# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/david-curtiss-stephenson
# Generated: 2026-08-14T07:00:17.653Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/david-curtiss-stephenson"
name: "David Curtiss Stephenson"
slug: "david-curtiss-stephenson"
description: "David Curtis \"Steve\" Stephenson was an American Ku Klux Klan (KKK) leader, convicted rapist and murderer. In 1923, he was appointed Grand Dragon of the Indiana Klan and head of Klan recruiting for seven other states. Later that year, he led those groups to independence from the national KKK organization. Amassing wealth and political power in Indiana politics, he was one of the most prominent national Klan leaders. He had close relationships with numerous Indiana politicians, especially Governor Edward L. Jackson."
tagline: "American Ku Klux Klan leader (1891–1966)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/D._C._Stephenson_Grand_Dragon_of_the_Klu_Klux_Klan_in_Indiana%2C_c_1922.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Politicians"
  slug: "politicians"
profileType:
  name: "Politician"
  slug: "politician"
birthDate: "1891-08-21"
deathDate: "1966-06-28"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           49.64
  momentum:             0
  historical:           6.847505333333334
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     39.99999999999999
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
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    title: "D. C. Stephenson"
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    title: "د. ك. ستيفنسون"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/D._C._Stephenson"
    title: "D. C. Stephenson"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D._C._Stephenson"
    title: "D. C. Stephenson"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "デイビッド・カーティス・スティーブンソン"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "D.C. Stephenson"
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    title: "D.C. Stephenson"
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  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5203537"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump