Stead

Stead (pronounced 'sted' as in "instead") is a surname, and may refer to

  • C. K. Stead (born 1932), New Zealand writer and critic
  • Christina Stead (1902–1983), Australian writer
  • Dave Stead (born 1966), drummer
  • David George Stead (1877–1957), Australian marine biologist, conservationist and writer
  • Edgar Stead (1881–1949), New Zealand ornithologist, horticulturist and marksman
  • Edward Stead (1701–1735), early English cricket team manager
  • Eugene A. Stead (1908–2005), American physician
  • Gary Stead (born 1972), New Zealand cricketer
  • George Christopher Stead (1913–2008), Cambridge professor of philosophy and Christian doctrine
  • George Gatonby Stead (1841–1908), Zealand grain merchant, racehorse owner and breeder, businessman
  • Jon Stead (born 1983), English footballer
  • Martin Stead (born 1958), Canadian cricketer
  • Ralph Stead (1917–2000), British corporate chairman
  • Robert J.C. Stead (1880–1959), Canadian Journalist and Author
  • William Force Stead (1884–1967), American diplomat, poet, academic and clergyman
  • William Thomas Stead (1849–1912), British poet and journalist

Stead may also refer to

  • Reno Stead Airport near Reno, Nevada, United States

Famous quotes containing the word stead:

    “I hate Bernard Shaw because he says that life is compromise.”
    —Christina Stead (1902–1983)

    “A mother! What are we worth really? They all grow up whether you look after them or not.”
    —Christina Stead (1902–1983)

    “Humorists are always pessimists. They’re reactionaries: because they see that every golden cloud has a black lining.”
    —Christina Stead (1902–1983)