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), an American situation comedy * ''Stanley'' (2001 TV series), an American animated series

Other uses in arts and entertainment

* ''Stanley'' (play), by Pam Gems, 1996 * Stanley Award, an Australian Cartoonists' Association award * '' Stanley: The Search for Dr. Livingston'', a video game * Stanley (Cars), a character in ''Cars Toons: Mater's Tall Tales'' * ''

The Stanley Parable ''The Stanley Parable'' is a story-based video game designed and written by developers Davey Wreden and William Pugh. The game carries themes such as choice in video games, the relationship between a game creator and player, and predestination ...

'', a 2011 video game developed by Galactic Cafe, and its titular character, Stanley

Businesses and organisations

* Stanley, Inc., American information technology company * Stanley Aviation, American aerospace company * Stanley Black & Decker, formerly The Stanley Works, American hardware manufacturer ** Stanley knife, a utility knife *

Stanley bottle Stanley is an American brand of food and beverage containers invented by William Stanley Jr. History The Stanley all-steel vacuum flask was invented by William Stanley Jr. in 1913. Early uses for the Stanley bottle included flying with the pilot ...

, a brand of food and beverage containers * Stanley Electric, a Japanese manufacturer of electric lights * Stanley Furniture, American furniture manufacturer *

The Stanley Hotel The Stanley Hotel is a 140-room Colonial Revival hotel in Estes Park, Colorado, United States, about five miles from the entrance to Rocky Mountain National Park. It was built by Freelan Oscar Stanley, Co-founder of the Stanley Motor Carriage ...

, in Estes Park, Colorado, U.S. * Stanley Hotel, Nairobi, Kenya *

Stanley Medical College Stanley Medical College (SMC) is a government medical college with hospitals located in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. Though the original hospital is more than 200 years old, the medical college was formally established on 2 July 1938. The medic ...

, Madras, Tamil Nadu, India * Stanley Motor Carriage Company, American manufacturer of steam cars * Stanley Steemer, American cleaning company * Stanley Theater (disambiguation), several places

People

Stanley (name) 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 pre ...

, a given name and family name, including a list of people and fictional characters *

Stanley (Brazilian footballer) Stanley Richieri Afonso or simply Stanley (born August 10, 1985 in Sertanópolis-PR), is a Brazilian left back In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield position whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and ...

(born 1985), born Stanley Richieri Afonso, Brazilian footballer

Places

Australia

Stanley, Tasmania Stanley is a town on the north-west coast of Tasmania, Australia. It is the second-last major township on the north-west coast when travelling west, Smithton being the larger township in the Circular Head municipality. According to the , Stanle ...

Stanley, Victoria Stanley is a small town approximately from Beechworth in Victoria noted for its apple and nut farms. At the , Stanley had a population of 324. The town was formerly known as Snake Gully and Nine Mile Creek. Many parts of this rural community ...

County of Stanley, Queensland The County of Stanley is a cadastral division centred on the city of Brisbane in Queensland, Australia, that is used mainly for the purpose of registering land titles. It was named after Edward Stanley, who was three times British prime mini ...

Canada

Stanley, British Columbia Stanley was a gold rush town in the Cariboo region of British Columbia that began during the Cariboo Gold Rush. History Gold was found in nearby Lightning Creek in 1861 resulting in the towns of Stanley and Van Winkle springing up as part of t ...

Rural Municipality of Stanley No. 215 The Rural Municipality of Stanley No. 215 ( 2016 population: ) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 5 and Division No. 1. It is located in the southeast portion of the province. Hi ...

, Saskatchewan *

Stanley, New Brunswick Stanley (2016 population: 412) is a village in York County, in the Canadian province of New Brunswick. History Stanley straddles the Nashwaak River 30 km north of Fredericton at the intersection of Route 107 and Route 620. The area was ...

Stanley Parish, New Brunswick Stanley is a civil parish in York County, New Brunswick, Canada. For governance purposes it is divided between the village of Stanley, the incorporated rural community of Upper Miramichi, and the local service district of the parish of Stan ...

* Stanley, Nova Scotia *

Port Stanley, Ontario Port Stanley is a community in the Municipality of Central Elgin, Elgin County in Ontario, Canada. It is located on the north shore of Lake Erie at the mouth of Kettle Creek. In 2016, it had a population of 2,148. History The site of Port Stanl ...

United Kingdom

* Stanley, Derbyshire, England *

Stanley, County Durham Stanley is a former colliery town and civil parish in County Durham, North East England. Centred on a hilltop between Chester-le-Street and Consett, the town lies south west of Gateshead. Stanley was formerly divided into three distinct sett ...

, England * Stanley Crook, County Durham, England * Stanley, Nottinghamshire, England * Stanley, Staffordshire, England * Stanley, West Yorkshire, England * Stanley, Wiltshire, England * Stanley, Perthshire, Scotland

United States

Stanley, Idaho Stanley is a town in the Sawtooth Valley in Custer County, Idaho, United States. The population was 116 at the 2020 census; up from 63 in 2010. The center of population of Idaho in 2000 was located in Stanley. History Fur trappers of the H ...

* Stanley, Indiana * Stanley, Iowa * Stanley, Kansas * Stanley, Kentucky * Stanley, Louisiana * Stanley, Minnesota * Stanley, New Mexico * Stanley, New York * Stanley, North Carolina * Stanley, North Dakota * Stanley, Oklahoma * Stanley, Virginia *

Stanley, West Virginia Stanley is an unincorporated community in Ritchie County, West Virginia West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian, Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States.The Census Bureau and the Association of American Geographers ...

* Stanley, Wisconsin, in Chippewa County *

Stanley, Barron County, Wisconsin Stanley is a town in Barron County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 2,546 at the 2010 census. The town surrounds the village of Cameron but is separate from it. Geography Stanley is located east of the center of Barron County. T ...

Stanley County, South Dakota Stanley County is a county in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 2,980. Its county seat is Fort Pierre. The county was created in 1873, and was organized in 1890. It is named for David S. Stanley, a comma ...

* Stanley Lake, in Custer County, Idaho *

Stanley Township, Lyon County, Minnesota Stanley Township is a township in Lyon County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 254 at the 2000 census. Stanley Township was organized in 1877. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of ...

Camp Stanley (Texas) Camp Stanley is a U.S. Army facility located at the Leon Springs Military Reservation, the present day Camp Bullis, twenty miles northwest of downtown San Antonio near Fair Oaks Ranch, Texas. It operates the "Camp Stanley Storage Activity" (CSSA) ...

, U.S. Army installation in Texas *

Fox Chase Farm Fox Chase Farm is one of two working farms in the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Saul High School of Agricultural Sciences, W.B. Saul High School's Farm in Roxborough is the other). Formerly owned by the Wistar family, the farm is located on ...

, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, listed on the NRHP as "Stanley", a former name

Other countries

* Stanley (neighborhood), in Alexandria, Egypt *

Stanley, Falkland Islands Stanley (; also known as Port Stanley) is the capital city of the Falkland Islands. It is located on the island of East Falkland, on a north-facing slope in one of the wettest parts of the islands. At the 2016 census, the city had a populat ...

** Stanley (constituency) *

Stanley, Hong Kong Stanley, or Chek Chue, is a coastal town and a popular tourist attraction in Hong Kong. It is located on a peninsula on Hong Kong Island. It is east of Repulse Bay and west of Shek O, adjacent to Chung Hom Kok and Tai Tam. Administratively, it ...

Camp Stanley Camp Stanley is a former U.S. Army military camp located just east of the city of Uijeongbu, South Korea. The camp is part of the Red Cloud Garrison which is composed of Army installations near the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ). Camp Stanley be ...

, South Korea *

Mount Stanley Mount Stanley or Mount Ngaliema (, also , ) is a mountain located in the Rwenzori range. With an elevation of 5,109 m (16,763 ft), it is the highest mountain of both the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda, and the third highest in ...

, in Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda

Sports

Accrington Stanley F.C. Accrington Stanley Football Club is a professional association football club based in Accrington, Lancashire, England. The club competes in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. They have spent their complete histor ...

, English football club * Stanley Cup, championship trophy of the National Hockey League in North America * Stanley Football Association, former Australian rules football competition

Transportation

Port Stanley Airport Port Stanley Airport is an airport in the Falkland Islands, outside the capital, Stanley. The airport is the only civilian airport in the islands with a paved runway. However, RAF Mount Pleasant, located to the west of Stanley, functions ...

, Falkland Islands * Stanley Airport, Nova Scotia, Canada *

Stanley (vehicle) Stanley is an autonomous car created by Stanford University's Stanford Racing Team in cooperation with the Volkswagen Electronics Research Laboratory (ERL). It won the 2005 DARPA Grand Challenge, earning the Stanford Racing Team a $2 million ...

, an autonomous car created by Stanford Racing Team *

Stanley Steamer The Stanley Motor Carriage Company was an American manufacturer of steam cars; 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 ...

, an American automobile produced by the Stanley Motor Carriage Company * Stanley (boat), an Icelandic fishing boat c. 1860 * , a London and North Western Railway paddle steamer