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Steve Tesich (Стојан Стив Тесић)

Steve Tesich (Стојан Стив Тесић, Stojan Stiv Tešić), 1942–1996, Serbian-American screenwriter, playwright, and novelist; Oscar winner for Breaking Away (1979), author of Karoo and early user of "post-truth".

Steve Tikolo

Steve Tikolo, born 1971 in Nairobi, Kenyan batsman and off-spinner; 135 ODIs, 3,428 runs; captained Kenya to the 2003 World Cup semifinal; later coached Uganda and Nigeria.

Steve Tilston

Steve Tilston (born 1950, Liverpool) is an English folk singer-songwriter and guitarist, debut album An Acoustic Confusion (1971), BBC Radio 2 Folk Award winner, subject of the lost Lennon letter behind the film Danny Collins.

Steve Timmons

Steve Timmons (born 1958, Newport Beach, California) is an American volleyball player who won Olympic gold in 1984 and 1988 and bronze in 1992, was 1984 Olympic MVP, pioneered back-row hitting, and played for Il Messaggero in Italy.

Steve Tisch

Steve Tisch, American film producer and Executive Vice President and Chairman of the New York Giants. Won a Best Picture Oscar for Forrest Gump (1994); described as the only person with both an Oscar and a Super Bowl ring.

Steve Toth

Steve Toth, Republican Texas House District 15 representative from Conroe (2013–2015, 2019–present), small business owner and pastor, defeated Dan Crenshaw in the March 2026 TX-02 GOP primary and faces Shaun Finnie in November.

Steve Toussaint

Steve Toussaint (born 1965, Birmingham, England) is an English actor and writer, a Royal Shakespeare Company alumnus best known as Lord Corlys 'The Sea Snake' Velaryon in HBO's House of the Dragon, with film credits including Judge Dredd, Shooting Dogs, and Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time.

Steve Tracy

Steve Tracy (Steve Crumrine, 1952–1986), American actor known as Percival Dalton on Little House on the Prairie; also Beneath the Valley of the Ultra-Vixens and Class Reunion; died of AIDS at 34.

Steve Trapmore

Steve Trapmore (Stephen Patrick Trapmore, born 1975, Hammersmith) is a British rower-turned-coach: Olympic gold as stroke of the GB men's eight at Sydney 2000, MBE 2001, Cambridge University Boat Club chief coach 2010-2018, and GB men's sweep lead coach whose eight won gold at Paris 2024.

Steve Trevor

Steve Trevor, DC Comics character and Wonder Woman's principal love interest; first appeared All-Star Comics #8 (1941), created by Marston. A non-superpowered military officer and pilot whose crash on Themyscira brings Diana into Man's World.

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.