal best (8337 points) on 3 July 1983 at a meet in Lausanne , neighboring_municipalities= Bottens, Bre ...

, a Swiss decathlete *

Stephan Palla Stephan Maceda Palla (born 15 May 1989) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Austrian Landesliga club ASK Voitsberg. Born in Austria, Palla spent his youth and early career with Rapid Wien before joining Wolfsberg. He then ...

(born 1989), an Austrian-Filipino footballer * Stephan Pastis, an American cartoonist *

Stephan Remmler Stephan Remmler (born 25 October 1946) is a German singer, composer and producer. He became famous as the lead singer of the German band Trio, alongside Gert Krawinkel, who played the guitar, and Peter Behrens, who played the drums. After the ...

, a German musician * Stephan Hanna Stephan (1894–1949), a Christian Arab Palenstian writer * Stephan Sunthararaj, child rights activist in Sri Lanka who disappeared *

Stephan Talty Stephan Talty (born 1960) is an Irish American journalist and author born in New York to parents from County Clare. He is famous for creating the character of Abbie Kearney, a fictional female detective who pursues serial killers in Buffalo, New ...

(born c.1960), an American journalist and author * Stephan Weil, a German politician *

Stephan Alexander Würdtwein Stephan Alexander Würdtwein (1719 – 11 April 1796) was a German theologian, auxiliary bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Worms, Worms, and historian, particularly of the Catholic Church and of the history of the city of Mainz. Education and ca ...

(1719–1796), German theologian, auxiliary bishop, and historian

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