Stone (surname) explained
Stone is a surname that is an anglicization of the Scandinavian name of Sten dating back to Anglo-Saxon.[2]
List of people with the surname
A
- Alan A. Stone (1929–2022), American scholar of law and psychology at Harvard, and film critic
- Alfred Stone (1834–1908), American architect from Rhode Island; partner in Stone, Carpenter & Willson
- Alfred Holt Stone (1879–1955), American planter, writer, politician, from Mississippi
- Andrew Stone (Pineapple Dance Studios), dance instructor, cast member of English reality TV series
- Andrew A. Stone (1885-?), head football coach for the University of Tennessee, 1910
B
- Barton Warren Stone (1772–1844), preacher during the Second Great Awakening of the early 19th century
- Bernard Stone (1927–2005), alderman of the 50th Ward in Chicago
- Beverley Stone (1916–2003), Purdue University's first dean of students
- Bill Stone (footballer) (1894–1975), Australian rules footballer for Fitzroy
- Bill Stone (politician) (born 1965), member of the Mississippi State Senate
- Bill Stone (Royal Navy sailor) (1900–2009) British veteran of WWI and WWII
- Billy Stone (American football) (1925–2004), running back
- Billy Stone (arena football) (born 1963), American football fullback
- Billy Stone (Australian footballer) (1901–1993), Australian rules footballer for Carlton
- Billy Stone (rugby league), English rugby union and rugby league footballer who played in the 1910s and 1920s
- Biz Stone (Christopher Isaac Stone, born 1974), American entrepreneur who co-founded Twitter
C
- Charles P. Stone (1915–2012), American major general and commander of the 4th Infantry Division in the Vietnam War
- Charles Warren Stone (1843–1912), United States Representative from and Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania
- Charlie Stone (rugby league) (1950–2018), English rugby league player
- Cheryl Stone, South African-born co-founder of Bangarra Dance Theatre, an Indigenous dance company in Australia
- Chic Stone (1923–2000), comic book artist
- Chris Stone (Animation Director), Animation director of Dead Space (video game) and other games
- Chris Stone (entrepreneur), co-founder of the Record Plant recording studios
- Chris Stone (footballer) (1959–2023), Australian rules footballer
- Chris Stone (sprinter) (born 1995), British sprint athlete and runner-up at the 2019 British Indoor Athletics Championships
- Christopher Stone (disambiguation), several people, including
- C.J. Stone (Christopher James Stone, born 1953), author, journalist and freelance writer
- Chuck Stone (1924–2014), journalist and Tuskegee airman
- Clara Stone Fields Collins (1908–1981), Alabama legislator
- Cliffie Stone (1917–1998), American country singer, musician, record producer, music publisher, and radio and TV personality
- Clyde E. Stone (1876–1948), American jurist
- Cornelia Branch Stone (1840–1925), president-general, United Daughters of the Confederacy; president, Texas Woman's Press Association
- Curt Stone (1922–2021), American long-distance runner
D
- David Stone (producer) (born 1966), American theatre and musical producer
- Dean Stone (1929–2018), Major League Baseball pitcher
- Devin James Stone, American lawyer and YouTuber
- Don Stone (publisher), DJ, publisher and businessman
- Donnie Stone, American football player
- Donna J. Stone (1933–1994), American poet and philanthropist
- Doug Stone (born 1956), American country singer
- Doug Stone (voice actor) (born 1950), Canadian voice actor
- Douglas Stone (disambiguation), several people, including
- Doug Stone (born 1956), American country music singer
E
- Edward James Stone (1831–1897), British astronomer, president of the Royal Astronomical Society 1882–1884
- Edward Giles Stone (1873–1947), Australian engineer working with reinforced concrete and manufacturing cement
F
G
- George Albert Stone III (born 1994), American rapper known professionally as EST Gee
H
- Henry Stone born Henry David Epstein (1921–2014), American record company executive
I
J
- James L. Stone (1922–2012), United States Army officer and Medal of Honor recipient
- James M. Stone, politician in the Massachusetts House of Representatives
- James W. Stone (1813–1854), United States Representative from Kentucky
- B. Jeff Stone (1936–2011), American rockabilly and country singer
- John A. Stone (died 1864), American collector and publisher of folk songs
- John Marshall Stone (1830–1900), American politician and Governor of Mississippi, 1876–1882 and 1890–1896
- John N. Stone (1882–1926), American football coach at Clemson University in 1908
- John W. Stone (1838–1922), American politician and jurist from Michigan
K
L
- Leonard Stone (1923–2011), television and film actor
- Lewis Stone, (1879–1953), American actor
- Lucinda Hinsdale Stone (1814–1900), American feminist, educator, traveler, writer, philanthropist
- Lucy Stone (1818–1893), women's rights activist
M
- Martin Stone (actor), actor in British TV serial The Chronicles of Narnia
- Michael Stone, the nom de guerre of the American and later Israeli military officer Mickey Marcus, David "Mickey" Marcus
- Mike Stone (ice hockey) (born 1972), retired American professional ice hockey centre
- Mike C. Stone (born 1970), American businessman and politician from North Carolina
- Mike Stone, founder of independent record label Clay Records, Stoke-on-Trent
N
O
- Oliver Stone (born 1946), American motion picture scriptwriter and director
P
- Pete Stone, Australian footballer in the 1956 Summer Olympics
R
- Robert Stone (cricketer) (1749–1820), English amateur cricketer
- Robert King Stone (1822–1872), doctor who served U.S. President Abraham Lincoln during the American Civil War
- Robert Spencer Stone (1895–1966), Canadian American pioneer in radiology, radiation therapy and radiation protection
- Roger Stone (born 1952) American political consultant, author, lobbyist and strategist
- Rose Stone (born 1945), Sly & the Family Stone singer/keyboardist
- Royal A. Stone (1875–1942), American jurist
- Ruby Stone (1924–2013), American politician
- Rupert Stone (1972–2005), American serial killer
- Ruth Stone (1915–2011), American poet
- Ryan Stone (born 1985), ice hockey player
S
- Sandy Stone (artist) (born 1936), American author and artist
- Sean Stone (born 1984), film director, producer, cinematographer, screenwriter, and actor.
- Shane Stone, Chief Minister of the Northern Territory (1995–1999)
- Sharman Stone (born 1951), member of the Australian House of Representatives
- Sharon Stone (born 1958), U.S. actress
- Sly Stone (born 1944), Sly & the Family Stone singer-songwriter, frontman
- Spencer Stone (born 1992), American United States Air Force staff sergeant
- Steve Stone (disambiguation), several people
- Stu Stone, film, television, and voice actor
T
- Tom Stone (soccer), American head coach of the women's soccer team at Texas Tech University
- Tom Stone (magician) (born 1967), otherwise known as Thomas Bengtsson, Swedish magician, editor and author
U
V
W
- W. Clement Stone (1902-2002), American businessman, philanthropist and New Thought self-help book author
Fictional characters
- Stone, fictional character in the G.I. Joe universe
- Agent Stone, the secondary antagonist of the film Sonic the Hedgehog and its sequel
- Benjamin Stone in the TV series Law & Order
- Candace Stone, a character in the TV series You
- Charlie Stone, a character in the TV series Veronica Mars
- Judge Harold T. Stone in the TV series Night Court
- Henry Stone, fictional character in The Fugitive
- Dr. Jeremy Stone, character in the film The Andromeda Strain
- Jesse Stone, policeman in Jesse Stone novels by Robert B. Parker, also a film series featuring Tom Selleck in the title role
- Michael Stone (Hustle) played by Adrian Lester on the BBC drama series Hustle
- Lt. Mike Stone played by Karl Malden in The Streets of San Francisco
- Nick Stone, fictional hero of several books by Andy McNab
- Patsy Stone, character in the comedy series Absolutely Fabulous
- Peter Stone, a character in the drama series
- Ramona A. Stone, character in the 1995 David Bowie album Outside
- Sam Stone, fictional U.S. veteran of the Vietnam War in the John Prine song of the same name
- Sandy Stone (character) played by Barry Humphries
- Steven Stone, see List of Pokémon characters
- Tom Stone, character in Tom Stone, a 2002–2003 Canadian TV series known in the U.S. as Stone Undercover
- Victor Stone, better known by his alias, Cyborg, one of DC's Teen Titans
Families
See also
Notes and References
- http://forebears.co.uk/surnames/stone Stone Surname at Forebears
- Web site: Surname Database: Stone Last Name Origin.