Stanley (name)

Stanley

A stone-filled meadow
Pronunciation	/ˈstænliː/
Language(s)	Old English
Origin
Meaning	"stone leigh"
Region of origin	England
Other names
Variant form(s)	Stoneley (archaic), Stanly,
See also	Lea, Lee, Leigh)

Stanley is a toponymic surname dating from the 11/12th century contraction of Stan (a form of "Stone") and Leigh (meadow), later also being used as a masculine given name.

Persons with the given name[]

• 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
• Stanley Amis (1924–2021), British architect
• Stanley Andrisse, American endocrinologist
• Stan Arthur (born 1935), U.S. Navy officer; Vice Chief of Naval Operations 1992–95
• Stanley Baker (1928–1976), Welsh actor and producer
• Stanley Baldwin (1867–1947), three-time Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
• Stanley Bleifeld (1924–2011), American sculptor
• Stanley Booth-Clibborn (1924–1996), British Anglican bishop
• Stanley Branche (1933-1992), American civil rights leader
• Stanley Brundy (born 1967), American basketball player
• Stanley Burrell, American rapper known as MC Hammer
• Stanley Cavell (1926–2018), American philosopher
• Stanley Chais (1926–2010), American investment advisor in the Madoff investment scandal
• Stanley Chera (1942–2020), American real estate developer
• Stanley R. Christianson (1925–1950), American Marine, awarded Medal of Honor
• Stanley Clarke (born 1951), American jazz and funk bassist
• Stanley Clements (1926–1981), American actor and comedian
• 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
• Stanley Donen (1924–2019), American film director and choreographer
• Stan Drake (1921–1997), American cartoonist
• Stanley Ann Dunham (1942–1995), American anthropologist, mother of Barack Obama
• Stanley Ellis (linguist) (1926–2009), English linguistics scholar and broadcaster
• Stanley Ellis (cricketer) (1896–1987), English cricketer
• Stanley Fields (biologist) (born 1955), American biologist
• Stanley Fields (actor) (1883–1941), American actor
• Stanley Fischer (born 1943), Israeli American economist
• Stanley Fisher (1867–1949), 24th Chief Justice of Ceylon
• Stanley H. Ford (1877-1961), United States Army General
• Stanley Goble (1891–1948), Royal Australian Air Force commander
• Stanley G. Grizzle (1918–2016), Canadian citizenship judge and labour union activist
• Stanley Heaps (1880–1962), 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 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) (1888–1962), British Olympic cyclist
• Stanley Kalpage (died 2000), Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the United Nations from 1991 to 1994
• Stanley A. Klein, American neuroscientist
• Stanley H. Klein (1908–1992), American architect
• Stanley Kramer (1913–2001), American film director and producer
• Stanley Krippner (born 1932), American psychologist, parapsychologist, and Professor of Psychology at Saybrook University
• Stanley Kubrick (1928–1999), American film director, producer, and screenwriter
• Stanley Kurtz, American conservative commentator
• Stan Laurel (1890–1965), born Arthur Stanley Jefferson, English comic actor, writer and film director
• Stan Lee (1922–2018), American comic book writer, editor, and publisher
• Stanley Lewis (sculptor) (1930–2006), Canadian sculptor
• Stanley Cornwell Lewis (1905–2009), British portrait painter and illustrator
• Stanley G. Love (born 1965), American scientist and astronaut
• Stan Love (basketball) (born 1949), American basketball player
• Sir Stanley Matthews (1915–2000), British footballer
• Stanley Mazor (born 1941), American electrical engineer and inventor
• Stanley A. McChrystal (born 1954), former Commander, International Security Assistance Force and U.S. Forces Afghanistan (USFOR-A)
• Stanley Middleton (1919–2009), British novelist
• Stanley Morgan Jr. (born 1996), American football player
• Stanley Myers (1930–1993), English composer and conductor
• Stanley Nelson Jr. (born 1951), American documentary filmmaker
• Stanley Ocitti (born 1980), Ugandan basketball player
• Stan Owen (born 1932), Welsh rugby union and rugby league footballer
• Stanley G. Payne (born 1934), American historian and Hispanist
• Stanley Peiris (1941-2002), Sri Lankan Sinhala instrumental musician and composer
• Stanley Plotkin (born 1932), American physician, vaccinologist, and immunologist
• Stanley B. Prusiner (born 1942), American neurologist and biochemist
• Stanley Robinson (disambiguation), several people
• Stanley Rogers Resor (1917–2012), American lawyer and military officer; 9th United States Secretary of the Army
• Stanley Jedidiah Samartha (1920–2001), Indian theologian
• Stanley Savige (1890–1954), Australian soldier and businessman
• Stanley Schmidt (born 1944), American science fiction author and editor
• Stanley Senanayake (1918-1989), Inspector-General of Sri Lanka Police from 1970 to 1978
• Stanley Shanfield, American inventor
• Stanley Shakespeare (1963–2005), American football player
• 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 Tretick (1921–1999), American photojournalist
• Stanley Tucci, American actor, writer, producer and film director
• Stanley Turrentine (1934–2000), American jazz saxophonist
• 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 Wagner (disambiguation), several people
• Stanley J. Wawrzyniak (1927–1995), American Marine officer, recipient of two Navy Crosses during Korean War
• Stanley G. Weinbaum (1902–1935), American science fiction writer
• Stanley Whittaker (born 1994), American basketball player
• Stanley Wojcicki (born 1937), Polish American emeritus professor and former chair of the physics department at Stanford University
• Stanley Wolpert (1927–2019), American historian and Indologist
• Stanley Yau (born 1990), Hong Kong singer, dancer and actor
• Stanley de Zoysa, Sri Lankan businessman and politician

Persons with the family name[]

• 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
• Benson Stanley (Born 1984) Australian born, New Zealand Rugby Union Player
• Bob Stanley (baseball player) (born 1954), American former baseball player
• Bob Stanley (musician) (born 1964), English musician
• Brian Stanley (disambiguation), multiple people
• Cassius Stanley (born 1999), American basketball player
• Charles Stanley (disambiguation), multiple people
• Chase Stanley (born 1989), Australian-New Zealand Rugby League player
• Christopher Stanley (born 1965), American actor
• Clinton Warrington Stanley (1830–1884), Justice of the New Hampshire Supreme Court
• David S. Stanley (1828–1902), Union general in the American Civil War and Medal of Honor recipient
• Edward Stanley (disambiguation), multiple people
• Emily Stanley, American limnologist
• 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
• Helen Camille Stanley (born 1930), composer and violist
• Henrietta Stanley, Baroness Stanley of Alderley (1807–1895), campaigner for women's education
• Henrietta Stanley Dull (1863–1964), American food writer
• Henry Stanley, American businessman and founder of Stanley Rule and Level Company, cousin of Frederick Trent Stanley
• Henry Stanley (cricketer)
• Henry Bruce 'Harry' Stanley (1953–1999), Scottish painter and decorator. The Death of Harry Stanley when he was mistakenly shot by police led to a protracted legal dispute.
• 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
• Jayson Stanley (born 1997), American football player
• Joe Stanley (born 1957) New Zealand Rugby Union Player
• 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
• Michael Stanley (rugby union) (1989) Samoan Rugby Union Player
• Millicent Preston-Stanley (1883–1955), Australian feminist and politician
• Muriel Stanley (1918 - 1979), Indigenous Australian Anglican missionary, nurse and social worker
• Nate Stanley (born 1997), American football player
• 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
• Sachini Ayendra Stanley, Sri Lankan Burgher cinema actress and model
• Sam Stanley (rugby player) (born 1991) English Rugby Union Player
• Sidney Stanley (died 1969), Polish-British businessman
• Sidney Stanley (cricketer) (born 1933), South African cricketer
• Steven J. C. Stanley (born 1958), Jamaican audio engineer and producer
• Steven M. Stanley (born 1941), palaeontologist
• 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 noblewoman
• Venetia Stanley (1887–1948), English socialite, intimate friend of H. H. Asquith
• Wendell Meredith Stanley (1904–1971), American biochemist, virologist, and Nobel prize laureate
• William Stanley (inventor), British inventor and businessman
• William Stanley (Battle of Bosworth) (c. 1435–1495), 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 Stanley Baronets
• any who held the title Baron Stanley
• any who held the title Baron Stanley of Alderley
• Albert Stanley, 1st Baron Ashfield (1874–1948), president of the Board of Trade, chairman of London Passenger Transport Board
• Anne Stanley, Countess of Ancram (1600–1656/7), wife of the 1st Earl of Ancram
• Edward Stanley, Lord Stanley, name used for several men: see Edward Stanley (disambiguation)
• Edward John Stanley, 6th Baron Sheffield and Stanley of Alderley (1907–1971)
• Henrietta Stanley, 4th Baroness Strange (1687–1718), English peeress
• 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)

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