Stan (given Name)

Stan is a masculine given name originating as a short form (

hypocorism A hypocorism ( or ; from Ancient Greek ; sometimes also ''hypocoristic''), or pet name, is a name used to show affection for a person. It may be a diminutive form of a person's name, such as ''Izzy'' for Isabel or ''Bob (given name), Bob'' fo ...

) of names such as

Stanley 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) ...

, Stanislav and

Stanford Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University, is a private research university in Stanford, California, United States. It was founded in 1885 by railroad magnate Leland Stanford (the eighth governor of and th ...

. Notable people with the name include: * Stan Blake (born 1954), American politician * Stanley

Stan Brakhage James Stanley Brakhage ( ; January 14, 1933 – March 9, 2003) was an American experimental filmmaker. He is considered to be one of the most important figures in 20th-century experimental film. Over the course of five decades, Brakhage cr ...

(1933–2003), American filmmaker * Stanley

Stan Coveleski Stanley Anthony Coveleski (born Stanislaus Kowalewski, July 13, 1889 – March 20, 1984) was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for four American League (AL) teams between and , primarily the Cleveland Indians ...

(1880–1984), American Major League Baseball pitcher born Stanislaus Kowalewski * Stan Davis (disambiguation) * Stanley Stan Fairbairn (1886–1943), Australian rules footballer * Stanley Stan Galazin (1915–1989), American National Football League player * Stanley

Stan Getz Stan Getz (born Stanley Gayetski; February 2, 1927 – June 6, 1991) was an American jazz saxophonist. Playing primarily the tenor saxophone, Getz was known as "The Sound" because of his warm, lyrical tone, with his prime influence being the wis ...

(1927–1991), American jazz saxophonist * Stan Ghițescu (1881–1952), Romanian politician and government minister *

Stan Grant (journalist) Stan Grant (born 30 September 1963) is an Australian (Wiradjuri, Kamilaroi and Dharawal) journalist, writer and radio and television presenter, since the 1990s. He has written and spoken on Indigenous Australian, Indigenous issues and his Abor ...

(born 1963), Australian journalist * Stanley Stan Grant (Wiradjuri elder) (born 1940), elder of the Wiradjuri tribe of Indigenous Australians * Stanley

Stan Heath Stanley Heath III (born December 17, 1964) is an American basketball coach currently serving as the head coach for Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball, Eastern Michigan. Heath formerly served as head coach at the South Florida Bulls men's b ...

(born 1964), American college basketball coach * Stanley Stan Heath (gridiron football) (1927–2010), American football quarterback * Stanley Stan Heptinstall (born 1946), British academic and politician * Stanley Stan Isaacs (1929–2013), American sportswriter and columnist * Stan Jones (disambiguation) * Stanley

Stan Kenton Stanley Newcomb Kenton (December 15, 1911 – August 25, 1979) was an American popular music and jazz artist. As a pianist, composer, arranger and band leader, he led an innovative and influential jazz orchestra for almost four decades. Though ...

(1911–1979), American jazz pianist, composer and arranger * Stanfield Stan Lane (born 1953), American retired pro wrestler and commentator *

Stan Laurel Stan Laurel ( ; born Arthur Stanley Jefferson; 16 June 1890 – 23 February 1965) was an English comic actor, director and writer who was in the comedy double act, duo Laurel and Hardy. He appeared with his comedy partner Oliver Hardy in 107 sh ...

(1890–1965), English comic actor, writer and film director, half of comedy duo Laurel and Hardy, born Arthur Stanley Jefferson *

Stan Lee Stan Lee (born Stanley Martin Lieber ; December 28, 1922 – November 12, 2018) was an American comic book author, writer, editor, publisher, and producer. He rose through the ranks of a family-run business called Timely Comics which later bec ...

(1922–2018), American comic-book writer, editor, publisher, media producer, television host, actor and former president and chairman of Marvel Comics, born Stanley Lieber * Stanley Stan Love (basketball) (born 1949), American former National Basketball Association player * Stanley

Stan Mortensen Stanley Harding Mortensen (26 May 1921 – 22 May 1991) was an English professional footballer, notable for his part in the 1953 FA Cup final (subsequently known as the " Matthews Final"), in which he became the only player ever to score a hat- ...

(1921–1991), English footballer * Constant

Stan Ockers Constant ("Stan") Ockers (3 February 1920 – 1 October 1956) was a Belgium, Belgian professional racing cycle sport, cyclist. He was runner-up in the Tour de France in 1950 and 1952, and the best cycling sprinter, sprinter in that Grand Tour in ...

(1920–1956), Belgian racing cyclist * Stanley Stan Olejniczak (1912–1979), American National Football League player *

Stan Mikita Stanley Mikita (born Stanislav Guoth; May 20, 1940 – August 7, 2018) was a Slovaks, Slovak-born Canadian ice hockey player for the Chicago Blackhawks, Chicago Black Hawks of the National Hockey League, generally regarded as the best Centre (ic ...

(1940–2018), Slovak-Canadian Hall-of-Fame National Hockey League player born Stanislav Gvoth * Stanley

Stan Musial Stanley Frank Musial (; born Stanislaw Franciszek Musial; November 21, 1920 – January 19, 2013), nicknamed "Stan the Man", was an American baseball outfielder and first baseman. Widely considered to be one of the greatest and most consistent ...

(1920–2013), American Hall-of-Fame Major League Baseball player born Stanisław Franciszek Musia * Stan Ioan Pătraș (1908–1977), Romanian wood sculptor * Stanley

Stan Rogers Stanley Allison Rogers (November 29, 1949 – June 2, 1983) was a Canadian folk musician and songwriter who sang traditional-sounding songs frequently inspired by Canadian history and the working people's daily lives, especially from the fishin ...

(1949–1983), Canadian folk singer and songwriter * Stanley Stan Rosen (1906–1984), American NFL football player * Stan Ross (disambiguation) * Stan Shaw (born 1952), American actor * Stan Smith (disambiguation) * Stanislaus Stan Storimans (1969–2008), Dutch photojournalist killed in the 2008 Russo-Georgian War * Stan Thomas (disambiguation) * Stan Vanderbeek (1927–1984), American experimental filmmaker * Stanislas

Stan Wawrinka Stanislas "Stan" Wawrinka (; born 28 March 1985) is a Swiss professional tennis player. He has been ranked world No. 3 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), first achieved on 27 January 2014. Wawrinka has won 16 ATP T ...

(born 1985), Swiss tennis player * Stanley Stan White (linebacker) (born 1949), American former National Football League player *

Stan White (quarterback) Stan White (born August 14, 1971) is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback. He played college football for the Auburn Tigers. Football career High school and college A graduate of W. A. Berry High School in Ho ...

(born 1971), American former National Football League player * Stan White (politician), North Carolina state senator (2011–2012) * Stan Williams (disambiguation) * Stanley Stan Wright (rugby union) (born 1978), Cook Islands international rugby union player * Stanley

Stan Wright (track coach) Stanley Vandorne Wright (August 11, 1921 – November 6, 1998) was the first African-American head coach of a United States track and field team. A noted college and national track coach and administrator over a forty-year period, he coached man ...

(1921–1998), first black head coach of a United States track and field team * Stan Wright (Australian rules footballer) (1918–1992), Australian rules footballer {{given name English-language masculine given names Romanian masculine given names Hypocorisms English masculine given names Masculine given names