title: John Stanley
text: # John Stanley
  
  John Stanley may refer to:
  
  ## Arts and entertainment
  
  * John Stanley (cartoonist) (1914–1993), comic book writer and artist best known for Little Lulu
  * John Stanley (composer) (1712–1786), English composer and organist
  * John Stanley (playwright) (born 1966), British playwright and screenwriter
  * John Stanley (radio broadcaster), Australian radio presenter
  * John Mix Stanley (1814–1872), American artist-explorer
  
  ## Politics and government
  
  * Sir John Stanley (KG) (c. 1350–1414), Lord Lieutenant of Ireland and King of Mann
  * Sir John Stanley (died 1437) (c. 1386–1437), his son, King of Mann, MP for Lancashire
  * Sir John Stanley, 1st Baronet (1663–1744), Chief Secretary for Ireland and Member of Parliament (MP) for Gorey
  * Sir John Thomas Stanley, 6th Baronet (1735–1807), British landowner and amateur scientist
  * John Stanley (Hastings MP) (1740–1799), British MP for Hastings
  * John Stanley, 1st Baron Stanley of Alderley (1766–1850), British peer and politician
  * Sir John Stanley (judge) (1846–1931), Chief Justice of North Western Provinces, British India
  * John Stanley, 18th Earl of Derby (1918–1994), British peer, landowner and businessman
  * Sir John Stanley (Tonbridge and Malling MP) (born 1942), British politician
  
  ## Other
  
  * Neck Stanley (John Wayman Stanley, 1905–1959), American baseball player
  