Stead

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

Surnames

C. K. Stead (born 1932), New Zealand writer and critic
Christina Stead (1902–1983), Australian writer
Dave Stead (born 1966), British drummer
David George Stead (1877–1957), Australian marine biologist, conservationist and writer
Edgar Stead (1881–1949), New Zealand ornithologist, horticulturist and marksman
Edwin Stead (1701–1735), Kent cricket patron and team captain
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
Isabelle Stead (born 1979), British film producer, director and philanthropist
Jon Stead (born 1983), English footballer
Lily Jane Stead (born 1993), British actress
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 H. Stead (1858-1918), American politician and lawyer
William Thomas Stead (1849–1912), British poet and journalist