Steen (surname)

Steen is a surname of Danish origin.

Notable people with the surname include:

Arts and entertainment

• Cassandra Steen (born 1980), German singer and frontwoman of Glashaus
• David Steen (photographer) (1936–2015), English photographer and author
• David Steen (actor) (born 1954), American actor, playwright, and writer
• Jan Steen (1626–1679), Dutch painter
• Jessica Steen (born 1965), Canadian actress
• Joakim With Steen, Norwegian music producer
• Knut Steen (1924–2011), Norwegian sculptor
• Marguerite Steen (1894–1975), British writer
• Peter Steen (1936–2013), Danish film actor
• Paprika Steen (born 1964), Danish actress and director
• Steve Steen (born 1954), British actor and improv comedian

Military

• Alexander E. Steen (1827–1862), American military officer in the Confederate States Army
• Enoch Steen (1800–1880), American military officer and western explorer

Politics

• Anitra Steen (born 1949), Swedish politician, civil servant, and wife of former Prime Minister Göran Persson
• Anthony Steen (born 1939), British politician and barrister
• Johannes Steen (1827–1906), Norwegian statesman, educator, and politician, who served as the Prime Minister of Norway (1891–1893, 1898–1902)
• Maria Steen (fl. 1990s), Irish barrister, architect and conservative campaigner
• Matthew Landy Steen (born 1949), American activist, convicted bank robber, and conspiracist
• Reiulf Steen (1933–2014), Norwegian politician and Norwegian Labour Party official
• Robert Steen (1933–1979), Canadian politician from the province of Manitoba; brother of Warren
• Warren Steen (1940–2009), Canadian politician from the province of Manitoba; brother of Robert

Sport

• Alexander Steen (born 1984), Canadian-Swedish professional ice hockey player; son of Thomas
• Dave Steen (decathlete) (born 1959), Canadian decathlete
• Dave Steen (shot putter) (born 1942), Canadian track and field athlete
• Kevin Steen (born 1984), Canadian professional wrestler who performs under the ring name Kevin Owens
• Terje Steen (1944–2020), Norwegian ice hockey player
• Thomas Steen (born 1960), Swedish former professional ice hockey player, coach, and politician; father of Alexander
• Tyler Steen (born 2000), American professional footballer

Other fields

• Charles Steen (1919–2006), American geologist and politician
• David A. Steen (fl. 2000s), American herpetologist and conservation biologist
• Elizabeth Kilgore Steen (1886–1938), American teacher, explorer, social anthropologist and author
• Melvin Steen (1907–1992), American attorney
• Sverre Steen (1898–1983), Norwegian historian and professor

See also

• Michael Stean (born 1953), English chess grandmaster, author, and tax accountant
• Steene (surname), a list of people with the surname
• van Steen, a list of people with the surname