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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
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