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{{wiktionary|Stanley}}
'''Stanley''' is an old masculine name from the ] and ] century ] ] of 'Stoney Meadow'.


'''Stanley''' refers to: '''Stanley''' may refer to:
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== Arts and entertainment==
{{Hatnote|For fictional characters, see ].}}
===Film and television===
* ], an American horror film
* ], an Australian comedy
* ], an animated short
* ], an American situation comedy
* ], an American animated series


===Other uses in arts and entertainment===
*'''Persons named Stanley'''
**] (1897–1982), American popular singer * ], by Pam Gems, 1996
* ], an Australian Cartoonists' Association award
**] (1926–), Canadian professional ice hockey player
* '']'', a video game
**] (1815–1881), English churchman, dean of Westminster
**] (1893–1971), Canadian professional ice hockey player
**] (1954–), American former baseball player
**] (1819–1901), English-American chess champion
**] (1933–), American radio evangelist
**] (1828–1902), Union general in the American Civil War and Medal of Honor recipient
**], (1779–1849), English bishop of Norwich
**] (1946–), Australian epidemiologist
**] (20th century), American actress
**] (19th century), American industrialist, founder of ]
**] (1907–2002), Canadian historian and designer of the Canadian flag
**] (1953–1999), Scottish painter and decorator mistakenly shot dead by the police
**] (1841–1904), Welsh-American journalist and explorer, searched for Dr. Livingstone
**] (contemporary), British musician
**] (c.1350–1414), Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, King John I Stanley of the Isle of Man
**] (c.1386–1437), Knight of the Garter, King John II Stanley of the Isle of Man
**] (1712–1786), English composer and organixt
**] (18th century), Chief Secretary for Ireland 1713–1714
**] (1914–1993), American comic artist ''(Little Lulu)''
**] (1937–1998), American professor in political philosophy
**] (1942–), British politician
**] (1925–2001), American actress
**] (1948–), American rock singer
**] (1942–), American baseball player
**] (1883–1955), Australian feminist and politician
**] (1896–1950), British politician
**] (1811–1850), British naval captain
**] (1935–), American "underground" chemist, mass produced LSD
**] (1942–1999), Mexican television entertainer, assassinated
**] (1952–), American rock guitarist and vocalist
**] (1927–), American bluegrass musician, one of ]
**] (1966–), South African-born film director
**] (1944–), American mathematician at MIT
**] (1967–), American auto racing driver
**] American bluegrass musicians: Carter Stanley and ]
**] (1625–1678), English author and translator
**] (1890–1970), American politician, governor of Virginia 1954–1958
**] (1600–1633), English courtesan
**] (1887–1948), English socialite, intimate friend of ]
**] (1904–1971), American biochemist, virologist, and Nobel prize laureate
**] (?–1485), Brother of ]); fought at the ]
**] (1548–1630), English military commander, under Queen ]
**] (1858–1916), American ]


==Businesses==
*'''English nobility'''
* ], an American information technology company
**] (1580–1647), possible heir to the English throne
* ], an American aerospace company
**], name used by many generations of the Stanley family
**] (1907–1971), English aristocrat * ], formerly The Stanley Works, an American hardware manufacturer
* ], a brand of food and beverage containers
**] (1531–1593), English ]
* ], a Japanese manufacturer of electric lights
**] (1607–1651), English ]
**] (1435–1504) * ], an American furniture manufacturer
* ], Estes Park, Colorado, U.S.
**] (1584–1642), 6th ]
* ], Kenya
* ], an American manufacturer of steam cars
* ], an American cleaning company
* ], several places


==People and fictional characters==
*'''Place names'''
* ], a given name and family name, including a list of people and fictional characters
**], village in ], England, United Kingdom
* ] (born 1985), born Stanley Richieri Afonso, Brazilian footballer
**], capital and only town in the ] (])
**], town in ], Canada
**], town in ], England, United Kingdom
**], town in ], ], USA
**], town in ], ], USA
**], town in ], ], USA
**], town in ], ], USA
**], town in ], ], USA
**], town in ], ], USA
**], town in ], ], USA
**], town in ],]
**], town in ], ], USA
**], ], USA
**], ], USA


== Places ==
*'''Geographic features'''
=== Australia ===
**], highest mountain in the ] of Congo
**], mountain range in ] * ]
**], mountain in ] * ]
* ]
* ]


=== Canada ===
*'''Other'''
* ]
**], English non-league football club from Accrington in Lancashire
* ], Manitoba
**'']'', children's book and series by Jeff Brown
* ], Saskatchewan
**], American investment bank and stockbroker company
* ]
**Stanley, American television situation comedy 1956–1957, starring ], ], and ]
**], American brand of automobiles (1907–1927) ** ]
**], Australian award for best cartoonist * ]
**], championship trophy of the ] * ], in the Canadian Rockies
**], hotel in Estes Park, Colorado
**], Madras, Tamil Nadu, India
**], large park in ], Canada
**], park in ], England
**'']'', album by Paul Weller
**], an autonomous vehicle that won the 2005 DARPA Grand Challenge
**], one of several theaters by the same name
**], Scotland
**], American automobiles produced by ]
**], character in the comic books based on the Mario video games
**], American tool manufacturer
**'']'' (394 U.S. 557) (1969) ] decision, established a personal right to privacy in US law
** "Stanley" (also known as "Smudger") — the name of a locomotive on the fictional ] in ] by ].
** ] in ], ].
** ] in the ].
** ], from a '']'' '']'', '']''.


=== New Zealand ===
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* ]
* ]


=== United Kingdom ===
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* ], England
* ], England
* ], County Durham, England
* ], England
* ], England
* ], England
* ], England
* ], Scotland
* ], capital city of the Falkland Islands
** ]

=== United States ===
* ]
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* ], in Chippewa County
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* ], in Custer County, Idaho
* ]
* ], U.S. Army installation in Texas
* ], in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, listed on the NRHP as "Stanley", a former name

=== Other countries ===
* ], Alexandria, Egypt
* ]
* ], South Korea
* ], Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda
* ]

== Sports ==
* ], English football club
* ], championship trophy of the National Hockey League in North America
* ], former Australian rules football competition

== Transportation ==
* ], Nova Scotia, Canada
* ], an autonomous car created by Stanford Racing Team
* ], an American automobile produced by the Stanley Motor Carriage Company
* ], an Icelandic fishing boat c. 1860
* {{PS|Stanley|1864}}, a London and North Western Railway paddle steamer
* ], various railway stations

== Other uses ==
* ], Madras, Tamil Nadu, India
* HMS ''Stanley'', originally {{USS|McCalla|DD-253}}, a Second World War destroyer transferred to the Royal Navy

==See also==
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* ]
* ]
* ]
* '']'', a U.S. Supreme Court decision
* '']'', a U.S. Supreme Court decision
* ], a Swedish dansband

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Latest revision as of 01:30, 24 November 2024

Stanley may refer to:

Arts and entertainment

For fictional characters, see Stanley (name)#Fictional characters.

Film and television

Other uses in arts and entertainment

Businesses

People and fictional characters

Places

Australia

Canada

New Zealand

United Kingdom

United States

Other countries

Sports

Transportation

Other uses

See also

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