Wright is an

occupational surname In many societies, a surname, family name, or last name is the mostly hereditary portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family. It is typically combined with a given name to form the full name of a person, although several give ...

originating in England and Scotland. The term 'Wright' comes from the circa 700 AD

Old English Old English ( or , or ), or Anglo-Saxon, is the earliest recorded form of the English language, spoken in England and southern and eastern Scotland in the Early Middle Ages. It developed from the languages brought to Great Britain by Anglo-S ...

word 'wryhta' or 'wyrhta', meaning worker or shaper of wood. Later it became any occupational worker (for example, a

shipwright Shipbuilding is the construction of ships and other floating vessels. In modern times, it normally takes place in a specialized facility known as a shipyard. Shipbuilders, also called shipwrights, follow a specialized occupation that traces i ...

is a person who builds ships), and is used as a British

family name In many societies, a surname, family name, or last name is the mostly hereditary portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family. It is typically combined with a given name to form the full name of a person, although several give ...

. The word's use as an occupational title continued until the mid-19th century, often combined with other words such as in shipwright,

wheelwright A wheelwright is a Artisan, craftsman who builds or repairs wooden wheels. The word is the combination of "wheel" and the word "wright" (which comes from the Old English word "''wryhta''", meaning a worker - as also in shipbuilding, shipwright ...

, wainwright and

playwright A playwright or dramatist is a person who writes play (theatre), plays, which are a form of drama that primarily consists of dialogue between Character (arts), characters and is intended for Theatre, theatrical performance rather than just Readin ...

. '', Wright'' was the eleventh most common surname in England. The word ''carpentier'', now "carpenter", was introduced into England in the years after the

Norman conquest The Norman Conquest (or the Conquest) was the 11th-century invasion and occupation of England by an army made up of thousands of Normans, Norman, French people, French, Flemish people, Flemish, and Bretons, Breton troops, all led by the Du ...

in 1066 and slowly replaced the traditional name and meaning of wright in most of England. 'Wright' is still used in Scottish English in the original meaning of 'skilled woodworker'. The Incorporation of Wrights of the Trades House of Glasgow, and the Incorporation of Wrights and Masons of Edinburgh Trades retain the word in its original meaning in their role of promoting the woodworking trade. Wright is also an

anglicised Anglicisation or anglicization is a form of cultural assimilation whereby something non-English becomes assimilated into or influenced by the culture of England. It can be sociocultural, in which a non-English place adopts the English language ...

version of the Scots Gaelic

clan A clan is a group of people united by actual or perceived kinship and descent. Even if lineage details are unknown, a clan may claim descent from a founding member or apical ancestor who serves as a symbol of the clan's unity. Many societie ...

name " MacIntyre" or "Mac an t-Saoir", meaning "son of the wright" (son of the carpenter). In Ireland, the native Gaelic Mac an Cheairt

sept A sept () is a division of a family, especially of a Scottish or Irish family. The term is used both in Scotland and in Ireland, where it may be translated as Irish , meaning "progeny" or "seed", and may indicate the descendants of a person ...

County Mayo County Mayo (; ) is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. In the West Region, Ireland, West of Ireland, in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Connacht, it is named after the village of Mayo, County Mayo, Mayo, now ge ...

occasionally changed their name to Wright. This is a literal translation meaning, "son of the right or righteous".

Notable people with the surname "Wright" include

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* Ab Wright (1905–1995), American football and baseball player * Abbie J. Wright (1862–??), American singer *

Abraham Wright Abraham Winston Wright (born October 15, 1984) is an American former professional football defensive end. He was selected by the Miami Dolphins in the seventh round of the 2007 NFL draft. He played college football at Colorado. Early life W ...

(born 1984), American football player *

Abraham Wright (deacon) Abraham Wright (23 December 1611 – 9 May 1690) was an English theological writer and deacon. Life Wright was sent to the Mercers' chapel school in Cheapside, and was afterwards from 1626 at Merchant Taylors' school. He was elected scholar o ...

(1611–1690), English theologian and deacon * Ada Wright (1862–1939), English suffragist * Adrian Wright (1947–2015), English-Australian actor * A. Gilbert Wright (1909–1987), American zoologist *

Akanbi Wright Akanbi Wright who was also known as ''Akanbi Ege'' was a Nigerian musician from Lagos and an important figure in the early history of juju music, he was instrumental in the popular use of talking drums within that music genre. His music gained pop ...

, Nigerian musician *

Akil Wright Akil Valentine Wright (born 13 May 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for club Ross County. Career Wright started his senior career at Northern Premier League club Ilkeston before moving to Fleetwood Town ...

(born 1996), English footballer *

Alexandra Wright Alexandra Wright is a British Liberal rabbi who was appointed as the first female senior rabbi in England in 2004, as Rabbi of the Liberal Jewish Synagogue in St John's Wood, London. She is President of Liberal Judaism in the United Kingdom. ...

, English rabbi *

Alexis Wright Alexis Wright (born 25 November 1950) is an Aboriginal Australian writer. She is best known for winning the Miles Franklin Award for her 2006 novel '' Carpentaria''. She was the first writer to win the Stella Prize twice, in 2018 for her "colle ...

(born 1950), Aboriginal Australian writer *

Alexsandra Wright Alexsandra Wright (born February 17, 1971) is a Canadian former actress. She was previously in a relationship with Mathew Knowles and has one child with him. Biography Wright was born on February 17, 1971, in Montreal, Quebec. Wright's acting c ...

(born 1971), Canadian actress *

Alfred Wright Alfred Cecil Wright (born 21 1848 Leamington Spa; died 7 January 1909 Nelson) was an Anglican priest in the second half of the nineteenth century and the first decade of the twentieth. Wright was educated at Colchester Royal Grammar School and ...

(1848–1909), Anglican priest *

Alfred Wright (missionary) Alfred Wright (1788–1853) was born in Connecticut in 1788. His parents could not afford to send him to school, so he worked on the family farm until he was 17 years old and could support his own education. He studied medicine at Williams Coll ...

(1788–1853), American minister *

Allan Wright Group Captain Allan Richard Wright, (12 February 1920 – 16 September 2015) was a Royal Air Force (RAF) fighter pilot and flying ace of the Second World War. Wright scored 11 kills, three shared kills, five probable kills and seven damag ...

(1920–2015), English pilot *

Allan Wright (farmer) Sir Allan Frederick Wright (25 March 1929 – 27 November 2022) was a New Zealand farming leader and businessman. He was president of Federated Farmers between 1977 and 1981, and served as the first chancellor of Lincoln University. Early l ...

(1929–2022), New Zealand businessman *

Allen Wright Allen Wright () (born November 1826 – December 2, 1885) was Principal Chief of the Choctaw Republic from late 1866 to 1870. He had been ordained as a Presbyterian minister in 1852 after graduating from Union Theological Seminary in New Yor ...

(1826–1885), American native chief *

Allen Wright (journalist) Allen Wright (22 February 1932 - 16 November 1997) was a Scottish arts critic and journalist. He was, for nearly 30 years, arts editor of ''The Scotsman'' newspaper, and was regarded as a champion of young critics. Wright first began to review at ...

(1932–1997), Scottish art critic and journalist *

Almroth Wright Sir Almroth Edward Wright (10 August 1861 – 30 April 1947) was an English bacteriologist and immunologist. He is notable for developing a system of anti-typhoid fever inoculation, recognizing early on that antibiotics would create resistan ...

(1861–1947), British immunologist *

Aloma Wright Aloma Wright (born 10 March 1950) is an American actress. Her television roles include Laverne Roberts on the NBC/ ABC comedy series '' Scrubs'' (2001–2009), Maxine Landis on the NBC daytime drama series ''Days of Our Lives'' (2008– ...

(born 1950), American actress * Alonzo Wright (1821–1894), Canadian businessman and politician * Alphonse Wright (1887–1953), Belgian footballer * Alvin Wright (1961–2018), American football player * Ambrose R. Wright (1826–1872), American army general * Amos Wright (1809–1886), Canadian politician * Amra-Faye Wright (born 1960), South African actress *

Amy Wright Amy Wright is an American actress and former model. She has appeared in such films as '' The Deer Hunter'', '' Breaking Away'', '' The Accidental Tourist'', '' Hard Promises'', '' Crossing Delancey'', and '' Miss Firecracker''. She is the wido ...

, American actress and former model * Andre Wright (born 1996), English footballer * Andwuelle Wright (born 1997), Trinidadian long jumper * Angela Wright, English businesswoman * Ann Wright (born 1947), American colonel * Annemarie Wright (born 1979), English artist * Anton Wright (born 1974), British adventurer * Antonia Wright (born 1979), American artist * Apollo Wright, American football coach * April Wright, American writer *

Arin Wright Arin Hadley Wright (born Arin Hadley Walton Gilliland; December 25, 1992) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a defender for Racing Louisville FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). She previously played for the Chi ...

(born 1992), American soccer player * Arlaine Wright, Canadian exercise instructor * Aron Wright (1810–1885), American physician and educator * Asher Wright (1803–1875), American missionary

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* Bagley Wright (1924–2011), American philanthropist * Bailey Wright (born 1992), Australian footballer * Barrie Wright (born 1945), English footballer * Barry Wright (born 1939), Welsh footballer * Basil Wright (1907–1987), English filmmaker *

Beals Wright Beals Coleman Wright (December 19, 1879 – August 23, 1961) was an American tennis player who was active at the end of the 1890s and early 1900s. He won the singles title at the 1905 U.S. National Championships. Wright was a two-time Olympic g ...

(1871–1961), American tennis player * Beatrice Wright (1910–2003), American-born British politician * Beatrice Wright (psychologist) (1917–2018), American psychologist * Bernard Wright (1963–2022), American musician * Bernie Wright (born 1954), British footballer * Berny Wright (born 1979), Costa Rican footballer * Bertha Wright (1876–1971), American nurse * Bertie Wright (1871–1960), British actor * Bertie Wright (cricketer) (1897–1955), English cricketer * Bessie Wright, Scottish healer * Betsey Wright (born 1943), American political consultant *

Betty Wright Bessie Regina Norris (December 21, 1953 – May 10, 2020), better known by her stage name Betty Wright, was an American soul music, soul and Rhythm and blues, R&B singer, songwriter and background vocalist. Beginning her professional career ...

(1953–2020), American singer * Betty Ren Wright (1927–2013), American writer * Beverly Wright, American environmentalist * Blanche Fisher Wright (1887–1971), American illustrator * Bonnie Wright (born 1991), English actress * Boomer Wright, American politician * Bracey Wright (born 1984), American basketball player * Brandon Wright (born 1997), American football player * Brent Wright (born 1978), American basketball player * Bricktop Wright (1908–1972), American baseball player * Brock Wright (born 1998), American football player * Broderick Wright (born 1987), Australian rugby league footballer * Bryant Wright, American minister

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* Caesar Wright (1904–1967), Canadian jurist * Caleb Wright (1810–1898), English mill owner and politician * Caleb Merrill Wright (1908–2001), American judge * Callum Wright (born 2000), English footballer * Calvin E. Wright (1908–1988), American politician * Camille Wright (born 1955), American swimmer * Campbell Wright (born 2002), New Zealand biathlete * Carleton H. Wright (1892–1973), American admiral * Carolann Wright, Canadian politician * Carolyne Wright (born 1949), American poet * Carroll D. Wright (1840–1909), American statistician * Casey Wright (born 1981), American horse trainer *

Casey Wright (skier) Casey Wright (born 19 December 1994) is an Australian Cross-country skiing (sport), cross-country skier. She competed in the Cross-country skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Women's sprint, women's sprint at the 2018 Winter Olympics. Cross- ...

(born 1994), Australian skier * Cathie Wright (1929–2012), American politician * C. Conrad Wright (1917–2011), American religious historian * Cedric Wright (1889–1959), American violinist * Cesare Wright, American filmmaker * Chad Wright (born 1991), Jamaican discus thrower * Chalky Wright (1912–1957), American boxer * Chantal Wright (born 1993), American judoka * Charlie Wright (1938–2024), Scottish footballer and manager * Chatt G. Wright (born 1941), American academic administrator *

Chauncey Wright Chauncey Wright (September 10, 1830 – September 12, 1875) was an American philosopher and mathematician, who was an influential early defender of Darwinism and an important influence on American pragmatists such as Charles Sanders Peirce and Wil ...

(1830–1875), American philosopher and mathematician * Chely Wright (born 1970), American singer * Chuck Wright (born 1959), American bassist * Cindy Wright (born 1972), Belgian-American painter * C. Kelly Wright, American actress *

Clare Wright Clare Alice Wright (born 14 May 1969) is an American Australian historian, author, broadcaster and podcaster. She is Professor of History and Professor of Public Engagement at La Trobe University, and was the winner of the 2014 Stella Prize ...

(born 1969), American-Australian historian * Clarissa Dickson Wright (1947–2014), English chef * Claud William Wright (1917–2010), British paleontologist * Claudia Wright (1934–2005), Australian journalist * Clay Wright, American kayaker * Clive Wright (born 1965), Jamaican sprinter * Clyde Wright (born 1941), American baseball player * Clyde J. Wright (1878–??), American editor * Clymer Wright (1932–2011), American activist * Cobina Wright (1887–1970), American singer and actress * Cobina Wright Jr. (1921–2011), American singer and actress * Colin William Wright (1867–1952), Australian cattle breeder * Conroy Wright (born 1985), Caymanian cricketer * Courtney Wright (born 1994), Northern Irish lawn bowler * Cowley Wright (1889–1923), English actor * Crispin Wright (born 1942), British philosopher * C. S. Wright (1887–1975), Canadian explorer *

Curtis Wright Curtis Blaine Wright (born June 6, 1955) is an American country music artist. He first played in the 1970s and 80s as a member of the Super Grit Cowboy Band before becoming a solo artist in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Wright charted three s ...

(born 1955), American musician * Curtis Wright IV (born 1949), American medical consultant * Cuthbert Wright (1892–1948), American poet * Cy Wright (1893–1947), American baseball player

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* Dae'Quan Wright (born 2003), American football player * Damien Wright (born 1975), Australian cricketer * Dana Wright (born 1959), Canadian hurdler * Daniel W. Wright (1797–1844), justice of the Supreme Court of Mississippi * Daphne Wright (born 1963), Irish visual artist * Dare Wright (1914–2001), Canadian writer * Darnell Wright (born 2001), American football player * Darrell Wright (born 1979), American football player * Dawn Wright (born 1961), American geographer *

Dean Wright Dean Wright (born May 15, 1962) is a film director and visual effects supervisor, best known for his work on The Lord of the Rings (film series), ''The Lord of the Rings'' film trilogy and ''The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the ...

(born 1962), American film director * DeAndre Wright (born 1986), American football player * Deborah Wright (born 1958), American corporate executive * Deil S. Wright (1930–2009), American political scientist * Delon Wright (born 1992), American basketball player * Demetrius Wright (born 1991), American football player * Denis Wright (1911–2005), British diplomat * Denis Wright (composer) (1895–1967), English composer * Dennis Wright (1919–1993), English footballer * Dennis H. Wright (1931–2020), English professor * Denny Wright (1924–1992), British guitarist * Derek Wright (born 1998), American football player * Derrick Wright (born 1928), British author * Destry Wright (born 1977), American football player * Dexter Russell Wright (1821–1886), American lawyer and politician * Diana Kingsmill Wright (1908–1982), Canadian journalist * Diaz Wright (born 1998), English footballer * Dizzy Wright (born 1990), American rapper * Dondre Wright (born 1994), Canadian football player * Dorell Wright (born 1985), American basketball player * Dorick M. Wright (1945–2020), Belizean prelate * Dorsey Wright (born 1957), American actor * Drew Wright (born 1979), Canadian singer * Drey Wright (born 1995), English footballer * Duncan Wright (1940–2023), Australian rules footballer * Dunham Wright (1842–1942), American politician * Dunky Wright (1896–1976), Scottish runner * Dusty Wright (born 1957), American musician * Dwayne Wright (born 1983), American football player * Dwayne Wright (footballer) (born 1989), Caymanian footballer

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* Earl Wright (1948–2013), American singer-songwriter *

Edgar Wright Edgar Howard Wright (born 18 April 1974) is an English filmmaker. He is known for his fast-paced and kinetic, satirical Film genre, genre films, which feature extensive utilisation of expressive popular music, Steadicam tracking shots, dolly zo ...

(born 1974), English film director * Edna Wright (1945–2020), American singer * Edythe Wright (1916–1965), American singer * Elias Wright (1830–1901), American army officer * Elissa Wright (born 1946), American politician * Elizur Wright (1804–1885), American mathematician and abolitionist * Ellen Riley Wright (1859–1904), English composer * Elliott Wright (born 1980), British television personality * Ellis Wright (1873–1940), English footballer * Elmo Wright (born 1949), American football player * E. M. Wright (1906–2005), British mathematician * Emma Wright (born 1996), Canadian water polo player * Emily Wright (born 1980), American songwriter * Ephraim M. Wright, American politician *

Erik Olin Wright Erik Olin Wright (February 9, 1947 – January 23, 2019) was an American analytical Marxist sociologist at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, specializing in social stratification and in egalitarian alternative futures to capitalism. He ...

(1947–2019), American sociologist * Ernie Wright (1939–2007), American football player * Ernie Wright (footballer) (1912–?), English footballer * Ernest Hunter Wright (1882–1968), American professor *

Esmond Wright Esmond Wright (5 November 1915, Newcastle upon Tyne – 9 August 2003, Masham, North Yorkshire) was an English historian of the United States, Director of the Institute of United States Studies at the University of London from 1971 to 1983, a tel ...

(1915–2003), English historian * Esther Clark Wright (1895–1990), Canadian historian * Evan Wright (born 1966), American writer

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* Farnsworth Wright (1888–1940), American editor * Fearon Wright (born 1978), Jamaican American football player * Felix Wright (born 1959), American football player * Felton T. Wright (1900–1971), American football coach * Ferdinand von Wright (1822–1906), Finnish painter * Fielding L. Wright (1895–1956), American politician * Finbar Wright (born 1957), Irish singer-songwriter * Fiona Wright (born 1983), Australian poet * Flonzie Brown Wright (born 1942), American activist * Florence May Wright, American poet * Fortunatus Wright (1712–1757), British merchant *

Frank Lloyd Wright Frank Lloyd Wright Sr. (June 8, 1867 – April 9, 1959) was an American architect, designer, writer, and educator. He designed List of Frank Lloyd Wright works, more than 1,000 structures over a creative period of 70 years. Wright played a key ...

(1867–1959), American architect, designer, writer, and educator * Frankie Wright (born 1985), American athlete * Franz Wright (1953–2015), American poet * Frazer Wright (born 1979), Scottish footballer * Freda Wright (born 1953), South African politician

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* Gabe Wright (born 1992), American football player * Gabriella Wright (born 1982), English actress * Gareth Wright (born 1981), Welsh golfer * Gary T. Wright (born 1958), American record producer * Garth Wright (born 1963), South African rugby union footballer * Garland Wright (born 1954), American admiral * Gavin Wright (born 1943), American economist and historian * Gavin Wright (cricketer) (born 1973), English cricketer * Gavyn Wright, British violinist * Gayle Wright (born 1951), American politician * Gearld Wright (1933–2002), American politician * Ged Wright (born 1976), American visual artist * Geoff Wright (1930–2011), English footballer * Geoff Wright (cricketer) (1929–2003), New Zealand cricketer * Geoffrey Wright (born 1959), Australian director * George F. Wright (1881–1938), American politician & engineer * Geraldine Wright, English neurotheologist * G. Ernest Wright (1909–1974), American archaeologist * Ghian Wright (born 1980), American music producer * Gillian Wright (born 1960), British actress * Gillian Wright (astronomer), Scottish astronomer * Ginny Wright (1933–2021), American singer * Gladys Wright (1891–1980), English educator *

Glenn Wright Forest Glenn Wright (February 6, 1901 – April 6, 1984) was an American professional baseball shortstop. He played in Major League Baseball from 1924 through 1935 for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Brooklyn Dodgers, Brooklyn Robins / Dodgers, and Chic ...

(1901–1984), American baseball player * Graham Wright (born 1968), Australian rules footballer * Greg Wright (born 1979), English cricketer * G. S. Wright (1845–1935), Australian banker *

Gunner Wright Gunner Wright is an American film actor known for his role in the film ''Love'' and for portraying Isaac Clarke in the ''Dead Space'' video game series. Wright raced motorcycles competitively until the age of 21 when he moved to Southern Calif ...

(born 1973), American actor * Gustavus Blin Wright (1830–1898), Canadian entrepreneur * G. V. Wright (born 1947), Irish politician * Gwendolyn Wright (born 1946), American historian

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* H. Wright (cricketer), New Zealand cricketer * Haji Wright (born 1998), American soccer player * Hamilton Wright (1867–1917), American physician * Hannah Amelia Wright (1836–1924), American physician * Hans Wright (1854–1925), Danish architect * Hardy Wright (1893–1974), Scottish greyhound trainer * Harriet G. R. Wright (1845–1928), American politician * Harriet Wright O'Leary (1916–1999), American teacher and politician and first woman to serve on the tribal council of the

Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma (Choctaw language, Choctaw: ''Chahta Okla'') is a Indian reservation, Native American reservation occupying portions of southeastern Oklahoma in the United States. At roughly , it is the second-largest reservation ...

* Harold Bell Wright (1872–1944), American author * Harvey Wright, Scottish rugby union footballer * H. E. Wright (1861–1897), English philatelist * Heather Wright (born 1950), English actress * Hector Wright (born 1969), Jamaican footballer * Hedley Wright (born 1953), English cricketer * Hendrick Bradley Wright (1808–1881), American politician * Helena Rosa Wright (1887–1982), English doctor * Henrietta Christian Wright (1852–1899), American author * Herbert Wright (producer) (1946–2005), American science fiction author and television director and producer * Hercules Wright (1881–1963), New Zealand rugby union footballer * Herman Wright, American musician * Hiram A. Wright (1823–1855), American politician * H. Nelson Wright (1870–1941), Indian civil servant * Holly Wright (born 1941), American photographer * Hoover J. Wright (1928–2003), American football coach * Horace Kenton Wright (1915–1976), Bahamian artist * Horatio Wright (1820–1899), American general * Horatio George Anthony Wright (1827–1901), Australian surgeon * Hoss Wright, American drummer * Howard Wright (basketball) (born 1967), American basketball player * Howard E. Wright, American politician * Howie Wright (born 1947), American baseball player *

Humberston Wright Humberston Wright (27 September 1876 – 1953), sometimes credited as Humberstone Wright or Humberston H. Wright, was a British film actor. Filmography * '' Trapped by the London Sharks'' (1916) * '' Thelma'' (1918) * '' The Secret Woman'' ...

(1876–1953), British actor * Huntley Wright (1868–1941), English actor * H. W. Wright, English cricketer *

Hyman Wright Hyman Wright (also known as Papa Life) is a record producer and audio engineer from Kingston, Jamaica, who has produced more than 150 reggae singles, mostly through his Brooklyn-based record label, Jah Life, which he founded in the late 1970s. ...

, Jamaican record producer

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* Ian Wright (born 1963), English Footballer * Iain Wright (born 1972), British politician * Ichabod Charles Wright (1795–1871), English scholar * Imani Wright (born 1995), American basketball player * Imogen Wright, South African software developer * Irene Aloha Wright (1879–1972), American historian *

Irving Wright Irving Christian Wright (1882–1953) was an American male tennis player Tennis is a List of racket sports, racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent (singles (tennis), singles) or between two teams of two p ...

(1882–1953), American tennis player * Isabella Wright (born 1997), American skier * Isaiah Wright (born 1997), American football player * Isom Wright (1859–1941), American politician * Izzy Wright (born 1990), Australian basketball player

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* Jacky Wright, British technology executive *

Jacob L. Wright Jacob L. Wright is a biblical scholar currently serving as professor of Hebrew Bible at Emory University. Prior to his Emory appointment, Wright taught at the University of Heidelberg (Germany), one of the foremost research-oriented public univers ...

(born 1979), American author *

Jacqueline Wright Jacqueline Wright is an English director of film, TV and music promos. Wright's short films include ''David the Great'', a comedic homage to magician David Blaine; ''Out of Water'', which was funded by the UK Film Council; and ''Stiffy'', a com ...

, English film director *

Jaguar Wright Jacquelyn Suzette Wright is an American singer and songwriter. She has released five studio albums and is part of the Okayplayer collective. Wright has performed and collaborated alongside rap acts such as the Roots, Jay-Z, and Blackalicious ...

(born 1977), American singer * Jaime Wright (1927–1999), Brazilian pastor * Jake Wright (born 1986), British football player * Jamey Wright (born 1974), American baseball player * Jamie Wright (born 1976), Canadian ice hockey player *

Jan Wright Dame Janice Claire Wright was New Zealand's third Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment. She was sworn in as Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment for a five-year term on 5 March 2007, and was reappointed for a further five yea ...

, New Zealand politician * Janet Wright (1945–2016), Canadian actress * Janet Meik Wright (born 1946), American legal scholar * Janette Wright (born 1935), Scottish golfer * Jared Wright, American editor and cartoonist * Jaret Wright (born 1975), American baseball player * Jarvis T. Wright (1830–1886), American businessman and politician * Jaylen Wright (born 2003), American football player * J. Butler Wright (1877–1939), American diplomat * J. Craig Wright (1929–2010), American judge *

Jean Elizabeth Geiger Wright Jean Elizabeth Geiger Wright (1924 – March 4, 2002) was an American Conservation movement, conservationist, educator, and Animal rights, animal activist. After beginning with her family's own house and farm property in Cobb County, Georgia, Co ...

(1924–2002), American conservationist *

Jennifer Wright Jennifer Wright is an American author and journalist. Wright has written six books and is the political editor-at-large of ''Harper's Bazaar''. She was one of the founders of the now defunct website TheGloss.com. Early life Wright graduated f ...

(born 1986), American author * Jenny Wright (born 1962), American actress *

Jerauld Wright Admiral (United States), Admiral Jerauld Wright (June 4, 1898 – April 27, 1995) was an officer in the United States Navy. He served as the Commander-in-Chief of the United States Joint Forces Command, United States Atlantic Command (CINCLAN ...

(1898–1995), American naval officer * Jeremy Wright (born 1972), English politician * Jeremiah Wright (born 1941), American pastor * Jermaine Wright (born 1975), English footballer * Jess Wright (born 1985), English television personality * J. J. Wright, American disc jockey * Joan Wright (1595–??), English witch *

Joby Wright Joseph "Joby" Wright (born September 5, 1950) is an American former college and professional basketball player who was men's basketball head coach at Miami University and at the University of Wyoming. Married to Loretta Wright, August 18, 2017. ...

(born 1950), American basketball coach * Jocky Wright (1873–1946), Scottish footballer *

Jody Wright Jody Wright (born July 21, 1981) is an American football coach and former player who is the head coach at Murray State Racers football, Murray State. He played college football for the Jacksonville State Gamecocks football, Jacksonville State Ga ...

(born 1981), American football player and coach * Joel Wright (born 1980), Canadian football player * Joey Wright (born 1968), American basketball coach * JoJo Wright, American radio personality *

José Roberto Wright José Roberto Ramiz Wright, also known as José Roberto Wright or José Ramiz Wright (born September 7, 1944 in Rio de Janeiro), is a former Brazilian football referee. He supervised four matches during the 1990 FIFA World Cup in Italy ...

(born 1944), Brazilian football referee * Josephine Wright (born 1942), American musicologist * Josh Wright (born 1989), English footballer * Josh Wright (footballer, born 1988) (born 1988), English footballer * Joyce Wright (1922–2020), British singer and actress *

J. Robert Wright John Robert Wright (October 20, 1936 – January 12, 2022) was an American Episcopal priest and St. Mark's Church in-the-Bowery professor at General Theological Seminary and a church historian. Wright was Professor Emeritus of Ecclesiastical His ...

(1936–2022), American priest * J. Skelly Wright (1911–1988), American judge * J. Stafford Wright (1905–1985), English theologian * Jules Wright (1948–2015), Australian theatre director *

Jules Wright (politician) Jules Winslow Wright (August 21, 1933 – January 11, 2022) was an American businessman and politician from Alaska. Early life and private sector Jules Wright was born in Nenana, Alaska, on August 21, 1933, the sixth of seven sons born to Episc ...

(1933–2022), American politician and businessman * Julia McNair Wright (1840–1903), American writer * Julia M. Wright (born 1964), Canadian academic * Julie Wright, American softball coach * June Wright (1919–2012), Australian writer * Junior Anthony Wright (born 1986), American boxer * Justin Wright (1981–2008), American artist * Justin Wright (politician) (born 1984/1985), Canadian politician * Justine Wright, New Zealand film editor

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Kai Wright Kai Wright is an American journalist, activist, author, and podcast host. He has served as copy editor at the New York Daily News, senior writer at The Root (magazine), The Root, senior editor at City Limits (New York magazine), City Limits, edi ...

, American journalist * Kaleth O. Wright, American air force officer * Kalie Wright (born 1993), American model * Kat Wright, American singer-songwriter * Katharine Wright (1874–1929), American teacher * Katie Wright (born 1971), American actress * Katrina Wright (born 1981), Australian lawn bowler * Kelly Wright, American reporter * Kelvin Wright (born 1952), New Zealand bishop * Kendall Wright (born 1989), American football player * Kenie Wright (born 1997), American soccer player * Kenyatta Wright (born 1978), American football player * Kieran Wright (footballer) (born 1999), Scottish footballer * Kirby Wright, American writer * Kit Wright (born 1944), English poet and author * K. J. Wright (born 1989), American football player * Kris Wright (born 1994), American racing driver *

Kristy Wright Kristy Wright (born 14 July 1978; name also erroneously given as Kirsty Wright) is an Australian television and film actress. Early life Wright was born in Sydney, Australia, the oldest child in her family, with three stepbrothers and two hal ...

(born 1978), Australian actress * Kurt Wright (born 1956), American politician

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* Laurence Wright, American music composer *

Laurence Wright (physician) Laurence Wright (1590–1657), was an English physician, notably physician in ordinary to Oliver Cromwell and to the Charterhouse. Biography Wright was the third son of John Wright of Wright's Bridge, near Hornchurch in Essex, was born in 1590. ...

(1590–1657), English physician * Lemuel Wellman Wright (1790–1886), American inventor * Len Wright (1906–1967), American politician and businessman * Lenoir C. Wright (1911–2003), American attorney * Leo Wright (1933–1991), American jazz musician * Leonard Wright (1555/1556–1591), English essayist * Leroy Wright (1938–2020), American basketball player * Lester Paul Wright (born 1946), British civil servant * Letitia Wright (born 1993), Guyanese-British actress * Levi Wright (1862–1953), English footballer and cricketer * Liam Wright (born 1997), Australian rugby union footballer * Lillian Mayfield Wright (1894–1986), American poet * Lillian Meighen Wright (1910–1993), Canadian philanthropist * Linda Wright (born 1950), British politician *

Lindsey Wright Lindsey Elizabeth Wright (born 31 December 1979) is an Australian professional golfer playing on the LPGA Tour. She earned exempt status for the 2004 LPGA season in 2003, and has been competing full-time on the Tour since. Personal life Wright w ...

(born 1979), Australian golfer * Liza Wright, American politician * Lizz Wright (born 1980), American singer * Lloyd Wright (1890–1978), American architect * Logan Wright (1933–1999), American psychologist * Lois Wright (1928–2023), American artist * Lonnie Wright (1945–2019), American basketball player * Loren Wright (1917–2005), American basketball player *

Lorenzen Wright Lorenzen Vern-Gagne Wright (November 4, 1975 – July 19, 2010) was an American professional basketball player for thirteen seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was drafted seventh overall in the 1996 NBA draft by the Los An ...

(1975–2010), American basketball player * Lorenzo Wright (1926–1972), American athlete * Louisa Van Vleet Spicer Wright (1862–1913), American doctor * Lowell Wright (born 2003), Canadian soccer player * Loyd Wright (1892–1974), American attorney * L. R. Wright (1939–2001), Canadian writer * Lucilla Wright (born 1979), English field hockey player *

Lucky Wright William Simmons "Lucky" Wright (February 21, 1880 – July 6, 1941) was a professional baseball pitcher. He appeared in five games in Major League Baseball for the Cleveland Indians, Cleveland Naps in 1909,Lucy Wright Lucy Wright (February 5, 1760 – February 7, 1821) was the leader of the United Society of Believers in Christ’s Second Appearing, also known as the Shakers, from 1796 until 1821. At that time, a woman's leadership of a religious sect was a rad ...

(1760–1821), American religious figure * Luther Wright (born 1971), former basketball player * L. W. Wright (1949–2024), American confidence trickster * Lyle Wright (1898–1963), Canadian-American ice hockey player * Lyndel Wright (born 1950), Jamaican cricketer * Lynn Wright (1952–2022), American politician

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Mabel Osgood Wright Mabel Osgood Wright (January 26, 1859 – July 16, 1934) was an American writer and conservationist. She was an early leader in the Audubon movement who wrote extensively about nature and birds. Early years and education Mabel Osgood was the dau ...

(1859–1934), American author * Magnus von Wright (1805–1868), Swedish painter * Maia Wright (born 1997), Swedish singer-songwriter * Major Wright (born 1988), American football player * Malcolm Wright (1926–1996), Sri Lankan cricketer *

Mandy Wright Mandy Wright (born June 7, 1977) is an American educator and politician. From Wausau, Wisconsin, Wright graduated from St. Olaf College and earned her master's degree in education from Viterbo University. Wright was a 6th grade teacher in Wausau ...

(born 1977), American politician * Manuel Wright (born 1984), American football player * Marc Wright (1890–1975), American pole vaulter * Marcellus E. Wright Sr. (1881–1962), American architect * Margie Wright (born 1952), American softball coach * Marion Thompson Wright (1902–1962), American activist * Marquis Wright (born 1995), American basketball player * Mars Wright (born 1995), American fashion designer * Martine Wright (born 1972), American volleyball player * Marva Wright (1948–2010), American singer * Mary Wright (1904–1952) American designer, sculptor, author and businesswoman * Mary Wright Gill (1867–1929), American scientific illustrator * Mary Wright Plummer (1856–1916), Former president of the American Library Association * Mary Wright Sewell (1797–1884), English poet and children's author * Mat Wright (1858–1949), English cricketer * Mathew Wright (born 1988), New Zealand rugby union footballer * Matice Wright (born 1965), American naval officer * Maureen Wright (born 1939), Australian athlete * Mauricio Wright (born 1970), Costa Rican footballer * Max Wright **

Max Wright George Edward "Max" Wright (August 2, 1943 – June 26, 2019) was an American actor, known for his role as Willie Tanner on the sitcom '' ALF'' (1986–1990). Early life Wright was born August 2, 1943, in Detroit, Michigan, as George Edwar ...

(1943–2019), American actor **

Max Wright (Australian footballer) William Maxwell Wright (13 April 1901 – 10 February 1988) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football competition in A ...

(1901–1988), Australian footballer **

Max Wright (English footballer) Max Wright (born 6 April 1998) is an English professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Midfielder#Winger, winger for side FC Halifax Town. He came through the youth ranks at Grimsby Town F.C., Grimsby Town before earning a ...

(born 1998), English footballer ** Max Wright (rugby union) (born 1997), English rugby union player * McKinley Wright IV (born 1998), American basketball player * Megan Wright (born 1981), Canadian runner * Mel Wright (1928–1983), American baseball player * Micah Wright (born 1974), American writer * Michelle Wright (born 1961), Canadian singer * Mickey Wright (1935–2020), American golfer * Miriamm Wright (born 1971), American singer-songwriter *

Moira von Wright Moira Johanna von Wright (born 23 December 1957)''Finlands ridderskaps och adels kalender 1965'', p. 559. is a Finnish and Swedish academic, who has been the rector of first Södertörn University 2010–2016 and Åbo Akademi University between ...

(born 1957), Finnish-Swedish academic * Monty Wright (1931–2012), English footballer * Monty Wright (boxer) (born 1969), British boxer * Morton Wright (1914–1940), Australian rules footballer * Moses Wright (born 1998), American basketball player * Mother Wright (1921–2009), American activist * Muriel H. Wright (1889–1975), American author and historian * Murray Wright, New Zealand rugby league footballer * Mykael Wright (born 2000), American football player * Myles Wright (born 1996), English footballer * Myron Benjamin Wright (1847–1894), American politician

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* Nahshon Wright (born 1998), American football player * Nancy Wright (1917–1994), Welsh golfer * Nancy Young Wright, American politician * Nanine Wright (1876–1974), American actress * Nannie Kelly Wright (1856–1946), American ironmaster * Nannie Louise Wright (1879–1958), American composer * Narcissa Wright (born 1989), American speedrunner * Nate Wright (born 1947), American football player * Nathaniel Wright (1785–1858), American businessman and politician * N'Bushe Wright (born 1969), American actress * Neville Wright (born 1980), Canadian bobsledder * Niall Wright (born 1991), Northern Irish actor * Nicci Wright (born 1972), Canadian soccer player * Niel Wright (born 1933), New Zealand poet *

Norma Jean Wright Norma Jean Wright (born July 15, 1950) is an American singer and was the lead vocalist of the American group Chic, a soul, R&B and disco band, from 1977 to 1978. Early life Norma Jean Wright was born in Ripley, Tennessee. At young age, she relo ...

(born 1956), American singer * Norman Wright (1908–1974), English footballer * Sir Norman Wright (1900–1970), British chemist * N. T. Wright (born 1948), English theologian

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* Olgivanna Lloyd Wright (1898–1985), Montenegrin-American dancer * Olivia Wright (born 1990), Australian diver * Ollie Wright (born 1999), English footballer *

Orville Wright The Wright brothers, Orville Wright (August 19, 1871 – January 30, 1948) and Wilbur Wright (April 16, 1867 – May 30, 1912), were American aviation pioneers generally credited with inventing, building, and flying the world's first succes ...

(1871–1948), American airplane inventor * Oswald Wright (1877–1933), English cricketer * Otis D. Wright II (born 1944), American judge * O. V. Wright (1939–1980), American singer * Ozzie Wright (born 1976), Australian surfer

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* Pamela Wright (born 1964), Scottish golfer * Pamela Rouse Wright (born 1957), American businesswoman, jewelry designer, and clubwoman * Patience Wright (1725–1786), English-American sculptor * Patrisha Wright (born 1949), American activist * Pearce Wright (1933–2005), British journalist * Peggy Wright, Canadian politician * Percy Wright (1892–1980), American politician * Philemon Wright (1760–1839), Canadian farmer * Phoebe Wright (1710–1778), British embroiderer * Prescott Wright (1935–2006), American film producer * Priscilla Wright (born 1940), Canadian singer

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* Randall Wright (born 1956), Canadian economist * Randy Wright (born 1961), American football player * Rashad Wright (born 1982), American basketball player * Rasheim Wright (born 1981), American-Jordanian basketball player * Ray Wright (1918–1987), English footballer * Rebecca Wright (1947–2006), American ballet teacher * Rebecca N. Wright (born 1967), American computer scientist * Reg Wright (footballer) (1901–1973), English footballer * Reg Wright (1905–1990), Australian politician * Rejzohn Wright (born 2000), American football player *

Richard Wright (musician) Richard William Wright (28 July 1943 – 15 September 2008) was an English keyboardist and songwriter who co-founded the progressive rock band Pink Floyd. He appeared on almost every Pink Floyd album and performed on all of their tours. He ...

(1943–2008), English musician * R. L. Wright, American pastor * Rodney Wright (Australian footballer) (born 1960), Australian rules footballer * Rodney Wright (born 1979), American football player * Rodrique Wright (born 1984), American football player * Rogers H. Wright (1927–2013), American psychologist * Rosemarie Wright (1931–2020), English pianist * Ross Wright (born 1952), Australian rules footballer * Ross Wright (rugby union) (born 1986), New Zealand rugby union footballer * Rowland Wright (1915–1991), British industrialist * Royston Wright (1908–1977), English naval officer * Ruben Wright, American musician *

Rufus Wright Rufus Gerrard-Wright, known as Rufus Wright, is an English film, stage and television actor. Personal life Wright is the son of Major-General Richard Gerrard-Wright and his wife, Susan (née Young). He is the younger brother of Lance Gerrard-Wr ...

, English actor * Ruggles Wright (1793–1863), Canadian lumber merchant * Rumatiki Ruth Wright (1908–1982), New Zealand politician *

Russel Wright Russel Wright (April 3, 1904 – December 21, 1976) was an American industrial designer. His best-selling ceramic dinnerware was credited with encouraging the general public to enjoy creative modern design at table with his many other ranges of fu ...

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* Samson Wright (1899–1956), British physiologist * Samuel E. Wright (1946–2021), American actor and singer * Sara Wright (born 1969), Bermudian sailor * Scooby Wright (born 1994), American football player * Seaborn Wright, American politician * Selwyn Wright (1934–2015), English physicist *

Sewall Wright Sewall Green Wright ForMemRS HonFRSE (December 21, 1889March 3, 1988) was an American geneticist known for his influential work on evolutionary theory and also for his work on path analysis. He was a founder of population genetics alongside ...

(1889–1988), American biologist * S. Fowler Wright (1874–1965), English writer * Shannon Wright, American singer-songwriter * Shannon Wright (illustrator) (born 1994), American cartoonist * Shareece Wright (born 1987), American football player * Shaun Wright (born 1968), British politician * Sheena Wright (born 1970), American corporate executive * Sheila Wright (1925–2013), British politician * Shereka Wright (born 1981), American basketball player * Silas Wright (1795–1847), American politician * Smithson E. Wright (1807–1881), American politician * Specs Wright (1927–1963), American drummer * Susanna Wright (1697–1784), English poet * Susannah Wright (1792–??), English publisher * Susanne Wright, Austrian author *

Syd Wright Sydney Young Wright (15 September 1882 – 23 April 1952) was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football competition ...

(1882–1952), Australian rules footballer * Sydney Edward Wright (1914–1966), Australian academic * Sylvester Wright (born 1971), American football player *

Syreeta Wright Syreeta Wright (born Rita Wright, February 28, 1946 – July 6, 2004), known mononymously as Syreeta, was an American singer-songwriter, best known for her music during the early 1970s through the early 1980s. Wright's career heights were songs ...

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* Taffy Wright (1911–1981), American baseball player * Tandi Wright (born 1966), New Zealand actress * Tanisha Wright (born 1983), American basketball coach * Tanner Wright (born 1997), American Paralympic sprinter * Tanya Wright (born 1971), American entrepreneur * Ted Wright (1913–1983), American football player * Tenny Wright (1885–1971), American film director *

Teresa Wright Muriel Teresa Wright (October 27, 1918 – March 6, 2005) was an American actress. She won the 1942 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Carol Beldon in ''Mrs. Miniver''. She was nominated for the same award in 1941 for her ...

(1918–2005), American actress * Timothy Wright (1947–2009), American singer and pastor * T. J. Wright (born 1983), American football player * T. M. Wright (1947–2015), American writer * Toby Wright, American record producer * Toby Wright (American football) (born 1970), American football player * Todd Wright, American sports broadcaster * Toki Wright (born 1980), American rapper * Tracy Wright (1959–2010), Canadian actress * TrayVonn Wright (born 1991), American basketball player * Tremaine Wright (born 1972), American politician * Trevor Wright (born 1980), American actor * Tricia Wright (born 1958), English darts player * Turbutt Wright (1741–1783), American planter and politician * Tyler Wright (born 1994), Canadian ice hockey player * Tyler Wright (surfer) (born 1994), Australian surfer * Tyreik Wright (born 2001), Irish footballer

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* Van Earl Wright (born 1962), American sportscaster * Verle Wright Jr. (1928–2012), American sports shooter * Vern Wright (1900–1978), Australian rules footballer * Verna Wright (1928–1998), British physician * Vic Wright (1909–1964), English footballer * Vicky Wright (born 1993), Scottish curler * Victoria Wright (born 1976), French badminton player * Vim Wright (1926–2003), Turkish-American entrepreneur * Vince Wright (1931–2004), English footballer * Virginia Wright (art collector) (1929–2020), American art collector

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* Waller Rodwell Wright (1775–1826), English judge * Warwick Wright (born 1946), New Zealand field hockey player * Webster Wright (born 1967), American sports shooter * Wendelin Wright, American materials scientist * Wendy Wright, American activist * Wesley Wright (born 1985), American baseball player *

Whitaker Wright James Whitaker Wright (9 February 1846 – 26 January 1904) was a company promoter and swindler, who committed suicide at the Royal Courts of Justice in London immediately following his conviction for fraud. Early life The eldest of five child ...

(1846–1904), English businessman * Whittni Wright (born 1987), American actress *

Wilbur Wright The Wright brothers, Orville Wright (August 19, 1871 – January 30, 1948) and Wilbur Wright (April 16, 1867 – May 30, 1912), were American aviation List of aviation pioneers, pioneers generally credited with inventing, building, and flyin ...

(1867–1912), American inventor * Wilhelmina Wright (born 1964), American judge * Wilhelm von Wright (1810–1887), Swedish-Finnish painter * William Wright (surgeon) (1773–1860), a British aural surgeon. * Wilmer Cave Wright (1868–1951), British-American philologist * Winifred Grace Wright (1891–1978), English chemist * Winky Wright (born 1971), American boxer * Winston Wright (1943–1993), Jamaican keyboardist

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* Ysabel Wright (1885–1960), Cuban-American botanist * Yvonne Wright (1951–2016), American songwriter

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* Zach Wright (born 1995), American soccer player * Zack Wright (born 1985), Bosnian-American basketball player * Zain Wright (born 1979), Australian field hockey player * Zara Wright, American author * Zion Wright (born 1999), American skateboarder * Zollie Wright (1909–1976), American baseball player

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Al Wright (disambiguation) Al Wright may refer to: *Al Wright (baseball manager) (1842–1905), American manager of the Philadelphia Athletics *Al Wright (second baseman) (Albert Wright, 1912–1998), American Major League Baseball second baseman *Al G. Wright (1916–2020), ...

Alan Wright (disambiguation) Alan Wright (born 1971) is an English football manager and former player. Alan, Allan or Allen Wright are also the name of: * Alan Wright (cricketer) (1905–1989), English cricketer * Alan Wright (cricket administrator) (1938–2013), English cri ...

Albert Wright (disambiguation) Albert Wright may refer to: * Albert Wright (Australian cricketer) (1875–1938), Australian cricketer * Albert Wright (cricketer, born 1899) (1899–1987), English cricketer for Northamptonshire * Albert Wright (cricketer, born 1902) (1902–1984) ...

Alexander Wright (disambiguation) Alexander Wright or Alex Wright may refer to: Sportspeople *Alex Wright (born 1975), German wrestler *Alex Wright (footballer, born 1897) (1895–1968), Scottish player for Aberdeen, Heart of Midlothian, Morton; player manager for Queen of the Sou ...

* Alice Wright (disambiguation) * Alison Wright (disambiguation) *

Amy Wright (disambiguation) Amy Wright may refer to: * Amy Wright (born 1950), American actress and former model * Amy Wright (activist) (born 1975), American advocate for disabled people * Amy Wright (curler) (born 1964), American curler * Amy Wright (writer), American w ...

* Andrew Wright (disambiguation) * Andy Wright (disambiguation) *

Angus Wright (disambiguation) Angus Wright may refer to: * Angus Wright (academic) (1945–2022), environmental studies professor at California State University, Sacramento * Angus Wright (actor) (born 1964), British actor * Angus Wright (producer) (1934–2012), British televi ...

* Anne Wright (disambiguation) * Anthony Wright (disambiguation) * Antoine Wright (disambiguation) *

A. R. Wright (disambiguation) A. R. Wright may refer to: * Augustus Romaldus Wright (1813–1891), American politician, lawyer and Confederate colonel * A. R. Wright (folklorist) (1862–1932), British folklorist, anthropologist and civil servant {{DEFAULTSORT:Wright, A. ...

Archibald Wright (disambiguation) Archibald Wright may refer to: * Archibald Wright (British Army officer) (fl. ''Floruit'' ( ; usually abbreviated fl. or occasionally flor.; from Latin for 'flourished') denotes a date or period during which a person was known to have been aliv ...

* Arthur Wright (disambiguation) *

Ashley Wright (disambiguation) Ashley Wright may refer to: * Ashley Wright (cricketer) (born 1980), English cricketer * Ashley B. Wright (1841–1897), American politician

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Austin Wright (disambiguation) Austin Wright (1922 – 2003) was a novelist, literary critic and professor emeritus of English. Austin Wright may also refer to: * Austin Andrew Wright (1911–1997), British sculptor * Austin Tappan Wright (1883–1931), American legal scho ...

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Belinda Wright (disambiguation) Belinda Wright may refer to: * Belinda Wright (conservationist) (born 1953), wildlife photographer and wildlife conservationist in India * Belinda Wright (softball) (born 1980), softball player from Australia * Belinda Wright (dancer) (1929� ...

Ben Wright (disambiguation) Ben or Benjamin Wright may refer to: ;Ben *Ben Wright (American actor) (born 1969) and stuntman, "Jack" in the original Broadway production of ''Into the Woods'' (1987) * Ben Wright (bishop) (1942–2010), Australian Anglican bishop * Ben Wright (c ...

Benjamin Wright (disambiguation) Ben or Benjamin Wright may refer to: ;Ben *Ben Wright (American actor) (born 1969) and stuntman, "Jack" in the original Broadway production of ''Into the Woods'' (1987) *Ben Wright (bishop) (1942–2010), Australian Anglican bishop *Ben Wright (cri ...

* Bert Wright (disambiguation) *

Billy Wright (disambiguation) Billy Wright may refer to: * Billy Wright (Australian footballer) (1900–1983), Australian footballer * Billy Wright (basketball) (born 1974), American college basketball coach * Billy Wright (boxer) (born 1964), American boxer, nicknamed "Bronco" ...

* Bobby Wright (disambiguation) *

Brad Wright (disambiguation) Brad Wright (born 1961) is a Canadian television producer. Brad Wright may also refer to: * Brad Wright (American football) (born 1959), American football player and coach * Brad Wright (basketball) (born 1962), American basketball player {{ ...

Brian Wright (disambiguation) Brian Wright may refer to: * Brian Wright (American football) (born 1960), American football coach and player * Brian Wright (musician), recording artist on Sugar Hill Records * Brian Wright (rugby league) (born 1935), Australian rugby league playe ...

* Bruce Wright (disambiguation)

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* Cameron Wright (disambiguation) *

Carl Wright (disambiguation) Carl Wright may refer to: * Carl Wright (actor) (1932–2007), American tap dancer and actor * Carl Wright (bishop) (born 1959), American Episcopal bishop * Carl Wright (civil servant) (born 1950), British former director of the CTUG and Secretary-G ...

* Carol Wright (disambiguation) * Carolyn Wright (disambiguation) * Charles Wright (disambiguation) *

Chase Wright (disambiguation) Chase Wright may refer to: * Chase Wright (baseball) (born 1983), American baseball player * Chase Wright (golfer) (born 1989), American golfer * Chase Wright Vanek (born 1996), American actress {{hndis, Wright, Chase ...

* Chester Wright (disambiguation) * Chris Wright (disambiguation) * Christopher Wright (disambiguation) * Claire Wright (disambiguation) *

Cliff Wright (disambiguation) Clifford or Cliff Wright may refer to: ;Clifford * Clifford Wright (bishop) (1922–2014), Anglican bishop of Monmouth * Clifford Wright (mayor) (1927–2014), mayor of Saskatoon, Canada ;Cliff * Cliff Wright (illustrator) (born 1963), British ...

* Clifford Wright (disambiguation) * Craig Wright (disambiguation) *

Cyril Wright (disambiguation) Cyril Wright may refer to: * Cyril Wright (rugby union) (1887–1960), England rugby union international * Cyril Wright (sailor) (1885–1960), Gold Medalist at the 1920 Summer Olympics {{hndis, Wright, Cyril ...

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* Dale Wright (disambiguation) * Daniel Wright (disambiguation) * Danny Wright (disambiguation) * Darren Wright (disambiguation) * Dave Wright (disambiguation) * David Wright (disambiguation) * Dick Wright (disambiguation) * Don Wright (disambiguation) * Donald Wright (disambiguation) * Doug Wright (disambiguation) * Douglas Wright (disambiguation)

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* Ed Wright (disambiguation) * Edmund Wright (disambiguation) * Edward Wright (disambiguation) * Edwin Wright (disambiguation) * Elizabeth Wright (disambiguation) * Eric Wright (disambiguation) * Ernest Wright (disambiguation) * Ethel Wright (disambiguation) * Eugene Wright (disambiguation)

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* Frances Wright (disambiguation) * Francis Wright (disambiguation) * Frank Wright (disambiguation) * Fred Wright (disambiguation) * Frederick Wright (disambiguation)

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* Gary Wright (disambiguation) * George Wright (disambiguation) * Gerald Wright (disambiguation) * Gerry Wright (disambiguation) * Gilbert Wright (disambiguation) * Gordon Wright (disambiguation) * Gregory Wright (disambiguation)

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* Harold Wright (disambiguation) * Harry Wright (disambiguation) * Helen Wright (disambiguation) * Henry Wright (disambiguation) * Herbert Wright (disambiguation) * Hugh Wright (disambiguation)

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Isaac Wright (disambiguation) Isaac Wright may refer to: * Isaac Wright (investor) (1760–1832), American investor * Isaac Wright Jr. (born 1962), American lawyer * Isaac Hempstead Wright (born 1999), British actor {{hndis, Wright, Isaac ...

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* Jack Wright (disambiguation) * Jackie Wright (disambiguation) * James Wright (disambiguation) * Jane Wright (disambiguation) * Jason Wright (disambiguation) * Jay Wright (disambiguation) * Jeffrey Wright (disambiguation) * Jerry Wright (disambiguation) * Jessica Wright (disambiguation) *Jim Wright (disambiguation) *Jimmy Wright (disambiguation) *J. J. Wright (disambiguation) *Joe Wright (disambiguation) *John Wright (disambiguation) *Jon Wright (disambiguation) *Jonathan Wright (disambiguation) *Jordan Wright (disambiguation) *Joseph Wright (disambiguation) *Joshua Wright (disambiguation) *Judith Wright (disambiguation) *Julian Wright (disambiguation)

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*Katherine Wright (disambiguation) *Keith Wright (disambiguation) *Kenneth Wright (disambiguation) *Kevin Wright (disambiguation) *Kyle Wright (disambiguation)

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*Lammar Wright (disambiguation) *Larry Wright (disambiguation) *Lawrence Wright (disambiguation) *Laura Wright (disambiguation) *Lee Wright (disambiguation) *Leslie Wright (disambiguation) *Louis Wright (disambiguation) *Louise Wright (disambiguation) *Luke Wright (disambiguation)

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*Mac Wright (disambiguation) *Marcus Wright (disambiguation) *Margaret Wright (disambiguation) *Marie Wright (disambiguation) *Mark Wright (disambiguation) *Marshall Wright (disambiguation) *Martha Wright (disambiguation) *Martin Wright (disambiguation) *Mary Wright (disambiguation) *Mary Ann Wright (disambiguation) *Matthew Wright (disambiguation) *Max Wright (disambiguation) *Michael Wright (disambiguation) *Milton Wright (disambiguation) *Molly Wright (disambiguation)

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*Nathan Wright (disambiguation) *Nicholas Wright (disambiguation) *Nigel Wright (disambiguation)

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*Oliver Wright (disambiguation) *Owen Wright (disambiguation)

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*Patricia Wright (disambiguation) *Patrick Wright (disambiguation) *Paul Wright (disambiguation) *Peter Wright (disambiguation) *Philip Wright (disambiguation)

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*Ralph Wright (disambiguation) *Rasty Wright (disambiguation) *Raymond Wright (disambiguation) *Richard Wright (disambiguation) *Ricky Wright (disambiguation) *Rita Wright (disambiguation) *Robert Wright (disambiguation) *Robin Wright (disambiguation) *Rod Wright (disambiguation) *Roger Wright (disambiguation) *Ronald Wright (disambiguation) *Roy Wright (disambiguation) *Ruby Wright (disambiguation) *Ryan Wright (disambiguation)

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*Samuel Wright (disambiguation) *Sarah Wright (disambiguation) *Scott Wright (disambiguation) *Simon Wright (disambiguation) *Sophie Wright (disambiguation) *Stan Wright (disambiguation) *Stephen Wright (disambiguation) *Steven Wright (disambiguation) *Stuart Wright (disambiguation) *Susan Wright (disambiguation)

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*Terry Wright (disambiguation) *Theodore Wright (disambiguation) *Thomas Wright (disambiguation) *Tim Wright (disambiguation) *Tom Wright (disambiguation) *Tommy Wright (disambiguation) *Tony Wright (disambiguation)

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*Wallace Wright (disambiguation) *Walter Wright (disambiguation) *Warren Wright (disambiguation) *Wayne Wright (disambiguation) *William Wright (disambiguation) *Willie Wright (disambiguation)

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* Evan Wright, central character in Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number *Honey Wright, a character on the British drama series ''Casualty (TV series), Casualty'' *May Wright, a character on the British soap opera ''EastEnders'' *Phoenix Wright, a character in the video game series ''Ace Attorney'' *Nate Wright, the main character of the comic strip ''Big Nate'' *Micromax (Scott Wright), a mutant superhero in Marvel Comics books *Doctor Thomas Light (known in Japanese as Doctor Thomas Right) a major character in the Mega Man series.

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