Stanley A stone-filled meadow
Pronunciation Language(s) Old English Meaning "stone leigh " Region of origin England Variant form(s) Stoneley (archaic), Stanly See also Lea , Lee , Leigh
Stanley Gender Male Word/name From the surname Region of origin England Alternative spelling Stanly, Stanlee Nickname(s) Stan
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 US president Barack ObamaStanley (Brazilian footballer) (Stanley Richieri Afonso, born 1985), BrazilStanley Adams (actor) (1915–1977), American actor and screenwriterStanley Adams (singer) (1907–1994), American singer and lyricistStanley Adams (whistleblower) (1927–2016), Maltese whistleblower in the pharmaceutical industryStanley T. Adams (1922–1999), American Army officer, recipient of the Medal of Honor during the Korean WarStanley Amis (1924–2021), British architectStanley Andrisse , American endocrinologistStan Arthur (born 1935), U.S. Navy officer; Vice Chief of Naval Operations 1992–95Stanley Baker (1928–1976), Welsh actor and producerStanley Baldwin (1867–1947), three-time prime minister of the United KingdomStanley Baxter (born 1926), Scottish actor, comedian, impressionist, and authorStanley Berryhill (born 1998), American football playerStanley Bleifeld (1924–2011), American sculptorStanley Booth-Clibborn (1924–1996), British Anglican bishopStanley Branche (1933–1992), American civil rights leaderStanley Brundy (born 1967), American basketball playerStanley Burnside (born 1947), Bahamian cartoonist and painterStanley Burrell, American rapper known as MC Hammer
Stanley Cavell (1926–2018), American philosopherStanley Chais (1926–2010), American investment advisor in the Madoff investment scandalStanley Chera (1942–2020), American real estate developerStanley R. Christianson (1925–1950), American Marine, awarded Medal of HonorStanley Clarke (born 1951), American jazz and funk bassistStanley Clements (1926–1981), American actor and comedianStanley Cohen (biochemist) (1922–2020), American biochemist, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine LaureateStanley Cohen (physicist) (1927–2017), American physicist, founder and president of Speakeasy Computing CorporationStan Cohen (politician) (1927–2004), British Labour politicianStanley Cohen (sociologist) (1942–2013), Martin White Professor of Sociology at the London School of EconomicsStanley G. Cohen , American music educator, president of Five Towns CollegeStanley Norman Cohen (born 1935), American geneticistStanley Donen (1924–2019), American film director and choreographerStan Drake (1921–1997), American cartoonistStanley Ann Dunham (1942–1995), American anthropologist, mother of Barack Obama
Stanley Ellis (cricketer) (1896–1987), English cricketerStanley Ellis (linguist) (1926–2009), English linguistics scholar and broadcasterStanley Fields (actor) (1883–1941), American actorStanley Fields (biologist) (born 1955), American biologistStanley Fischer (born 1943), Israeli American economistStanley Fisher (1867–1949), 24th Chief Justice of CeylonStanley H. Ford (1877–1961), United States Army GeneralStanley Jerome Gaetz (1914–1964), member of the North Dakota SenateStanley Goble (1891–1948), Royal Australian Air Force commanderStanley G. Grizzle (1918–2016), Canadian citizenship judge and labour union activistStanley Heaps (1880–1962), English architect responsible for the design of a number of stations on the London Underground systemStanley Ho (1921–2020), Hong Kong-Macau businessmanStanley Holloway (1890–1982), English actor, comedian, singer and monologistStanley Johnson (basketball) (born 1996), American basketball playerStanley Johnson (London politician) (1869–1937), English solicitor and Conservative Party politician, MP 1918–1924Stanley Johnson (writer) (born 1940), British author and politician, writer on environmental and population issues, MEP 1979–1984Stanley Jones (cyclist) (1888–1962), British Olympic cyclistStanley Kalpage (died 2000), Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the United Nations from 1991 to 1994Stanley A. Klein , American neuroscientistStanley H. Klein (1908–1992), American architectStanley Kramer (1913–2001), American film director and producerStanley Krippner (born 1932), American psychologist, parapsychologist, and Professor of Psychology at Saybrook UniversityStanley Kubrick (1928–1999), American film director, producer, and screenwriterStanley Kurtz , American conservative commentatorStan Laurel (1890–1965), born Arthur Stanley Jefferson, English comic actor, writer and film directorStanley Lechtzin (born 1936), American artist, jeweler, metalsmith, and educatorStan Lee (1922–2018), American comic book writer, editor, and publisherStanley Lewis (sculptor) (1930–2006), Canadian sculptorStanley Cornwell Lewis (1905–2009), British portrait painter and illustratorStan Love (basketball) (born 1949), American basketball playerStanley G. Love (born 1965), American scientist and astronautSir Stanley Matthews (1915–2000), British footballer
Stanley Mazor (born 1941), American electrical engineer and inventorStanley A. McChrystal (born 1954), former Commander, International Security Assistance Force and U.S. Forces AfghanistanStanley Meltzoff (1917–2006), American illustratorStanley Middleton (1919–2009), British novelistStanley Morgan Jr. (born 1996), American football playerStanley Myers (1930–1993), English composer and conductorStanley Nelson Jr. (born 1951), American documentary filmmakerStanley Nibbs (1914–1985) British Virgin Islander teacherStanley Ocitti (born 1980), Ugandan basketball playerStan Owen (1932–2019), Welsh rugby union and rugby league footballerStanley G. Payne (born 1934), American historian and HispanistStanley Peiris (1941–2002), Sri Lankan Sinhala musician and composerStanley Plotkin (born 1932), American physician, vaccinologist, and immunologistStanley B. Prusiner (born 1942), American neurologist and biochemistStanley Robinson (disambiguation) , several peopleStanley Rogers Resor (1917–2012), American lawyer and military officer; 9th United States Secretary of the ArmyStanley Jedidiah Samartha (1920–2001), Indian theologianStanley Savige (1890–1954), Australian soldier and businessmanStanley Schmidt (born 1944), American science fiction author and editorStanley Schumacher (1933–2020), Canadian politicianStanley Senanayake (1918–1989) Sri Lankan law enforcement officialStanley Shakespeare (1963–2005), American football playerStanley Shanfield , American inventorStanley Sheff , American film director and writerStanley Gerald Umphrey Shier , 18th Canadian Surgeon GeneralStanley Tillekeratne , former Speaker of the Parliament of Sri LankaStanley Tretick (1921–1999), American photojournalistStanley Tucci , American actor, writer, producer and film directorStanley Turrentine (1934–2000), American jazz saxophonistStanley Unwin (comedian) (1911–2002), South African-born comedic writer and performerStanley Unwin (publisher) (1884–1968), British publisher, founder of George Allen and UnwinStanley Wagner (disambiguation) , several peopleStanley J. Wawrzyniak (1927–1995), American Marine officer, recipient of two Navy Crosses during Korean WarStanley G. Weinbaum (1902–1935), American science fiction writerStanley Whittaker (born 1994), American basketball playerStanley Wojcicki (1937–2023), Polish American emeritus professor and former chair of the physics department at Stanford UniversityStanley Wolpert (1927–2019), American historian and IndologistStanley Woodward (attorney) , American lawyerStanley Yau (born 1990), Hong Kong singer, dancer and actorStanley Zeigler , American politicianStanley de Zoysa , Sri Lankan businessman and politician
People with the family name
Aileen Stanley (1897–1982), American popular singerAllan Stanley (1926–2013), Canadian professional ice hockey playerAlessandra Stanley , American journalistAntwaun Stanley , American singer, songwriterArthur Penrhyn Stanley (1815–1881), English churchman, dean of WestminsterBarney Stanley (1893–1971), Canadian professional ice hockey playerBenson Stanley (born 1984), Australian-born, New Zealand Rugby Union playerBob Stanley (baseball) (born 1954), American baseball playerBob Stanley (musician) (born 1964), English musicianBrian Stanley (disambiguation) , multiple peopleCassius Stanley (born 1999), American basketball playerChad Stanley (born 1976), American football playerCharles Stanley (disambiguation) , multiple peopleChase Stanley (born 1989), Australian-New Zealand Rugby League playerChristopher Stanley (born 1965), American actorClinton Warrington Stanley (1830–1884), Justice of the New Hampshire Supreme CourtDavid S. Stanley (1828–1902), Union general in the American Civil War and Medal of Honor recipientDimitrious Stanley (1974–2023), American football playerDorothy Stanley (1924–1990), American educatorEdward Stanley (disambiguation) , multiple peopleEmily Stanley , American limnologistFiona Stanley (born 1946), Australian epidemiologistFlorence Stanley (1924–2003), American actressFrancis Edgar Stanley (1849–1918), American businessman, co-inventor of the Stanley SteamerFrank C. Stanley , late 19th-early 20th-century American popular singer; stage name for William S. GrinstedFreelan O. Stanley (1849–1940), co-inventor of the Stanley Steamer and founder of the Stanley HotelFrederick Trent Stanley (1802–1883), American industrialist, founder of Stanley WorksGeorge F. G. Stanley (1907–2002), Canadian historian and designer of the Canadian flagGinger Stanley (1931–2023), American model, actress and stunt womanHelen Camille Stanley (born 1930), American composer and violistHenrietta Stanley, Baroness Stanley of Alderley (1807–1895), British campaigner for women's educationHenrietta Stanley Dull (1863–1964), American food writerHenry Stanley, American businessman and founder of Stanley Rule and Level Company, cousin of Frederick Trent Stanley
Henry Stanley (cricketer) (1873–1900), English cricketerHenry Bruce 'Harry' Stanley (1953–1999), Scottish painter and decorator mistakenly shot by policeHenry Morton Stanley (1841–1904), Welsh-American journalist and explorer, searched for Dr. LivingstoneIan Stanley (born 1957), British musicianJames Stanley (disambiguation) , several peopleJayson Stanley (born 1997), American football playerJoe Stanley (born 1957), New Zealand Rugby Union playerJohn Stanley (disambiguation) , several peopleKim Stanley (1925–2001), American actressLeo Stanley (1886–1976), American surgeonLogan Stanley (born 1998), Canadian ice hockey playerMatthew Stanley (born 1992), New Zealand Olympic swimmerMervin C. Stanley (1857–1907), New York politicianMichael Stanley (1948–2021), American rock singerMichael Stanley (rugby union) (born 1989), Samoan Rugby Union playerMickey Stanley (born 1942), American baseball playerMike Stanley (born 1963), American baseball playerMike Stanley (rower) (born 1957), New Zealand Olympic rower and sports administratorMillicent Preston-Stanley (1883–1955), Australian feminist and politicianMuriel Stanley (1918–1979), Indigenous Australian Anglican missionary, nurse and social workerNate Stanley (born 1997), American football playerOliver Stanley (1896–1950), British politicianOwen Stanley (1811–1850), British naval captainOwsley Stanley (1935–2011), American "underground" chemist, mass-produced LSDPaco Stanley (1942–1999), Mexican television entertainer, assassinatedPaul Stanley (born 1952), American rock guitarist and vocalistRalph Stanley (1927–2016), American bluegrass musician, one of the Stanley BrothersRichard Stanley (director) (born 1966), South African-born film directorRichard Stanley (politician) (1920–1983), British Conservative Party Member of Parliament 1950–1966Richard P. Stanley (born 1944), American mathematician at MITRobbie Stanley (born 1967), American auto racing driverRonja Stanley (born 1991), Finnish singer, known as Ronya
Ronnie Stanley (born 1994), American football playerSachini Ayendra Stanley , Sri Lankan Burgher cinema actress and modelSam Stanley (rugby union) (born 1991) English Rugby Union playerSara Griffith Stanley Woodward (1837–1918; born: Stanley), U.S. abolitionist, author, educatorSidney Stanley (died 1969), Polish-British businessmanSidney Stanley (cricketer) (born 1933), South African cricketerSteven J. C. Stanley (born 1958), Jamaican audio engineer and producerSteven M. Stanley (born 1941), American palaeontologistThe Stanley Brothers , Carter and Ralph, American bluegrass musiciansThomas Stanley (author) (1625–1678), English author and translatorThomas Bahnson Stanley (1890–1970), American politician, governor of Virginia 1954–1958Venetia Stanley (1600–1633), English noblewomanVenetia Stanley (1887–1948) , English socialite, intimate friend of H. H. AsquithWendell Meredith Stanley (1904–1971), American biochemist, virologist, and Nobel prize laureateWilliam Stanley (died 1495) (c. 1435–1495), English soldier, fought at the Battle of Bosworth FieldWilliam Stanley (born 1548) (1548–1630), English military commander, under Queen Elizabeth IWilliam Stanley (inventor) , British inventor and businessmanWilliam Stanley Jr. (1858–1916), American physicistWinifred C. Stanley (1909–1996), U.S. Representative from New YorkWoodrow Stanley (1950–2022), American politician
English nobility and gentry
Arms of Stanley: Argent, on a bend azure three hart's (or buck's) heads cabossed or. any of the Stanley baronets
any who held the title Baron Stanley
any who held the title Baron Stanley of Alderley
Albert Stanley, 1st Baron Ashfield (1874–1948), president of the Board of Trade, chairman of London Passenger Transport BoardAnne Stanley, Countess of Ancram (1600–1656/7), wife of the 1st Earl of AncramEdward 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 (1687–1718), English peeressHenry Stanley, 4th Earl of Derby (1531–1593)James Stanley, 7th Earl of Derby (1607–1651)Thomas Stanley, 1st Earl of Derby (1435–1504)William Stanley, 6th Earl of Derby (1584–1642)
Fictional characters
Stanley (Cars ) , the deceased founder of the town Radiator Springs in the Cars franchiseStanley, an anthropomorphic white tank engine on TV series Thomas and Friends
Stanley, in the film A Troll in Central Park
Sappy Stanley, a character in the TV series Tiny Toon Adventures
a title character in Stanley and His Monster , 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 , 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 , in A Streetcar Named Desire Stanley Lambchop , a main character in Jeff Brown's Flat Stanley book seriesStan Marsh , on the TV show South Park Stanley Pines , on the animated TV series Gravity Falls Stanley Roper , on the American sitcom Three's Company Stan Smith (American Dad! ) , the lead character from the American Dad! animated sitcomStanley Snyder, a character from the manga series Dr. Stone
Stanley Sorenson , a main character in Brandon Mull's Fablehaven book seriesStanley S. SquarePants, a minor character in the Nickelodeon animated TV series SpongeBob SquarePants
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
Stanley, the protagonist in the 2011 video game The Stanley Parable ,Ultra Deluxe release
Stanley the Bugman, the protagonist in the 1983 Nintendo video game Donkey Kong 3 Super Smash Bros
Beth Stanley, in the 1998 American science-fiction disaster movie Deep Impact
See also
