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.^[2] People with the name include:

• Alexandra Stevenson (b. 1980), U.S. tennis player
• Carter Stevenson (1817 – 1888), Confederate Major General in the American Civil War
• Charles Leslie Stevenson (1908 - 1979), U.S. philosopher
• Frank A. Stevenson (b.?), Norwegian cryptanalyst
• Ian Stevenson (1918 - 2007), Canadian psychiatrist and researcher of reincarnation
• Jessica Stevenson (b. 1972), English writer and actress
• John Dunlap Stevenson (b. 1821), American Civil War general
• Robert Stevenson, (disambiguation page)
• Ronald Stevenson (b. 1928), Scottish composer
• Stewart Stevenson (b. 1946), Scottish politician
• Teofilo Stevenson (b. 1952), Cuban boxer
• Toby Stevenson (b. 1976), U.S. pole vaulter
• Tom Stevenson (b. 1951) British wine writer
• Tommy Stevenson (1914 - 1944), U.S. jazz trumpet player
• Trudy Stevenson (b. 1944), Zimbabwean opposition MP
• John Stevenson (b.1975), Las Vegas, NV born songwriter/musician

Extended families:

• Stevenson family from Illinois
  • Adlai Ewing Stevenson I (1835-1914), U.S. Vice President
  • Adlai Ewing Stevenson II (1900-1965), U.S. Ambassador to the UN
  • Adlai Ewing Stevenson III (born 1930), U.S. Senator
  • Lewis G. Stevenson (1868-1929), U.S. politician, Illinois secretary of state
  • McLean Stevenson (1929-1996), actor

• Scottish family of (mostly) lighthouse engineers
  • Alan Stevenson (1807-1865), lighthouse engineer
  • Charles Alexander Stevenson (1855-1950), lighthouse engineer
  • D. E. Stevenson (1892-1973), author
  • David Stevenson (engineer) (1815-1886), lighthouse engineer
  • David Alan Stevenson (1854-1938), lighthouse engineer
  • Robert Stevenson (civil engineer) (1772–1850), lighthouse engineer
  • Robert Alan Mowbray Stevenson (1847-1900), art critic
  • Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894), author of Treasure Island and The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
  • Thomas Stevenson (1818-1887), lighthouse designer

• Scottish family siblings with links to Tyneside
  • Flora Stevenson (1839 - 1905) education reformer
  • J. J. Stevenson (1831 - 1908), architect
  • James Cochran Stevenson (1825 – 1905) chemical manufacturer and Member of Parliament
  • Louisa Stevenson (1835 – 1908), campaigner for women's causes

[edit] See also

• Stephenson

[edit] References

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