Famous People with Name Stanes

Douglas Moncrieff Stanes            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Douglas Moncrieff Stanes: was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1958 to 1969. He was first elected to the provincial legislature in the 1958 election, defeating Liberal incumbent Reginald Wrightman by 476 votes in the riding of St. James. He was re-elected by a comfortable margin in the 1959 election (defeating future NDP cabinet minister Alvin Mackling), and by fairly comfortable margins in the elections of 1962 and 1966. On the latter occasion, he defeated Liberal candidate Lloyd Axworthy, later a prominent federal cabinet minister, by 790 votes. Despite his background, Stanes was never appointed to cabinet. He was defeated in the 1969 provincial election, losing to Alvin Mackling of the NDP by almost 1,000 votes. He did not seek a return to the provincial legislature after this time, but was elected to the united Winnipeg city council in the municipal elections of 1971, 1974 and 1977.

Nichita Stanescu            Origin/Culture/Country: Romanian

Nichita Stanescu: was a Romanian poet and essayist. He is the most acclaimed contemporary Romanian language poet, beloved by the public and generally held in esteem by literary critics.

Saviana Stanescu            Origin/Culture/Country: Romanian

Saviana Stanescu: is an award-winning Romanian-American poet, playwright and journalist. She is currently the NYSCA playwright-in-residence for Women's Project, writer-in-residence of East Coast Artists, and Director of New Drama Program for the Romanian Cultural Institute in New York. She teaches at New York University, Tisch School of Arts, Drama Department. She holds an MA in Performance Studies (Fulbright fellow) and an MFA in Dramatic Writing from NYU, Tisch School of the Arts.

Valentin Stanescu            Origin/Culture/Country: Romanian

Valentin Stanescu: Was the manager of the football team Rapid Bucuresti.

Ionut Stanescu            Origin/Culture/Country: Romanian

Ionut Stanescu: is a Romanian handballer playing for HCM Constanta. For his services to the team and the city, and his exemplary sportsmanship conduct, Stanescu was made Honorary Citizen of Constanta in 2010.