Steven is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Andrew Joseph Steven (born 1985), Scottish basketball player
Anna Steven (born 2000), New Zealand Paralympic sprinter
Anthony Steven (1916–1990), British television scriptwriter
Birte Steven (born 1980), German swimmer
Bob Steven (1937–2014),Scottish international rugby union player
Brett Steven (born 1969), New Zealand tennis player
Carl Steven (Carlo Steven Krakoff, 1974–2011), American child actor
Christian von Steven (1781–1863), Finnish-born Russian botanist and entomologist
David Steven (1878–1903), Scottish footballer
Davis Steven, Papua New Guinea politician, deputy prime minister from 2019 to 2020
Donald Steven (born 1945), Canadian-American composer, music educator, and academic administrator
Gabriel Steven (born 1994), Nigerian footballer
Grace Steven (born 1995), Papua New Guinean footballer
Helen Steven (1942–2016), Scottish Quaker peace activist
Henry Marshall Steven (1893–1969),Scottish forester, academic and magazine editor
Isabella Steven, Scottish woman courted by the poet Robert Burns
Jack Steven (born 1990), Australian rules footballer
Jock Steven (1935–2020), Scottish rugby union player
Julie Steven (born 1976), American tennis player and coach, and businesswoman
Laura Steven, 21st-century English novelist
Peter Steven (born 1959), Scottish international rugby union player
Philip Steven (born 1995), Papua New Guinean footballer
Raj Steven (born 1984), Azerbaijani photographer, mentor and storyteller
Robert Steven (born 1957), Australian rules footballer
Stewart Steven (Stefan Gustaf Cohen, 1935–2004), British newspaper editor and journalist
Tom Steven (born 1954), Scottish footballer
Trevor Steven (born 1963), English footballer
William P. Steven (1908–1991), American newspaper executive