Researching Donald Steven
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 2269 people with the Steven surname? In that year Steven was ranked number 1680 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Donald means "proud chief, world ruler" and is of Celtic origin.
Records of Donald Steven on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Donald Steven and the Steven Genealogy
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| Did you know that there are currently 2316 people with the Steven surname in the UK? Steven is now ranked number 2147 for popularity in the UK. |
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| Did you know that there are currently 6076 people with the Steven surname in the USA? Steven is ranked number 155 for popularity in the USA. |
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Some Famous People called Donald Steven
Donald Steven
Donald Steven (born 26 May 1945) is a Canadian-American composer, music educator, and academic administrator. An associate composer of the Canadian Music Centre, he won a BMI Student Composer Award in 1970, the Canadian Federation of University Women's Golden Jubilee Creative Arts Award in 1972, the 1987 Juno Award for Classical Composition of the Year (for Pages of Solitary Delights) and the 1991 Jules Léger Prize for New Chamber Music (for In the Land of Pure Delight). His musical compositions are characterized by their emphasis on instrumental colour and atmosphere. Perhaps his most well known piece is his Illusions for solo cello, which has been widely performed in concert and on television and radio broadcasts.
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Other names that sound a bit like Steven
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