Risley may refer to:
Education
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Colored Memorial School and Risley High School, Brunswick, Georgia, U.S.
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John Risley Hall, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Risley Residential College
Prudence Risley Residential College for the Creative and Performing Arts, commonly known as Risley Residential College, Risley Hall, or just Risley, is a program house (themed residence hall) at Cornell University. Unlike most other dormitories o ...
, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, U.S.
People
Surname
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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
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Bill Risley (born 1967), former MLB pitcher
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Elijah Risley (1787–1870), American politician
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Herbert Hope Risley (1851–1911), British ethnographer and colonial administrator
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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, 19 ...
(born 1948), Canadian businessman
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Michealene Risley, American writer, director and human rights activist
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Thomas Risley (1630–1716), English clergyman
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Todd Risley (1937–2007), American psychologist
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Walt Risley (died 1971), American football, basketball and baseball coach
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Richard Risley (before 1615–1648), Puritan settler
Places
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Risley, Derbyshire
Risley is a small village and parish in Erewash in the English county of Derbyshire. The population of the civil parish as of the 2011 census was 711. It is just over four miles south of Ilkeston. Sandiacre is adjacent to the east.
It is almos ...
, England
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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, a prison in the district
* Risley Township, Marion County, Kansas, United States
Other uses
* Risley (circus act), a form of acrobalance
* Risley Hall, Derbyshire, a hotel and spa
* Risley Moss, an area of peat bog in England
* ROF Risley, a former munitions factory near Warrington, England
* Samuel Risley-class icebreaker, ''Samuel Risley''-class icebreaker, a class of Canadian icebreakers
See also
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* Riseley (disambiguation)
* ''Risleya'', an orchid
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