Stevens (surname)

Stevens as an English-language surname was brought to England after the Norman Conquest and means 'son of Steven'. This surname may refer to:

## Arts and entertainment

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### Literature

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* Barry Stevens (therapist) (1902–1985), writer, Gestalt therapist
* Benjamin Franklin Stevens (1833–1902), American bibliographer
* Emily Pitts Stevens (1841–1906), American educator, activist, suffragist, newspaper editor and publisher
* Helen Norton Stevens (1869–1943), American magazine editor
* Henry Stevens (bibliographer) (1819–1886), American bibliographer
* Jay Stevens (1953–2025), American freelance writer and social historian
* K. J. Stevens (born 1973), U.S. writer
* Nell Stevens (born 1985), British fiction and non-fiction writer
* Robin Stevens (born 1988), English writer
* Shane Stevens (author) (1941–2007), American crime writer
* Wallace Stevens (1879–1955), American poet

### Visual arts

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* Agapit Stevens (1848–1924), Belgian painter
* Alfred Stevens (sculptor) (1817–1875), British sculptor
* Alfred Stevens (painter) (1823–1906), Belgian painter
* Elsie Stevens (1907-?), British artist
* Henry Isaac Stevens (1806–1873), English architect
* John Calvin Stevens (1855–1940), American architect
* John Howard Stevens (1879–1958), American architect, son of John Calvin
* Nelson Stevens (1938–2022), African-American painter and muralist
* Noreen Stevens (born 1962), Canadian cartoonist

### Music

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* April Stevens (1929–2023), American singer
* Cat Stevens (born 1948), British musician
* Christian Stevens (born 1978), American rapper and producer performing under the name Iamisee
* Connie Stevens (born 1938), American singer and actress
* Denis Stevens (1922–2004), British musicologist
* Earl Tywone Stevens Sr. (born 1967), American rapper who records under the name "E-40"
* Herbert Stevens IV (born 1987), American hip-hop recording artist who records under the name "Ab-Soul"
* John Stevens (drummer) (1940–1994), British drummer in Spontaneous Music Ensemble
* John Stevens (singer) (born 1987), American singer and American Idol contestant
* Leigh Howard Stevens (born 1953), marimba artist
* Matt Stevens (musician) (born 1975), English rock guitarist
* Matthew Stevens (born 1982) Canadian jazz guitarist and composer
* Mike Stevens, Canadian harmonica player
* R. J. S. Stevens (Richard John Samuel) (1757–1837), English composer and organist
* Rachel Stevens (born 1978), British singer and actress
* Ray Stevens (born 1939), American country music singer and songwriter
* Risë Stevens (1913–2013), American mezzo-soprano
* Rogers Stevens (born 1970), American guitarist
* Roy Stevens (1916–1989), American trumpeter, co-author of Stevens-Costello Triple C Embouchure Technique (1971)
* Shakin' Stevens (born 1948), Welsh rock and roll singer
* Steve Stevens (born 1959), American rock guitarist
* Sufjan Stevens (born 1975), American musician and songwriter

### Performing arts

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* Amber Stevens (born 1986), American actress
* Andrew Stevens (born 1955), American actor and film producer
* Angela Stevens (1925–2016), American actress
* Ashton Stevens (1872–1951), American drama critic
* Brinke Stevens (born 1954), American actress
* Brody Stevens (1970–2019), American comedian and actor
* Carrie Stevens (born 1969), American model and actress
* Craig Stevens (actor) (1918–2000), American actor
* D Stevens, American broadcast journalist, photojournalist, photographer and filmmaker
* Fisher Stevens (born 1963), American actor
* George Stevens (1904–1975), American film director
* Inger Stevens (1934–1970), American actress
* K. T. Stevens (1919–1994), American actress
* Landers Stevens (1877–1940), American actor
* Leslie Stevens (1924–1998), American television writer
* Louis Stevens (1896–1963), American screenwriter
* Michael Fenton Stevens (born 1958), British actor and comedian
* Monica Stevens (dancer), Australian dancer with the Aboriginal Islander Dance Theatre in the 1980s
* Morgan Stevens (1951–2022), American actor
* Onslow Stevens (1902–1977), American actor
* Robert Stevens (director) (1920–1989), American film director
* Ruth Stevens (1903–1989), Swedish actress
* Shadoe Stevens (born 1947), American radio host, voice actor, and television personality
* Stella Stevens (1938–2023), American actress

## Religion

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* Abel Stevens (1815–1897), American editor, author and Methodist minister
* Thomas Stevens (bishop), first Bishop of Barking

## Sports

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* Amin Stevens (born 1990), American professional basketball player for Elitzur Kiryat Ata in Israel
* Aron Stevens (born 1982), a ring name of American professional wrestler Aron Haddad
* Asa Stevens (born 2000), American boxer
* Brad Stevens (born 1976), American basketball coach
* Chase Stevens (born 1979), American professional wrestler
* Curtis Stevens (boxer) (born 1985), American boxer
* Dennis Stevens (1933–2012), English footballer for Bolton Wanderers, Everton, Oldham Athletic and Tranmere Rovers
* Félix Stevens (born 1964), Cuban sprinter
* Gary Stevens (footballer, born 1954), English footballer
* Gary Stevens (footballer, born 1962) (born 1962), another English footballer
* Gary Stevens (footballer, born 1963), the best known of several English footballers with this name
* Gary Stevens (jockey) (born 1963), American jockey
* Gary Stevens (rugby league) (born 1944, fl. 2013), Australian rugby league player
* Gina Stevens, retired Australian basketball player
* Greer Stevens (born 1957), South African tennis player
* Greville Stevens (1901–1970), English cricketer
* Huub Stevens (born 1953), Dutch footballer and coach
* JaCoby Stevens (born 1998), American football player
* Jessica Stevens (born 2000), American trampoline gymnast
* John Cox Stevens (1785–1857), American yacht sailor
* Kevin Stevens (born 1965), American ice hockey player
* Kia Stevens (born 1977), American women's professional wrestler
* Kirk Stevens (born 1958), Canadian professional snooker player
* Lamar Stevens (born 1997), American basketball player
* Les Stevens (footballer), (1920–1991) English footballer
* Matt Stevens (quarterback) (born 1964), American football player
* Matt Stevens (rugby union) (born 1982), British rugby union player
* Matt Stevens (safety) (born 1973), American football player
* Matthew Stevens (born 1977), Welsh professional snooker player
* Monica Stevens (born 1967), Antigua and Barbuda sprinter
* Patrick Stevens (born 1968), Belgian sprinter
* Paul Stevens (baseball) (born 1953), American college baseball coach
* R. C. Stevens (1934–2010), Major League Baseball first baseman
* Ray Stevens (wrestler) (1935–1996), American professional wrestler
* Raymond Stevens (judoka) (born 1963), English judoka
* Robyn Stevens (born 1983), American race walker
* Scott Stevens (born 1964), Canadian ice hockey player
* Thomas Stevens (cyclist) (1854–1935), British cyclist, the first person to circle the globe by bicycle
* Tommy Stevens (born 1996), American football player

## Science and technology

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* Alexander Hodgdon Stevens (1789–1869), U.S. physician
* Austin Stevens (born 1950), South African herpetologist and documentary film maker
* Brooks Stevens (1911–1995), U.S. car designer
* Carly Stevens UK academic ecologist and soil geochemist
* Frank Lincoln Stevens (1871–1934), American mycologist and phytopathologist
* Frederick William Stevens (1847–1900), English architectural engineer who worked for the British colonial government in India
* Frederick W. Stevens (physicist) (1861–1932), American physicist who did research on gaseous explosive reactions
* George Phillip Stevens (1861–1941), Australian wireless experimenter and public servant
* John Stevens (inventor, born 1749) (1749–1838), U.S. inventor, recipient of the first American railroad charter
* John Frank Stevens (1853–1943), U.S. engineer (Great Northern Railway, Panama Canal)
* Malcolm Stevens (born 1938), English chemist and FRS
* Molly Stevens (born 1974), English biomedical researcher and professor
* Neil Everett Stevens (1887–1949), U.S. mycologist and plant pathologist
* Nettie Stevens (1861–1912), U.S. biologist and geneticist
* Perdita Stevens (born 1966), British mathematician and computer scientist
* Peter Stevens (car designer) (born 1945), British car designer
* Stanley Smith Stevens (1906–1973), U.S. psychologist
* W. Richard Stevens (1951–1999), author of UNIX and TCP/IP books

## Academia

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* Albert K. Stevens (1901–1984), U.S. professor and activist
* Rosemary A. Stevens, American medical historian

## Business

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* Edwin A. Stevens (1795–1868), U.S. philanthropist and entrepreneur
* Edwin Augustus Stevens Jr. (1858–1918), marine engineer and business co-founder
* John Austin Stevens (1795–1874), American banker
* Kenneth H. Stevens (1922–2005), executive of the Scouts Association
* Richard Stevens (1868–1919), French-born attorney and U.S. real estate developer
* Robert L. Stevens (1787–1856), U.S. railroad executive
* Roger L. Stevens (1910–1998), American theatrical producer, arts administrator, and real estate executive
* Simon Stevens (1974-), Disability Consultant

## Politics

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### Australia

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* Bertram Stevens (1889–1973), 25th Premier of New South Wales
* Ernest James Stevens (1845–1922), Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly and of the Queensland Legislative Council
* Henry Stevens (Australian politician) (1854–1935), Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
* James Stevens (Australian politician) (born 1983), Member of the Australian House of Representatives
* Ray Stevens (politician) (born 1953), Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly

### Canada

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* Henry Herbert Stevens (1878–1973), Canadian politician and businessman
* Ron Stevens (1949–2014), Canadian politician
* Sinclair Stevens (1927–2016), Canadian politician

### United States

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* Andrew F. Stevens, African-American banker and Pennsylvania state legislator
* Ben Stevens (1959–2022), U.S. politician, Alaska State Senator, son of Ted Stevens
* Chaz Stevens (born 1964), American political activist and entrepreneur
* Durham Stevens (1851–1908), an American diplomat and later an employee of Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs
* Ephraim E. Stevens (1851–1907), American architect and politician in Wisconsin
* Frederick P. Stevens (1810–1866), mayor of Buffalo, New York
* Hestor L. Stevens (1803–1864), U.S. Representative from Michigan
* Haley Stevens (born 1983), American politician
* Isaac Stevens (1818–1862), first governor of Washington Territory, brigadier general in the Union Army
* J. Christopher Stevens (1960–2012), an American diplomat and lawyer killed during the 2012 Benghazi attack in Libya
* John Stevens (New Jersey politician) (c. 1716–1792), U.S. politician, delegate to the Continental Congress
* John L. Stevens (1820–1895), U.S. diplomat
* John Paul Stevens (1920–2019), U.S. Supreme Court justice
* Richard Y. Stevens, U.S. politician (North Carolina)
* Robert T. Stevens (1899–1983), U.S. businessman and politician
* Stephen Stevens (1793–1870) Justice of the Indiana Supreme Court, abolitionist
* Ted Stevens (1923–2010), U.S. politician, U.S. Senator from Alaska
* Thaddeus Stevens (1792–1868) US Congressman from Pennsylvania, a leader of the Radical Republicans and a fierce opponent of slavery

### Other countries

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* Jengo Stevens, Sierra Leonean politician
* Jimmy Stevens (politician) (1910s or 1920s–1994), Ni-Vanuatu politician
* Jo Stevens (born 1966), Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom, Member of Parliament (MP) for Cardiff Central since 2015
* John Stevens, Baron Stevens of Kirkwhelpington, (born 1942), former Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police, London
* Siaka Stevens (1905–1988), former President of Sierra Leone

## Military

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* Ebenezer Stevens (1751–1823), American Revolutionary War figure and New York merchant
* Frank Douglas Stevens (1893–?), British World War I flying ace
* Jack Stevens (1896–1969), Australian general
* Thomas Holdup Stevens (1795–1841), American naval admiral in the War of 1812
* Thomas H. Stevens, Jr. (1819–1896), American naval admiral

## History

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* Alzina Stevens (1849–1900), American labor leader, journalist
* John Stevens (immigrant) (1682–1737), immigrant to British America, Port Collector at Perth Amboy, New Jersey
* John Austin Stevens (1827–1910), U.S. historian and businessman
* John H. Stevens (1820–1900), considered to be the first settler in the city of Minneapolis, Minnesota
* Robert Stevens (photo editor) (1938–2001), U.S. photo editor, 2001 anthrax attacks victim
* Thaddeus Stevens (1792–1868), U.S. lawyer famous for defending runaway slaves

## Miscellaneous

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* Albert Stevens (disambiguation)
* Christine Stevens (1918–2002), American animal welfare activist and conservationist
* Michael Stevens (disambiguation)
* Gary Stevens (disambiguation)
* Joseph Stevens (disambiguation)
* Paul Stevens (disambiguation)
* Wendelle C. Stevens (1923-2010), author, ufologist, US Air Force pilot

## Fictional characters

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* The Stevens family, in Even Stevens, U.S. comedy television program
* Stevens, the Pirates' star player, Galactik Football
* Mr. Stevens, the butler in Kazuo Ishiguro's 1989 novel The Remains of the Day
* Bebe Stevens, from TV series South Park
* Chris Stevens (Northern Exposure)
* Erik Stevens, a character from Black Panther (film)
* Izzie Stevens, Grey's Anatomy
* Niki Stevens, a character on The L Word
* Serena Stevens, a fictional character in the television series Law & Order: Criminal Intent

## See also

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* Steven (surname)

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Surnames associated with the given name Stephen

Germanic|

* Fitzstephen
* Steenson
* Steevens
* Stenson
* Stefan
* Stefanowitz (from Slavic)
* Stefansson
* Steffen
* Steffensen
* Stephan
* Stephans
* Stephen
* Stephens
* Stephensen
* Stephenson
* Stevens
* Stevenson
* Stinson
* Stivens
* Stivenson

Greek|

* Stefanidis/Stefanidi
* Stefanou/Stephanou
* Stephanides
* Stephanopoulos/Stefanopoulou

Romance|

* Estébanez
* De Stefano
* DeStefano
* Di Stefano
* Distefano
* Esteves
* Estevez
* Estienne
* Étienne
* Ștefan
* Stefani
* Ștefănescu
* Stefano
* Stefanoni

Slavic|

* Stec
* Stefan
* Stefančič
* Stefanik/Štefánik
* Stefanko
* Stefanov
* Stefanovski
* Stefanovsky
* Stefanovic
* Stefanowicz
* Stefanović
* Stefański
* Stepanovich
* Stepanović
* Stepan
* Stepankov
* Stepanov
* Stepanovsky / Štepanovský
* Stepanenko
* Stepanets
* Stepanchenko
* Stepančić
* Stepanchuk
* Stepanishchev
* Stepaniv
* Stepantsev
* Stepantsov
* Stepanyuk
* Stepashin
* Stepashkin
* Stepinac
* Stepun
* Stepushkin
* Stets
* Stetsenko
* Steshenko
* Stetskiv
* Stetsko
* Stevanović
* Stević
* Stevović
* Stipančić
* Stipanovich
* Stjepanović
* Styopin
* Styopkin
* Štěch
* Štefan
* Štefančič
* Štěpán
* Štěpánek

Other|

* Istvánffy
* Stepanovs
* Stepanyan/Stepanian
* Stepanyants
* Steponavičius

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