Famous People with Name Stepan

Stepan Andriyovych Bandera            Origin/Culture/Country: Ukrainian

Stepan Andriyovych Bandera: was a Ukrainian nationalist leader who headed the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists (OUN). He was born in the village of Uhryniv Staryi, in the Kalush District in Gali?ia (Stanyslaviv Oblast), which at that time was ruled by the Austro-Hungarian monarchy. His father, Andriy Bandera, was a Ukrainian priest of the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic rite in Uhryniv Staryi. His mother, Myroslava Bandera, was from an old clerical family, being the daughter of a Greek-Catholic priest in Uhryniv Staryi.

Stepan Popel            Origin/Culture/Country: Ukrainian

Stepan Popel: was a multiple chess champion of Lviv, Paris and eventually, of the Ukrainians in North America (USA and Canada). He was born in Komarniki, Galicia, Austria-Hungary (now Ukraine) and died December 1987 in Fargo, North Dakota, USA). Stepan Popel was the nephew of an early master, Ignatz von Popiel (1863-1941), and took a liking to chess at an early age – he played in his first tournament at age 12.

Stepan Vytvytskyi            Origin/Culture/Country: Ukrainian

Stepan Vytvytskyi: was a Ukrainian politician, diplomat, and journalist. He was the President of the Ukrainian People's Republic in exile (1954-1965). Stepan Vytvytskyi was born on 13 March 1884, in the area surrounding the city of Stanislaviv, Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria in Austria-Hungary (now Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine). He studied at the law faculties of the Lviv and Vienna Universities. During his years as a student, Vytvytskyi was the head of Academic Hromada in Lviv and the organization Sich in Vienna.

Stepan (Stefan, Stephan, Stephen) Popel (Popiel)            Origin/Culture/Country: German

Stepan (Stefan, Stephan, Stephen) Popel (Popiel): was a multiple chess champion of Lviv, Paris and eventually, of the Ukrainians in North America (USA and Canada). He was born in Komarniki, Galicia, Austria-Hungary (now Ukraine) and died December 1987 in Fargo, North Dakota, USA).

Štepán Rak            Origin/Culture/Country: Czech

Štepán Rak: is a Czech classical guitarist and composer. He is well known for the technical innovations that he uses in his compositions. His son Jan-Matej Rak plays folk music.