Stanley (surname)

Stanley is both a family name and a masculine given name dating from the 11th and 12th century English contraction of 'Stoney Meadow' (Stone/Stan Leigh). It is also the name of a number of places, and has other miscellaneous uses.

Persons named Stanley

• Aileen Stanley (1897–1982), American popular singer
• Allan Stanley (1926–), Canadian professional ice hockey player
• Alessandra Stanley, American journalist
• Arthur Penrhyn Stanley (1815–1881), English churchman, dean of Westminster
• Barney Stanley (1893–1971), Canadian professional ice hockey player
• Bob Stanley (1954–), American former baseball player
• Brian Stanley, Sinn Féin politician
• Charles Stanley (chess player) (1819–1901), English-American chess champion
• Charles Stanley (pastor) (1933–), American evangelist
• 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 (1946–), Australian epidemiologist
• Florence Stanley (20th century), American actress
• Francis Edgar Stanley (1849-1918), co-inventor of the Stanley Steamer
• Frank C. Stanley, late 19th-early 20th c. 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 (19th century), American industrialist, founder of Stanley Works
• George F.G. 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 (1957–), British musician
• James Stanley, author of Smith's Journal
• James Stanley, American producer, writer and actor
• King John I Stanley of the Isle of Man (c.1350–1414)
• King John II Stanley of the Isle of Man (c.1386–1437)
• John Stanley (composer) (1712–1786), English composer and organist
• John Stanley (chief secretary) (18th century), Chief Secretary for Ireland 1713–1714
• John Stanley (comic artist) (1914–1993), American comic artist (Little Lulu)
• John L. Stanley (1937–1998), American professor in political philosophy
• John Stanley (politician) (1942–), British politician
• John Mix Stanley (1814-1872), American painter
• Kim Stanley (1925–2001), American actress
• Michael Stanley (1948–), American rock singer
• Mickey Stanley (1942–), American baseball player
• Mike Stanley (1963–), American baseball player
• Mike Stanley (rower) (1958–), New Zealand rower
• 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
• Ralph Stanley (1927–), American bluegrass musician, one of the Stanley Brothers
• Richard Stanley (film director) (1966–), South African-born film director
• Richard P. Stanley (1944–), American mathematician at MIT
• Richard Stanley (politician) (1920–1983), British Conservative Party Member of Parliament 1950–1966
• Robbie Stanley (1967–), American auto racing driver
• Steven J. C. Stanley, Jamaican audio engineer and producer
• Steven M. Stanley, 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) (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) (?–1485), 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)

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