Numerous people, places and things are named Stanley or Stanly.

People

• Lord Stanley/The Earl of Derby was a powerful position in the English aristocracy with many Earl's gaining great fame and power.

Stanley is a common family name. Some notable Stanleys:

• Henry Morton Stanley, (January 29, 1841 - May 10, 1904) the British-American journalist who "found" David Livingstone. ("Dr. Livingstone, I presume?" was his famous phrase.)
• Charles Henry Stanley (1819 - 1901) the British chess player who was the first chess champion of the United States.
• Frederick Trent Stanley, (? - ?) the American founder of Stanley's Bolt Manufactory in 1843, or his cousin Henry Stanley (? - ?) who founded The Stanley Rule and Level Company in 1857. Both companies were merged in 1920 and continue to make Stanley hardware and tools under the name of Stanley Works.
• The Stanley Family were lords of the Isle of Man for hundreds of years.

Stanley is a also a common personal name. Some notable people named Stanley:

• Stanley Kubrick, (July 26, 1928 - March 7, 1999) American film director
• Stan Laurel (1890 - 1965) the British-American comedian who worked with Oliver Hardy

Places

There are numerous places named Stanley, including:

In England:

• The original Stanley, County Durham after which some of the others were named (the others being named after one of the various people with the name Stanley)
• Stanley, Nottinghamshire , England

In Australia:

• Stanley , Tasmania

In Canada:

• Stanley Rural Municipality, Manitoba
• Stanley, New Brunswick
• Stanley Township, Ontario
• Stanley Bridge, Prince Edward Island

In the Falkland Islands

• Port Stanley, Falkland Islands

In Hong Kong:

• Stanley, Hong Kong

In Scotland:

• Stanley, Perthshire popular for canoeing

In the United States of America:

• Stanley, Idaho
• Stanley, Iowa
• Stanley, Louisiana
• Stanley Township, Minnesota
• Stanley, North Carolina
• Stanley, North Dakota
• Stanley, Virginia
• Stanley, Wisconsin
• Stanley (town), Wisconsin
• Stanley County, South Dakota

Other

• The Stanley Cup is the championship trophy awarded annually by the National Hockey League.
• The Stanley Steamer was a steam-powered automobile which set the world land speed record in 1906.
• The Stanley Steamer Company which built steam automobiles from 1901-1924..
• Stanley Knife a sharp utility knife made by the Stanley Works.
• The name of a cartoon series by Murray Ball