Stanley (name)

Stanley is a family name and masculine given name dating from the 11/12th century contraction of Stone (pronounced "Stan") and Leigh (meadow).

It is also believed to be a Mediaeval contraction of the modern-day English-speaking forename "Stephen" following Spanish roots from the name "Esteban" or the Polish name "Stanislas", given after St. Stanislaus of Szczepanów Bishop and Martyr. Stanislas was a popular name in Britain and Scandinavia before the Reformation, still given in France, Austria and Italy.

Persons with the given name Stanley

• Stanley Adams (singer) (1907–1994), American singer and lyricist
• Stanley Adams (actor) (1915–1977), American actor and screenwriter
• Stanley Adams (whistleblower) (born 1927)
• Stanley T. Adams (1922–1999), American Army officer, recipient of the Medal of Honor during the Korean War
• Stan Arthur, Vice Chief of Naval Operations 1992–95
• Stanley Baldwin, former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
• Stanley Cavell, American philosopher
• Stanley Cohen (biochemist) (born 1922), American Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine Laureate
• Stan Cohen (politician) (1927–2004), British Labour politician
• Stanley Cohen (physicist) (born 1927), founder and president of Speakeasy Computing Corporation
• Stanley Cohen (sociologist) (1942–2013), Martin White Professor of Sociology at the London School of Economics
• Stanley Norman Cohen (born 1935), American geneticist
• Stanley G. Cohen, president of Five Towns College
• Stan Drake, founding artist of the comic strip The Heart of Juliet Jones
• Stanley Ann Dunham, mother of Barack Obama
• Stanley Ellis (linguist) (1926–2009), English linguistics scholar and broadcaster
• Stanley Ellis (cricketer) (1896–1987), English cricketer
• Stanley G. Ellis (born 1947), general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
• Stanley Fields (biologist) (born 1955), American biologist
• Stanley Fields (actor) (1883–1941), American actor
• Stanley Fisher, 24th Chief Justice of Ceylon
• Stanley Goble, Chief of Air Force of Australia
• Stanley G. Grizzle, retired Canadian citizenship judge and labour union activist
• Stanley Heaps, English architect responsible for the design of a number of stations on the London Underground system
• Stanley Johnson (basketball) (born 1996), American basketball player
• Stanley Johnson (writer) (born 1940), British author and Conservative Party politician, writer on environmental and population issues, MEP 1979–1984
• Stanley Johnson (London politician) (1869–1937), English solicitor and Conservative Party politician, MP 1918–1924
• Stanley Jones (cyclist), British Olympic cyclist
• Stanley A. Klein, American neuroscientist
• Stanley H. Klein (1908–1992), American architect
• Stanley Krippner, American psychologist, parapsychologist, and an executive faculty member and Professor of Psychology at Saybrook University
• Stanley Kubrick, film director
• Stanley Kurtz, American conservative commentator
• Stan Lee, American comic book creator
• Stanley Lewis (sculptor) (1930–2006), Montreal sculptor, 1930–2004
• Stanley Cornwell Lewis (1905–2009), British portrait painter and illustrator
• Stanley G. Love, American scientist and a NASA astronaut
• Stanley S. Love, American former professional basketball player
• Stanley Mazor, engineer and inventor
• Stanley A. McChrystal, former Commander, International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) and former Commander, U.S. Forces Afghanistan (USFOR-A)
• Stanley Nelson Jr., American director and producer of documentary films known for examining the history and experiences of African Americans
• Stanley Ocitti, Ugandan basketball player
• Stanley G. Owen, Welsh rugby union and professional rugby league footballer of the 1950s and '60s
• Stanley G. Payne, historian of modern Spain and Europe and Fascism at the University of Wisconsin–Madison
• Stanley B. Prusiner, American neurologist and biochemist
• Stanley Rogers Resor, 9th United States Secretary of the Army
• Stanley Jedidiah Samartha, Indian theologian
• Stanley Savige, Australian soldier and businessman
• Stanley Schmidt, editor of Analog Science Fiction and Fact magazine from 1978 to 2012
• Stanley Sheff, Hollywood born director and writer
• Stanley Gerald Umphrey Shier, 18th Canadian Surgeon General
• Stanley Tillekeratne, former Speaker of the Parliament of Sri Lanka
• Stanley Unwin (comedian) (1911–2002), South African-born comedic writer and performer
• Stanley Unwin (publisher) (1884–1968), British publisher, founder of George Allen and Unwin
• Stanley G. Weinbaum (1902–1935), American science fiction writer
• Stanley Wojcicki, Polish American emeritus professor and former chair of the physics department at Stanford University
• Stanley Wolpert, American Indologist considered one of the world's foremost authorities on the political and intellectual history of modern India and Pakistan

Persons with the last name Stanley

• Aileen Stanley (1897–1982), American popular singer
• Allan Stanley (born 1926), Canadian professional ice hockey player
• Alessandra Stanley, American journalist
• Antwaun Stanley, American singer, songwriter
• Arthur Penrhyn Stanley (1815–1881), English churchman, dean of Westminster
• Barney Stanley (1893–1971), Canadian professional ice hockey player
• Bob Stanley (baseball player) (born 1954), American former baseball player
• Bob Stanley (musician) (born 1964), English musician
• Brian Stanley (disambiguation)
• Charles Stanley (disambiguation)
• Chase Stanley (born 1989), Australian-New Zealand Rugby League player
• David S. Stanley (1828–1902), Union general in the American Civil War and Medal of Honor recipient
• Edward Stanley (bishop), (1779–1849), English bishop of Norwich
• Fiona Stanley (born 1946), Australian epidemiologist
• Florence Stanley (1924–2003), American actress
• Francis Edgar Stanley (1849–1918), co-inventor of the Stanley Steamer
• Frank C. Stanley, late 19th-early 20th-century American popular singer; stage name for William S. Grinsted
• Freelan O. Stanley (1849–1940), co-inventor of the Stanley Steamer and founder of the Stanley Hotel
• Frederick Trent Stanley (1802–1883), American industrialist, founder of Stanley Works
• George F.G. Stanley (1907–2002), Canadian historian and designer of the Canadian flag
• Ginger Stanley (born 1931), American model, actress and stunt woman
• 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 (born 1957), British musician
• James Stanley (disambiguation), several people
• John Stanley (disambiguation), several people
• Kim Stanley (1925–2001), American actress
• Matt Stanley (born 1989), New Zealand comedian
• Mervin C. Stanley (1857–1907), New York politician
• Michael Stanley (born 1948), American rock singer
• Mickey Stanley (born 1942), American baseball player
• Mike Stanley (born 1963), American baseball player
• Mike Stanley (rower) (born 1957), New Zealand Olympic rower and sports administrator
• Millicent Preston-Stanley (1883–1955), Australian feminist and politician
• Oliver Stanley (1896–1950), British politician
• Owen Stanley (1811–1850), British naval captain
• Owsley Stanley (born 1935), American "underground" chemist, mass-produced LSD
• Paco Stanley (1942–1999), Mexican television entertainer, assassinated
• Paul Stanley (born 1952), American rock guitarist and vocalist
• Ralph Stanley (born 1927), American bluegrass musician, one of the Stanley Brothers
• Richard Stanley (film director) (born 1966), South African-born film director
• Richard P. Stanley (born 1944), American mathematician at MIT
• Richard Stanley (politician) (1920–1983), British Conservative Party Member of Parliament 1950–1966
• Robbie Stanley (born 1967), American auto racing driver
• Steven J. C. Stanley (born 1958), Jamaican audio engineer and producer
• Steven M. Stanley (born 1941), paleontologist
• The Stanley Brothers, Carter and Ralph, American bluegrass musicians
• Thomas Stanley (author) (1625–1678), English author and translator
• Thomas Bahnson 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 Meredith Stanley (1904–1971), American biochemist, virologist, and Nobel prize laureate
• William Stanley (Battle of Bosworth) (c. 1435–1495), brother of Thomas Stanley, 1st Earl of Derby); fought at the Battle of Bosworth Field
• William Stanley (Elizabethan) (1548–1630), English military commander, under Queen Elizabeth I
• William Stanley, Jr. (1858–1916), American physicist
• Winifred C. Stanley, (1909–1996) U.S Representative from New York

English nobility and gentry

• any of the seven Baronets Stanley of Alderley Hall, and the succeeding eight Barons Stanley
• Albert Stanley, 1st Baron Ashfield (1874–1948), president of the Board of Trade, chairman of London Passenger Transport Board
• Lady Anne Stanley (1580–1647), possible heir to the English throne
• Anne Stanley, Countess of Ancram (1600–1656/7), wife of the 1st Earl of Ancram
• 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, 6th Earl of Derby (1584–1642)

See also

• Stanley (disambiguation)