Stone (surname)

Stone
Family name
Pronunciation	Stuh own
Region of origin	England
Related names	Silverstone
Footnotes:

Stone is a surname of English origin. However not all those with the current surname have a common origin. In the process of anglicisation in Ireland as John O'Donovan noted: "in the county of Sligo, the ancient name of O'Mulclohy as been metamorposed into Stone, from an idea that 'clohv', the later part of it, signifies a stone". Notable persons with the surname of Stone include:

• Allan Stone (born 1945), Australian tennis player
• Andrew Stone (MP) (1703–1773), MP for Hastings (1741–1761)
• Angie Stone (born 1961), American R&B singer
• Arthur Burr Stone (1874–1943), early aviator, aka "Wizard Stone"
• Arthur J. Stone (1847–1938), American silversmith
• Barton Warren Stone (1772–1844) an important preacher during the Second Great Awakening of the early 19th century
• Bernard Stone (born 1927) is alderman of the 50th Ward in Chicago
• Bill Stone (1900–2009) British veteran of WWI and WWII
• Charles Pomeroy Stone (1824–1887), American general
• Charles Stone III, film director
• Chic Stone (1923–2000), comic book artist
• Chris Stone (actor) (born 1968), pornographic actor
• Chris Stone (entrepreneur), co-founder of the Record Plant recording studios
• Christopher Stone (broadcaster) (1882–1965), the first disc jockey in the UK (1927)
• Chuck Stone (born 1924), journalist and former Tuskugee airman
• Curt Stone (born 1922), American long-distance runner
• Daren Stone (born 1985), National Football League defensive back for Atlanta Falcons
• Dave Stone, British writer
• David Stone (keyboardist) (born 1952), Canadian keyboardist
• David Stone (magician) (born 1972), French magician
• David Stone (1770–1818), governor of North Carolina (1808–1810)
• Dean Stone (born 1930), Major League Baseball pitcher
• Don Stone (born 1969), American ice hockey player
• Doug Stone (voice actor) (born 1950), Canadian voice actor
• Doug Stone (born 1956), American country singer
• Douglas M. Stone (general), a Major General in the United States Marine Forces Reserve.
• Douglas Maxwell Stone (born 1948), Australian geologist
• Eddie Stone, gay pornographic actor
• Edmund Stone (1702–1768), Anglican clergyman who discovered the active ingredient of Aspirin
• Edward Albert Stone (1844–1920), Chief Justice of Western Australia
• Edward Durell Stone (1902–1978), American modernist architect
• Edward James Stone (1831–1897), British astronomer
• Elmer Fowler Stone (1887–1936), US aviator and Commander in the US Coast Guard
• Emma Stone (born 1988), American actress and singer
• Fred Stone (1873–1959), American theater and film actor
• Freddie Stone (born 1946), Sly & the Family Stone singer/guitarist
• Frederick Stone (1820–1899), American politician from Maryland
• Galen L. Stone (1862–1926), American financier and philanthropist
• George E. Stone (1903–1967), American actor
• George Frederick Stone (1812–1875), Western Australian lawyer and Attorney General
• George Lawrence Stone (1886–1967), American drummer
• George Stone (bishop) (1708–1764), Irish Archbishop
• George Stone (outfielder) (1877–1945), Major League Baseball outfielder and batting champion
• Grace Zaring Stone (1891–1991), American author
• Hal and Sidra Stone (born 1927), American authors and psychotherapists
• Harlan Fiske Stone (1872–1946), Chief Justice of the United States
• Henry Stone (born 1921), record company executive and producer, owner of TK Records
• I. F. Stone (1907–1989), American journalist
• Irving Stone (1903–1989), American author
• Irwin Stone (1907–1984) biochemist
• J. F. S. Stone (c. 1891 – 1957), British archaeologist
• James L. Stone (born 1922), United States Army officer and Medal of Honor recipient
• James Stone (academic administrator), first president of Kalamazoo College
• James W. Stone (1813–1854), American politician from Kentucky
• Jeff Stone (author), children's author
• Jennifer Stone (born 1993), American actress
• Jeremy Stone (born 1935), scientist and activist
• Jesse Stone (Wisconsin politician) (1836–1902), Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin
• Jesse Stone (1901–1999), American R&B musician
• Joanna Stone (born 1972), Australian javelin thrower
• John Augustus Stone (1801–1834), American dramatist and playwright
• John Benjamin Stone (1838–1914), British MP and photographer
• John Hoskins Stone (1750–1804), governor of Maryland (1794–1797)
• John Lemuel Stone (1852–1933), pioneer of agricultural education
• John Marshall Stone (1830–1900), governor of Mississippi (1876–1882 and 1890–1896)
• John Stone (Australian politician) (born 1929), former Senator and Treasury Secretary
• John Stone (baseball) (1905–1905), Major League Baseball outfielder
• John Stone (martyr), martyred Augustinian friar
• John Stone Stone (1869–1943), physicist and inventor
• John W. Stone (1838–1922), American politician and jurist from Michigan
• Jon Stone (1931–1997), children's television writer
• Jordan Stone (born 1984), American soccer player
• Joseph Champlin Stone (1829–1902), American politician from Iowa
• Joseph Stone, Baron Stone, Baron Stone (1903–1986), physician and officer in the British Army
• Joshua David Stone (died 2005), author and meditation teacher
• Joss Stone (born 1987), British soul singer
• Julian Stone (born 1962), British actor
• Julius Stone (1907–1985), professor of law
• Leonard Stone (born 1923), television and film actor
• Lewis Stone, (1879–1953), American actor
• Lucy Stone (1818–1893), women's rights activist
• Mark Stone (musician), bass guitarist from Mammoth
• Marshall Harvey Stone (1903–1989), an American mathematician
• Martin Stone (wrestler), English professional wrestler
• Matt Stone (born 1971), comedian, a co-creator of the TV series South Park
• Merlin Stone, sculptor, author, academic
• Michael J. Stone (1747–1812), American politician from Maryland
• Michael P. W. Stone (1925–1995), Royal Navy pilot & later Secretary of the U.S. Army
• Michael Stone (American football) (born 1978), a cornerback for the New England Patriots
• Michael Stone (Australian Army officer), officer in the Australian Army
• Michael Stone (author) (born 1966), English author
• Michael Stone (ice hockey) (born 1990), Canadian ice hockey player
• Michael Stone (loyalist paramilitary) (born 1955), Northern Ireland, loyalist paramilitary
• Michael Stone (Russell murder case) (born 1960), English convicted murderer
• Michael Stone, a financier who is listed 507th in the Sunday Times Rich List 2005
• Mike "Clay" Stone (1951–2002), English recording engineer and record producer
• Mike Stone (ice hockey) (born 1972), American ice hockey player
• Mike Stone (musician) (born 1969), guitarist for progressive metal band Queensrÿche
• Mike Stone (radio personality) (born 1958), Detroit radio personality
• Milburn Stone (1904–1980), actor
• Nick Stone (author) (born 1966), British thriller writer
• Norman Stone (born 1941), British professor of history
• Oliver Stone (born 1946), American motion picture scriptwriter and director
• Patrick Thomas Stone (1889–1963) United States federal judge
• Pete Stone, footballer in the 1956 Summer Olympics
• Peter Stone (footballer), footballer born 1954
• Peter Stone (1930–2003), writer for theater, film, and television
• Philip Stone (1924–2003), English film actor
• Richard Stone (composer) (1953–2001), composer
• Richard Stone (politician) (born 1928). American politician from Florida
• Richard Stone (1913–1991), British economist
• Rick Stone, rugby league football coach
• Rob Stone, American football and soccer commentator
• Robert Granville Stone, (1907–2002) of Pennsylvania
• Robert Stone (attorney) (1866–1957) Speaker of the Kansas House of Representatives (1915), prominent attorney and opponent of the New Deal
• Robert Stone (composer) (1516–1613), English composer
• Robert Stone (novelist) (born 1937), American novelist
• Robert Stone (rugby league) (1956–2005), rugby player for St. George Dragons
• Robert Stone (silversmith) (1903–1990), British silversmith
• Rose Stone (born 1945), Sly & the Family Stone singer/keyboardist
• Ruth Stone (born 1915), American poet
• Ryan Stone (born 1985), professional ice hockey player for the NHL's Edmonton Oilers
• Sandy Stone (artist), academic theorist, artist, performer, and professor
• Shane Stone, Chief Minister of the Northern Territory (1995–1999)
• Sharman Stone (born 1951), member of the Australian House of Representatives since 1996
• Sharon Stone (born 1958), U.S. actress
• Sidra Stone (born 1937), American author and psychotherapist
• Sly Stone (born 1944), Sly & the Family Stone singer-songwriter, frontman
• Steve Stone (baseball) (born 1947), former Major League Baseball player and current sportscaster.
• Steve Stone (footballer) (born 1971), English football (soccer) player
• Stone Gossard (born 1966), guitarist for grunge band Pearl Jam
• Stone Phillips (born 1954), of NBC-TV news
• Stu Stone, film, television, and voice actor
• Terrence Stone (born 1955), Irish-American voice actor
• Thomas Stone (1743–1787), a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence as a delegate from Maryland
• Tom Stone (coach), head coach of Texas Tech women's soccer team
• Tom Stone (magician) (born 1967), Swedish magician
• Ulysses S. Stone (1878–1962), American politician from Oklahoma
• Vet Stone (born 1949), Sly & the Family Stone singer
• Walter Napleton Stone (1891–1917), English recipient of the Victoria Cross
• William A. Stone (1846–1820), governor of Pennsylvania (1899–1903)
• William Carlos Stone (1859–1939), philatelist of Springfield, Massachusetts
• William Henry Stone (1808–1901), American politician from Missouri
• William J. Stone (1848–1918), governor of Missouri (1893–1897)
• William M. Stone (1827–1893), governor of Iowa (1864–1868)
• William Murray Stone (1779–1838), Episcopalian bishop of Maryland
• William S. Stone (1910–1968), superintendent of the U.S. Air Force Academy
• William Stone (caver) (born 1953), expeditionary caver
• William Stone (Maryland governor) (1603–1695), English governor of Maryland colony

Fictional characters

• Steven Stone, a fictional character in the Pokémon universe
• Stone (G.I. Joe), a fictional character in the G.I. Joe universe
• Karl Malden played Lt. Mike Stone in The Streets of San Francisco
• The Canadian actor Arthur Hill played "Dr. Jeremy Stone" in the film The Andromeda Strain
• Joanna Lumley played Patricia "Patsy" Stone in the series Absolutely Fabulous
• Harry Anderson played Judge Harold T. Stone in Night Court
• Jesse Stone policeman in a series of novels by Robert B. Parker, also a film series featuring Tom Selleck in the title role
• Michael Moriarty played Benjamin Stone on Law & Order
• Adrian Lester played Michael "Mickey Bricks" Stone on the BBC drama series Hustle
• Peter Stone, fictional character on the television series Degrassi: The Next Generation
• The members of the Stone family in the 2005 comedy The Family Stone
  • Kelly Stone, played by Craig T. Nelson
  • Sybil Stone, played by Diane Keaton
  • Everett Stone, played by Dermot Mulroney
  • Ben Stone, played by Luke Wilson
  • Amy Stone, played by Rachel McAdams
  • Thad Stone, played by Tyrone Giordano
  • Susannah Stone Trousdale, by Elizabeth Reaser
• Victor Stone, better known by his alias, Cyborg, one of DC's Teen Titans