I was quite disappointed that the badass executioner Ahtar from Castle Dour (Solitude), who can be recruited to become a Blade, can't be recruited as a steward. I foolishly thought any follower could be recruited as steward, so I went to all the trouble to dispatching Jordis as my follower and going to the Castle Dour dungeon (the place gives me vertigo!) to get him and take him back to Lakeside Manor. Should have just gone to the Skyrim Wiki and looked at the full list, huh?
I may go with Jordis. Of the Housecarls in the major holds, Jordis and Argis are the ones I like the best. Jordis is usually my second choice for a follower when I need a break from my favorite follower, Marcurio, who I think I'll get as a spouse eventually (Blaise and Sofie need a father!). Jordis doesn't get on my nerves like Iona, Calder and Lydia do. Haven't see any glitches reported for Jordis as steward....yet.