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), an American situation comedy * ''Stanley'' (2001 TV series), an American animated series

Other uses in arts and entertainment

* ''Stanley'' (play), by Pam Gems, 1996 *

Stanley Award The Stanley Awards, also known as The Stanleys, are an annual comics award issued by the Australian Cartoonists' Association which recognize the best of Australian cartoonists and cartooning. They are named after Stan Cross and were first organiz ...

, an Australian Cartoonists' Association award * '' Stanley: The Search for Dr. Livingston'', a video game * Stanley (Cars), a character in ''Cars Toons: Mater's Tall Tales'' * ''

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

'', a 2011 video game developed by Galactic Cafe, and its titular character, Stanley

Businesses and organisations

* Stanley, Inc., American information technology company *

Stanley Aviation Stanley Aviation is an aerospace company started by Robert M Stanley, the aviation pioneer, in Buffalo, New York in 1948. The company has since acquired several other companies and has been most recently acquired by Eaton Corporation. Stanley is ...

, American aerospace company *

Stanley Black & Decker Stanley Black & Decker, Inc., formerly known as The Stanley Works, is a Fortune 500 American manufacturer of industrial tools and household hardware and provider of security products. Headquartered in the greater Hartford city of New Britain, ...

, formerly The Stanley Works, American hardware manufacturer ** Stanley knife, a utility knife * Stanley bottle, a brand of food and beverage containers * Stanley Electric, a Japanese manufacturer of electric lights *

Stanley Furniture Stanley Furniture was an American furniture manufacturer based in High Point, North Carolina, United States. History Stanley Furniture was founded in April 1924 by Thomas Bahnson Stanley, who later became Governor of Virginia. Stanley learned the ...

, American furniture manufacturer *

The Stanley Hotel The Stanley Hotel is a 140-room Colonial Revival hotel in Estes Park, Colorado, United States, about five miles from the entrance to Rocky Mountain National Park. It was built by Freelan Oscar Stanley, Co-founder of the Stanley Motor Carriage ...

, in Estes Park, Colorado, U.S. *

Stanley Hotel, Nairobi The Stanley Hotel (currently called the Sarova Stanley) is a five-star hotel in Nairobi, Kenya. It is the oldest hotel in the city, having been established in 1902 by English businesswoman Mayence Bent, when the city was a railway halt. It is na ...

, Kenya * Stanley Medical College, Madras, Tamil Nadu, India *

Stanley Motor Carriage Company The Stanley Motor Carriage Company was an American manufacturer of steam cars; it operated from 1902 to 1924. The cars made by the company were colloquially called Stanley Steamers, although several different models were produced. Early history ...

, American manufacturer of steam cars *

Stanley Steemer Stanley Steemer is an American company that provides carpet cleaning, tile and grout cleaning, upholstery cleaning, hardwood floor cleaning and air duct cleaning. The company also does water damage restoration and sells a line of cleaning produ ...

, American cleaning company *

Stanley Theater (disambiguation) Stanley Theater may refer to: * Stanley Theater (Jersey City), New Jersey *Stanley Theater (Newark, New Jersey) *Stanley Theater (Utica, New York) The Stanley Theatre is a historic Baroque movie palace in Utica, New York. Over the years, it has ...

, several places

People

Stanley (name) Stanley is a toponymic surname, a contraction of ''Stan'' (a form of "stone") and ''Leigh'' (meadow), later also being used as a masculine given name. People with the given name * Ann Dunham birth name Stanley Ann Dunham, mother of the 44th pre ...

, a given name and family name, including a list of people and fictional characters *

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 outfield position whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and ...

(born 1985), born Stanley Richieri Afonso, Brazilian footballer

Places

Australia

Stanley, Tasmania Stanley is a town on the north-west coast of Tasmania, Australia. It is the second-last major township on the north-west coast when travelling west, Smithton being the larger township in the Circular Head municipality. According to the , Stanl ...

Stanley, Victoria Stanley is a small town approximately from Beechworth in Victoria noted for its apple and nut farms. At the , Stanley had a population of 324. The town was formerly known as Snake Gully and Nine Mile Creek. Many parts of this rural community ...

County of Stanley, Queensland The County of Stanley is a cadastral division centred on the city of Brisbane in Queensland, Australia, that is used mainly for the purpose of registering land titles. It was named after Edward Stanley, who was three times British prime minis ...

Canada

Stanley, British Columbia Stanley was a gold rush town in the Cariboo region of British Columbia that began during the Cariboo Gold Rush. History Gold was found in nearby Lightning Creek in 1861 resulting in the towns of Stanley and Van Winkle springing up as part of th ...

Rural Municipality of Stanley No. 215 The Rural Municipality of Stanley No. 215 ( 2016 population: ) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 5 and Division No. 1. It is located in the southeast portion of the province. Hi ...

, Saskatchewan *

Stanley, New Brunswick Stanley (2016 population: 412) is a village in York County, in the Canadian province of New Brunswick. History Stanley straddles the Nashwaak River 30 km north of Fredericton at the intersection of Route 107 and Route 620. The area w ...

** Stanley Parish, New Brunswick *

Stanley, Nova Scotia Stanley is a community located in the East Hants municipal district, Hants County, Nova Scotia. Stanley is most famous as the birthplace of the acclaimed Canadian poet Alden Nowlan. History Stanley's first settler was New England planter John ...

Port Stanley, Ontario Port Stanley is a community in the Municipality of Central Elgin, Elgin County in Ontario, Canada. It is located on the north shore of Lake Erie at the mouth of Kettle Creek. In 2016, it had a population of 2,148. History The site of Port Stan ...

United Kingdom

Stanley, Derbyshire Stanley is a village located roughly halfway between Derby and Ilkeston in Derbyshire, England. The village is part of the Stanley and Stanley Common Local Government Parish, Stanley Common being a separate village a little to the North. Since ...

, England *

Stanley, County Durham Stanley is a former colliery town and civil parish in County Durham, North East England. Centred on a hilltop between Chester-le-Street and Consett, the town lies south west of Gateshead. Stanley was formerly divided into three distinct s ...

, England * Stanley Crook, County Durham, England * Stanley, Nottinghamshire, England * Stanley, Staffordshire, England *

Stanley, West Yorkshire Stanley is a village in the Metropolitan Borough of Wakefield in West Yorkshire, England. It is about north-east of Wakefield city centre. Stanley was an Urban District in the West Riding of Yorkshire before 1974, being made up the four elect ...

, England * Stanley, Wiltshire, England *

Stanley, Perthshire Stanley is a village on the north side of the River Tay in Perthshire, Scotland, around north of Perth. The section of the River Tay near the village is a popular location for canoeing and fishing. Etymology The village of Stanley gains its na ...

, Scotland

United States

Stanley, Idaho Stanley is a town in the Sawtooth Valley in Custer County, Idaho, United States. The population was 116 at the 2020 census; up from 63 in 2010. The center of population of Idaho in 2000 was located in Stanley. History Fur trappers of the ...

* Stanley, Indiana * Stanley, Iowa * Stanley, Kansas * Stanley, Kentucky * Stanley, Louisiana *

Stanley, Minnesota Stanley is an unincorporated community in Isanti Township, Isanti County, Minnesota, United States. Stanley is located east of Cambridge Cambridge ( ) is a university city and the county town in Cambridgeshire, England. It is located ...

Stanley, New Mexico Stanley is an unincorporated community in Santa Fe County, New Mexico. The ZIP code is 87056. Demographics History On January 18, 1975, Stanley was referenced in '' Hee Haw.'' Climate Climate type occurs primarily on the periphery of the true ...

* Stanley, New York * Stanley, North Carolina *

Stanley, North Dakota Stanley is a city in Mountrail County, North Dakota, United States. It is the county seat of Mountrail County. The population was 2,321 at the 2020 census, making it the 21st largest city in North Dakota. Stanley was founded in 1902. The town's ...

Stanley, Oklahoma Stanley is an Unincorporated area, unincorporated community in northern Pushmataha County, Oklahoma, Pushmataha County, Oklahoma, United States. The community is on Oklahoma State Highway 2 seven miles southwest of Clayton, Oklahoma, Clayton. The ...

Stanley, Virginia Stanley is a town in Page County, Virginia, United States. The population was 1,689 at the 2010 census. History Fort Philip Long and Graves Chapel and Cemetery are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Geography Stanley is locate ...

* Stanley, West Virginia *

Stanley, Wisconsin Stanley is a city in Chippewa and Clark counties in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 3,608 at the 2010 census. Of this, 3,602 were in Chippewa County, and 6 in Clark County. History Stanley was settled and platted in 1881 whe ...

, in Chippewa County *

Stanley, Barron County, Wisconsin Stanley is a town in Barron County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 2,546 at the 2010 census. The town surrounds the village of Cameron but is separate from it. Geography Stanley is located east of the center of Barron County. ...

Stanley County, South Dakota Stanley County is a county in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 2,980. Its county seat is Fort Pierre. The county was created in 1873, and was organized in 1890. It is named for David S. Stanley, a comma ...

* Stanley Lake, in Custer County, Idaho *

Stanley Township, Lyon County, Minnesota Stanley Township is a township in Lyon County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 254 at the 2000 census. Stanley Township was organized in 1877. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of ...

Camp Stanley (Texas) Camp Stanley is a U.S. Army facility located at the Leon Springs Military Reservation, the present day Camp Bullis, twenty miles northwest of downtown San Antonio near Fair Oaks Ranch, Texas. It operates the "Camp Stanley Storage Activity" (CSSA) ...

, U.S. Army installation in Texas * Fox Chase Farm, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, listed on the NRHP as "Stanley", a former name

Other countries

Stanley (neighborhood) Stanley ( arz, ستانلى) is a neighborhood near the city centre of Alexandria. The area is most famous for the iconic Stanley Bridge on the Corniche (Alexandria), Corniche, as well as its private-access beach. The bridge has a total length o ...

, in Alexandria, Egypt *

Stanley, Falkland Islands Stanley (; also known as Port Stanley) is the capital city of the Falkland Islands. It is located on the island of East Falkland, on a north-facing slope in one of the wettest parts of the islands. At the 2016 census, the city had a popula ...

** Stanley (constituency) *

Stanley, Hong Kong Stanley, or Chek Chue, is a coastal town and a popular tourist attraction in Hong Kong. It is located on a peninsula on Hong Kong Island. It is east of Repulse Bay and west of Shek O, adjacent to Chung Hom Kok and Tai Tam. Administratively, ...

* Camp Stanley, South Korea *

Mount Stanley Mount Stanley or Mount Ngaliema (, also , ) is a mountain located in the Rwenzori range. With an elevation of 5,109 m (16,763 ft), it is the highest mountain of both the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda, and the third highest in ...

, in Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda

Sports

* Accrington Stanley F.C., English football club * Stanley Cup, championship trophy of the National Hockey League in North America *

Stanley Football Association The Stanley Football Association was an Australian rules football competition based in the Clare Valley region of South Australia, Australia. It operated between 1915 and 1936 with breaks in 1916-17 and 1919 due to World War I. Brief history Th ...

, former Australian rules football competition

Transportation

Port Stanley Airport Port Stanley Airport is an airport in the Falkland Islands, outside the capital, Stanley. The airport is the only civilian airport in the islands with a paved runway. However, RAF Mount Pleasant, located to the west of Stanley, functions ...

, Falkland Islands * Stanley Airport, Nova Scotia, Canada *

Stanley (vehicle) Stanley is an autonomous car created by Stanford University's Stanford Racing Team in cooperation with the Volkswagen Electronics Research Laboratory (ERL). It won the 2005 DARPA Grand Challenge, earning the Stanford Racing Team a $2 million ...

, an autonomous car created by Stanford Racing Team *

Stanley Steamer The Stanley Motor Carriage Company was an American manufacturer of steam cars; it operated from 1902 to 1924. The cars made by the company were colloquially called Stanley Steamers, although several different models were produced. Early history ...

, an American automobile produced by the Stanley Motor Carriage Company *

Stanley (boat) ''Stanley'' was an Icelandic fishing boat. Originally a six oar rowboat (Icelandic: Sexæringur), it was the first boat in Iceland to be equipped with an engine. It's successful mechanization is considered the start of the industrial revolution of ...

, an Icelandic fishing boat c. 1860 * , a London and North Western Railway paddle steamer