Stanley (surname)
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Stanley is both a family name and a masculine given name dating from the 11th and 12th century English
contraction
of 'Stoney Meadow' (Stone/Stan Leigh
). It is also the name of a number of places, and has other miscellaneous uses.
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
contraction
Contraction (grammar)
A contraction is a shortened version of the written and spoken forms of a word, syllable, or word group, created by omission of internal letters....
of 'Stoney Meadow' (Stone/Stan Leigh
Leigh
- In England :* Leigh, Dorset* Leigh, Greater Manchester** Leigh * Leigh, Kent* Leigh, Staffordshire* Leigh, Surrey* Leigh, Wiltshire* Leigh, Worcestershire* Leigh-on-Mendip, Somerset...
). It is also the name of a number of places, and has other miscellaneous uses.
Persons named Stanley
- Aileen StanleyAileen StanleyAileen Stanley, born Maude Elsie Aileen Muggeridge , was a popular American singer.-Early life:...
(1897–1982), American popular singer - Allan StanleyAllan StanleyAllan Herbert Stanley was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who played for the New York Rangers, Chicago Black Hawks, Boston Bruins, Philadelphia Flyers and Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League, and the Western Hockey League version of the Vancouver Canucks.-Playing...
(1926–), Canadian professional ice hockey player - Alessandra StanleyAlessandra StanleyAlessandra Stanley is an American journalist. In 2003 she became the television critic for The New York Times. Stanley was previously co-chief of the paper's Moscow bureau, Rome bureau chief, and as a correspondent for Time. She is the daughter of defense expert Timothy W...
, American journalist - Arthur Penrhyn StanleyArthur Penrhyn StanleyArthur Penrhyn Stanley was an English churchman, Dean of Westminster, known as Dean Stanley. His position was that of a Broad Churchman and he was the author of works on Church History.-Life and times:...
(1815–1881), English churchman, dean of Westminster - Barney StanleyBarney StanleyRussell "Barney" Stanley was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who played for the Vancouver Millionaires of the Pacific Coast Hockey Association and the Calgary Tigers, Regina Capitals and Edmonton Eskimos of the Western Canada Hockey League...
(1893–1971), Canadian professional ice hockey player - Bob StanleyBob StanleyRobert William "Bob" Stanley is a former Major League Baseball right-handed relief pitcher who played with the Boston Red Sox.Over his 13-year career, Stanley played only for the Red Sox from 1977-89...
(1954–), American former baseball player - Brian StanleyBrian StanleyBrian Stanley is an Irish Sinn Féin politician. He was elected as a Teachta Dála for the Laois–Offaly constituency at the 2011 general election, after the 7th count. He serves as Sinn Féin's Spokesperson on Environment, Community and Local Government...
, Sinn FéinSinn FéinSinn Féin is a left wing, Irish republican political party in Ireland. The name is Irish for "ourselves" or "we ourselves", although it is frequently mistranslated as "ourselves alone". Originating in the Sinn Féin organisation founded in 1905 by Arthur Griffith, it took its current form in 1970...
politician - Charles Stanley (chess player)Charles Stanley (chess player)Charles Henry Stanley was the first chess champion of the United States. When the first-ever U.S. championship match took place in 1845, Stanley defeated Eugéne Rousseau of New Orleans and thus claimed the title....
(1819–1901), English-American chess champion - Charles Stanley (pastor) (1933–), American evangelist
- David S. StanleyDavid S. StanleyDavid Sloane Stanley was a Union Army officer during the American Civil War and a recipient of America's highest military decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his actions at the Battle of Franklin.-Early life:...
(1828–1902), Union general in the American Civil War and Medal of Honor recipient - Edward Stanley (bishop)Edward Stanley (bishop)Edward Stanley FRS was a British clergyman and Bishop of Norwich between 1837 and 1849.Born in London into a notable Cheshire family, Stanley was the second son of Sir John Stanley, 6th Baronet, and the younger brother of John Stanley, 1st Baron Stanley of Alderley.Educated at St John's College,...
, (1779–1849), English bishop of Norwich - Fiona StanleyFiona StanleyFiona Stanley, AC is an Australian epidemiologist noted for her public health work, and her research into child and maternal health, and birth disorders such as cerebral palsy.-Life:...
(1946–), Australian epidemiologist - Florence StanleyFlorence StanleyFlorence Stanley was an American actress of stage, film, and television.-Early life and career:Florence Stanley was born as Florence Schwartz in Chicago, the daughter of Hanna and Jack Schwartz. She began a long career on stage, film and TV starting in the 1940s...
(20th century), American actress - Francis Edgar StanleyFrancis Edgar StanleyFrancis Edgar Stanley was an American businessman and was the co-founder, along with his twin brother Freelan Oscar Stanley, of the Stanley Motor Carriage Company which built the Stanley Steamer.-Biography:...
(1849-1918), co-inventor of the Stanley SteamerStanley SteamerThe Stanley Motor Carriage Company was a manufacturer of steam-engine vehicles; 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:... - Frank C. StanleyFrank C. StanleyFrank C. Stanley was a bass-baritone singer, stage performer and banjoist who made many early gramophone recordings on disc and cylinder during the 1890s and the 1900s. His real name was William Stanley Grinsted. He was born on 29 December 1868 in Orange, New Jersey...
, late 19th-early 20th c. American popular singer; stage name for William S. Grinsted - Freelan O. Stanley (1849 - 1940), co-inventor of the Stanley SteamerStanley SteamerThe Stanley Motor Carriage Company was a manufacturer of steam-engine vehicles; 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:...
and founder of the Stanley Hotel - Frederick Trent StanleyFrederick Trent StanleyFrederick Trent Stanley was an American industrialist.He founded Stanley's Bolt Manufactory of New Britain, Connecticut in 1843 to manufacture door bolts and other hardware from wrought iron...
(19th century), American industrialist, founder of Stanley WorksStanley WorksStanley Black & Decker , formerly known as The Stanley Works, is a manufacturer of tools and hardware and provider of security products and locks headquartered in New Britain, Connecticut... - George F.G. Stanley (1907–2002), Canadian historian and designer of the Canadian flag
- Harry StanleyHarry StanleyHarry Stanley was a painter and decorator who was fatally shot by police in controversial circumstances.-Background:...
(1953–1999), Scottish painter and decorator mistakenly shot dead by the police - Henry Morton StanleyHenry Morton StanleySir Henry Morton Stanley, GCB, born John Rowlands , was a Welsh journalist and explorer famous for his exploration of Africa and his search for David Livingstone. Upon finding Livingstone, Stanley allegedly uttered the now-famous greeting, "Dr...
(1841–1904), Welsh-American journalist and explorer, searched for Dr. Livingstone - Ian StanleyIan StanleyIan Stanley is an English musician, songwriter and record producer...
(1957–), British musician - James Stanley, author of Smith's Journal
- James StanleyJames StanleyJames Stanley may refer to:* James Stanley Bishop of Ely 1506–1515* James Stanley, 7th Earl of Derby , Lord of Mann and Earl of Derby...
, American producer, writer and actor - King John I Stanley of the Isle of ManJohn I Stanley of the Isle of ManSir John I Stanley, KG was Lord Lieutenant of Ireland and titular King of Mann, the first of that name. The Stanley family later became the Earls of Derby and remained prominent in English history into modern times.-Early years:...
(c.1350–1414) - King John II Stanley of the Isle of ManJohn II Stanley of the Isle of ManSir John II Stanley was Knight, Sheriff of Anglesey, Constable of Carnarvon, Justice of Chester, Steward of Macclesfield and titular King of Mann, the second of that name.-Biography:...
(c.1386–1437) - John Stanley (composer)John Stanley (composer)Charles John Stanley was an English composer and organist.-Biography:Stanley, who was blind from an early age, studied music with Maurice Greene and held a number of organist appointments in London, such as St Andrew's, Holborn from 1726...
(1712–1786), English composer and organist - John Stanley (chief secretary) (18th century), Chief Secretary for Ireland 1713–1714
- John Stanley (comic artist) (1914–1993), American comic artist (Little Lulu)
- John L. Stanley (1937–1998), American professor in political philosophy
- John Stanley (politician)John Stanley (politician)Sir John Paul Stanley PC is a British Conservative Party politician, and the Member of Parliament for Tonbridge and Malling.-Education:...
(1942–), British politician - John Mix StanleyJohn Mix StanleyJohn Mix Stanley was an artist-explorer, an American painter of landscapes, and Native American portraits and tribal life. Born in the Finger Lakes region of New York, he started painting signs and portraits as a young man, but in 1842 traveled to the American West to paint Native American life...
(1814-1872), American painter - Kim StanleyKim StanleyKim Stanley was an American actress, primarily in television and theatre, but with occasional film performances....
(1925–2001), American actress - Michael StanleyMichael StanleyMichael Stanley is an American singer-songwriter, musician, and disc jockey. Both as a solo artist and with the Michael Stanley Band, his brand of heartland rock was popular in Cleveland and around the American Midwest in the 1970s and 1980s.-Biography:Michael Stanley Gee graduated from Rocky...
(1948–), American rock singer - Mickey StanleyMickey StanleyMitchell Jack "Mickey" Stanley was a baseball player for the Detroit Tigers from 1964-1978. Stanley was known as a superb defensive outfielder over his 15-year career, though he is best remembered for the last few weeks of the 1968 season.-Early life:Stanley prepped at Ottawa Hills High School in...
(1942–), American baseball player - Mike StanleyMike StanleyRobert Michael "Mike" Stanley is a former American college and professional baseball player who was a catcher in Major League Baseball for fifteen years...
(1963–), American baseball player - Mike Stanley (rower) (1958–), New Zealand rower
- Millicent Preston-StanleyMillicent Preston-StanleyMillicent Preston-Stanley was an Australian feminist, politician and the first female member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly and the second woman to enter government in Australia.Preston-Stanley was born in Sydney...
(1883–1955), Australian feminist and politician - Oliver StanleyOliver StanleyOliver Frederick George Stanley MC, PC was a prominent British Conservative politician who held many ministerial posts before his early death when it was expected he would soon assume higher office....
(1896–1950), British politician - Owen StanleyOwen StanleyCaptain Owen Stanley FRS RN 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...
(1811–1850), British naval captain - Owsley StanleyOwsley StanleyOwsley Stanley also known as Bear, was an essential and transitional personality in the development of the San Francisco Bay counter-culture. Spanning the Beat-era years of Ken Kesey's Merry Pranksters scenes, he was equally pivotal to the explosion of 1960's Psychedelia culture...
(1935–), American "underground" chemist, mass produced LSD - Paco StanleyPaco StanleyFrancisco "Paco" Jorge Stanley Albaitero was a Mexican television entertainer. He studied law at the National Autonomous University of Mexico . Paco Stanley also specialized in Psychology, Marketing and Advertising....
(1942–1999), Mexican television entertainer, assassinated - Paul StanleyPaul StanleyStanley Harvey Eisen , better known by his stage name Paul Stanley, is an American hard rock guitarist, singer, musician, painter and songwriter best known for being the rhythm guitarist and primary lead vocalist of the rock band Kiss. He is the writer or co-writer of many of the band's...
(1952–), American rock guitarist and vocalist - Ralph StanleyRalph StanleyRalph Stanley , also known as Dr. Ralph Stanley, is an American bluegrass artist, known for his distinctive singing and banjo playing.-Biography:...
(1927–), American bluegrass musician, one of the Stanley Brothers - Richard Stanley (film director) (1966–), South African-born film director
- Richard P. StanleyRichard P. StanleyRichard Peter Stanley is the Norman Levinson Professor of Applied Mathematics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He received his Ph.D. at Harvard University in 1971 under the supervision of Gian-Carlo Rota...
(1944–), American mathematician at MIT - Richard Stanley (politician)Richard Stanley (politician)Hon. Richard Oliver Stanley was a British Conservative Party Member of Parliament. He represented North Fylde from 1950 until he stood down at the 1966 general election...
(1920–1983), British Conservative Party Member of Parliament 1950–1966 - Robbie StanleyRobbie StanleyRobbie Stanley, born November 16, 1967 in Brownsburg, Indiana died May 26, 1994 in Winchester, Indiana was an American auto racing driver.After winning the All-Star Circuit of Champions championship in 1989, he began racing in USAC...
(1967–), American auto racing driver - Steven J. C. Stanley, Jamaican audio engineer and producer
- Steven M. StanleySteven M. StanleySteven M. Stanley is an American paleontologist and evolutionary biologist at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. He is best known for his empirical research documenting the evolutionary process of punctuated equilibrium in the fossil record.Stanley received his Ph.D. from Yale University in 1968...
, paleontologist - The Stanley BrothersThe Stanley BrothersThe Stanley Brothers were an American bluegrass duo made up of brothers Carter and Ralph Stanley.-Biography:Carter and Ralph Stanley hailed originally from Dickenson County, Virginia. The family soon moved to McClure, Virginia where their parents worked a small farm in the Clinch Mountains...
, Carter and Ralph, American bluegrass musicians - Thomas Stanley (author)Thomas Stanley (author)Sir Thomas Stanley was an English author and translator.-Life:He was born in Cumberlow, Hertfordshire, the son of Sir Thomas Stanley of Cumberlow, Hertfordshire and his wife, Mary Hammond. Mary was the cousin of Richard Lovelace, and Stanley was educated in company with the son of Edward Fairfax,...
(1625–1678), English author and translator - Thomas Bahnson StanleyThomas Bahnson StanleyThomas Bahnson Stanley was an American politician, manufacturer and Holstein cattle breeder.-Early life:...
(1890–1970), American politician, governor of Virginia 1954–1958 - Venetia StanleyVenetia StanleyVenetia Anastasia Stanley Digby was a celebrated beauty of the Stuart period , renowned for her racy good looks and mysterious death...
(1600–1633), English courtesan - Venetia Stanley (1887-1948) (1887–1948), English socialite, intimate friend of Herbert Henry Asquith
- Wendell Meredith StanleyWendell Meredith StanleyWendell Meredith Stanley was an American biochemist, virologist and Nobel laureate.-Biography:Stanley was born in Ridgeville, Indiana, and earned a BS in Chemistry at Earlham College in Richmond, Indiana. He then studied at the University of Illinois, gaining an MS in science in 1927 followed by...
(1904–1971), American biochemist, virologist, and Nobel prize laureate - William Stanley (Battle of Bosworth)William Stanley (Battle of Bosworth)Sir William Stanley 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:...
(?–1485), Brother of Thomas Stanley, 1st Earl of DerbyThomas Stanley, 1st Earl of DerbyThomas Stanley, 1st Earl of Derby, KG was titular King of Mann, an English nobleman and stepfather to King Henry VII of England...
); fought at the Battle of Bosworth FieldBattle of Bosworth FieldThe Battle of Bosworth Field was the penultimate battle of the Wars of the Roses, the civil war between the House of Lancaster and the House of York that raged across England in the latter half of the 15th century. Fought on 22 August 1485, the battle was won by the Lancastrians... - William Stanley (Elizabethan)William Stanley (Elizabethan)Sir William Stanley , son of Sir Rowland Stanley of Hooton , was a member of the Stanley family. He was an officer and a recusant, who served under Elizabeth I of England and is most noted for his surrender of Deventer to the Spanish in 1587.-Early career:Stanley was educated with Dr. Standish at...
(1548–1630), English military commander, under Queen Elizabeth I - William Stanley, Jr.William Stanley, Jr.William Stanley, Jr. was an American physicist born in Brooklyn, New York. In his career, he obtained 129 patents covering a variety of electric devices.-Biography:...
(1858–1916), American physicist - Winifred C. StanleyWinifred C. StanleyWinifred Claire Stanley was an American lawyer and politician from New York.-Life:...
, (1909–1996)U.S Representative from New York
English nobility and gentry
- any of the seven Baronets Stanley of Alderley Hall, and the succeeding eight Barons StanleyBaron Stanley of AlderleyBaron 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....
- Albert Stanley, 1st Baron AshfieldAlbert Stanley, 1st Baron AshfieldAlbert Henry Stanley, 1st Baron Ashfield, PC, TD , born Albert Henry Knattriess, was a British-American who was managing director, then chairman of the Underground Electric Railways Company of London from 1910 to 1933 and chairman of the London Passenger Transport Board from 1933 to 1947.Although...
(1874–1948}, President of the Board of Trade, chairman of London Passenger Transport BoardLondon Passenger Transport BoardThe London Passenger Transport Board was the organisation responsible for public transport in London, UK, and its environs from 1933 to 1948... - Lady Anne Stanley (1580–1647), possible heir to the English throne
- Anne Stanley, Countess of Ancram (1600–1656/7), wife of the 1st Earl of Ancram
- Edward Stanley, Lord StanleyEdward StanleyEdward Stanley may refer to:*Edward Stanley, 1st Baron Monteagle , English soldier and peer*Edward Stanley, 3rd Earl of Derby , English nobleman*Edward Stanley, 11th Earl of Derby , British peer and politician...
, name used by many generations of the Stanley family - Edward John Stanley, 6th Baron Sheffield and Stanley of Alderley (1907–1971)
- Henry Stanley, 4th Earl of DerbyHenry Stanley, 4th Earl of DerbyHenry Stanley, 4th Earl of Derby KG was a prominent English nobleman who served as Lord High Steward during the trial of Philip Howard, 20th Earl of Arundel....
(1531–1593) - James Stanley, 7th Earl of DerbyJames Stanley, 7th Earl of DerbyJames Stanley, 7th Earl of Derby KG was a supporter of the Royalist cause in the English Civil War.Born at Knowsley, he is sometimes styled the Great Earl of Derby, eldest son of William Stanley, 6th Earl of Derby and Lady Elizabeth de Vere. During his father's life he was known as Lord Strange...
(1607–1651) - Thomas Stanley, 1st Earl of DerbyThomas Stanley, 1st Earl of DerbyThomas Stanley, 1st Earl of Derby, KG was titular King of Mann, an English nobleman and stepfather to King Henry VII of England...
(1435–1504) - William Stanley, 6th Earl of DerbyWilliam Stanley, 6th Earl of DerbyWilliam Stanley, 6th Earl of Derby was an English nobleman. Stanley inherited a prominent social position that was both dangerous and unstable, as his mother was heir to Queen Elizabeth I under the Third Succession Act, a position that fell to his deceased brother's oldest daughter in 1596,...
(1584–1642)