Famous People with Name Stephen

Stephen Richards            Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

Stephen Richards: is a New Zealand sprint canoer who competed in the late 1980s and early 1990s. He was eliminated in the semifinals of the K-4 1000 m event at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. Four years later in Barcelona, he was eliminated in the semifinals of the same

Stephen John Devine            Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

Stephen John Devine: is a New Zealand rugby union footballer. He is a former All Black and currently co-hosts a programme on New Zealand Sky TV called This Given Sunday, along with Karl Te Nana. He played for Australia Under-21 before relocating to New Zealand and was eligibl

Stephen Cairfield Dubois            Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

Stephen Cairfield Dubois: is a retired Australian politician. Born in Vanuatu, he was the legislative assistant to Labor MP Bill Morrison. In 1984, Morrison retired, and Dubois succeeded him in the seat of St George in the Australian House of Representatives, also representing the

Stephen Augustus Lusher            Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

Stephen Augustus Lusher: was an Australian politician. Born in Sydney, he rose to become Assistant Federal Director of the Country Party National Secretariat. In 1974, he was elected to the Australian House of Representatives, defeating Labor member Frank Olley for the seat of Hu

Sir Stephen Henry Parker            Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

Sir Stephen Henry Parker: was a lawyer and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Western Australia from 1906 to 1914. Parker became a member of the Western Australian Legislative Council and advocated responsible government for the colony. In 1878 he moved for the introduction of

Stephen Whittington            Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

Stephen Whittington: an Australian composer, pianist, teacher and writer on music

Ninian Martin Stephen            Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

Ninian Martin Stephen: is an eminent Australian

Sir Ninian Martin Stephen            Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

Sir Ninian Martin Stephen: was the 20th Governor-General of Australia and a Justice in the High Court of Australia.On 30 June 1970 Stephen was appointed as a judge of the Supreme Court of Victoria, which is the highest ranking court in the Australian State of Victoria. He held this position until 29 February 1972.Although Stephen was appointed by a Liberal government, he proved not to be a traditional conservative upholder of states' rights. He joined the "moderate centre" of the court, between the arch-conservatism of Sir Garfield Barwick and the radicalism of Lionel Murphy. In 1982 he was part of the majority that decided on a broad interpretation of the "external affairs power" of the Australian Constitution in the Koowarta case.

Marcus Stephen            Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

Marcus Stephen: is the current President of the Republic of Nauru, having taken office in December 2007. In addition to the presidency, he holds the offices of Minister for Home Affairs, Minister for the Nauru Phosphate Royalties Trust, Minister for Police, Prisons, & Em

George Milner Stephen            Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

George Milner Stephen: was a South Australian and Victorian politician and faith healer.On 9 February 1838, Stephen was appointed advocate-general and crown solicitor in South Australia. Stephen was Colonial Secretary of South Australia from October 1838 to July 1839. Stephen b