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William Stanley, 3rd Baron Monteagle William Stanley, 3rd Baron Monteagle (1528 – 10 November 1581), of Hornby Castle, Lancashire, was an English politician. He was the son of Thomas Stanley, 2nd Baron Monteagle and Mary Brandon, Baroness Monteagle, Lady Mary Brandon, the daughter ...

(1528–1581), English politician, MP for Lancashire *

William Stanley, 6th Earl of Derby William Stanley, 6th Earl of Derby (1561 – 29 September 1642) was an English nobleman and politician. Stanley inherited a prominent social position that was both dangerous and unstable, as his mother was heir to Queen Elizabeth I under ...

(1561–1642), English politician *

William Stanley, 9th Earl of Derby William Richard George Stanley, 9th Earl of Derby (c. 1655 – 5 November 1702), styled Lord Strange from 1655 to 1672, was an English peer and politician. Derby was the eldest son of Charles Stanley, 8th Earl of Derby, and Dorotha Helena Kir ...

(c. 1655 – 1702), English politician * William Stanley (MP for Southampton) (1610–1678), English merchant and politician * William Stanley (1640–1670), English politician, MP for Liverpool *

William Owen Stanley Hon. William Owen Stanley (13 November 1802 – 24 February 1884) was a British Liberal Party politician. Life Stanley was the son of John Stanley, 1st Baron Stanley of Alderley, and Lady Maria Josepha, daughter of John Holroyd, 1st Earl of S ...

(1802–1884), British MP and Lord Lieutenant of Anglesey *

William Eugene Stanley William Eugene Stanley Sr. (December 28, 1844 – October 13, 1910) was an American lawyer and the 15th governor of Kansas. Biography Born in Danville, Ohio, Stanley was the son of a physician, reared on a farm, and educated in the common scho ...

(1844–1910), American politician, Governor of Kansas * William Stillman Stanley Jr. (1838–?), Wisconsin jeweler and legislator *

Bill Stanley (politician) William M. Stanley Jr. (born July 21, 1967) is an American politician. A Republican, he was elected in 2011 to the Senate of Virginia for the 20th district. The 20th district includes the cities of Galax and Martinsville, Henry and Patrick co ...

(William M. Stanley Jr., born 1967), American politician

Military figures

William Stanley (died 1495) Sir William Stanley KG (c. 1435 – 16 February 1495) was an English soldier and the younger brother of Thomas Stanley, 1st Earl of Derby. Stanley fought with his troops in several battles of the Wars of the Roses. Private life Born at Latham, ...

, English leader in the Wars of the Roses *

William Stanley (born 1548) Sir William Stanley (1548 – 3 March 1630), son of Sir Rowland Stanley of Hooton (died 1612) and Margaret Aldersy, was a member of the Stanley family, Earls of Derby. He was an officer and a recusant, who served under Elizabeth I of England an ...

, English officer under Elizabeth I * William A. Stanley (1831–?), American Civil War sailor and Medal of Honor recipient

Other people

William Stanley (composer) William Stanley (1820–1902) was an English-born Australian classical music composer, conductor and performer. Early life Stanley was born in Egham, near Windsor, England, the son of William Sexton and Ann Stanley. Sexton, who was the organis ...

(1820–1902), English-born Australian classical music composer *

William Stanley (inventor) William Ford Robinson Stanley (2 February 1829 – 14 August 1909) was an English inventor with 78 patents filed in both the United Kingdom and the United States of America. He was an engineer who designed and made precision drawing and mathem ...

(1829–1909), British architect and inventor *

William Stanley (priest) William Stanley (1647–1731) was an English churchman and college head, Master of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, Archdeacon of London and Dean of St Asaph. Life He was son of William Stanley, gentleman, of Hinckley, Leicestershire, by his w ...

(1647–1731), English churchman and college head *

William Stanley (Hawaii judge) William Frederick L. Stanley (1872–1939) was an Irish lawyer who served as judge of the Republic of Hawaii. Life Stanley was born in Dublin, Ireland in March 1872. His father was James Charles Stanley and mother was Catherine Lucas. After com ...

(1872–1939), Irish lawyer and judge of the Republic of Hawaii *

William Stanley (football manager) William Stanley was the first manager (secretary) of Coventry City, then known as Singers FC, from 1883 to 1885. Although little is known of him he is now credited with being the true founder of the club, having organised a team made up of emp ...

, British footballer and first manager of Coventry City F.C. * William O. Stanley (William Oliver Stanley, Jr., fl. 1930s), American professor * William Stanley Jr. (1858–1916), American physicist *

Bill Stanley (American football) Basil Lavon Stanley (February 8, 1896 – July 17, 1975), nicknamed "Butch" and "Chick", was an American football player, coach of football and basketball, and college athletics administrator. He played college football at three different schools ...

(fl. 1924) *

Bill Stanley (mammalogist) William T. Stanley (c. 1957 October 6, 2015) was an American mammalogist who was a manager of the collections at one of the world's largest natural history museums and a student of the mammals of eastern Africa. He was an evolutionary biologist and ...

(William T. Stanley, c. 1957 – 2015) * Bill Stanley (javelin thrower) (born 1994), American javelin thrower, 2013 All-American for the

Ohio State Buckeyes track and field The Ohio State Buckeyes track and field team is the track and field program that represents Ohio State University. The Buckeyes compete in NCAA Division I as a member of the Big Ten Conference. The team is based in Columbus, Ohio at the Jesse ...

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