| KING | Stephen _, author of It, Carrie (4) |
| DEEN | Author of "It Ain't All About the Cookin'" |
| STEPHENKING | Author of It based on whose books movies such as The Shining have been also been made: 2 wds. |
| COLLEENHOOVER | Author of "It Ends With Us" who gained fame after self-publishing romance books: 2 wds. |
| HAWKING | Stephen ___, author of A Brief History of Time (7) |
| CRANE | Stephen ___, author of novels George's Mother and The Red Badge of Courage (5) |
| LEATHER | Stephen ___, author of the novels Dead Men and Hot Blood (7) |
| MERCHANT | Stephen _, writer and co-creator of The Office (8) |
| ROOT | Stephen _, voice of Bubbles in Finding Dory (4) |
| AMES | Stephen _ , golfer; 2006 winner of The Players Championship (4) |
| QUAY | Stephen ___, stop-motion animated film director whose works with twin Timothy include 2005's The Piano Tuner of Earthquakes (4) |
| HUNT | Stephen ___, 2007-2012 Republic of Ireland and 2005-2009 Reading winger (4) |
| DODD | Stephen ___, golfer who won the 2005 Nissan Irish Open (4) |
| BOYD | Stephen ___, actor who played Messala in 1959 action film Ben-Hur (4) |
| LEACOCK | Stephen ___, Canadian author (b.1869 - d.1944) of Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town |
| GRAHAM | Stephen ___ , actor who played undercover officer John Corbett in season five of Line Of Duty (6) |
| REA | Actor Stephen ___ of "The Crying Game" |
| DECATUR | Stephen ___, War of 1812 naval hero |
| HENDRY | Stephen ___, winner of the World Snooker Championship from 1992-96 (6) |
| FRY | Former host of QI Stephen ___ (3) |