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Stanley

Numerous people, places and things are named Stanley.

Table of contents

1 People 2 Places 3 Things

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 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, North Carolina
  • Stanley, North Dakota
  • Stanley, Wisconsin

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.

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