- Born
- Died
- Birth nameJames Cochran Stevenson Runciman
- Steven Runciman was born on July 7, 1903. He is known for Mastermind (1972), Secret Lives (1995) and Crusades (1995). He died on November 1, 2000.
- Attended Eton with George Orwell.
- At his 90th birthday celebration, his birthday cake was shaped like the Byzantine Church of Haghia Sophia.
- Knighted in 1958.
- In the words of fellow historian Rosemary Hill, "he claimed to have slept with people whose names began with every letter of the alphabet except Q, because the only possibility was Quentin Crisp and he couldn't face it".
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