Stanley is an old masculine name from the 11th and 12th century English contraction of 'Stoney Meadow'. It is also the name of a number of places, and has other miscellaneous uses.

Stanley refers to:

Persons named Stanley

• • Aileen Stanley (1897–1982), American popular singer
  • Allan Stanley (1926–), Canadian professional ice hockey player
  • Arthur P. Stanley (1815–1881), English churchman, dean of Westminster
  • Barney Stanley (1893–1971), Canadian professional ice hockey player
  • Bob Stanley (1954–), American former baseball player
  • Charles Stanley (1819–1901), English-American chess champion
  • Charles Stanleyu (1933–), American radio evangelist
  • David S. Stanley (1828–1902), Union general in the American Civil War and Medal of Honor recipient
  • Edward Stanley, (1779–1849), English bishop of Norwich
  • Fiona Stanley (1946–), Australian epidemiologist
  • Florence Stanley (20th century), American actress
  • Frederick Stanley (19th century), American industrialist, founder of Stanley Works
  • George Stanley (1907–2002), Canadian historian and designer of the Canadian flag
  • Harry Stanley (1953–1999), Scottish painter and decorator mistakenly shot dead by the police
  • Henry Morton Stanley (1841–1904), Welsh-American journalist and explorer, searched for Dr. Livingstone
  • Ian Stanley (contemporary), British musician
  • John Stanley (c.1350–1414), Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, King John I Stanley of the Isle of Man
  • John Stanley (c.1386–1437), Knight of the Garter, King John II Stanley of the Isle of Man
  • John Stanley (1712–1786), English composer and organist
  • John Stanley (18th century), Chief Secretary for Ireland 1713–1714
  • John Stanley (1914–1993), American comic artist (Little Lulu)
  • John L. Stanley (1937–1998), American professor in political philosophy
  • John Stanley (1942–), British politician
  • Kim Stanley (1925–2001), American actress
  • Michael Stanley (1948–), American rock singer
  • Mickey Stanley (1942–), American baseball player
  • Millicent Preston-Stanley (1883–1955), Australian feminist and politician
  • Oliver Stanley (1896–1950), British politician
  • Owen Stanley (1811–1850), British naval captain
  • Owsley Stanley (1935–), American "underground" chemist, mass produced LSD
  • Paco Stanley (1942–1999), Mexican television entertainer, assassinated
  • Paul Stanley (1952–), American rock guitarist and vocalist
  • Peter Stanley (1990–), English Actor/Director/Perfectionist
  • Ralph Stanley (1927–), American bluegrass musician, one of The Stanley Brothers
  • Richard Stanley (1966–), South African-born film director
  • Richard P. Stanley (1944–), American mathematician at MIT
  • Ryan Stanley (1974–), Alaskan Technology Leader
  • Robbie Stanley (1967–), American auto racing driver
  • Stanley Bielski (1958&endash), Music Teacher
  • The Stanley Brothers American bluegrass musicians: Carter Stanley and Ralph Stanley
  • Thomas Stanley (1625–1678), English author and translator
  • Thomas B. Stanley (1890–1970), American politician, governor of Virginia 1954–1958
  • Venetia Stanley (1600–1633), English courtesan
  • Venetia Stanley (1887–1948), English socialite, intimate friend of Herbert Henry Asquith
  • Wendell Stanley (1904–1971), American biochemist, virologist, and Nobel prize laureate
  • William Stanley (?–1485), Brother of Thomas Stanley, 1st Earl of Derby); fought at the Battle of Bosworth Field
  • William Stanley (1548–1630), English military commander, under Queen Elizabeth I
  • William Stanley, Jr. (1858–1916), American physicist

English nobility

• • Anne Stanley (1580–1647), possible heir to the English throne
  • Edward Stanley, Lord Stanley, name used by many generations of the Stanley family
  • Edward John Stanley, 6th Baron Sheffield and Stanley of Alderley (1907–1971)
  • Henry Stanley, 4th Earl of Derby (1531–1593)
  • James Stanley, 7th Earl of Derby (1607–1651)
  • Thomas Stanley, 1st Earl of Derby (1435–1504)
  • William Stanley (1584–1642), 6th Earl of Derby

Place names

• Town of Stanley, British Columbia, Canada
• Stanley, Tasmania, Australia
• Stanley, Victoria Australia
• King's Stanley, village in Gloucestershire, England
• Stanley, Falkland Islands, capital and only town in the Falkland Islands (UK)
• Stanley, New Brunswick, village in New Brunswick, Canada
• Port Stanley, Ontario, town in Ontario, Canada
• Stanley, County Durham, town in County Durham, England
• Stanley Crook, a village in County Durham, England
• Stanley, Hong Kong, town in Hong Kong

Place names in the United States

• Stanley, Idaho, town in Custer County, Idaho, USA
• Stanley, Iowa, town in Buchanan County, Iowa, USA
• Stanley, Louisiana, town in De Soto Parish, Louisiana, USA
• Stanley, North Carolina, town in Gaston County, North Carolina, USA
• Stanley, North Dakota, town in Mountrail County, North Dakota, USA
• Stanley, Virginia, town in Page County, Virginia, USA
• Stanley, Barron County, Wisconsin, town (i.e., township) in Barron County, Wisconsin, USA
• Stanley, Wisconsin, city in Chippewa County, Wisconsin, USA
• Stanley County, South Dakota, USA
• Stanley Township, Minnesota, USA

Geographic features

• Mount Stanley, highest mountain in the Ruwenzori Range of Congo
• Owen Stanley Range, mountain range in Papua New Guinea
• Stanley Peak, mountain in British Columbia, Canada

Other

• • Accrington Stanley F.C., English non-league football club from Accrington in Lancashire
  • Flat Stanley, children's book and series by Jeff Brown
  • Morgan Stanley, American investment bank and stockbroker company
  • Stanley Murray Ball's long running comic strip in the satirical magazine Punch. Was also syndicated around the world.
  • Stanley, American television situation comedy 1956–1957, starring Buddy Hackett, Paul Lynde, and Carol Burnett
  • Stanley automobile, American brand of automobiles (1907–1927)
  • Stanley Award, Australian award for best cartoonist
  • Stanley Cup, championship trophy of the National Hockey League
  • Stanley Hotel, hotel in Estes Park, Colorado
  • Stanley Medical College, Madras, Tamil Nadu, India
  • Stanley Park, large park in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
  • Stanley Park, park in Liverpool, England
  • Stanley Road, album by Paul Weller
  • Stanley, robot, an autonomous vehicle that won the 2005 DARPA Grand Challenge
  • Stanley Theater, one of several theaters by the same name
  • Stanley whitewater canoeing course, Scotland
  • Stanley Steamer, American automobiles produced by Stanley automobile
  • Stanley the Talking Fish, character in the comic books based on the Mario video games
  • Stanley Works, American tool manufacturer
  • Stanley v. Georgia (394 U.S. 557) (1969) Supreme Court decision, established a personal right to privacy in US law
  • "Stanley" (also known as "Smudger") — the name of a locomotive on the fictional Mid-Sodor Railway in The Railway Series by Rev. W. Awdry.
  • Stanley Airport in Stanley, Nova Scotia, Canada.
  • Stanley Airport in the Falkland Islands.
  • Stanley the Bugman, from a Nintendo video game, Donkey Kong 3.
  • Stanley (TV series) is a cartoon airing on Playhouse Disney that is produced by Cartoon Pizza.
• Stanley was the name of the first fishing boat on Iceland to be equipped with an engine.

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