Stan is a masculine given name originating as a short form (
hypocorism
A hypocorism ( or ; from Ancient Greek ; sometimes also ''hypocoristic''), or pet name, is a name used to show affection for a person. It may be a diminutive form of a person's name, such as ''Izzy'' for Isabel or ''Bob (given name), Bob'' fo ...
) of names such as
Stanley
Stanley may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
Film and television
* ''Stanley'' (1972 film), an American horror film
* ''Stanley'' (1984 film), an Australian comedy
* ''Stanley'' (1999 film), an animated short
* ''Stanley'' (1956 TV series) ...
,
Stanislav and
Stanford
Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University, is a private research university in Stanford, California, United States. It was founded in 1885 by railroad magnate Leland Stanford (the eighth governor of and th ...
.
Notable people with the name include:
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Stan Blake (born 1954), American politician
* Stanley
Stan Brakhage
James Stanley Brakhage ( ; January 14, 1933 – March 9, 2003) was an American experimental filmmaker. He is considered to be one of the most important figures in 20th-century experimental film.
Over the course of five decades, Brakhage cr ...
(1933–2003), American filmmaker
* Stanley Stan Coveleski (1880–1984), American Major League Baseball pitcher born Stanislaus Kowalewski
* Stan Davis (disambiguation)
* Stanley Stan Fairbairn (1886–1943), Australian rules footballer
* Stanley Stan Galazin (1915–1989), American National Football League player
* Stanley Stan Getz (1927–1991), American jazz saxophonist
* Stan Ghițescu (1881–1952), Romanian politician and government minister
* Stan Grant (journalist) (born 1963), Australian journalist
* Stanley Stan Grant (Wiradjuri elder) (born 1940), elder of the Wiradjuri tribe of Indigenous Australians
* Stanley Stan Heath (born 1964), American college basketball coach
* Stanley Stan Heath (gridiron football) (1927–2010), American football quarterback
* Stanley Stan Heptinstall (born 1946), British academic and politician
* Stanley Stan Isaacs (1929–2013), American sportswriter and columnist
* Stan Jones (disambiguation)
* Stanley Stan Kenton (1911–1979), American jazz pianist, composer and arranger
* Stanfield Stan Lane (born 1953), American retired pro wrestler and commentator
* Stan Laurel (1890–1965), English comic actor, writer and film director, half of comedy duo Laurel and Hardy, born Arthur Stanley Jefferson
* Stan Lee (1922–2018), American comic-book writer, editor, publisher, media producer, television host, actor and former president and chairman of Marvel Comics, born Stanley Lieber
* Stanley Stan Love (basketball) (born 1949), American former National Basketball Association player
* Stanley Stan Mortensen (1921–1991), English footballer
* Constant Stan Ockers (1920–1956), Belgian racing cyclist
* Stanley Stan Olejniczak (1912–1979), American National Football League player
* Stan Mikita (1940–2018), Slovak-Canadian Hall-of-Fame National Hockey League player born Stanislav Gvoth
* Stanley Stan Musial (1920–2013), American Hall-of-Fame Major League Baseball player born Stanisław Franciszek Musia
* Stan Ioan Pătraș (1908–1977), Romanian wood sculptor
* Stanley Stan Rogers (1949–1983), Canadian folk singer and songwriter
* Stanley Stan Rosen (1906–1984), American NFL football player
* Stan Ross (disambiguation)
* Stan Shaw (born 1952), American actor
* Stan Smith (disambiguation)
* Stanislaus Stan Storimans (1969–2008), Dutch photojournalist killed in the 2008 Russo-Georgian War
* Stan Thomas (disambiguation)
* Stan Vanderbeek (1927–1984), American experimental filmmaker
* Stanislas Stan Wawrinka (born 1985), Swiss tennis player
* Stanley Stan White (linebacker) (born 1949), American former National Football League player
* Stan White (quarterback) (born 1971), American former National Football League player
* Stan White (politician), North Carolina state senator (2011–2012)
* Stan Williams (disambiguation)
* Stanley Stan Wright (rugby union) (born 1978), Cook Islands international rugby union player
* Stanley Stan Wright (track coach) (1921–1998), first black head coach of a United States track and field team
* Stan Wright (Australian rules footballer) (1918–1992), Australian rules footballer
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