Arts and Music

• Stan Getz (born 1927, died 1991)

  American jazz musician.

  • Tenor sax player (see list of Readers' Picks for the Jazz Hall of Fame)
• Stan Kenton (born 1912, died 1979)

  American jazz musician.

  • Pianist, composer and bandleader (see list of Readers' Picks for the Jazz Hall of Fame)
• Stan Lee (born 1922)

  American cartoonist.

  • Known for his work for Marvel Comics (see list of Cartoonists)

Miscellaneous

• Stan Laurel (born 1890, died 1965)

  American actor and comedian; one half of the Laurel and Hardy comedy team. Original name: Arthur Jefferson.

  • On the cover of Sgt. Pepper''s Lonely Hearts Club Band (see list of Faces on the Cover of ''Sergeant Pepper'')
• Stan
  • Hurricane or tropical storm (see list of Hurricane and Tropical Storm Names)

Sports

• Stan Bahnsen

  Baseball player.

  • 1968 American League Rookie of the Year (see list of American League Rookies of the Year)
• Stan Coveleski
  • Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1969 (see list of Members of the Baseball Hall of Fame)
• Stan Jones
  • Elected to the Professional Football Hall of Fame in 1991 (see list of Professional Football Hall of Fame)
• Stan Mikita

  Hockey player.

  • 1967-68 Hart Trophy winner (see list of Hart Trophy Winners)
  • 1964-65, 1967-68 Art Ross Trophy winner (see list of Art Ross Trophy Winners)
• Stan Musial (born 1920)

  American baseball pitcher.

  • 1943, 1946, 1948 National League Most Valuable Player (see list of National League Most Valuable Players)
  • 1943, 1946, 1948, 1950-52, 1957 National League Batting Champion (see list of National League Batting Champions)
  • Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1969 (see list of Members of the Baseball Hall of Fame)
  • 1957 Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year (see list of Sports Illustrated Sportsmen of the Year)
• Stan Smith

  American tennis player.

  • 1971 U.S. Open tennis champion (see list of U.S. Open Tennis Champions)
  • 1972 Wimbledon tennis champion (see list of Wimbledon Tennis Champions)
• Stan Watts

  American basketball coach.

  • Elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1986 (see list of Basketball Hall of Fame)

Stage and Screen

• Stan Chambers
  • Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Television (see list of Television Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
• Stan Freberg (born 1926)

  American composer and writer.

  • Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording (see list of Recording Personalites with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
• Stan Ivar
  • Actor on soap opera ''''Days of Our Lives'''' (see list of Performers on ''Days of Our Lives'')
• Stan Kenton (born 1912, died 1979)

  American jazz musician.

  • Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording (see list of Recording Personalites with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
• Stan Lansing

  Fictional character.

  • Portrayed by Garry Marshall (see list of Characters on ''Murphy Brown'')
• Stan Laurel (born 1890, died 1965)

  American actor and comedian; one half of the Laurel and Hardy comedy team. Original name: Arthur Jefferson.

  • Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Picture (see list of Movie Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)

The Literary World

• Stan Bailey

  Fictional character.

  • Operations chief at Indian Springs in Stephen King''s novel The Stand (see list of Characters in The Stand)
• Stan Grossfeld
  • 1984 Pulitzer Prize winner for Spot News Photography (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Spot News Photography)
  • 1985 Pulitzer Prize winner for Feature Photography (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography)
• Stan Shunpike

  Fictional character

  • Conductor on the Knight Bus (see list of Selected characters from the Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling)