Stevenson
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Stevenson is an English language
patronymic
surname
meaning "son of Steven". Its first historical record is from pre 10th century England. People with the name include:
Extended families:
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
patronymic
Patronymic
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surname
Surname
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meaning "son of Steven". Its first historical record is from pre 10th century England. People with the name include:
- Alexandra StevensonAlexandra StevensonAlexandra Winfield Stevenson is a professional tennis player. She made her professional debut in 1999 at Wimbledon, two weeks following graduation from La Jolla Country Day School. At the Wimbledon Championships, Stevenson became the first woman qualifier in the Tennis Open Era to reach the...
(b. 1980), U.S. tennis player - Ben StevensonBen StevensonBen Stevenson, OBE , is a former ballet dancer with Britain's Royal Ballet and English National Ballet, co-director of National Ballet in Washington, D.C...
, artistic director of the of Texas Ballet Theater - Carter L. StevensonCarter L. StevensonCarter Littlepage Stevenson, Jr. was a career military officer, serving in the United States Army in several antebellum wars and then in the Confederate States Army as a general in the Western Theater of the American Civil War.-Early life and career:Stevenson was born to a prominent family in...
(1817–1888), Confederate major general in the American Civil War - Charles StevensonCharles StevensonCharles Leslie Stevenson was an American analytic philosopher best known for his work in ethics and aesthetics....
(1908–1979), U.S. philosopher - DeShawn StevensonDeShawn StevensonDeShawn Stevenson is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Dallas Mavericks of the NBA. Before his NBA career, he originally committed to play at the University of Kansas, but decided to enter the NBA directly from Washington Union High School in his hometown of...
(b. 1981), U.S. basketball player and playing in NBA - Eric StevensonEric StevensonEric A. Stevenson is a Democratic member of the New York State Assembly, representing the 79th Assembly District, which covers the Morrisania and East Tremont sections of The Bronx....
, American politician - Eric Stevenson (footballer)Eric Stevenson (footballer)Eric Stevenson is a Scottish former footballer, who played for Hearts, Hibernian and Ayr United.- External links :*, www.ihibs.co.uk*, Neil Brown...
(b. 1942), Scottish footballer - Frank A. StevensonFrank A. StevensonFrank A. Stevenson is a Norwegian software developer, and part time cryptanalyst. He is primarily known for his exposition of weaknesses in the DVD Forum's Content Scramble System . Although the cryptoanalysis was done independently, he is known for his relations to DeCSS, and appeared before the...
(b.?), Norwegian cryptanalyst - Ian StevensonIan StevensonIan Pretyman Stevenson, MD, was a Canadian biochemist and professor of psychiatry. Until his retirement in 2002, he was head of the Division of Perceptual Studies at the University of Virginia, which investigates the paranormal.Stevenson considered that the concept of reincarnation might...
(1918–2007), Canadian psychiatrist and reincarnation researchReincarnation researchReincarnation research is a branch of parapsychology. Psychiatrist Ian Stevenson, from the University of Virginia, investigated many reports of young children who claimed to remember a past life...
er - Jessica Stevenson (b. 1972; now Jessica Hynes), English writer and actress
- John Stevenson (disambiguation)
- Juliet StevensonJuliet StevensonJuliet Anne Virginia Stevenson, CBE is an English actor of stage and screen.- Early life :Stevenson was born in Kelvedon, Essex, England, the daughter of Virginia Ruth , a teacher, and Michael Guy Stevenson, an army officer. Stevenson's father was in the army and was posted to a new place every...
(b. 1956), English actress - Lewis Stevenson (disambiguation)
- Robert Stevenson (disambiguation)
- Ronald StevensonRonald StevensonRonald Stevenson is a British composer, pianist, and writer about music.-Biography:The son of a Scottish father and English mother, Stevenson studied at the Royal Manchester College of Music , studying composition with Richard Hall and piano with Iso Elinson, graduating with distinction...
(b. 1928), Scottish composer - Ryan StevensonRyan StevensonRyan Cairns Stevenson is a Scottish football player who plays for Heart of Midlothian in the Scottish Premier League. Stevenson began his career at Chelsea and has also played for St. Johnstone and Ayr United. He is a midfielder who has also been used as a striker by Hearts.-Youth career...
(b. 1984), Scottish footballer - Stewart StevensonStewart StevensonStewart Stevenson is a Scottish politician who became a member of the Scottish Parliament in 2001....
(b. 1946), Scottish politician - Teófilo StevensonTeófilo StevensonTeófilo Stevenson Lawrence or Teófilo Stevenson is a former Cuban amateur boxer. He is one of the only three boxers to win three Olympic gold medals, alongside Hungarian László Papp and fellow Cuban Félix Savón....
(b. 1952), Cuban boxer - Toby StevensonToby StevensonToby "Crash" Stevenson is an Olympic class pole vaulter from the United States. He is known for being the only pole vaulter in the international elite to wear a helmet during jumps.-Biography:...
(b. 1976), U.S. pole vaulter - Tom StevensonTom StevensonTom Stevenson is a British author who has been writing about wine for more than 30 years. Described by his colleagues as one of today’s most prolific wine authors, Stevenson is regarded as the world’s leading authority on Champagne...
(b. 1951) British wine writer - Tommy StevensonTommy StevensonTommy Stevenson was a jazz trumpet player in the big band era. He was the first high note trumpeter to be featured on recordings....
(1914–1944), U.S. jazz trumpet player - Trudy StevensonTrudy StevensonTrudy Stevenson is a Zimbabwean politician. She was Member of Parliament for Harare North in the Parliament of Zimbabwe...
(b. 1944), Zimbabwean opposition MP
Extended families:
- Stevenson familyStevenson familyThe Stevenson family is an American family from Illinois that has included an unusual proportion of unusually notable politicians in the Democratic Party.-Notable members:*Adlai Ewing Stevenson I...
from Illinois- Adlai Stevenson I (1835–1914), U.S. Vice President
- Adlai Stevenson II (1900–1965), U.S. Ambassador to the UN
- Adlai Stevenson IIIAdlai Stevenson IIIAdlai Ewing Stevenson III is an American politician of the Democratic Party. He represented the state of Illinois in the United States Senate from 1970 until 1981.-Education, military service, and early career:...
(born 1930), U.S. Senator - Lewis StevensonLewis StevensonLewis Green Stevenson was the Illinois Secretary of State from 1914 to 1917 and a member of Illinois' political Stevenson family.Stevenson's father, Adlai Ewing Stevenson I, was the Vice President of the United States from 1893 to 1897...
(1868–1929), U.S. politician, Illinois secretary of state - McLean StevensonMcLean StevensonEdgar McLean Stevenson, Jr. , better known as McLean Stevenson, was an American actor most recognized for his role as Lt. Colonel Henry Blake on the TV series M*A*S*H...
(1929–1996), actor
- Scottish family of (mostly) lighthouse engineers
- Alan StevensonAlan StevensonAlan Stevenson FRSE MInstCE was a Scottish lighthouse engineer who was Engineer to the Board of Northern Lighthouses...
(1807–1865), lighthouse engineer - Charles Alexander StevensonCharles Alexander StevensonCharles Alexander Stevenson was a Scottish lighthouse engineer who built twenty three lighthouses in and around Scotland....
(1855–1950), lighthouse engineer - D. E. StevensonD. E. StevensonD. E. Stevenson , Dorothy Emily Peploe was a Scottish author of more than 40 light romantic novels. Her father was the lighthouse engineer David Alan Stevenson, first cousin to the author Robert Louis Stevenson....
(1892–1973), author - David Stevenson (engineer)David Stevenson (engineer)David Stevenson FRSE FRSSA was a Scottish lighthouse designer, who designed over thirty lighthouses in and around Scotland, and helped found a great dynasty of lighthouse engineering.-Background:...
(1815–1886), lighthouse engineer - David Alan StevensonDavid Alan StevensonDavid Alan Stevenson was a lighthouse engineer who built twenty six lighthouses in and around Scotland.Born into the famous Stevenson family of lighthouse engineers, son of David Stevenson, brother of Charles Stevenson, and nephew of Thomas Stevenson, he was educated at Edinburgh University...
(1854–1938), lighthouse engineer - Robert Stevenson (civil engineer)Robert Stevenson (civil engineer)Robert Stevenson FRSE MInstCE FSAS MWS FGS FRAS FSA was a Scottish civil engineer and famed designer and builder of lighthouses.One of his finest achievements was the construction of the Bell Rock Lighthouse.-Early life:...
(1772–1850), lighthouse engineer - Robert Alan Mowbray StevensonRobert Alan Mowbray StevensonRobert Alan Mowbray Stevenson was a Scottish art critic, a cousin of the writer Robert Louis Stevenson. His father was the lighthouse engineer Alan Stevenson. Stevenson was born in Edinburgh, graduated with the master's degree from Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, and studied art in the Edinburgh...
(1847–1900), art critic - Robert Louis StevensonRobert Louis StevensonRobert Louis Balfour Stevenson was a Scottish novelist, poet, essayist and travel writer. His best-known books include Treasure Island, Kidnapped, and Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde....
(1850–1894), author of Treasure Island and The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde - Thomas StevensonThomas StevensonThomas Stevenson PRSE MInstCE FRSSA FSAScot was a pioneering Scottish lighthouse designer and meteorologist, who designed over thirty lighthouses in and around Scotland, as well as the Stevenson screen used in meteorology...
(1818–1887), lighthouse designer
- Alan Stevenson
- Scottish family siblings with links to TynesideTynesideTyneside is a conurbation in North East England, defined by the Office of National Statistics, which is home to over 80% of the population of Tyne and Wear. It includes the city of Newcastle upon Tyne and the Metropolitan Boroughs of Gateshead, North Tyneside and South Tyneside — all settlements on...
- Flora StevensonFlora StevensonFlora Clift Stevenson was a Scottish social reformer with a special interest in education for poor or neglected children, and in education for girls. She was one of the first women in the United Kingdom to be elected to a school board...
(1839–1905) education reformer - J. J. Stevenson (1831–1908), architect
- James Cochran StevensonJames Cochran StevensonJames Cochran Stevenson was an English industrialist at Tyneside and a Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1868 to 1895....
(1825–1905) chemical manufacturer and Member of Parliament - Louisa StevensonLouisa StevensonLouisa Stevenson was a Scottish campaigner for women's university education, women's suffrage and effective, well-organised nursing.-Family:...
(1835–1908), campaigner for women's causes
- Flora Stevenson