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Stanley

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

People

Stanley is a prevalent personal name in England and in some other English-speaking countries. Famous people named Stanley include:

• Henry Morton Stanley, the journalist who "found" David Livingstone. ("Stanley and Livingstone" was a famous phrase.)

• Charles Henry Stanley (1819 - 1901) who was the first chess champion of the United States.

• The Stanley Family were lords of the Isle of Man for hundreds of years.

• Stanley Kubrick, american film director

• Stan Laurel the comedian who worked with Oliver Hardy

Places

There are numerous places named Stanley, including:

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 England:

• Stanley, County Durham

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

Things

• 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.