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, an Australian Cartoonists' Association award * '' Stanley: The Search for Dr. Livingston'', a video game

Businesses

* Stanley, Inc., an 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 ...

, an 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 a provider of security products. Headquartered in the Greater Hartford city of Ne ...

, formerly The Stanley Works, an American hardware manufacturer ** Stanley Hand Tools, a division of Stanley Black & Decker * Stanley bottle, a brand of food and beverage containers * Stanley Electric, a Japanese manufacturer of electric lights * Stanley Furniture, an American furniture manufacturer * The Stanley Hotel, 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 first luxury hotel in Nairobi, having been established in 1902 by English businesswoman Mayence Bent, when the city was a railway halt. It ...

, Kenya * Stanley Motor Carriage Company, an American manufacturer of steam cars * Stanley Steemer, an American cleaning company * Stanley Theater (disambiguation), several places

People and fictional characters

Stanley (name) Stanley is a toponymic surname, a contraction of ''stan'' (a form of "stone") and ''wikt:leigh, 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 ...

, 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 Glossary of association football terms#O, outfield player whose primary ro ...

(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 one travels west from Devonport, the larger township in the Circular Head municipality being Smithton. Accordin ...

Stanley, Victoria Stanley is a small town approximately from Beechworth in Victoria, Australia, 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 rur ...

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 mini ...

Stanley River (Queensland) The Stanley River is a perennial river in the South East region of Queensland, Australia. A major tributary of the Brisbane River, the Stanley River valley extends roughly westwards from the area south of Maleny, through Woodford to Kilcoy ...

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 ...

Rural Municipality of Stanley Stanley is a rural municipality (RM) in the province of Manitoba in Western Canada. It is located in the southern part of the province, along its border with the state of North Dakota in the United States. Since 1876, the area made up part of ...

, Manitoba * Rural Municipality of Stanley No. 215, Saskatchewan *

Stanley, New Brunswick Stanley is a former village in York County, in the Canadian province of New Brunswick; it was an incorporated village until the end of 2022 and is now part of the rural community of Nashwaak. History Stanley straddles the Nashwaak River 30& ...

Stanley Parish, New Brunswick Stanley is a geographic parish in York County, New Brunswick, Canada. Prior to the 2023 governance reform, for governance purposes it was divided between the village of Stanley, the incorporated rural community of Upper Miramichi, and th ...

* Stanley, Nova Scotia * Stanley Peak (Ball Range), in the Canadian Rockies

New Zealand

* Stanley River (Canterbury) * Stanley River (Tasman)

United Kingdom

* Stanley, Derbyshire, England *

Stanley, County Durham Stanley is a town and civil parish in County Durham (district), County Durham in England. Centred on a hilltop between Chester-le-Street and Consett, Stanley lies south-west of Gateshead. The town's name is derived from the Old English ''stā ...

, England * Stanley Crook, County Durham, England * Stanley, Nottinghamshire, England * Stanley, Staffordshire, England * Stanley, West Yorkshire, 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 ...

, Scotland *

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 population o ...

, capital city of the Falkland Islands ** Stanley (constituency)

United States

* Stanley, Idaho * 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 List of cities in the United Kingdom, city and non-metropolitan district in the co ...

* Stanley, New Mexico * Stanley, New York * Stanley, North Carolina * Stanley, North Dakota * Stanley, Oklahoma * Stanley, Virginia * Stanley, West Virginia * Stanley, Wisconsin, in Chippewa County *

Stanley, Barron County, Wisconsin Stanley is a town in Barron County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 2,570 at the 2020 census, up from 2,546 at the 2010 census. The town surrounds the village of Cameron but is separate from it. Geography Stanley is located ea ...

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 comm ...

* 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), 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), Alexandria, Egypt * Chek Chue, Hong Kong, also known as Stanley * Camp Stanley, South Korea * Mount Stanley, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda * Stanley Peak, South Georgia

Sports

* Accrington Stanley F.C., English football club *

Stanley Cup The Stanley Cup () is the championship trophy awarded annually to the National Hockey League (NHL) playoff champion. It is the oldest existing trophy to be awarded to a professional sports franchise in North America, and the International Ic ...

, championship trophy of the National Hockey League in North America * Stanley Football Association, former Australian rules football competition

Transportation

* Stanley Airport, Nova Scotia, Canada * Stanley (vehicle), an autonomous car created by Stanford Racing Team * Stanley Steamer, an American automobile produced by the Stanley Motor Carriage Company * ''Stanley'' (boat), an Icelandic fishing boat c. 1860 * , a London and North Western Railway paddle steamer * Stanley station (disambiguation), various railway stations

Other uses

* Stanley Medical College, Madras, Tamil Nadu, India * HMS ''Stanley'', originally , a Second World War destroyer transferred to the Royal Navy