Stanley (name)

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Pronunciation /ˈstænliː/ Language(s) of origin Old English		Meaning "stone leigh"

Region of origin The Heptarchy (Anglo-Saxon England) Related names Stoneley (archaic), Stanly, Lea (Lee, Leigh)

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)

Stanley Ajirbee Terkimbi Benue State of Nigeria (1990 TILL DATE)

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Persons with the given name Stanley

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