Stone (surname)
| Stone |
| Family name |
| Pronunciation |
Stuh own |
| Region of origin |
England |
| Related names |
Silverstone |
| Footnotes: [1] |
Stone is a surname of English origin. However not all those with the current surname have a common origin. In the process of anglicisation in Ireland as John O'Donovan noted: "in the county of Sligo, the ancient name of O'Mulclohy as been metamorposed into Stone, from an idea that 'clohv', the later part of it, signifies a stone". Notable persons with the surname of Stone include:
- Allan Stone (born 1945), Australian tennis player
- Andrew Stone (MP) (1703–1773), MP for Hastings (1741–1761)
- Angie Stone (born 1961), American R&B singer
- Arthur Burr Stone (1874–1943), early aviator, aka "Wizard Stone"
- Arthur J. Stone (1847–1938), American silversmith
- Barton Warren Stone (1772–1844) an important preacher during the Second Great Awakening of the early 19th century
- Bernard Stone (born 1927) is alderman of the 50th Ward in Chicago
- Bill Stone (1900–2009) British veteran of WWI and WWII
- Charles Pomeroy Stone (1824–1887), American general
- Charles Stone III, film director
- Chic Stone (1923–2000), comic book artist
- Chris Stone (actor) (born 1968), pornographic actor
- Chris Stone (entrepreneur), co-founder of the Record Plant recording studios
- Christopher Stone (broadcaster) (1882–1965), the first disc jockey in the UK (1927)
- Chuck Stone (born 1924), journalist and former Tuskugee airman
- Curt Stone (born 1922), American long-distance runner
- Daren Stone (born 1985), National Football League defensive back for Atlanta Falcons
- Dave Stone, British writer
- David Stone (keyboardist) (born 1952), Canadian keyboardist
- David Stone (magician) (born 1972), French magician
- David Stone (1770–1818), governor of North Carolina (1808–1810)
- Dean Stone (born 1930), Major League Baseball pitcher
- Don Stone (born 1969), American ice hockey player
- Doug Stone (voice actor) (born 1950), Canadian voice actor
- Doug Stone (born 1956), American country singer
- Douglas M. Stone (general), a Major General in the United States Marine Forces Reserve.
- Douglas Maxwell Stone (born 1948), Australian geologist
- Eddie Stone, gay pornographic actor
- Edmund Stone (1702–1768), Anglican clergyman who discovered the active ingredient of Aspirin
- Edward Albert Stone (1844–1920), Chief Justice of Western Australia
- Edward Durell Stone (1902–1978), American modernist architect
- Edward James Stone (1831–1897), British astronomer
- Elmer Fowler Stone (1887–1936), US aviator and Commander in the US Coast Guard
- Emma Stone (born 1988), American actress and singer
- Fred Stone (1873–1959), American theater and film actor
- Freddie Stone (born 1946), Sly & the Family Stone singer/guitarist
- Frederick Stone (1820–1899), American politician from Maryland
- Galen L. Stone (1862–1926), American financier and philanthropist
- George E. Stone (1903–1967), American actor
- George Frederick Stone (1812–1875), Western Australian lawyer and Attorney General
- George Lawrence Stone (1886–1967), American drummer
- George Stone (bishop) (1708–1764), Irish Archbishop
- George Stone (outfielder) (1877–1945), Major League Baseball outfielder and batting champion
- Grace Zaring Stone (1891–1991), American author
- Hal and Sidra Stone (born 1927), American authors and psychotherapists
- Harlan Fiske Stone (1872–1946), Chief Justice of the United States
- Henry Stone (born 1921), record company executive and producer, owner of TK Records
- I. F. Stone (1907–1989), American journalist
- Irving Stone (1903–1989), American author
- Irwin Stone (1907–1984) biochemist
- J. F. S. Stone (c. 1891 – 1957), British archaeologist
- James L. Stone (born 1922), United States Army officer and Medal of Honor recipient
- James Stone (academic administrator), first president of Kalamazoo College
- James W. Stone (1813–1854), American politician from Kentucky
- Jeff Stone (author), children's author
- Jennifer Stone (born 1993), American actress
- Jeremy Stone (born 1935), scientist and activist
- Jesse Stone (Wisconsin politician) (1836–1902), Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin
- Jesse Stone (1901–1999), American R&B musician
- Joanna Stone (born 1972), Australian javelin thrower
- John Augustus Stone (1801–1834), American dramatist and playwright
- John Benjamin Stone (1838–1914), British MP and photographer
- John Hoskins Stone (1750–1804), governor of Maryland (1794–1797)
- John Lemuel Stone (1852–1933), pioneer of agricultural education
- John Marshall Stone (1830–1900), governor of Mississippi (1876–1882 and 1890–1896)
- John Stone (Australian politician) (born 1929), former Senator and Treasury Secretary
- John Stone (baseball) (1905–1905), Major League Baseball outfielder
- John Stone (martyr), martyred Augustinian friar
- John Stone Stone (1869–1943), physicist and inventor
- John W. Stone (1838–1922), American politician and jurist from Michigan
- Jon Stone (1931–1997), children's television writer
- Jordan Stone (born 1984), American soccer player
- Joseph Champlin Stone (1829–1902), American politician from Iowa
- Joseph Stone, Baron Stone, Baron Stone (1903–1986), physician and officer in the British Army
- Joshua David Stone (died 2005), author and meditation teacher
- Joss Stone (born 1987), British soul singer
- Julian Stone (born 1962), British actor
- Julius Stone (1907–1985), professor of law
- Leonard Stone (born 1923), television and film actor
- Lewis Stone, (1879–1953), American actor
- Lucy Stone (1818–1893), women's rights activist
- Mark Stone (musician), bass guitarist from Mammoth
- Marshall Harvey Stone (1903–1989), an American mathematician
- Martin Stone (wrestler), English professional wrestler
- Matt Stone (born 1971), comedian, a co-creator of the TV series South Park
- Merlin Stone, sculptor, author, academic
- Michael J. Stone (1747–1812), American politician from Maryland
- Michael P. W. Stone (1925–1995), Royal Navy pilot & later Secretary of the U.S. Army
- Michael Stone (American football) (born 1978), a cornerback for the New England Patriots
- Michael Stone (Australian Army officer), officer in the Australian Army
- Michael Stone (author) (born 1966), English author
- Michael Stone (ice hockey) (born 1990), Canadian ice hockey player
- Michael Stone (loyalist paramilitary) (born 1955), Northern Ireland, loyalist paramilitary
- Michael Stone (Russell murder case) (born 1960), English convicted murderer
- Michael Stone, a financier who is listed 507th in the Sunday Times Rich List 2005
- Mike "Clay" Stone (1951–2002), English recording engineer and record producer
- Mike Stone (ice hockey) (born 1972), American ice hockey player
- Mike Stone (musician) (born 1969), guitarist for progressive metal band Queensrÿche
- Mike Stone (radio personality) (born 1958), Detroit radio personality
- Milburn Stone (1904–1980), actor
- Nick Stone (author) (born 1966), British thriller writer
- Norman Stone (born 1941), British professor of history
- Oliver Stone (born 1946), American motion picture scriptwriter and director
- Patrick Thomas Stone (1889–1963) United States federal judge
- Pete Stone, footballer in the 1956 Summer Olympics
- Peter Stone (footballer), footballer born 1954
- Peter Stone (1930–2003), writer for theater, film, and television
- Philip Stone (1924–2003), English film actor
- Richard Stone (composer) (1953–2001), composer
- Richard Stone (politician) (born 1928). American politician from Florida
- Richard Stone (1913–1991), British economist
- Rick Stone, rugby league football coach
- Rob Stone, American football and soccer commentator
- Robert Granville Stone, (1907–2002) of Pennsylvania
- Robert Stone (attorney) (1866–1957) Speaker of the Kansas House of Representatives (1915), prominent attorney and opponent of the New Deal
- Robert Stone (composer) (1516–1613), English composer
- Robert Stone (novelist) (born 1937), American novelist
- Robert Stone (rugby league) (1956–2005), rugby player for St. George Dragons
- Robert Stone (silversmith) (1903–1990), British silversmith
- Rose Stone (born 1945), Sly & the Family Stone singer/keyboardist
- Ruth Stone (born 1915), American poet
- Ryan Stone (born 1985), professional ice hockey player for the NHL's Edmonton Oilers
- Sandy Stone (artist), academic theorist, artist, performer, and professor
- Shane Stone, Chief Minister of the Northern Territory (1995–1999)
- Sharman Stone (born 1951), member of the Australian House of Representatives since 1996
- Sharon Stone (born 1958), U.S. actress
- Sidra Stone (born 1937), American author and psychotherapist
- Sly Stone (born 1944), Sly & the Family Stone singer-songwriter, frontman
- Steve Stone (baseball) (born 1947), former Major League Baseball player and current sportscaster.
- Steve Stone (footballer) (born 1971), English football (soccer) player
- Stone Gossard (born 1966), guitarist for grunge band Pearl Jam
- Stone Phillips (born 1954), of NBC-TV news
- Stu Stone, film, television, and voice actor
- Terrence Stone (born 1955), Irish-American voice actor
- Thomas Stone (1743–1787), a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence as a delegate from Maryland
- Tom Stone (coach), head coach of Texas Tech women's soccer team
- Tom Stone (magician) (born 1967), Swedish magician
- Ulysses S. Stone (1878–1962), American politician from Oklahoma
- Vet Stone (born 1949), Sly & the Family Stone singer
- Walter Napleton Stone (1891–1917), English recipient of the Victoria Cross
- William A. Stone (1846–1820), governor of Pennsylvania (1899–1903)
- William Carlos Stone (1859–1939), philatelist of Springfield, Massachusetts
- William Henry Stone (1808–1901), American politician from Missouri
- William J. Stone (1848–1918), governor of Missouri (1893–1897)
- William M. Stone (1827–1893), governor of Iowa (1864–1868)
- William Murray Stone (1779–1838), Episcopalian bishop of Maryland
- William S. Stone (1910–1968), superintendent of the U.S. Air Force Academy
- William Stone (caver) (born 1953), expeditionary caver
- William Stone (Maryland governor) (1603–1695), English governor of Maryland colony
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