Stassen

Stassen is a Dutch patronymic surname, originally meaning "son of Stas", a short form of Eustathius.Ben Stassen, Belgian film director and producer Franz Stassen (1869–1949), German painter and illustrator Glen Stassen (1936–2014), American ethicist, professor, and Baptist theologian Harold Stassen (1907–2001), American politician from Minnesota; governor of Minnesota 1939–1943; perennial candidate for U.S. president J. Robert Stassen (1927–2015), American politician; Minnesota state senator (1973–1976) Jean-Philippe Stassen, Belgian comic-book artist Julien Stassen, Belgian bicycle racer Laurence Stassen, Dutch politicianRiley G. Stassen-Raddatz, American machinist