Risley

Risley may refer to:

Education

• Colored Memorial School and Risley High School, Brunswick, Georgia, U.S.
• John Risley Hall, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
• Risley Residential College, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, U.S.

People

Surname

• Ann Risley (born 1949), American actress and comedian
• Bill Risley (born 1967), former MLB pitcher
• Elijah Risley (1787–1870), American politician
• Herbert Hope Risley (1851–1911), British ethnographer and colonial administrator
• John Risley (born 1948), Canadian businessman
• Michealene Risley, American writer, director and human rights activist
• Thomas Risley (1630–1716), English clergyman
• Todd Risley (1937–2007), American psychologist
• Walt Risley (died 1971), American football, basketball and baseball coach
• Richard Risley (before 1615–1648), Puritan settler

Places

• Risley, Derbyshire, England
• Risley, Warrington, Cheshire, England
  • HM Prison Risley, a prison in the district
• Risley Township, Marion County, Kansas, United States

Other uses

• Risley (circus act), a form of acrobalance
• Risley Hall, Derbyshire, a hotel and spa
• Risley Moss, an area of peat bog in England
• ROF Risley, a former munitions factory near Warrington, England
• Samuel Risley-class icebreaker, a class of Canadian icebreakers

See also

• All pages with titles containing Risley
• Riseley (disambiguation)
• Risleya, an orchid