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Steve Urkel
Steve Urkel, full name Steven Quincy Urkel, is the nerdy next-door neighbor of the Winslow family on the sitcom Family Matters, played by Jaleel White; written for one appearance, he became the show's most popular character.
Steve Vai
Steve Vai (Steven Siro Vai, born 1960, Carle Place, NY) is an American guitar virtuoso, Berklee 1979 graduate, and three-time Grammy winner, distinguished from other players by his Frank Zappa and David Lee Roth tenures, Ibanez seven-string JEM, and the 1990 album Passion and Warfare.
Steve Vassallo
Steve Vassallo is an American venture capitalist and general partner at Foundation Capital since 2007, best known as the first institutional investor in AI chipmaker Cerebras Systems.
Steve W. Cole
Steven W. Cole, also known as Steve Cole, is a UCLA School of Medicine professor who pioneered human social genomics, the study of how social environments influence gene expression.
Steve W. Lindsay
Steve W. Lindsay (Steven W. Lindsay) is a British public health entomologist and Emeritus Professor at Durham University whose trials of bednets, house screening, and larval control shaped WHO malaria policy.
Steve Walsh (musician)
Steve Walsh (born 1951, St. Joseph, Missouri) is the American singer-keyboardist and founding vocalist of Kansas, fronting the band 1974–1981 and 1985–2014, then recording solo albums including Black Butterfly (2017).
Steve Waugh
Steve Waugh (Stephen Roger Waugh, born 1965), Australian cricketer and Test captain 1999–2004; 168 Tests, 10,927 runs at 51.06, record 41 wins in 57 Tests as captain, 1999 World Cup winner, 2004 Australian of the Year.
Steve Weiner
Steve Weiner, full name Stephen Weiner, is a professor emeritus at the Weizmann Institute of Science who studies biomineralization, coauthored the field's primary textbook, and founded microarchaeology.
Steve West (Kentucky politician)
Steve West is an American politician and Republican member of the Kentucky Senate from the 27th district, first elected in 2015, who chairs the Senate Education Committee.
Steve White (drummer)
Steve White (born 1965, London) is an English drummer, Style Council member from 1983, Paul Weller's drummer since 1992, Live Aid and Live 8 (with the Who) player, brother of Oasis drummer Alan White.
Steve Whitmire
Steve Whitmire, American puppeteer from Atlanta who joined The Muppet Show in 1978, originated Rizzo the Rat and Wembley Fraggle, and performed Kermit the Frog and Ernie from Jim Henson's 1990 death until his Disney dismissal in 2016, succeeded by Matt Vogel.
Steve Wiebe
Steve Wiebe, Redmond, Washington arcade player, Donkey Kong world record holder, star of The King of Kong (2007); set 947,200 points in 2003, first recognized million-point Donkey Kong record holder in 2018.
Steve Wilkos
Steve Wilkos, born Steven John Wilkos, is an American television host and former Chicago police officer known for The Steve Wilkos Show, which ran from 2007 to 2026.
Steve Wilks
Steve Wilks, Charlotte-born football coach; Appalachian State defensive back (1987-91); NFL assistant from 2006; Arizona Cardinals head coach 2018 (3-13), Panthers interim 2022 (6-6); 49ers and Jets DC; App State athletics in 2026.
Steve Williams
Steve Williams (Stephen David Williams, born 1976) is a British rower, double Olympic gold medalist in the men's coxless four at Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008, four-time world champion, and 2011 Everest climber; distinct from the 1984 Olympic ice dancer Stephen Williams.
Steve Williams (wrestler)
"Dr. Death" Steve Williams (1960-2009), American professional wrestler and four-time NCAA All-American at Oklahoma; star of Mid-South, NWA, WCW, and All Japan with Terry Gordy; died of throat cancer; WWE Hall of Fame 2021.
Steve Wilson (Ohio politician)
Steve Wilson is an American politician and Republican member of the Ohio Senate representing the 7th district, appointed in 2017 after careers as a Navy Lieutenant and bank CEO.
Steve Winwood
Steve Winwood (born 1948, Birmingham) is a British singer and multi-instrumentalist of the Spencer Davis Group, Traffic, and Blind Faith, later a solo star with "Higher Love" and "Roll With It"; Rock Hall inductee 2004, MBE 2025.
Steve Witkoff
Steve Witkoff (Steven C. Witkoff), Bronx-born billionaire real estate developer and Trump friend, became US Special Envoy to the Middle East in 2024 and brokered the January 2025 Gaza ceasefire, later handling Russia-Ukraine and Iran talks.
Steve Wojciechowski
Steve Wojciechowski, born in Severna Park, Maryland, is a basketball coach and former Duke point guard, 1998 NABC National Defensive Player of the Year, longtime Duke assistant, Marquette head coach 2014-21 (128-95), and 2025 Utah Jazz assistant.
Steve Womack
Steve Womack is an American Republican politician serving as the U.S. Representative from Arkansas's 3rd congressional district since 2011, after serving as mayor of Rogers, Arkansas.
Steve Worland
Steve Worland is a biotechnology executive who co-founded eFFECTOR in 2012 to regulate protein synthesis, and previously led Anadys Pharmaceuticals until its acquisition by Roche in 2011.
Steve Wozniak
Steve Wozniak, also known as The Woz, is an American electronics engineer who co-founded Apple Computer in 1976 and designed the Apple I and Apple II.
Steve Wright (DJ)
Steve Wright (Stephen Richard Wright, 1954–2024) was an English BBC Radio 1 and Radio 2 presenter who brought the American 'zoo' format to British radio with Steve Wright in the Afternoon and hosted Sunday Love Songs; he died of a ruptured stomach ulcer.
Steve Wynn
Steve Wynn, born Stephen Alan Wynn, is an American casino resort developer who built the Golden Nugget, the Mirage, Treasure Island, and Bellagio, and founded Wynn Resorts.
Steve Wynn (musician)
Steve Wynn (born 1960) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist, founder of the Dream Syndicate of the Paisley Underground, later a solo artist, Baseball Project member, and 2024 memoirist.
Steve Yeager
Steve Yeager (born 1948), MLB catcher 1972-1986 for the Dodgers and Mariners; 1981 World Series tri-MVP with Cey and Guerrero; survived a 1976 broken-bat throat injury; introduced the catcher's throat protector.
Steve Yeager (Nevada politician)
Steve Yeager is an American politician, attorney, and former Clark County public defender serving as Democratic Speaker of the Nevada State Assembly since 2023, after his 2016 election.
Steve Young
Steve Young, NFL quarterback (USFL Los Angeles Express, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, San Francisco 49ers 1987-1999), two-time MVP, Super Bowl XXIX MVP, Hall of Fame 2005, retired with 96.8 passer rating.
Steve Yzerman
Steve Yzerman, born 1965, Canadian hockey center and executive; Detroit Red Wings captain 1986-2006, three Stanley Cups, 1,755 points; later Tampa Bay and Detroit GM, removed July 15, 2026.