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* Charles Wright (born 1961), better known as The Godfather, American professional wrestler * Charles Wright (botanist) (1811–1885), American botanist *
Charles Wright (cricketer) Charles William Wright (27 May 1863 – 10 January 1936) was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Cambridge University between 1882 and 1885 and for Nottinghamshire between 1882 and 1899. Wright also played many first-cla ...
(1863–1936), Nottinghamshire and England cricketer * Charles Wright (gridiron football) (born 1964), American player of gridiron football * Charlie Wright (Kent cricketer) (1895–1959), English cricketer * Charles Wright (mayor) (1937–1998), American politician, mayor of Davenport, Iowa, from 1977 to 1981 *
Charles Wright (musician) Charles Williams Wright (born April 6, 1940) is an American singer, instrumentalist and songwriter. He has been a member of various doo wop groups in the late 1950s and early 1960s as well as a solo artist in his own right. He is also the former ...
(born 1940), leader of Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band *
Charles Wright (novelist) Charles Stevenson Wright (June 22, 1932 – October 1, 2008) was an American novelist. He wrote the novels ''The Messenger'' (1963), ''The Wig'' (1966) and ''Absolutely Nothing to Get Alarmed About'' (1973). Early life Wright was born in New F ...
(1932–2008), American novelist * Charles Wright (poet) (born 1935), American poet * Charles Wright (speedway rider) (born 1988), speedway rider *
Charles Wright (athlete) Charles Thomas Wright was a male athlete who competed for England. Athletics career He represented England in the 880 yards and 1 mile race at the 1950 British Empire Games in Auckland Auckland (pronounced ) ( mi, Tāmaki Makaurau) is a l ...
, English athlete * Charles Alan Wright (1927–2000), American legal scholar *
Charles Barstow Wright Charles Barstow Wright (January 8, 1822 – March 24, 1898) was a United States financier. Biography Wright was born in Bradford County, Pennsylvania on January 8, 1822. He started in business at 15, and at 19 was taken as a partner by his employ ...
(1822–1898), American financier * Charles Conrad Wright (1917–2011), American religious historian *
Charles Cushing Wright Charles Cushing Wright (born 1 May 1796, in Damariscotta, Maine, died 7 June 1857, in New York City) was an American engraver and medalist. In 1825 he was a founding member of the National Academy of Design. Art Wright was first apprenticed to a ...
(1796–1857), American medallist and engraver, founding member of the National Academy of Design * Charles Frederick Wright (1856–1925), U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania * Charles H. Wright (1918–2002), Detroit physician and founder of the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History * Charles Henry Conrad Wright (1869–1957), professor of French language and literature *
Charles Henry Hamilton Wright Charles Henry Hamilton Wright (9 March 1836, Dublin – 22 March 1909) was an Irish Anglican clergyman. Biography Wright was the second son of barrister Edward Wright and his wife Charlotte. His older brother was Edward Percival Wright. He gradua ...
(1836–1909), Irish Anglican clergyman * Charles Ichabod Wright (1828–1905), British member of parliament for Nottingham, 1868–1870 *
Charles O. Wright Charles Orson F. Wright (April 13, 1873 – March 28, 1922) was a provincial politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1921 to his death in 1922 sitting with the United Farmers caucus in g ...
(1873–1922), Alberta politician *
Charles Romley Alder Wright Charles Romley Alder Wright FCS, FRS (7 September 1844 – 25 June 1894) was an English lecturer in chemistry and physics at St Mary's Hospital Medical School in London, England. He was a founder of the Royal Institute of Chemistry. Alder ...
(1844–1894), English chemistry and physics researcher *
Charles Seymour Wright Sir Charles Seymour Wright (7 April 1887 – 1 November 1975), nicknamed Silas Wright after novelist Silas K. Hocking, was a Canadian member of Robert Falcon Scott's Antarctic expedition of 1910–1913, the ''Terra Nova'' Expedition. Back ...
(1887–1975), Canadian Antarctic explorer *
Charles "Specs" Wright Charles "Specs" Wright (September 8, 1927 - February 6, 1963) was an American jazz drummer born in Philadelphia. Wright played drums in an Army band until his discharge in 1947. Following this he played in a group with Jimmy Heath and Howard McGh ...
(1927–1963), American jazz drummer * Charles Theodore Hagberg Wright (1862–1940), English librarian


Charlie

* Charlie Wright (born 1938), Scottish football manager and player


Chuck

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Chuck Wright Chuck Wright (born September 13, 1959) is an American bassist, best known as a member of the hard rock/heavy metal band Quiet Riot. He originally joined Quiet Riot in 1982, playing bass on the tracks " Metal Health (Bang Your Head)" and "Don' ...
(born 1959), American bassist *
Chuck Wright (politician) Charles Wesley Wright, Jr. (August 17, 1919 – December 27, 2016) was an American politician, former advertising executive, publisher, and Christmas tree farmer who served as the mayor of Topeka, Kansas, from 1965 until 1969. Wright was mayor o ...
(1919–2016), American politician, Mayor of Topeka, Kansas, from 1965 to 1969


See also

* Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band, an American soul and funk band formed in the early 1960s {{hndis, Wright, Charles