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, Nova Scotia * Port Stanley, Ontario

United Kingdom

* Stanley, Derbyshire, England * Stanley, County Durham, 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, 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, Wisconsin, in Chippewa County * Stanley, Barron County, Wisconsin * Stanley County, South Dakota * Stanley Lake, in Custer County, Idaho * Stanley Township, Lyon County, Minnesota * Camp Stanley (Texas), U.S. Army installation in Texas * Fox Chase Farm, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, listed on the NRHP as "Stanley", a former name

Other countries

* Stanley (neighborhood), in Alexandria, Egypt * Stanley, Falkland Islands ** Stanley (constituency) * Stanley, Hong Kong * Camp Stanley, South Korea * Mount Stanley, in Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda

Sports

* Accrington Stanley F.C., 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, Falkland Islands * Stanley Airport, Nova Scotia, Canada * Stanley (vehicle), an autonomous car created by Stanford Racing Team * Stanley Steamer, 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