Steve McQueen is a person.
Terence Steven `` Steve '' McQueen ( March 24 , 1930 -- November 7 , 1980 ) was an American actor . Called `` The King of Cool , '' his `` anti-hero '' persona developed at the height of the counterculture of the 1960s and made him a top box-office draw of the 1960s and 1970s . Steven Rodney `` Steve '' McQueen ( born 9 October 1969 ) is an English film director , producer , screenwriter , and video artist .