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:

Literature

 * 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
 * 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

 * 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

 * April Stevens (1929–2023), American singer
 * Cat Stevens (born 1948), British musician
 * Christian Stevens (born 1978), American rapper and producer perfroming 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
 * 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

 * 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

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

Sports

 * 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

 * 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

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

Business

 * 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

Australia

 * 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

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

United States

 * Andrew F. Stevens, African American banker and Pennsylvania state legislator
 * Ben Stevens (1959–2022), U.S. politician, Alaska State Senator, son of Ted Stevens
 * 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
 * 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

 * 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

 * Ebenezer Stevens (1751–1823), American Revolutionary War figure and New York merchant
 * 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

 * 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

 * 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)

Fictional characters

 * 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