Namesakes
Fictional Characters from Books:
1 character
Steve Newlin 2001 The Southern Vampire Mysteries 
Fictional Characters from Song Titles:
1 character
(character) Steven 2002 Steven
Fictional Characters from Television:
13 characters, 1 hero
Sonny Kiriakis (middle name Steven) 1965 Days of Our Lives
Steve "Patch" Johnson 1965 Days of Our Lives
Danny Carrington (a.k.a. Steven) 1981 Dynasty
Steven Keaton 1982 Family Ties
Steve Rhoades 1987 Married... with Children
Steve Urkel 1989 Family Matters
Steve Sanders 1990 Beverly Hills, 90210
Ben Covington (middle name Steven) 1998 Felicity
Steven Hyde 1998 That '70s Show
Steve Smith 2005 American Dad!
Steve Newlin 2008 True Blood
Steven Universe 2013 Steven Universe
Steve Hale 1987; 2016 Full House; Fuller House
Steven Carrington 1981; 2017 Dynasty
Hall-of-Famers:
2 football, 1 baseball
(baseball) Steve Carlton 1994
(football) Steve Young 2005
(football) Steve Hutchinson 2020
Most Valuable Players:
2 winners
Steve Garvey 1974 baseball
Steve Young 1992; 1994 football
Nobel Prize Winners:
2 physics
(physics) Steven Weinberg 1979
(physics) Steven Chu 1997
Notable Actors and Entertainers:
17 actors, 2 actor/comedians, 1 comedian
Tom Wopat (middle name Steven) 1951-
Steven Seagal 1952-
Steven Culp 1955-
Steven Wright 1955-
Steven Bauer 1956-
Steve Buscemi 1957-
Steve Guttenberg 1958-
Steven Weber 1961-
Steve Reevis 1962-2017
Steve Carell 1962-
Matt LeBlanc (middle name Steven) 1967-
Artie Lange (middle name Steven) 1967-
Steve Zahn 1967-
Brody Stevens (a.k.a. Steven) 1970-2019
Steve Howey 1977-
Thomas Middleditch (middle name Steven) 1982-
Steven Yeun 1983-
Kyle Gallner (middle name Steven) 1986-
Steven R. McQueen 1988-
Bradley Steven Perry 1998-
Notable Artists:
1 artist
Damien Hirst (middle name Steven) 1965-
Notable Athletes:
6 soccer, 1 baseball, 1 football, 1 wrestling
(baseball) Steve Carlton 1944-
(football) Steve Young 1961-
(wrestling) "Stone Cold" Steve Austin 1964-
(soccer) Steven Gerrard 1980-
(soccer) Steven Davis 1985-
(soccer) Steven Beitashour 1987-
(soccer) Steven Defour 1988-
(soccer) Steven Berghuis 1991-
(soccer) Steven Bergwijn 1997-
Notable Businesspeople:
2 businesspersons
Steve Jobs 1955-2011
Steve Ballmer 1956-
Notable Filmmakers:
3 directors
Steven Spielberg 1946-
Steven Soderbergh 1963-
Steve McQueen 1969-
Notable Musicians:
6 singers, 3 musicians, 1 musician/singer
Ritchie Valens (middle name Steven) 1941-1959
Steven Tyler 1948-
Cat Stevens (a.k.a. Steven) 1948-
Tom Wopat (middle name Steven) 1951-
R. Stevie Moore 1952-
Morrissey (a.k.a. Steven) 1959-
Stef Bos 1961-
Jim Corr (middle name Steven) 1964-
Michael Bublé (middle name Steven) 1975-
Shane Filan (middle name Steven) 1979-
Notable Scientists and Inventors:
2 physicists
Steven Weinberg 1933-2021
Steven Chu 1948-
Olympic Medalists:
8 bronze, 6 gold, 2 bronze/gold, 1 gold/bronze, 1 gold/silver, 1 silver, 1 silver/gold
(gold) Gary Ilman (middle name Steven) 1964 swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay; swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay
(bronze) Steven Barnett 1972 water polo
(silver/gold) Steve Genter 1972 swimming - 200 m freestyle; swimming - 400 m freestyle; swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay
(bronze) Steve Furniss 1972 swimming - 200 m medley
(gold) Steve Riddick 1976 4x100 m relay
(gold) Steve Sheppard 1976 basketball
(silver) Steve Gregg 1976 swimming - 200 m butterfly
(gold) Jeff Turner (middle name Steven) 1984 basketball
(bronze) Steven Hallard 1988; 1992 archery - team
(gold/silver) Steve Lewis 1988; 1992 400 m; 4x400 m relay
(bronze) Mark Kotsay (middle name Steven) 1996 baseball
(bronze) Steven Dewick 1996 swimming - 4x100 m medley relay
(gold) Steve Smith 2000 basketball
(bronze) Steven Barnett 2004 diving - synchronized springboard
(bronze) Mike Hessman (middle name Steven) 2008 baseball
(gold) Steve Hooker 2008 pole vault
(gold/bronze) Steven Holcomb 2010; 2014 bobsleigh
(bronze/gold) Steven Burke 2008; 2012 cycling - track
(bronze) Steven Langton 2014 bobsleigh
(bronze/gold) Steven Gardiner 2016; 2020 4x400 m relay; 400 m
Oscar Award Winners:
2 directors
(director) Steven Spielberg 1994; 1999 Schindler's List; Saving Private Ryan
(director) Steven Soderbergh 2001 Traffic
Pulitzer Award Winners:
1 literature
(literature) Steven Millhauser 1997 Martin Dressler
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers:
10 musicians
Steve Cropper 1992 Booker T. & the M.G.'s
Mickey Hart (middle name Steven) 1994 The Grateful Dead
Ritchie Valens (middle name Steven) 2001
Steven Tyler 2001 Aerosmith
Marky Ramone (middle name Steven) 2002 The Ramones
Steve Gaines 2006 Lynyrd Skynyrd
Steven Adler 2012 Guns N' Roses
Cat Stevens (a.k.a. Steven) 2014
Steve Miller 2016
Steve Smith 2017 Journey