Meaning of name Stanley

The names of some famous persons by the name Stanley (or its variants) are:

Stanley Ben Prusiner, born on 8 May, a famous neurologist. Stanley Ben Prusiner's background: An American neurologist and biochemist. He discovered prions, a class of infectious self-reproducing pathogens solely composed of protein. For his prion research he received the Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research in 1994 and the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1997.

Stanley Melbourne Bruce, born on 15 April, a famous politician. Stanley Melbourne Bruce's background: An Australian politician and diplomat, and the eighth Prime Minister of Australia. He was only the second Australian ever granted an hereditary peerage of the United Kingdom parliament, and the only one whose peerage was formally created.

Stanley Cohen, born on 17 November, a famous biochemist. Stanley Cohen's background: An American biochemist and Nobel Prize Laureate in Physiology and Medicine (1986). He is a distinguished researcher and academic associated with the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in Nashville, Tennessee.