Henry Stanley

• Henry Stanley, 4th Earl of Derby, Lord High Steward at the trial for treason of Philip Howard, Earl of Arundel
• Henry Stanley, 3rd Baron Stanley of Alderley, historian
• Henry Morton Stanley, journalist and leading figure in the exploration of Africa
• Henry Stanley , English cricketer
• Henry Charles Stanley, chief engineer of the railways in Queensland, Australia
• Henry Stanley, father of Sir Edward Stanley, 1st Baronet
• Henry Smith-Stanley, British MP for Preston