Steffen (surname)
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Steffen is not only a surname
, and may refer to:
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"...
, and may refer to:
- Albert SteffenAlbert SteffenAlbert Steffen was a poet, painter, dramatist, essayist, and novelist. He joined the Theosophical Society in Germany in 1910, and the Anthroposophical Society in 1912 and became its president after the death of its founder, Rudolf Steiner, in 1925...
(1884–1963), Swiss poet, painter, and novelist - Alex SteffenAlex SteffenAlex Steffen is an American writer, editor, public speaker and futurist most noted for his bright green ideas.Steffen co-founded and ran the online magazine Worldchanging from its start in 2003 until its closure in 2010...
(b. 1968), American writer and environmental futurist - Anthony SteffenAnthony SteffenAnthony Steffen , pseudonym of Antônio Luiz de Teffé von Hoonholtz, was an Italian Brazilian actor who achieved fame as a leading man in over 25 Spaghetti Westerns.-Early life:...
(1929–2004), Brazilian actor; acted in many spaghetti westerns - Britta SteffenBritta SteffenBritta Steffen is a German swimmer who specializes in freestyle, who is the current holder of the world record in women's 50 and 100 metre freestyle....
(b. 1983), German Olympic swimmer - Hans SteffenHans Steffenright|thumb|200px|Picture of Hans Steffen in 1916Hans Steffen Hoffman was a German geographer and explorer of Aysén Region in western Patagonia. Steffen did also work as teacher, encyclopedist and historian...
(1865-1937), German geographer and explorer of Patagonia- Steffen GlacierSteffen GlacierSteffen Glacier is a major outlet glacier of the Northern Patagonian Ice Field in Aysén Region of Chile. It is the southernmost outlet glacier of the Northern Patagonian Ice Field and ends up in a lagoon from where Huemules River is born...
in the Northern Patagonian Ice FieldNorthern Patagonian Ice FieldThe Northern Patagonian Ice Field, located in southern Chile, is the smaller of two remnant parts in which the Patagonian Ice Sheet in the Andes Mountains of lower South America can be divided. It is completely contained within the boundaries of Laguna San Rafael National Park...
- Steffen Glacier
- Jim SteffenJim SteffenJames William Steffen is a former American football defensive back in the National Football League for the Detroit Lions and the Washington Redskins. He played college football at the University of California, Los Angeles and was drafted in the thirteenth round of the 1959 NFL Draft....
(b. 1936), American professional football player - Otto SteffenOtto SteffenOtto I. Steffen was an American gymnast and track and field athlete who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics....
(b. 1874, d. unknown), American Olympic gymnast - Waldemar SteffenWaldemar SteffenWaldemar Steffen was a German track and field athlete who competed at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.He tied for fourth in the high jump, clearing 1.70 metres....
(b. 1872, d. unknown), German Olympic track and field athlete - Walter SteffenWalter SteffenWalter Steffen was an American football player and coach in the United States. He played college football as a quarterback at the University of Chicago from 1906 to 1908 and was a two-time All-American selection...
(1886–1937), American professional football player - Willi SteffenWilli SteffenWilli Steffen was a Swiss international footballer who played as a left-back.Steffen started out as an amateur with Cantonal Neuchâtel and later became the first Swiss footballer to play in England when he signed for Chelsea...
(1925–2005), Swiss professional football player - William L. Steffen, Australian climate science expert and researcher