Stan (given name)

Last updated May 22, 2024

Stan is a masculine given name originating as a short form (hypocorism) of names such as Stanley, Stanislav and Stanford.

Notable people with the name include:

Stan Blake (born 1954), American politician
Stanley Stan Brakhage (1933–2003), American filmmaker
Stanley Stan Coveleski (1880–1984), American Major League Baseball pitcher born Stanislaus Kowalewski
Stan Davis (disambiguation)
Stanley Stan Fairbairn (1886–1943), Australian rules footballer
Stanley Stan Galazin (1915–1989), American National Football League player
Stanley Stan Getz (1927–1991), American jazz saxophonist
Stan Ghițescu (1881–1952), Romanian politician and government minister
Stan Grant (journalist) (born 1963), Australian journalist
Stanley Stan Grant (Wiradjuri elder) (born 1940), elder of the Wiradjuri tribe of Indigenous Australians
Stanley Stan Heath (born 1964), American college basketball coach
Stanley Stan Heath (gridiron football) (1927–2010), American football quarterback
Stanley Stan Heptinstall (born 1946), British academic and politician
Stanley Stan Isaacs (1929–2013), American sportswriter and columnist
Stan Jones (disambiguation)
Stanley Stan Kenton (1911–1979), American jazz pianist, composer and arranger
Stanfield Stan Lane (born 1953), American retired pro wrestler and commentator
Stan Laurel (1890–1965), English comic actor, writer and film director, half of comedy duo Laurel and Hardy, born Arthur Stanley Jefferson
Stan Lee (1922–2018), American comic-book writer, editor, publisher, media producer, television host, actor and former president and chairman of Marvel Comics, born Stanley Lieber
Stanley Stan Love (basketball) (born 1949), American former National Basketball Association player
Stanley Stan Mortensen (1921–1991), English footballer
Constant Stan Ockers (1920–1956), Belgian racing cyclist
Stanley Stan Olejniczak (1912–1979), American National Football League player
Stan Mikita (1940–2018), Slovak-Canadian Hall-of-Fame National Hockey League player born Stanislav Gvoth
Stanley Stan Musial (1920–2013), American Hall-of-Fame Major League Baseball player born Stanisław Franciszek Musia
Stan Ioan Pătraș (1908–1977), Romanian wood sculptor
Stanley Stan Rogers (1949–1983), Canadian folk singer and songwriter
Stanley Stan Rosen (1906–1984), American NFL football player
Stan Ross (disambiguation)
Stan Shaw (born 1952), American actor
Stan Smith (disambiguation)
Stanislaus Stan Storimans (1969–2008), Dutch photojournalist killed in the 2008 Russo-Georgian War
Stan Thomas (disambiguation)
Stan Vanderbeek (1927–1984), American experimental filmmaker
Stanislas Stan Wawrinka (born 1985), Swiss tennis player
Stanley Stan White (linebacker) (born 1949), American former National Football League player
Stan White (quarterback) (born 1971), American former National Football League player
Stan White (politician), North Carolina state senator (2011–2012)
Stan Williams (disambiguation)
Stanley Stan Wright (rugby union) (born 1978), Cook Islands international rugby union player
Stanley Stan Wright (track coach) (1921–1998), first black head coach of a United States track and field team
Stan Wright (Australian rules footballer) (1918–1992), Australian rules footballer

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