Stephanus

Stephanus is a masculine given name, the Latin equivalent of Stephen. It occasionally occurs as a surname, or as a Latin rendering of a surname (as in the case of the Estienne family of French printers and scholars).

Notable people with the name include: Stephanus of Alexandria, 7th-century Greek philosopher, astronomer and teacher Stephanus of Athens, 6th to 7th-century Greek physician Stephanus of Byzantium, 6th-century Greek grammarian and geographer Stephanus Ackermann (born 1985), Namibian cricketer Étienne Baluze (1630–1718), Stephanus Baluzius in Latin, French scholar Stephanus Biermann (1918–2003), South African rear admiral Stef Blok (born 1964), Dutch politician Stephanus Brodericus (c. 1480–1539), Croatian–Hungarian bishop, diplomat and humanist writer Stephan Coetzee (born 1992), South African rugby union player Stephanus Jacobus du Toit (1847–1911), South African nationalist Charles Estienne (1504–1564), Carolus Stephanus in Latin, French anatomist Henri Estienne (elder) (1470–1520), Henricus Stephanus in Latin, French printer, father of Robert and Charles Estienne Henri Estienne (1528 or 1531–1598), Henricus Stephanus in Latin, French printer and classical scholar, son of Robert Estienne Stephanus pagination of Plato and Plutarch, introduced by the younger Henri Estienne Robert Estienne (1503–1559), Robertus Stephanus in Latin, French printer and classical scholar Stephanus Grobler (born 1982), South African cricketer Stephanus Paul Kruger (1825–1904), South African political and military figure, President of the South African Republic Stephanus Lombaard, South African Paralympic athlete Stephanus Petrus le Roux (1891–1974), South African politician Stephanus Le Roux Marais (1896–1979), South African composer Stephan Myburgh (born 1984), Dutch cricketer Fanie du Plessis (1930–2001), South African discus thrower and shot putter Stephanus Schoeman (1810–1890), South African politician Willy Stephanus (born 1991), Namibian footballer Étienne Tempier (died 1279), also known as Stephanus of Orleans, French bishop Stephanus Van Cortlandt (1643–1700), Mayor of New York City Stephanus Versluys (1694–1736), governor of Dutch Ceylon