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toponymic surname A toponymic surname or habitational surname or byname is a surname or byname derived from a place name,

, a contraction of ''stan'' (a form of "stone") and ''

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), later also being used as a masculine

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People with the given name

Ann Dunham Stanley Ann Dunham (November 29, 1942 – November 7, 1995) was an American anthropologist who specialized in the economic anthropology and rural development of Indonesia. She was the mother of Barack Obama, the 44th president of the Un ...

, birth name Stanley Ann Dunham, mother of the 44th US president Barack Obama *

Stanley (Brazilian footballer) Stanley Richieri Afonso or simply Stanley (born August 10, 1985 in Sertanópolis-PR), is a Brazilian left back In the sport of association football, a defender is an Glossary of association football terms#O, outfield player whose primary ro ...

(Stanley Richieri Afonso, born 1985), Brazil *

Stanley Adams (actor) Stanley Adams (born Stanley Abramowitz; April 7, 1915 – April 27, 1977) was an American actor and screenwriter. He appeared in several films, including ''Breakfast at Tiffany's (film), Breakfast at Tiffany's'' (1961) and ''Lilies of the Fi ...

(1915–1977), American actor and screenwriter *

Stanley Adams (singer) Stanley Adams (August 14, 1907 – January 27, 1994) was an American lyricist and songwriter. He wrote the English lyrics for the song " What a Diff'rence a Day Makes" (song written by the Mexican composer María Grever in 1934) and the Englis ...

(1907–1994), American singer and lyricist * Stanley Adams (whistleblower) (1927–2016), Maltese whistleblower in the pharmaceutical industry * 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 Stanley Andrisse (born September 8, 1983) is an American endocrinologist scientist and writer who is an assistant professor at the Howard University College of Medicine. His research considers Type 2 diabetes, the pathways of insulin resistant ...

, American endocrinologist *

Stan Arthur Admiral (United States), Admiral Stanley Roger Arthur (born September 27, 1935) is a retired Admiral (United States), admiral of the United States Navy who served as the Vice Chief of Naval Operations from 1992 to 1995. Military career Arthur was ...

(born 1935), U.S. Navy officer; Vice Chief of Naval Operations 1992–95 *

Stanley Baker Sir William Stanley Baker (28 February 192828 June 1976) was a Welsh actor and film producer. Known for his rugged appearance and intense, grounded screen persona, he was one of the top British male film stars of the late 1950s, and later a pro ...

(1928–1976), Welsh actor and producer *

Stanley Baldwin Stanley Baldwin, 1st Earl Baldwin of Bewdley (3 August 186714 December 1947), was a British statesman and Conservative politician who was prominent in the political leadership of the United Kingdom between the world wars. He was prime ministe ...

(1867–1947), three-time prime minister of the United Kingdom *

Stanley Baxter Stanley Livingstone Baxter (born 24 May 1926) is a retired Scottish actor, comedian, impressionist and author. Baxter began his career as a child actor on BBC Scotland and later became known for his British television comedy shows '' The Stanley ...

(born 1926), Scottish actor, comedian, impressionist, and author *

Stanley Berryhill Stanley Berryhill III (born June 8, 1998) is an American professional football wide receiver for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at Arizona. Professional career Atlanta Falcons On May 2, 2022, Ber ...

(born 1998), American football player *

Stanley Bleifeld Stanley Bleifeld (August 28, 1924 – March 26, 2011) was an American sculptor. He lived between Weston, Connecticut, Weston, Connecticut, and Pietrasanta, Italy. Early life Stanley Bleifeld was born on August 28, 1924, in Brooklyn in New York Ci ...

(1924–2011), American sculptor *

Stanley Booth-Clibborn Stanley Eric Francis Booth-Clibborn (20 October 1924 – 6 March 1996) was a British Anglican bishop in the late 20th century. He was Bishop of Manchester from 1979 to 1992. He was well known during his episcopal ministry for his outspoken polit ...

(1924–1996), British Anglican bishop *

Stanley Branche Stanley Everett Branche (July 31, 1933 – December 22, 1992) was an American civil rights leader from Pennsylvania who worked as executive secretary in the Chester, Pennsylvania, branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored P ...

(1933–1992), American civil rights leader *

Stanley Brundy Stanley Dwayne Brundy (; born November 13, 1967) is an American-Israeli former professional basketball player. He was selected by the New Jersey Nets in the second round (32nd pick overall) of the 1989 NBA draft. A , forward from DePaul Unive ...

(born 1967), American basketball player *

Stanley Burnside Stanley "Stan" Burnside (born 1947) is a Bahamian cartoonist, painter, and costume designer. From 1979 to 2019, he penned the ''Sideburns'' editorial cartoon for '' The Nassau Guardian''. As a painter, his style was influenced by the collaborat ...

(born 1947), Bahamian cartoonist and painter * Stanley Burrell, American rapper known as

MC Hammer Stanley Kirk Burrell (born March 30, 1962), better known by his stage name MC Hammer (or simply Hammer), is an American rapper known for hit songs such as "U Can't Touch This", "2 Legit 2 Quit", and "Pumps and a Bump", flashy dance movements, e ...

Stanley Cavell Stanley Louis Cavell (; September 1, 1926 – June 19, 2018) was an American philosopher. He was the Walter M. Cabot Professor of Aesthetics and the General Theory of Value at Harvard University. He worked in the fields of ethics, aesthetics, ...

(1926–2018), American philosopher *

Stanley Chais Stanley Chais (March 27, 1926 – September 26, 2010) was an American investment advisor, money manager, and philanthropist. He operated " feeder funds" which collected money for funds related to the Madoff investment scandal. The widow, family, ...

(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 Stanley Clarke (born June 30, 1951) is an American bassist, composer and founding member of Return to Forever, one of the first jazz fusion bands. Clarke gave the bass guitar a prominence it lacked in jazz-related music. He is the first jazz-fus ...

(born 1951), American jazz and funk bassist *

Stanley Clements Stanley Clements (born Stanislaw Klimowicz; July 16, 1926 – October 16, 1981) was an American actor and comedian, best known for portraying "Stash" in the East Side Kids film series, and group leader Stanislaus "Duke" Coveleskie in The Bow ...

(1926–1981), American actor and comedian *

Stanley Cohen (biochemist) Stanley Cohen (November 17, 1922 – February 5, 2020) was an American biochemist who, along with Rita Levi-Montalcini, was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1986 for the isolation of nerve growth factor and the discovery of ...

(1922–2020), American biochemist, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine Laureate *

Stanley Cohen (physicist) Stanley Cohen (February 5, 1927 – March 27, 2017) was an American physicist who worked at Argonne National Laboratory. He created Speakeasy A speakeasy, also called a beer flat or blind pig or blind tiger, was an illicit establishment that ...

(1927–2017), American physicist, founder and president of Speakeasy Computing Corporation *

Stan Cohen (politician) Stanley Cohen (31 July 1927 – 23 February 2004) was a British Labour Party politician. He was on the trade unionist right-wing of the party during the early 1980s struggle for control of the party, and as such suffered deselection at the ha ...

(1927–2004), British Labour politician *

Stanley Cohen (sociologist) Stanley Cohen (23 February 1942 – 7 January 2013) was a sociologist and criminologist, Professor of Sociology at the London School of Economics, known for breaking academic ground on "emotional management", including the mismanagement of emo ...

(1942–2013), Martin White Professor of Sociology at the London School of Economics * Stanley G. Cohen, American music educator, president of Five Towns College *

Stanley Norman Cohen Stanley Norman Cohen (born February 17, 1935) is an American geneticist and the Kwoh-Ting Li Professor in the Stanford University School of Medicine. Stanley Cohen and Herbert Boyer were the first scientists to transplant genes from one living o ...

(born 1935), American geneticist *

Stanley Donen Stanley Donen ( ; April 13, 1924 – February 21, 2019) was an American film director and choreographer. He received the Honorary Academy Award in 70th Academy Awards, 1998, and the Golden Lion#Golden Lion – Honorary Award, Career Golden Lion ...

(1924–2019), American film director and choreographer *

Stan Drake Stanley Albert Drake (November 9, 1921 – March 10, 1997) was an American cartoonist best known as the founding artist of the comic strip '' The Heart of Juliet Jones''. Born in Brooklyn Brooklyn is a Boroughs of New York City, borough of N ...

(1921–1997), American cartoonist * Stanley

(1942–1995), American anthropologist, mother of Barack Obama * Stanley Ellis (cricketer) (1896–1987), English cricketer * Stanley Ellis (linguist) (1926–2009), English linguistics scholar and broadcaster *

Stanley Fields (actor) Stanley Fields (born Walter L. Agnew; May 20, 1883April 23, 1941) was an American actor. Biography On Broadway, Fields performed in ''Fifty Miles from Boston'' (1908) and ''The Red Widow'' (1911). After that, for eight years, Fields performed i ...

(1883–1941), American actor *

Stanley Fields (biologist) Stanley Fields is an American biologist best known for developing the yeast two hybrid method for identifying protein–protein interactions. He is currently a professor of Genome Sciences at the University of Washington and Howard Hughes Medical ...

(born 1955), American biologist *

Stanley Fischer Stanley Fischer (; October 15, 1943 – May 31, 2025) was an American and Israeli economist who served as the 20th vice chair of the Federal Reserve from 2014 to 2017. Fischer previously served as the 8th governor of the Bank of Israel from 2 ...

(born 1943), Israeli American economist *

Stanley Fisher Sir Stanley Fisher (12 February 1867 – 28 May 1949) was a British colonial judge who served as the 24th Chief Justice of Ceylon. Fisher was born in Marylebone into the Knapp-Fisher family, a London legal dynasty. He was the son of George He ...

(1867–1949), 24th Chief Justice of Ceylon * Stanley H. Ford (1877–1961), United States Army General * Stanley Jerome Gaetz (1914–1964), member of the North Dakota Senate *

Stanley Goble Air Vice Marshal Stanley James (Jimmy) Goble, CBE, DSO, DSC (21 August 1891 – 24 July 1948) was a senior commander in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). He served three terms as Chief of the Air Staff, alternating with Wing Comm ...

(1891–1948), Royal Australian Air Force commander * Stanley G. Grizzle (1918–2016), Canadian citizenship judge and labour union activist *

Stanley Heaps Stanley A. Heaps (1880–1962) was an English architect responsible for the design of a number of stations on the London Underground system as well as the design of train depots and bus and trolleybus garages for London Transport. Works ...

(1880–1962), English architect responsible for the design of a number of stations on the London Underground system *

Stanley Ho Stanley Ho Hung-sun (; 25 November 192126 May 2020) was a Hong Kong and Macau billionaire businessman. He was the founder and chairman of SJM Holdings, which owns nineteen casinos in Macau including the Grand Lisboa. Ho was nicknamed variou ...

(1921–2020), Hong Kong-Macau businessman *

Stanley Holloway Stanley Augustus Holloway (1 October 1890 – 30 January 1982) was an English actor, comedian, singer and monologist. He was famous for his comic and character roles Stanley Holloway on stage and screen, on stage and screen, especially t ...

(1890–1982), English actor, comedian, singer and monologist *

Stanley Johnson (basketball) Stanley Herbert Johnson Jr. (born May 29, 1996) is an American professional basketball player for the South Bay Lakers of the NBA G League. He played one season of college basketball for the Arizona Wildcats men's basketball, Arizona Wildcats be ...

(born 1996), American basketball player *

Stanley Johnson (London politician) Sir Louis Stanley Johnson (11 October 1869 – 30 November 1937) was an English solicitor and Conservative Party politician. Johnson was the son of Edward Johnson, of Hackney. He was educated privately and admitted as a solicitor in 1899, beco ...

(1869–1937), English solicitor and Conservative Party politician, MP 1918–1924 *

Stanley Johnson (writer) Stanley Patrick Johnson (born 18 August 1940) is a British and French author and former politician who was a member of the European Parliament (MEP) for Wight and Hampshire East from 1979 to 1984. A former employee of the World Bank and the Eu ...

(born 1940), British author and politician, writer on environmental and population issues, MEP 1979–1984 * 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 Stanley Earl Kramer (September 29, 1913February 19, 2001) was an American film director and producer, responsible for making many of Hollywood's most famous " message films" (he called his movies ''heavy dramas'') and a liberal movie icon.

(1913–2001), American film director and producer * Stanley Krippner (born 1932), American psychologist, parapsychologist, and Professor of Psychology at Saybrook University *

Stanley Kubrick Stanley Kubrick (; July 26, 1928 – March 7, 1999) was an American filmmaker and photographer. Widely considered one of the greatest filmmakers of all time, Stanley Kubrick filmography, his films were nearly all adaptations of novels or sho ...

(1928–1999), American film director, producer, and screenwriter * Stanley Kurtz, American conservative commentator *

Stan Laurel Stan Laurel ( ; born Arthur Stanley Jefferson; 16 June 1890 – 23 February 1965) was an English comic actor, director and writer who was in the comedy double act, duo Laurel and Hardy. He appeared with his comedy partner Oliver Hardy in 107 sh ...

(1890–1965), born Arthur Stanley Jefferson, English comic actor, writer and film director * Stanley Lechtzin (born 1936), American artist, jeweler, metalsmith, and educator *

Stan Lee Stan Lee (born Stanley Martin Lieber ; December 28, 1922 – November 12, 2018) was an American comic book author, writer, editor, publisher, and producer. He rose through the ranks of a family-run business called Timely Comics which later bec ...

(1922–2018), American comic book writer, editor, and publisher * Stanley Lewis (sculptor) (1930–2006), Canadian sculptor *

Stanley Cornwell Lewis Stanley Cornwell Lewis MBE (18 December 1905 – 9 September 2009) was a British portrait painter and illustrator.Colin Gleadell (7 Jun 2010"Stanley Lewis: the artist who found fame at 101" ''The Telegraph''. Retrieved 2014-01-04. Biography Lew ...

(1905–2009), British portrait painter and illustrator *

Stan Love (basketball) Stanley S. Love (April 9, 1949 – April 27, 2025) was an American professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and American Basketball Association (ABA). He played college basketball for the Oregon Ducks men's bas ...

(born 1949), American basketball player * Stanley G. Love (born 1965), American scientist and astronaut * Sir

Stanley Matthews Sir Stanley Matthews (1 February 1915 – 23 February 2000) was an English Association football, footballer who played as an Forward (association football)#Outside forward, outside right. Often regarded as one of the greatest players of the Br ...

(1915–2000), British footballer *

Stanley Mazor Stanley Mazor is an American microelectronics engineer. He is one of the co-inventors of the world's first microprocessor architecture, the Intel 4004, together with Ted Hoff, Masatoshi Shima, and Federico Faggin. Early years Mazor was born t ...

(born 1941), American electrical engineer and inventor *

Stanley A. McChrystal Stanley Allen McChrystal (born 14 August 1954) is a retired United States Army general best known for his command of Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC) from 2003 to 2008 during which his organization was credited with the death of Abu Mu ...

(born 1954), former Commander, International Security Assistance Force and U.S. Forces Afghanistan *

Stanley Meltzoff Stanley Meltzoff (March 27, 1917 - November 9, 2006) was an American painter most known for his marine paintings. Early life and career Born in New York City to father Nathan, a cantor at a Manhattan synagogue, Stanley Meltzoff graduated from th ...

(1917–2006), American illustrator *

Stanley Middleton Stanley Middleton FRSL (1 August 1919 – 25 July 2009) was a British novelist. Life He was born in Bulwell, Nottinghamshire, in 1919 and educated at High Pavement School, Stanley Road, Nottingham, and later at University College Nottingh ...

(1919–2009), British novelist * Stanley Morgan Jr. (born 1996), American football player *

Stanley Myers Stanley Myers (6 October 19309 November 1993) was an English composer and conductor, who scored over sixty films and television series, working closely with filmmakers Nicolas Roeg, Jerzy Skolimowski and Volker Schlöndorff. He is best known fo ...

(1930–1993), English composer and conductor * Stanley Nelson Jr. (born 1951), American documentary filmmaker *

Stanley Nibbs Stanley Nibbs British Empire Medal, BEM (7 June 1914 – 16 January 1985) was an instructor and preacher on the island of Tortola in the British Virgin Islands (BVI). His educational service to the islands was recognized with his awarding of the ...

(1914–1985) British Virgin Islander teacher * Stanley Ocitti (born 1980), Ugandan basketball player * Stan Owen (1932–2019), Welsh rugby union and rugby league footballer *

Stanley G. Payne Stanley George Payne (born September 9, 1934) is an American historian of modern Spain and Europe, European fascism at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He retired from full-time teaching in 2004 and is currently Professor Emeritus at its Dep ...

(born 1934), American historian and Hispanist * Stanley Peiris (1941–2002), Sri Lankan Sinhala 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 Stanley Rogers Resor (December 5, 1917 – April 17, 2012) was an American lawyer, military officer, and government official. Early life and education Born in New York City, he was the son of Helen Lansdowne Resor and Stanley B. Resor (pro ...

(1917–2012), American lawyer and military officer; 9th United States Secretary of the Army * Stanley Jedidiah Samartha (1920–2001), Indian theologian *

Stanley Savige Lieutenant general (Australia), Lieutenant General Sir Stanley George Savige, (26 June 1890 – 15 May 1954) was an Australian Army soldier and officer who served in the First World War and Second World War. In March 1915, after the outbr ...

(1890–1954), Australian soldier and businessman *

Stanley Schmidt Stanley Albert Schmidt (born March 7, 1944) is an American science fiction author and editor. Between 1978 and 2012 he served as editor of ''Analog Science Fiction and Fact''. Biography Schmidt was born in Cincinnati, Ohio. He graduated from th ...

(born 1944), American science fiction author and editor * Stanley Schumacher (1933–2020), Canadian politician * Stanley Senanayake (1918–1989) Sri Lankan law enforcement official * Stanley Shakespeare (1963–2005), American football player * Stanley Shanfield, American inventor *

Stanley Sheff Stanley Sheff is an American Hollywood-born director and screenwriter. He has worked in television, stage and screen. His collaboration with Orson Welles eventually led Sheff to direct and co-write the cult sci-fi feature '' Lobster Man from Mars ...

, American film director and writer * Stanley Gerald Umphrey Shier, 18th Canadian Surgeon General *

Stanley Tillekeratne Stanley Tillekeratne ( Sinhala: ස්ටැන්ලි තිලකරත්න) was a Sri Lankan politician. He was the Speaker of the Sri Lankan Parliament The Parliament of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (Sinhala: ශ් ...

, former Speaker of the Parliament of Sri Lanka * Stanley Tretick (1921–1999), American photojournalist *

Stanley Tucci Stanley Tucci Jr. ( ; born November 11, 1960) is an American actor. Known as a character actor, he has played a wide variety of roles ranging from menacing to sophisticated, earning numerous accolades, including six Emmy Awards and two Golden ...

, American actor, writer, producer and film director *

Stanley Turrentine Stanley William Turrentine (April 5, 1934 – September 12, 2000) was an American jazz tenor saxophone, tenor saxophonist and record producer. He began his career playing R&B for Earl Bostic and later soul jazz recording for the Blue Note Reco ...

(1934–2000), American jazz saxophonist *

Stanley Unwin (comedian) Stanley Unwin (7 June 1911 – 12 January 2002), sometimes known as Professor Stanley Unwin, was a British comic actor and writer. He invented his own comic language, "Unwinese", referred to in the film ''Carry On Regardless'' (1961) as " gob ...

(1911–2002), South African-born comedic writer and performer *

Stanley Unwin (publisher) Sir Stanley Unwin, KCMG (19 December 1884 – 13 October 1968) was a British publisher, who founded the Allen & Unwin publishing firm. Career Unwin started his career at the publishing firm of his step-uncle Thomas Fisher Unwin. In 1914, Stan ...

(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 (1937–2023), Polish American emeritus professor and former chair of the physics department at Stanford University *

Stanley Wolpert Stanley Albert Wolpert (December 23, 1927 – February 19, 2019) was an American historian, Indologist, and author on the political and intellectual history of modern India and PakistanDr. Stanley Wolpert's UCLA Faculty homepage and wrote fict ...

(1927–2019), American historian and Indologist * Stanley Woodward (attorney), American lawyer * Stanley Yau (born 1990), Hong Kong singer, dancer and actor * Stanley Zeigler, American politician *

Stanley de Zoysa Stanley de Zoysa (27 June 1907 – 10 December 1970) was a Sri Lankan businessmen and politician. He was the former Cabinet Minister of Finance (1956–1959) in S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike's government, subsequently Minister of Interior (1959–19 ...

, Sri Lankan businessman and politician

People with the family name

Aileen Stanley Aileen Stanley, born Maude Elsie Aileen Muggeridge (March 21, 1893 – March 24, 1982), was one of the most popular American singers of the early 1920s. Early life Born in Chicago, Illinois, Stanley was the youngest of four children of English ...

(1897–1982), American popular singer *

Allan Stanley Allan Herbert Stanley (March 1, 1926 – October 18, 2013) was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who played for the New York Rangers, Chicago Blackhawks, Boston Bruins, Philadelphia Flyers and Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hocke ...

(1926–2013), Canadian professional ice hockey player *

Alessandra Stanley Alessandra Stanley (born October 3, 1955) is an American journalist. As of 2019, she is the co-founder of a weekly newsletter "for worldly cosmopolitans" called ''Air Mail'', alongside former ''Vanity Fair'' editor-in-chief Graydon Carter. Biog ...

, American journalist *

Antwaun Stanley Antwaun Stanley is an American R&B singer and songwriter based in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Career Stanley grew up in Flint, Michigan. He began singing at age three and took part in talent competitions including ''The Queen Latifah Show'' and ''S ...

, American singer, songwriter *

Arthur Penrhyn Stanley Arthur Penrhyn Stanley, (13 December 1815 – 18 July 1881) known as Dean Stanley, was an English Anglican priest and ecclesiastical historian. He was Dean of Westminster from 1864 to 1881. His position was that of a Broad Churchman and he wa ...

(1815–1881), English churchman, dean of Westminster *

Barney Stanley Russell "Barney" Stanley (June 1, 1893 – May 16, 1971) was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who played for the Vancouver Millionaires of the Pacific Coast Hockey Association (PCHA) and the Calgary Tigers, Regina Capitals and Edmonto ...

(1893–1971), Canadian professional ice hockey player * Benson Stanley (born 1984), Australian-born, New Zealand Rugby Union player * Bob Stanley (baseball) (born 1954), American baseball player *

Bob Stanley (musician) Bob Stanley (born Robert Andrew Shukman; 25 December 1964) is a British musician, journalist, author, and film producer. He is a member of the indie pop group Saint Etienne and has had a parallel career as a music journalist and author, writin ...

(born 1964), English musician * Brian Stanley (disambiguation), multiple people * Cassius Stanley (born 1999), American basketball player * Chad Stanley (born 1976), American football player * Charles Stanley (disambiguation), multiple people * Chase Stanley (born 1989), Australian-New Zealand Rugby League player *

Christopher Stanley Christopher Stanley is an American film and television actor. He appeared in the Ben Affleck-directed film ''Argo'' and in the Kathryn Bigelow-directed film ''Zero Dark Thirty''. His most notable TV role was as politician Henry Francis, th ...

(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 *

Dimitrious Stanley Dimitrious Stanley (September 19, 1974 – February 9, 2023) was an American professional football player who was a wide receiver. He played in the Arena Football League for the New Jersey Red Dogs. He was born in Worthington, Ohio. He played co ...

(1974–2023), American football player * Dorothy Stanley (1924–1990), American educator * Edward Stanley (disambiguation), multiple people * Emily Stanley, American limnologist *

Fiona Stanley Fiona Juliet Stanley is an Australian epidemiologist noted for her public health work, her research into child and maternal health as well as birth disorders such as cerebral palsy. Stanley is the patron of the Telethon Kids Institute and a d ...

(born 1946), Australian epidemiologist *

Florence Stanley Florence Stanley (born Florence Lenore Schwartz;Room, Adrian (2010). Dictionary of Pseudonyms: 13,000 Assumed Names and Their Origins, 5th ed.'. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company. p. 453. ."United States, Social Security Numerical Identi ...

(1924–2003), American actress * Francis Edgar Stanley (1849–1918), American businessman, 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 (1931–2023), American model, actress and stunt woman * Helen Camille Stanley (1930–2021), American composer and violist *

Henrietta Stanley, Baroness Stanley of Alderley Henrietta Maria Stanley, Baroness Stanley of Alderley (née Dillon-Lee; 21 December 1807 – 16 February 1895), was a British Canadian-born political hostess and campaigner for the education of women in England. She was a founder and ben ...

(1807–1895), British 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) (1873–1900), English cricketer * Henry Bruce 'Harry' Stanley (1953–1999), Scottish painter and decorator mistakenly shot by police *

Henry Morton Stanley Sir Henry Morton Stanley (born John Rowlands; 28 January 1841 – 10 May 1904) was a Welsh-American explorer, journalist, soldier, colonial administrator, author, and politician famous for his exploration of Central Africa and search for missi ...

(1841–1904), Welsh-American journalist and explorer, searched for Dr. Livingstone *

Ian Stanley Ian Christopher Stanley (born 28 February 1957) is a British musician, songwriter and record producer. He was a member of Tears for Fears for most of the 1980s, and played a key role in the making of their multi-platinum-selling second studio a ...

(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 Kim Stanley (born Patricia Kimberley Reid; February 11, 1925 – August 20, 2001) was an American actress who was primarily active in television and theatre but also had occasional film performances. She began her acting career in theatre a ...

(1925–2001), American actress * Leo Stanley (1886–1976), American surgeon * Logan Stanley (born 1998), Canadian ice hockey player *

Matthew Stanley Matthew Stanley (born 15 January 1992) is a New Zealand swimmer. His home town is Matamata, where he started swimming at the local swimming club at the age of seven. Career In 2011, he competed in the Universiade, winning a bronze medal in t ...

(born 1992), New Zealand Olympic swimmer * Mervin C. Stanley (1857–1907), New York politician *

Michael Stanley Michael Stanley (born Michael Stanley Gee; March 25, 1948 – March 5, 2021) was an American singer-songwriter, musician, and radio and television personality. As a solo artist and with the Michael Stanley Band (MSB), and Michael Stanley and t ...

(1948–2021), American rock singer *

Michael Stanley (rugby union) Michael Stanley (born 29 December 1989, Auckland, New Zealand) is a New Zealand-born, English raised, Samoan people, Samoan Rugby Union, rugby union rugby player. Career Stanley started his senior career in England with Saracens as an academy ...

(born 1989), Samoan Rugby Union player *

Mickey Stanley Mitchell Jack "Mickey" Stanley (born July 20, 1942) is an American former professional baseball player. A native of Grand Rapids, Michigan, Stanley signed with the Detroit Tigers organization in 1960. After four years in the Tigers' minor leagu ...

(born 1942), American baseball player *

Mike Stanley Robert Michael Stanley (born June 25, 1963) is an American former college and professional baseball player who was a catcher in Major League Baseball for fifteen years. Stanley played college baseball for the University of Florida, and the ...

(born 1963), American baseball player * Mike Stanley (rower) (born 1957), New Zealand Olympic rower and sports administrator *

Millicent Preston-Stanley Millicent Preston-Stanley (9 September 1883 – 23 June 1955) was an Australian feminist and politician who served as the first female member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly. In 1925, she became the second woman to enter government ...

(1883–1955), Australian feminist and politician * Muriel Stanley (1918–1979), Indigenous Australian Anglican missionary, nurse and social worker *

Nate Stanley Nathan Stanley (born August 26, 1997) is an American former professional football quarterback. He played college football for the Iowa Hawkeyes and was selected by the Minnesota Vikings in the seventh round of the 2020 NFL draft, with whom he s ...

(born 1997), American football player *

Oliver Stanley Oliver Frederick George Stanley (4 May 1896 – 10 December 1950) was a prominent British Conservative politician who held many ministerial posts before his early death. Background and education Stanley was the second son of Edward Stanley, 1 ...

(1896–1950), British politician *

Owen Stanley Captain Owen Stanley FRS RN (13 June 1811 – 13 March 1850) was a British Royal Navy officer and surveyor. Life Stanley was born in Alderley, Cheshire, the son of Edward Stanley, rector of Alderley and later Bishop of Norwich. A brother wa ...

(1811–1850), British naval captain *

Owsley Stanley Augustus Owsley Stanley III (January 19, 1935 – March 12, 2011) was an American-Australian audio engineer and clandestine chemist. He was a key figure in the San Francisco Bay Area hippie movement during the 1960s and played a pivotal role ...

(1935–2011), American "underground" chemist, mass-produced LSD *

Paco Stanley Francisco Jorge Stanley Albaitero (3 July 1942 – 7 June 1999), known by his stage name Paco Stanley, was a Mexican television entertainer who worked for Televisa and TV Azteca. He also participated directly, for a time, in political activ ...

(1942–1999), Mexican television entertainer, assassinated *

Paul Stanley Paul Stanley (born Stanley Bert Eisen; January 20, 1952) is an American musician who was the co-founder, frontman, rhythm guitarist, and co-lead vocalist of the hard rock band Kiss (band), Kiss from the band's inception in 1973 to their retireme ...

(born 1952), American rock guitarist and vocalist * Peter Stanley (born 1956), Australian historian *

Ralph Stanley Ralph Edmund Stanley (February 25, 1927 – June 23, 2016) was an American bluegrass artist, known for his distinctive singing and banjo playing. He began playing music in 1946, originally with his older brother Carter Stanley as part of The ...

(1927–2016), American bluegrass musician, one of the Stanley Brothers * Richard Stanley (director) (born 1966), South African-born film director * Richard Stanley (politician) (1920–1983), British Conservative Party Member of Parliament 1950–1966 * Richard P. Stanley (born 1944), American mathematician at MIT * Robbie Stanley (born 1967), American auto racing driver *Ronja Stanley (born 1991), Finnish singer, known as Ronya *

Ronnie Stanley Ronnie Garrison Stanley (born March 18, 1994) is an American professional football offensive tackle for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. Stanley was select ...

(born 1994), American football player * Sachini Ayendra Stanley, Sri Lankan Burgher cinema actress and model * Sam Stanley (rugby union) (born 1991) English Rugby Union player * Sara Griffith Stanley Woodward (1837–1918; born: Stanley), U.S. abolitionist, author, educator * Sidney Stanley (died 1969), Polish-British businessman * Sidney Stanley (cricketer) (born 1933), South African cricketer * Stephen Edward Stanley (born 1950) Australian cartoonist * Steven J. C. Stanley (born 1958), Jamaican audio engineer and producer *

Steven M. Stanley Steven M. Stanley (born November 2, 1941) is an American paleontologist and evolutionary biologist at the Florida State University. He is best known for his empirical research documenting the evolutionary process of punctuated equilibrium in the fo ...

(born 1941), American palaeontologist *

The Stanley Brothers The Stanley Brothers were an American Bluegrass music, bluegrass duo of singer-songwriters and musicians, made up of brothers Carter Stanley (August 27, 1925 – December 1, 1966) and Ralph Stanley (February 25, 1927 – June 23, 2016). Ralph a ...

, Carter and Ralph, American bluegrass musicians *

Thomas Stanley (author) Sir Thomas Stanley (1625 – 12 April 1678) was an England, English author and translator. Life He was baptised on 3 September 1625 in the parish of Clothall, Hertfordshire, the son of Sir Thomas Stanley and his wife, Mary Hammond. Thomas s ...

(1625–1678), English author and translator * Thomas Bahnson Stanley (1890–1970), American politician, governor of Virginia 1954–1958 *

Venetia Stanley Venetia Anastasia, Lady Digby ( Stanley; December 1600 – 1 May 1633) was a celebrated beauty of the Stuart period (England), Stuart period and the wife of a prominent courtier and scientist, Sir Kenelm Digby. She was a granddaughter of Tho ...

(1600–1633), English noblewoman *

Venetia Stanley (1887–1948) Beatrice Venetia Stanley Montagu (22 August 1887 – 3 August 1948) was a British aristocrat and socialite best known for the many letters that Prime Minister H. H. Asquith wrote to her between 1910 and 1915. Venetia was a namesake and collate ...

, English socialite, intimate friend of H. H. Asquith *

Wendell Meredith Stanley Wendell Meredith Stanley (August 16, 1904June 15, 1971) was an American biochemist, virologist and Nobel laureate. Biography Stanley was born in Ridgeville, Indiana, and earned a BSc in chemistry at Earlham College in Richmond, Indiana. He th ...

(1904–1971), American biochemist, virologist, and Nobel prize laureate * William Stanley (died 1495) (c. 1435–1495), English soldier, fought at the Battle of Bosworth Field * William Stanley (born 1548) (1548–1630), English military commander, under Queen Elizabeth I *

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 ...

, British inventor and businessman * William Stanley Jr. (1858–1916), American physicist * Winifred C. Stanley (1909–1996), U.S. Representative from New York *

Woodrow Stanley Woodrow Stanley (June 12, 1950 – February 15, 2022) was an American Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party politician. He was mayor of Flint, Michigan from 1991 until his recall in 2002, and was a member of the Michigan House of Re ...

(1950–2022), American politician

English nobility and gentry

*any of the

Stanley baronets There have been four baronetcies created for persons with the surname Stanley, all in the Baronetage of England. Two of the creations are extant as of 2010. The Stanley Baronetcy, of Bickerstaffe in the County Palatine of Lancaster, was created ...

*any who held the title Baron Stanley *any who held the title

Baron Stanley of Alderley Baron Stanley of Alderley, in the County of Chester, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1839 for the politician and landowner Sir John Stanley, 7th Baronet. History When the 1st Baron died in 1850, he was ...

Albert Stanley, 1st Baron Ashfield Albert Henry Stanley, 1st Baron Ashfield, (8 August 1874 – 4 November 1948), born Albert Henry Knattriess, was a British-American businessman who was managing director, then chairman of the Underground Electric Railways Company of London ...

(1874–1948), president of the Board of Trade, chairman of London Passenger Transport Board *

Anne Stanley, Countess of Ancram Anne Stanley, Countess of Ancram (died 1657) was an English aristocrat. Anne Stanley was a daughter of William Stanley, 6th Earl of Derby, and Elizabeth de Vere, Countess of Derby. Through her paternal grandmother, she was a great-great-gran ...

(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 Henrietta Maria Stanley, 4th Baroness Strange (1687 – 26 June 1718) was an English peer. Henrietta was born in 1687, the daughter of the 9th Earl of Derby. Her brother James died in Venice some years before the death of their father in ...

(1687–1718), English peeress *

Henry Stanley, 4th Earl of Derby Henry Stanley, 4th Earl of Derby (September 1531 – 25 September 1593) was a prominent English nobleman, diplomat, and politician. He was an ambassador and Privy Counsellor, and participated in the trials of Mary, Queen of Scots and the Earl ...

(1531–1593) *

James Stanley, 7th Earl of Derby James Stanley, 7th Earl of Derby (31 January 160715 October 1651) was an English nobleman, politician, and supporter of the Cavalier, Royalist cause in the English Civil War. Before inheriting the title in 1642 he was known as Lord Strange. He ...

(1607–1651) *

Thomas Stanley, 1st Earl of Derby Thomas Stanley, 1st Earl of Derby, KG (1435 – 29 July 1504) was an English nobleman. He was the stepfather of King Henry VII of England. He was the eldest son of Thomas Stanley, 1st Baron Stanley and Joan Goushill. A landed magnate of im ...

(1435–1504) *

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 ...

(1584–1642)

Fictional characters

* Stanley (''Cars''), the deceased founder of the town Radiator Springs in the ''Cars'' franchise * Stanley, an anthropomorphic white tank engine on TV series ''Thomas and Friends'' * Stanley, in the film '' A Troll in Central Park'' (1994) * Sappy Stanley, a character in the TV series ''Tiny Toon Adventures'' * a title character in

Stanley and His Monster Stanley and His Monster is an American comic-book humor feature and later series from DC Comics, about a boy who has a monster as his companion instead of a dog. Created by writer Arnold Drake and artist Winslow Mortimer as a backup feature in t ...

, from DC Comics * Stanley the Tool, in the webcomic ''Erfworld'' * Stanley Bernstein, in the 1983 American miniseries '' V)'' * Stanley Griff, the main character of the Playhouse Disney animated series ''Stanley'' *

Stanley Hudson ''The Office (American TV series), The Office'' is an American television series based on The Office (British TV series), the British television comedy of the same name. The format of the series is a parody of the fly on the wall documentary tec ...

, a character on the TV show ''The Office'' * Stanley Ipkiss, the main character in the comic and the film ''The Mask'' * Stanley "Grandpa" Kanisky, on the American television sitcom '' Gimme a Break'' *

Stanley Kowalski Stanley Kowalski is a fictional character in Tennessee Williams' play '' A Streetcar Named Desire''. In the play Stanley lives in the working-class Faubourg Marigny neighborhood of New Orleans with his wife, Stella ( DuBois), and is employe ...

, in ''A Streetcar Named Desire'' * Stanley Lambchop, a main character in Jeff Brown's ''Flat Stanley'' book series *

Stan Marsh Stanley "Stan" Marsh is a fictional character in the adult animation, adult animated television series ''South Park''. He is voiced by and loosely based on series co-creator Trey Parker. Stan is one of the series' four central characters, along ...

, on the TV show ''South Park'' * Stanley Pines, on the animated TV series ''Gravity Falls'' *

Stanley Roper ''Three's Company'' is an American television sitcom that aired for eight seasons on American Broadcasting Company, ABC from March 15, 1977, to September 18, 1984. Developed by Don Nicholl, Michael Ross (screenwriter), Michael Ross and Bernie W ...

, on the American sitcom ''Three's Company'' * Stan Smith (''American Dad!''), the lead character from the ''American Dad!'' animated sitcom * Stanley Snyder, a character from the manga series ''Dr. Stone'' * Stanley Sorenson, a main character in Brandon Mull's ''Fablehaven'' book series * Stanley S. SquarePants, a minor character in the Nickelodeon animated TV series ''

SpongeBob SquarePants ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' is an American animated television series, animated comedy television series created by marine science educator and animator Stephen Hillenburg for Nickelodeon. It first aired as a sneak peek after the 1999 Kids' C ...

'' * Stanley Tweedle, a main character on the science fiction TV series ''Lexx'' * Stanley Yelnats IV, from the novel and film ''Holes'' * Stanley Zbornak, a recurring character in the American TV series ''

The Golden Girls ''The Golden Girls'' is an American sitcom created by Susan Harris that aired on NBC from September 14, 1985, to May 9, 1992, with a total of 180 half-hour episodes, spanning seven seasons. The show's ensemble cast stars Beatrice Arthur, Betty ...

'' * Stanley, the protagonist in the 2011 video game ''

The Stanley Parable ''The Stanley Parable'' is a 2013 story-based video game designed and written by developers Davey Wreden and William Pugh (game designer), William Pugh. The game carries themes such as choice in video games, the relationship between a game cre ...

,'' its 2013 remake, and its 2022 ''Ultra Deluxe'' release * Stanley the Bugman, the protagonist in the 1983 Nintendo video game ''

Donkey Kong 3 is a 1983 shoot 'em up game developed and published by Nintendo. It is the third installment in the ''Donkey Kong'' series and was released for arcades worldwide in 1983, the Family Computer in 1984, then in North America for the Nintendo Ent ...

'' and the 1999 game ''Super Smash Bros'' * Beth Stanley, in the 1998 American science-fiction disaster movie '' Deep Impact''

People with the given name

People with the family name

English nobility and gentry

Fictional characters

See also