Stearns
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The surname
Stearns is derived from the Anglo-Saxon
Stierne, which meant severe or strict. Variations include Sterne and Stern
. It may refer to the following.
Surname
A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases, a surname is a family name. Many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name"...
Stearns is derived from the Anglo-Saxon
Anglo-Saxon
Anglo-Saxon may refer to:* Anglo-Saxons, a group that invaded Britain** Old English, their language** Anglo-Saxon England, their history, one of various ships* White Anglo-Saxon Protestant, an ethnicity* Anglo-Saxon economy, modern macroeconomic term...
Stierne, which meant severe or strict. Variations include Sterne and Stern
Stern (name)
Stern is a family name which can be of either German/Yiddish or English language origin, though the former case predominates.The English version of the surname was used as a nickname for someone who was strict, austere, harsh or stern in character...
. It may refer to the following.
People
- Asahel StearnsAsahel StearnsAsahel Stearns was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.Born in Lunenburg, Massachusetts, Stearns graduated from Harvard University in 1797. He studied law, was admitted to the bar and commenced the practice of law in Chelmsford, Massachusetts. He served as member of the Massachusetts Senate...
(1774–1839), U.S. Representative from Massachusetts - Bill StearnsBill StearnsWilliam E. Stearns , was a professional baseball player who played pitcher in the Major Leagues from -. He played for the Washington Olympics, Washington Nationals, Washington Blue Legs, and Hartford Dark Blues. Stearns died in his hometown of Washington, D.C...
(1853–1898), professional baseball pitcher. - Carl Leo StearnsCarl Leo StearnsCarl Leo Stearns was an American astronomer.After graduating from Wesleyan University in 1917 with high honors in general scholarship and special honors in mathematics, Stearns received his Phd from Yale University. He became an instructor in mathematics and astronomy at Wesleyan in 1919...
(1892–1972), American astronomer - Charles Thomas StearnsCharles Thomas StearnsCharles Thomas Stearns was an American politician, member of the Minnesota Territorial Council representing the 3rd District from 1854–55, and had taken an active part in securing the passage of the bill establishing the county....
, American politician - Charlotte Champe StearnsCharlotte Champe StearnsCharlotte Champe Stearns , was a poet, social worker, and the mother of T. S. Eliot.-Early life and education:She was born in Baltimore, Maryland. She became a poet and social worker.-Married life:...
(1843–1929), social worker, poet and mother of T. S. Eliot - Cheryl StearnsCheryl StearnsCheryl Stearns is an American skydiver. Stearns is noted for having won the Bronze Medal in Women's Overall Individual Style and Accuracy at the XXV World Parachuting Championships in Japan in 2000...
, American skydiver - Clark Daniel StearnsClark Daniel StearnsClark Daniel Stearns was the ninth Naval Governor of American Samoa. Stearns commanded various vessels, on which he set up organized committees for the crew to give suggestions to the officers. He hoped to alleviate tensions between the enlisted men and officers...
(1870-1944), 9th Governor of American Samoa - Cliff StearnsCliff StearnsClifford Bundy "Cliff" Stearns, Sr. is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1989. He is a member of the Republican Party.-Early life, education and career:According to his official biography, Stearns was born in Washington, D.C...
(born 1941), U.S. Representative from Florida - Foster Waterman StearnsFoster Waterman StearnsFoster Waterman Stearns was a U.S. Representative from New Hampshire.Born in Hull, Massachusetts, Stearns attended public schools. He graduated from Amherst College in 1903, Harvard University in 1906, and Boston College in 1915...
(1881–1956), U.S. Representative from New Hampshire - Frank StearnsFrank StearnsFrank Waterman Stearns was an American businessman whose father, Richard H. Stearns had founded the R. H. Stearns department store and company in Boston. His mother was Louise M. Waterman....
, close friend of Calvin Coolidge - Frank Preston StearnsFrank Preston StearnsFrank Preston Stearns , the son of abolitionist George Luther Stearns, was a writer and abolitionist from Massachusetts during the 19th century...
(1846–1917), writer and abolitionist from Massachusetts - George Luther StearnsGeorge Luther StearnsGeorge Luther Stearns was an American industrialist and merchant, as well as a noted recruiter of blacks for the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Biography:...
(1809–1867), American industrialist and merchant - George McLellan StearnsGeorge Stearns (politician)George McClellan Stearns was a Progressive Conservative party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was an industrialist by career....
(1901–1979), Canadian Member of Parliament - Guy Beckley StearnsGuy Beckley StearnsGuy Beckley Stearns, M.D. was an American physician specializing in homeopathy and the developer of autonomic reflex testing in the study of homeopathic preparations. He also was the founder of the Foundation for Homeopathic Research...
(1870–1947), American physician specializing in homeopathy - Howard StearnsHoward StearnsHoward Stearns was the 12th head football coach for Eastern New Mexico University in Portales, New Mexico and he held that position for two seasons, from 1992 until 1993. His overall coaching record at Eastern NMU was 6 wins, 13 losses, and 1 ties. This ranks him 12th at Eastern NMU in terms of...
, football coach for Eastern New Mexico University - Jeff StearnsJeff StearnsJeff Stearns is an American actor best known for his work on the mid-1990s television drama, Pacific Blue. In 2001, he appeared in the movie Twice as Dead. In 2003, he starred in the movies Fighting Words and Fire Over Afghanistan.-External links:...
(born 1977), American actor - Jeff Chiba StearnsJeff Chiba StearnsJeff Chiba Stearns is a Canadian independent animation and documentary filmmaker who works in traditional and computer-based techniques.- Biography :Chiba Stearns was born in Kelowna, British Columbia, of Japanese and European heritage...
, Canadian independent animation filmmaker - John StearnsJohn StearnsJohn Hardin Stearns is a former major league catcher who played for the New York Mets from to , and played a single game for the Philadelphia Phillies in ....
(born 1951), former baseball player - John Goddard Stearns, Jr.John Goddard Stearns, Jr.John Goddard Stearns , a prominent Boston architect, was the cofounder of the firm Peabody & Stearns. He was an engineer and a 1863 graduate of Harvard University's Lawrence Scientific School in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He was Associate of the American Institute of Architects and elected a Fellow...
(1843–1917), Boston architect and co-founder of the firm Peabody & Stearns - Junius Brutus StearnsJunius Brutus StearnsJunius Brutus Stearns was an American painter best known for his five part Washington Series ....
(1810–1885), American painter - Justus Smith StearnsJustus Smith StearnsJustus Smith Stearns was an American lumber baron and businessman. He was Michigan's secretary of state in 1899 and 1900.- Biography :...
, (1845-1933), Michigan businessman - Katee StearnsKatee StearnsKatee June Stearns is a beauty queen from Orono, Maine, who has competed in the Miss USA pageant.Stearns was crowned Miss Maine USA 2006 on Thanksgiving Weekend, 2005, at the The Sheraton Hotel in South Portland, Maine...
, beauty queen from Orono, Maine - Marcellus StearnsMarcellus StearnsMarcellus Lovejoy Stearns was an American politician. He served as the 11th Governor of Florida, from 1874 to 1877.Born in Lovell, Maine on April 29, 1839, he attended Colby College and in 1861 left to join the Union Army. He lost an arm during the war, after which he was sent by the army to...
(1839–1891), the 11th governor of Florida - Marshall StearnsMarshall StearnsMarshall Winslow Stearns was an American jazz critic and musicologist. He was the founder of the Institute of Jazz Studies....
(1908–1966), American jazz critic and musicologist - Martha Stearns MarshallMartha Stearns MarshallMartha Stearns Marshall was a Separate Baptist preacher in the southern United States. She spread the gospel alongside her husband, Daniel Marshall , who is generally regarded as the first great Baptist leader in the state of Georgia. She was once jailed in Virginia for refusing to stop...
, eighteenth-century Separate Baptist preacher - Michael StearnsMichael StearnsMichael Stearns is a United States musician and composer of ambient music. He is also known as a film composer, sound designer and soundtrack producer for large format films, theatrical films, documentaries, commercials, and themed attractions....
(born 1948), American ambient musician - Onslow StearnsOnslow StearnsOnslow Stearns was an American railroad builder and executive, and a politician from Concord, New Hampshire. Born in 1810 in Billerica, Massachusetts, he served New Hampshire in the state Senate and as a Republican governor for two terms. He died in 1878 in Concord, New Hampshire.-External links:*...
, American railroad builder and executive - Ozora P. StearnsOzora P. StearnsOzora Pierson Stearns was an American politician.-Education:He attended Oberlin College, later graduating from the University of Michigan in 1858 and from the law department of that university in 1860...
(1831–1896), American politician - Peter StearnsPeter StearnsPeter N. Stearns is a professor at George Mason University, where he is provost with almost forty years of experience as a teacher and administrator. Stearns was Chair of the Department of History at Carnegie Mellon University and also served as the Dean of the Dietrich College of Humanities and...
, professor of history at George Mason University - R. H. StearnsR. H. StearnsRichard Hall Stearns was a wealthy tradesman, philanthropist, and politician from Massachusetts whose self-titled department store became one of the largest department chains in Boston and the surrounding area....
, a wealthy tradesman from Massachusetts - Richard Stearns (disambiguation), several people
- Robert Edwards Carter Stearns (1827-1909), an American malacologist
- Shubal StearnsShubal StearnsShubal Stearns , was an evangelist and preacher who, though his name is seldom mentioned today, was to have a profound impact in planting the seeds for the spiritual direction of much of the population of the United States...
(1706–1771), American evangelist and preacher - Stephen C. StearnsStephen C. StearnsStephen C. Stearns is an American biologist, the Edward P. Bass Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at Yale University...
, a Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at Yale University.
Fictional
- Becky Stearns, a character in the alternate-history series 1632
- Mike Stearns, a fictional character in 1632
Place names
In the United States:- Stearns, KentuckyStearns, KentuckyStearns is a census-designated place in McCreary County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 1,586 at the 2000 census. It was founded by Justus Smith Stearns.-Geography:Stearns is located at ....
- Stearns County, MinnesotaStearns County, MinnesotaAs of the census of 2000, there were 133,166 people, 47,604 households, and 32,132 families residing in the county. The population density was 99 people per square mile . There were 50,291 housing units at an average density of 37 per square mile...
- Stearns WharfStearns WharfStearns Wharf is a pier in the harbor at Santa Barbara, California, USA. When completed In 1872, it became the longest deep-water pier between Los Angeles and San Francisco. Named for its builder, local lumberman John P...
, Santa Barbara, California
Other
- 2035 Stearns2035 Stearns2035 Stearns is a Mars-crossing asteroid discovered on September 21, 1973 by J. Gibson at El Leoncito.- External links :*...
, an asteroid named after Carl Leo Stearns - Stearns (crater)Stearns (crater)Stearns is a lunar impact crater on the far side of the Moon. Unlike many lunar craters, this is a relatively fresh and well-defined impact feature with little appearance of erosion. The rim edge is sharp and roughly circular, with some unevenness. The inner walls are simple slopes down to piles of...
, a lunar crater named after Carl Leo Stearns - Stearns (automobile)Stearns (automobile)F. B. Stearns and Company was a manufacturer of luxury cars in Cleveland, Ohio marketed under the brand names Stearns and Stearns-Knight.-History:...
- The Bear Stearns Companies, Inc.
- Stearns Scout CampNorthern Star CouncilNorthern Star Council is a Boy Scout Council headquartered in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The council was formally the Viking Council and Indianhead Council until the two councils merged on July 1, 2005...
- JB Stearns, author