William, Will, or Bill Wright may refer to:

William

Entertainment

William Aldis Wright William Aldis Wright (1 August 183119 May 1914), was an English writer and editor. Wright was son of George Wright, a Baptist minister in Beccles, Suffolk. He was educated at Beccles Grammar School and Trinity College, Cambridge, where he gradu ...

(1831–1914), English editor, literary executor of Edward FitzGerald *

William Garrett Wright William Garrett Wright is an American poet, editor, and writer. Raised in Edgefield, South Carolina, Wright has worked as an educator at institutions such as Emory University, Oxford College at Emory University, and The University of Tennessee. H ...

(born 1979), American poet and editor *

William Wright (poet) William Wright (1782-??) was a Scottish poet. Born in the Row, Ednam, he was largely paralysed from birth. He was particularly keen on nature poetry, and spent long hours in Ednam kirkyard In Christian countries a churchyard is a patch of ...

(1782–?), Scottish poet * William Lord Wright (1879–1947), American screenwriter and film producer *

William Wright (actor) William Wright (January 5, 1911 – January 19, 1949) was an American actor. He was a leading man in films who was most popular in the 1940s when he was typically compared to Clark Gable, whose career was temporarily derailed by World War II. ...

(1911–1949), American film actor in the 1940s * William Wright (author) (1930–2016), American non-fiction writer

Military

William Wierman Wright William Wierman Wright (July 27, 1824 – March 9, 1882) was a well known nineteenth century American Railway systems engineering, railroad engineer and civil engineer. He was born in York Springs, Pennsylvania. Early life and career Wright was ...

(1824–1882), American civil engineer and Civil War officer for U.S. Military Railroads * William P. Wright (1846–1933), American Civil War officer *Sir

William Purvis Wright General Sir William Purvis Wright, (16 July 1846 – 30 April 1910) was a Royal Marines officer who served as Deputy Adjutant-General Royal Marines. Military career Wright was commissioned into the Royal Marine Light Infantry on 31 December 1 ...

(1846–1910), Royal Marines officer *

William M. Wright William Mason Wright (September 24, 1863 – August 16, 1943) was a career officer in the United States Army. He attained the rank of lieutenant general and was most notable for his service as a division and corps commander during World War I. E ...

(1863–1943), lieutenant general in the United States Army * William Wright (Indian civil servant) (1895–1990), British World War I flying ace * William Wright (Medal of Honor) (1835–?), Medal of Honor recipient

Politics

U.S. politics

* William Wright (New Jersey politician) (1794–1866), mayor of Newark, New Jersey and U.S. Senator *

William W. Wright William Westwood Wright (April 28, 1813 in Adams, Jefferson County, New York – June 12, 1889 in Geneva, Ontario County, New York) was an American politician from New York. Life He married Mary L. Ryker (1822–1900). He was a delegate to the ...

(1813–1889), New York politician and Erie Canal Commissioner *

William Bacon Wright William Bacon Wright (July 4, 1830 – August 10, 1895) was a prominent Confederate politician. He was born in Muscogee County, Georgia and later moved to Texas. He represented that state in the First Confederate Congress The 1st Confederat ...

(1830–1895), Confederate politician * William Ambrose Wright (1844–1929), Georgia state comptroller *

William C. Wright William Carter Wright (January 6, 1866 – June 11, 1933) was a U.S. Representative from Georgia. Born on a farm in Carroll County, Georgia, Wright moved with his parents to Newnan, Georgia, in 1869. He attended the common and high schools ...

(1866–1933), U.S. Representative from Georgia

Other politics

William Wright (16th century MP) William Wright was one of two Members of the Parliament of England for the constituency of York on one occasions. Life and politics There are few records detailing the life of William Wright. Born around 1482 to William Wright. He was a merch ...

, MP for the City of York (1515) and lord mayor of York (1518–1519) * William Wright (Australian politician) (1816–1877), British Army officer and politician in colonial Victoria *

William McKay Wright William McKay Wright (November 12, 1840 – December 17, 1882) was a lawyer and political figure in Quebec, Canada. He represented Pontiac in the House of Commons of Canada as a Liberal-Conservative member from 1872 to 1878. He was born in H ...

(1840–1882), Canadian Member of Parliament, Pontiac *

William Wright (Canadian politician) William Wright (October 29, 1853 – January 3, 1926) was a Canadian politician. Born in Egremont Township, Grey County, Canada West, the son of David Wright, Irish, and his wife, Susanna Foster, English, Wright was educated in the Public ...

(1853–1926), Canadian Member of Parliament, Muskoka * William Wright (Scottish politician) (1862–1931), Member of Parliament for Rutherglen, 1922–1931 *Sir

William Wright (businessman) Sir William Thompson Wright, (September 1927 – 24 July 2022) was a Northern Irish business owner and Unionist politician. Life Wright grew up in Ballymena, and first came to prominence in the late 1950s, when he joined his father's company ...

(1925–2022), Northern Irish business owner and Unionist politician

Religion

William Wright (English priest) William Wright (1563 in York, England – 18 January 1639 in London, England) was an English Roman Catholic scholar and Jesuit missionary priest. He was imprisoned after the Gunpowder plot. Life He was born at York, and was educated at the Engl ...

(1563–1639), English Catholic missionary priest *

William Burnet Wright William Burnet Wright (April 15, 1838 in Cincinnati His works include ''Master and Men'', published in 1894. References External links * * 1838 births 1924 deaths American Congregationalist ministers Religious leaders from Cincinnati ...

(1836–1924), Congregational clergyman from Ohio *

William Wright (missionary) William Wright (15 January 1837 – 31 July 1899) was an Irish missionary in Damascus and the author An author is the writer of a book, article, play, mostly written work. A broader definition of the word "author" states: "''An author is ...

(1837–1899), Irish missionary in Damascus *

William Wright (Canadian bishop) William Lockridge Wright (September 4, 1904 - January 19, 1990) was a Canadian Anglican bishop in the 20th century. Personal life and education Wright was born into an ecclesiastical family on 8 September 1904 in Roslin, Ontario. He was educat ...

(1904–1990), Canadian Anglican bishop *

William Godsell Wright William Godsell Wright (March 13, 1904 August 4, 1973) was an Episcopal prelate who served as Bishop of Nevada from 1960 to 1972. Education Wright was born on March 13, 1904, in Greenville, Illinois, the son of William Clifford Wright and Edit ...

(1904–1973), Episcopal prelate who served as Bishop of Nevada *

William Wright (Australian bishop) William Joseph Wright (26 October 1952 13 November 2021) was the eighth bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle in Australia. He was consecrated on 15 June 2011. Cardinal George Pell, two dozen priests, bishops and hundreds ...

(1952–2021), bishop of Maitland-Newcastle

Science

William Wright (botanist) William Wright (1735–1819) was a Scottish physician, botanist and slave owner. In 1783 he was a joint founder of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. Life He was born in March 1735 in Crieff, Perthshire, and was educated at Crieff Grammar School ...

(1735–1819), Scottish physician and botanist *

William Wright (surgeon) William Wright (1773–1860) was a British aural surgeon. Biography Wright was born at Dartford in Kent on 28 May 1773, was son of William and Margaret Wright. Wright was educated under John Cunningham Saunders, and was therefore in all prob ...

(1773–1860), English aural surgeon *

William Barton Wright William Barton Wright (13 November 1828 – 7 May 1915) was an English mechanical engineer, also tea plantation owner and mine owner. He was Locomotive Superintendent of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway (LYR) from 1875. During his ten-year ca ...

(1828–1915), British railway engineer *

William Hammond Wright William Hammond Wright (November 4, 1871 – May 16, 1959) was an American astronomer and the director of the Lick Observatory from 1935 until 1942. Wright was born in San Francisco. After graduating in 1893 from the University of California ...

(1871–1959), American astronomer * William Wright (engineer) (c. 1880), American railway engineer

Sports

William Wright (cricketer, born 1841) William Henry Wright (10 August 1841 – 28 December 1916) was an English people, English first-class cricketer and British Army officer. Wright was born in August 1841 at Drayton Parslow, Drayton Parslow, Buckinghamshire. He was educated at Ma ...

(1841–1916), English cricketer *

William Wright (cricketer, born 1909) William John Wright (24 February 1909 – 12 August 1988) was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire County Cricket Club, Derbyshire during the 1932 season. Wright was born in Danesmoor, Clay Cross, Derbyshire. He made his debut for Der ...

(1909–1988), English cricketer *

William Wright (footballer) William Pountney Wright (1893–1945) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Exeter City, Huddersfield Town and Everton as a centre forward. Personal life Wright served in the Merchant Navy during the ...

(1893–1945), English footballer for Exeter City and Huddersfield Town * Will Wright (footballer) (born 1997), English footballer for Gillingham

Other

William Wright (privateer) William Wright (fl. 1675-1682) was an English privateer in French service and later buccaneer who raided Spanish towns in the late 17th century. History Little is known of William Wright before he settled in French Hispaniola in the mid-1670s. ...

(), English privateer and buccaneer * William B. Wright (1806–1868), justice of the New York Supreme Court * William Wright (orientalist) (1830–1889), professor of Arabic at the University of Cambridge *

William Henry Wright William Henry "Bill" Wright (21 April 1876 – 20 September 1951) was a Canadian prospector. In 1911, he discovered the Kirkland Lake Break, which hosted seven gold-producing mines. He used the proceeds from his gold finds to launch a national n ...

(1876–1951), Canadian prospector, founder of ''The Globe and Mail'' *

William Wright (master) William Wright was an English academic during the 16th-century; he graduated B.A. from Balliol College, Oxford in 1523 and M.A. A Master of Arts ( la, Magister Artium or ''Artium Magister''; abbreviated MA, M.A., AM, or A.M.) is the holder of ...

, English academic * William Wright (journalist), founder of the London-based think tank New Financial *

William James Wright William James Wright (1903-1994) was a Scottish farmer and agriculturalist. He was appointed Commander of the British Empire (CBE) by Queen Elizabeth II in the 1955 New Year Honours for Services to Agriculture in Scotland. Life William James ...

(1903–1994), Scottish farmer and agriculturalist

Will

* Will Wright (actor) (1894–1962), American character actor in film and TV *

Will Wright (game designer) William Ralph Wright (born January 20, 1960) is an American video game designer and co-founder of the former game development company Maxis, and then part of Electronic Arts (EA). In April 2009, he left EA to run Stupid Fun Club Camp, an enterta ...

(born 1960), co-founder of Maxis, designer of SimCity * Will Wright (cyclist) (born 1973), Welsh cyclist

Bill

Bill Wright (catcher) William Hiram Wright (October 4, 1864 – February 6, 1940) was an American professional baseball player, He played in one game in Major League Baseball as a catcher for the Washington Nationals The Washington Nationals are an American profe ...

(1864–1940), American professional baseball catcher *

Bill Wright (footballer, born 1914) William Samuel Wright (born 1914) was an English professional footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American fo ...

(1914–?), English footballer *

Bill Wright (outfielder) Burnis "Wild Bill" Wright (June 6, 1914 – August 3, 1996) was a professional baseball player in the Negro leagues and the Mexican League. Primarily an outfielder, he played from 1932 to 1956. Baseball career Wright was born in Milan, Tennessee ...

(1914–1996), American baseball outfielder in the Negro leagues *

Bill Wright (rugby union) William Alexander Wright (15 December 1905 – 19 September 1971) was a New Zealand rugby union player who represented the All Blacks in 1926. His position of choice was halfback. Wright was educated at Sacred Heart College, where he was a me ...

(1905–1971), New Zealand rugby player * Bill Wright (golfer) (1936–2021), American golfer