Risley may refer to:

Education

Colored Memorial School and Risley High School Colored Memorial School and Risley High School is a historic school complex in Brunswick, Georgia where a Freedmen's School opened in 1870. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 7, 2002. It is located at 1800 Albany S ...

, Brunswick, Georgia, U.S. *

John Risley Hall John Risley Hall is a student residence building at Dalhousie University, Halifax Regional Municipality, Halifax, Nova Scotia. Opened in September 2004 after approximately one year of construction, it the newest of Dalhousie's traditional co-ed d ...

, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada * Risley Residential College, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, U.S.

People

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Ann Risley Anna F. "Ann" Risley (born September 30, 1949, Madison, Wisconsin) is a retired American actress and comedian. She was a cast member of the TV series ''Saturday Night Live'' for the 12 episodes of the 1980–1981 season. These 12 broadcasts were t ...

(born 1949), American actress and comedian *

Bill Risley William Charles Risley (born May 29, 1967), is a former professional pitcher in Major League Baseball from – with the Montreal Expos, Seattle Mariners and Toronto Blue Jays. Career Risley graduated from Marist High School (Chicago, Illinois), M ...

(born 1967), former MLB pitcher *

Elijah Risley Elijah Risley (May 7, 1787 – January 9, 1870) was a U.S. Representative from New York. Born in Connecticut, Risley completed preparatory studies before moving to Fredonia, New York, in 1807, where he engaged in mercantile pursuits. Risley ...

(1787–1870), American politician *

Herbert Hope Risley Sir Herbert Hope Risley (4 January 1851 – 30 September 1911) was a British ethnographer and colonial administrator, a member of the Indian Civil Service who conducted extensive studies on the tribes and castes of the Bengal Presidency. ...

(1851–1911), British ethnographer and colonial administrator *

John Risley John Carter Risley (born April 26, 1948) is a Canadian billionaire businessman with interests in fisheries, food supplements, and communications. He is the co-founder of Clearwater Seafoods. Early life and career Risley was born on April 26, 194 ...

(born 1948), Canadian businessman * Michealene Risley, American writer, director and human rights activist *

Thomas Risley Reverend Thomas Risley (27 August 1630 – 1716) was an English Presbyterian minister, founder of the Thomas Risley Chapel. His early life Thomas Risley was born on 27 August 1630, the second son of Thomas Risley and Thomasin Lathon Risley and ...

(1630–1716), English clergyman *

Todd Risley Todd Robert Risley (September 8, 1937 – November 2, 2007) was an American psychologist. He is credited with helping to create the field of applied behavior analysis, and has been described as a "pioneer" in this field. He is known for the study ...

(1937–2007), American psychologist *

Walt Risley Walter Risley was an American football, basketball and baseball coach. He was the head football coach at Kutztown University of Pennsylvania Kutztown University of Pennsylvania (Kutztown University or KU) is a public university in Kutztown, Pe ...

(died 1971), American football, basketball and baseball coach *

Richard Risley Richard Risley (before 1615 – October 1648) was an early Puritan settler in the Massachusetts Bay Colony and one of the founders of Hartford, Connecticut. Risley sailed from England on July 15, 1633, in the ship Griffen with Thomas Hooker, Willi ...

(before 1615–1648), Puritan settler

Places

* Risley, Derbyshire, England *

Risley, Warrington Risley is a district in the northeast corner of Warrington, in the Warrington district, in the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. Within the boundaries of the historic county of Lancashire, it lies south of Culcheth and is historically pa ...

, Cheshire, England **

HM Prison Risley HM Prison Risley is a Category C men's prison, located in the Risley area of Warrington, Cheshire, England. The prison is operated by His Majesty's Prison Service. History Risley opened as a remand centre for male and female inmates in 1964 ...

, a prison in the district * Risley Township, Marion County, Kansas, United States

Other uses

Risley (circus act) A Risley or Risley act (also antipode or antipodism) is any circus acrobalance posture where the base is lying down on their back, supporting one or more flyers with their hands, feet and/or other parts of the body; spinning a person or object ...

, a form of acrobalance *

Risley Hall, Derbyshire Risley Hall is a country house, now a hotel set in of private landscaped grounds in the Derbyshire countryside, near the village of Risley, and close to Junction 25 of the M1. It comprises 35 bedrooms and several function rooms. The building ...

, a hotel and spa *

Risley Moss Risley Moss is an area of peat bog situated near Birchwood in Warrington, England. It is a country park, Site of Special Scientific Interest and a Local Nature Reserve. It covers an area of and is one of the last remaining fragments of the raise ...

, an area of peat bog in England *

ROF Risley ROF Risley, (Filling Factory No.6) was a large World War II Royal Ordnance Factory filling munitions, including the Grand Slam bomb, in the UK. It is located roughly halfway between Liverpool and Manchester. World War II With the advent of the Se ...

, a former munitions factory near Warrington, England * ''Samuel Risley''-class icebreaker, a class of Canadian icebreakers

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