Wright is an

occupational surname In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community. Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name, ...

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

Old English Old English (, ), 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 was brought to Great Britain by Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain, Anglo ...

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. It normally takes place in a specialized facility known as a shipyard. Shipbuilders, also called shipwrights, follow a specialized occupation that traces its roots to befor ...

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

family name In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community. Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name ...

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

playwright A playwright or dramatist is a person who writes plays. Etymology The word "play" is from Middle English pleye, from Old English plæġ, pleġa, plæġa ("play, exercise; sport, game; drama, applause"). The word "wright" is an archaic English ...

. '', 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 Norman, Breton, Flemish, and French troops, all led by the Duke of Normandy, later styled William the Conque ...

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 is the process by which a place or person becomes influenced by English culture or British culture, or a process of cultural and/or linguistic change in which something non-English becomes English. It can also refer to the influen ...

version of the

Scots Gaelic Scottish Gaelic ( gd, Gàidhlig ), also known as Scots Gaelic and Gaelic, is a Goidelic language (in the Celtic branch of the Indo-European language family) native to the Gaels of Scotland. As a Goidelic language, Scottish Gaelic, as well as ...

clan A clan is a group of people united by actual or perceived kinship and descent. Even if lineage details are unknown, clans may claim descent from founding member or apical ancestor. Clans, in indigenous societies, tend to be endogamous, meaning ...

name "

MacIntyre MacIntyre or McIntyre is a Scottish surname, relating to Clan MacIntyre. Its meaning is "Son of the Carpenter or Wright". The corresponding English name is Wright. People surnamed ''MacIntyre'', ''Macintyre'' * Alasdair MacIntyre, Scottish phil ...

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

County Mayo County Mayo (; ga, Contae Mhaigh Eo, meaning "Plain of the Taxus baccata, yew trees") 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 Conn ...

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 Albert Owen "Ab" Wright (November 16, 1905 – May 23, 1995) was a professional baseball outfielder and a National Football League running back. He went to college at Oklahoma State University, then played for the Frankford Yellow Jackets in the N ...

(1905–1995), American football and baseball player *

Abbie J. Wright Abbie J. Wright (1862–?) was an African American opera singer Opera is a form of theatre in which music is a fundamental component and dramatic roles are taken by singers. Such a "work" (the literal translation of the Italian word "ope ...

(1862–??), American singer * Abraham Wright (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 Ada Cecile Granville Wright (c. 1862–1939) was an English suffragette. Her photo on the front page of the ''Daily Mirror'' on 19 November became an iconic image of the suffrage movement. Biography Ada Cecile Granville Wright was born in ...

(1862–1939), English suffragist * Adrian Wright (1947–2015), English-Australian actor *

A. Gilbert Wright Arthur Gilbert Wright (1909-1987) was an American zoologist who was actively involved with the American Alliance of Museums and the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

(1909–1987), American zoologist * Akanbi Wright, Nigerian musician * Akil Wright (born 1996), English footballer * Alexandra Wright, English rabbi * Alexis Wright (born 1950), Aboriginal Australian writer * Alexsandra Wright (born 1971), Canadian actress * Alfred Wright (1848–1909), Anglican priest * Alfred Wright (missionary) (1788–1853), American minister * Allan Wright (1920–2015), English pilot * Allan Wright (farmer) (born 1929), New Zealand businessman *

Allen Wright Allen Wright ( cho, Kiliahote, italic=no) (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 Theolog ...

(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 (1861–1947), British immunologist *

Aloma Wright Aloma Wright (born March 10, 1950) is an American actress, widely known for her roles as Laverne Roberts on the NBC/ABC comedy series '' Scrubs'' (2001–2009), Maxine Landis on the NBC daytime drama series ''Days of Our Lives'' (2008–2 ...

(born 1950), American actress *

Alonzo Wright Alonzo Wright (April 28, 1821 – January 7, 1894) was a Canadian member of Parliament and businessman commonly known as "King of the Gatineau". He was born in Hull, Quebec in 1821. He was a grandson of Philemon Wright, and son of Tiberius ...

(1821–1894), Canadian businessman and politician *

Alphonse Wright Alphonse Wright (2 September 1887 – 10 November 1953) was a Belgian footballer. He played in five matches for the Belgium national football team The Belgium national football teamfrench: Équipe nationale belge de footballgerman: Be ...

(1887–1953), Belgian footballer *

Alvin Wright Alvin Wright (February 5, 1961 – March 23, 2018) was a professional American football defensive lineman. Wright, a nose tackle, played with the National Football League's Los Angeles Rams from 1986 to 1991 and was All-Pro in 1990. High sc ...

(1961–2018), American football player *

Ambrose R. Wright Ambrose Ransom "Rans" Wright (April 26, 1826 – December 21, 1872) was a lawyer, Georgia politician, and Confederate general in the American Civil War. Early life Wright, known by the nickname "Rans", was born in Louisville, Georgia. He rea ...

(1826–1872), American army general *

Amos Wright Amos Wright (November 24, 1809 – March 31, 1886) was a Canadian farmer and politician. Background in Richmond Hill and Markham, Ontario Born in Leeds County, he moved with his family to Richmond Hill, where he seemingly abandoned his ed ...

(1809–1886), Canadian politician *

Amra-Faye Wright Amra-Faye Wright (born 22 August 1960) is a South African stage actress best known for portraying Velma Kelly in the musical ''Chicago'', both on Broadway and in international tours. In 2010, she became the first actress to have performed the rol ...

(born 1960), South African actress *

Andre Wright Andre Antonio Wright (born 7 December 1996) is an English footballer who plays as a forward for Stratford Town. During his career Wright has played for clubs in England, Ireland and Scotland. Career A product of West Bromwich Albion's academ ...

(born 1996), English footballer *

Andwuelle Wright Andwuelle Wright (born 8 August 1997) is a Trinidad and Tobago long jumper. In the age-specific categories, he competed prolifically on regional level. He also competed at the 2013 World Youth Championships and the 2014 Youth Olympics without re ...

(born 1997), Trinidadian long jumper *

Angela Wright Angela Wright is the former chief executive and founder of Solent Skill Quest Limited, Southampton, Hampshire. She was chair of the National Enterprise Business Partnership (NEBPN), later the Institute for Education Business Excellence (IEBE). In 2 ...

, English businesswoman *

Ann Wright Mary Ann Wright (born 1947) is a retired United States Army colonel and retired U.S. State Department official, known for her outspoken opposition to the Iraq War. She received the State Department Award for Heroism in 1997, after helping to eva ...

(born 1947), American colonel *

Annemarie Wright Annemarie Wright (born 19 July 1979) is an English artist from Cambridgeshire. She is best known for her portrait of Tony Blair created using the handwritten names of fallen British soldiers from Iraq and Afghanistan, titled ''Their families have b ...

(born 1979), English artist *

Anton Wright Anton Wright is an adventurer, rowing coach, and—alongside Mark de Rond—holder of the Guinness World Records, Guinness World Record for the first unsupported row of the navigable length of the Amazon River. Career Clare College, Cambridg ...

(born 1974), British adventurer *

Antonia Wright (artist) Antonia Wright (born 1979) is a Cuban-American artist born in Miami, Florida. Through a multidisciplinary practice of video, performance, installation, sculpture, sound, and light, Wright responds to extremes of emotion, control, and violence a ...

(born 1979), American artist *

Apollo Wright Apollo Wright is an American football coach and former player. Wright is currently the head football coach at Fernandina Beach High School in Fernandina Beach, Florida. He was previously the Special teams coordinator and Quarterback coach at t ...

, American football coach *

April Wright April Wright is an American writer, director and producer. Her debut narrative feature as a writer and director, Layover, won the Silver Lei Award for Excellence in Filmmaking at the 2009 Honolulu International Film Festival. Early life and educ ...

, American writer *

Arin Wright Arin Hadley Wright (born Arin Hadley Walton Gilliland; December 25, 1992) is an American soccer player who currently plays for the Chicago Red Stars in the National Women's Soccer League. Wright was also recently loaned to Australian club Newcast ...

(born 1992), American soccer player *

Arlaine Wright Arlaine Wright (born in Hamilton, Ontario) is the former exercise instructor featured prominently on the Canadian produced aerobics show, '' The :20 Minute Workout''. Wright, Bess Motta, Anne Schumacher and Leslie Smith were the only four women wh ...

, Canadian exercise instructor *

Aron Wright Aron Wright (September 30, 1810 – December 15, 1885) was an American physician and educator. He was the founder and president of Miami Valley College. Life Wright was born in Monallan, Adams County, Pennsylvania, September 30, 1810. His pare ...

(1810–1885), American physician and educator *

Asher Wright Asher Wright (September 7, 1803 – April 13, 1875) was an American Presbyterian missionary, who worked among the people of the Seneca Nation, of the native Iroquois of the northeastern United States from 1831 to 1875. His most notable work was t ...

(1803–1875), American missionary

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* Bagley Wright (1924–2011), American philanthropist *

Bailey Wright Bailey Colin Wright (born 28 July 1992) is an Australian professional footballer who plays for EFL Championship club Rotherham United, on loan from Sunderland, and the Australia national team. Wright has played his entire senior career in En ...

(born 1992), Australian footballer *

Barrie Wright Barrie Wright (born 6 November 1945) is an English former professional footballer who played as a left back. Active in England and the United States, Wright made nearly 100 appearances in an 8-year career. Career Born in Bradford, Wright play ...

(born 1945), English footballer *

Barry Wright Barry Albert Wright (born 23 July 1939) is a Welsh footballer, who played as a full back in the Football League for Wrexham and Chester Chester is a cathedral city and the county town of Cheshire, England. It is located on the River ...

(born 1939), English footballer *

Basil Wright Basil Wright (12 June 1907, Sutton, Surrey – 14 October 1987, Frieth, Buckinghamshire, England) was a documentary filmmaker, film historian, film critic and teacher. Biography After leaving Sherborne School, a well known independent schoo ...

(1907–1987), English filmmaker * Beals Wright (1871–1961), American tennis player *

Beatrice Wright Beatrice Frederika Wright, Lady Wright, MBE, formerly Rathbone, née Clough, (17 June 1910 – 17 March 2003), was an American-born British politician. Early life Wright was born in New Haven, Connecticut, in the United States on 17 June 19 ...

(1910–2003), American-born British politician * Beatrice Wright (psychologist) (1917–2018), American psychologist * Bernard Wright (1963–2022), American musician *

Bernie Wright Bernard Peter Wright (born 17 September 1952), nicknamed Bernie the Bolt, is an English former footballer. A tough centre-forward, he scored 78 goals in 320 league games in a nine-year career in the Football League. A youth player at Birming ...

(born 1954), British footballer *

Berny Wright Berny Elisio Wright McClean (born June 8, 1979) is a Costa Rican former professional footballer. Club career He had a stint in the Russian Premier League with Krylia Sovetov in 2003, but left the club in April 2004 claiming they owed him salary ...

(born 1979), Costa Rican footballer * Bertha Wright (1876–1971), American nurse * Bertie Wright (1871–1960), British actor *

Bertie Wright (cricketer) Bertie Wright was an English cricketer who played for Northamptonshire from 1919 to 1922. He appeared in five first-class matches as a righthanded batsman who bowled right arm medium pace. One of three brothers who played cricket, Wright was bor ...

(1897–1955), English cricketer *

Bessie Wright Bessie Wright (recorded 1611–1628) was a healer in Perthshire who was accused of witchcraft in 1611, 1626 and then again in 1628. Not a lot is known about Bessie Wright's early life, but she was recorded as a healer in Scone, Scotland, Scone par ...

, Scottish healer *

Betsey Wright Betsey Ross Wright (born July 4, 1943) is an American lobbyist, activist, and political consultant who worked more than a decade for Bill Clinton in Arkansas.Baquet (1994)Gambrell (2009)Linn (2009) She served as chief of staff to Governor Clint ...

(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 and R&B singer, songwriter and background vocalist. Beginning her professional career in the late 1960s as a teena ...

(1953–2020), American singer *

Betty Ren Wright Betty Ren Wright (June 15, 1927 – December 31, 2013) was an American writer of children's fiction including '' Christina's Ghost'', ''The Dollhouse Murders'', ''The Ghosts Of Mercy Manor'' and ''A Ghost in The House''. Background Wright l ...

(1927–2013), American writer *

Beverly Wright Beverly Wright is an American environmental justice scholar and the founder of the Deep South Center for Environmental Justice at Dillard University. Her research considers the environmental and health inequalities along the Mississippi River Che ...

, American environmentalist *

Blanche Fisher Wright Blanche Fisher Wright Laite (1887 – 1971) was an American children's book illustrator active in the 1910s. She is best known for illustrating '' The Real Mother Goose'', published in 1916 by Rand McNally Rand McNally is an American technolo ...

(1887–1971), American illustrator *

Bonnie Wright Bonnie Francesca Wright''Births, Marriages & Deaths Index of England & Wales, 1916–2005.''; at ancestry.com (born 17 February 1991) is an English actress, filmmaker, and environmental activist. She is best known for her role as Ginny Weasley ...

(born 1991), English actress *

Boomer Wright Gerald "Boomer" Wright is an American politician serving as a Republican member of the Oregon House of Representatives. Biography Wright grew up in Lorane, Oregon after moving there from California at 10. He went to Crow High School and Western ...

, American politician *

Bracey Wright Bracey Arman Wright (born July 1, 1984) is a former American professional basketball player. Amateur career Wright attended The Colony High School in The Colony, Texas. He was a high school teammate of future NBA guard Deron Williams. He was a 20 ...

(born 1984), American basketball player *

Brandon Wright Brandon Wright (born February 18, 1997) is an American football punter and placekicker who is a free agent. He played college football at Georgia State University. College career Wright was a member of the Georgia State Panthers for five seaso ...

(born 1997), American football player *

Brent Wright Brindley Lambert Wright (born May 6, 1978) is an American former professional basketball player. Playing career Wright did not play organized basketball until 1993–94. He was a Top-35 recruit in the country coming out of Miami Senior High Sch ...

(born 1978), American basketball player *

Bricktop Wright Walter Julian Wright (November 20, 1908 – August 14, 1972), nicknamed "Bricktop", was an American professional basketball player and Negro league outfielder in the 1930s and 1940s. A native of Savannah, Georgia, Wright attended Textile High S ...

(1908–1972), American baseball player *

Brock Wright Brock Wright (born November 27, 1998) is an American football tight end for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Notre Dame. College career Wright played college football at Notre Dame where he ...

(born 1998), American football player *

Broderick Wright Broderick Wright (born 24 July 1987) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in the National Rugby League, as a . Playing career After graduating from Baulkham Hills High Schoo ...

(born 1987), Australian rugby league footballer *

Bryant Wright Bryant Wright is a Baptist pastor and author. He served as senior pastor of Johnson Ferry Baptist Church in Marietta, Georgia from its founding in 1981 until 2019. He also served as elected president of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) from ...

, American minister

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Caesar Wright Cecil Augustus Wright (July 2, 1904April 24, 1967), often called Caesar Wright, was a Canadian jurist and law professor. He was among the first law professors to import the Harvard case method into Canadian legal education. He was also known for ...

(1904–1967), Canadian jurist *

Caleb Wright Caleb Wright (1 August 1810 – 28 April 1898) was an English mill owner and Liberal politician in Lancashire, north-west England. Family and chapel Wright was one of thirteen children of William Wright, bookmaker of Tyldesley, near Manchester ...

(1810–1898), English mill owner and politician *

Caleb Merrill Wright Caleb Merrill Wright (October 7, 1908 – May 12, 2001) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Delaware. Education and career Born in Georgetown, Delaware, Wright received a Bachelor of Arts d ...

(1908–2001), American judge *

Callum Wright Callum Wright (born 2 May 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Plymouth Argyle. Early and personal life Wright grew up in Huyton and attended Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School in West Derby. He grew up "id ...

(born 2000), English footballer *

Calvin E. Wright Calvin Everett Wright (1909–1988) was an American Democratic politician and civil servant from Idaho. He was the state auditor 1939-1945 and later Democratic nominee for Governor of Idaho in 1950. Wright was defeated by Republican Len Jordan. ...

(1908–1988), American politician * Camille Wright (born 1955), American swimmer *

Campbell Wright Campbell Wright (born 25 May 2002) is an American-New Zealand biathlete. In November 2021, he became the second teenager to score Biathlon World Cup points. He represented New Zealand in biathlon at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing. He becam ...

(born 2002), New Zealand biathlete *

Carolann Wright Carolann Wright is a Canadian activist and politician. Born in Nova Scotia, Wright lived in Toronto's Regent Park neighbourhood in the 1980s, where she was chair of the community residents association. Wright was born the eldest of eight childre ...

, Canadian politician *

Carolyne Wright Carolyne Wright (born in 1949, in Bellingham, Washington) is an American poet. Life She studied at Seattle University, New York University, and graduated from Syracuse University with master's and doctoral degrees. She has held visiting creati ...

(born 1949), American poet *

Carroll D. Wright Carroll Davidson Wright (July 25, 1840 – February 20, 1909) was an American statistician. Wright is best known for his title as the first U.S. Commissioner of Labor, serving in that capacity from 1885 to 1905. Biography Wright was born at Du ...

(1840–1909), American statistician *

Casey Wright Casey Wright (born September 1, 1981) is an American horse trainer based in Reagan, Henderson County, Tennessee. Wright became notable for training, riding, and showing the Racking Horse Gold Plated SD, who won a World Grand Championship in 200 ...

(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 Charles Conrad Wright (February 9, 1917 – February 17, 2011) was an American religious historian and scholar of American Unitarianism and congregationalist, congregational polity. He served on the faculty of Harvard Divinity School from 1954 to ...

(1917–2011), American religious historian *

Cedric Wright George Cedric Wright (April 13, 18891959) was an American violinist and a wilderness photographer of the Sierra Nevada (U.S.), High Sierra. He was Ansel Adams's mentor and best friend for decades, and accompanied Adams when three of his most fa ...

(1889–1959), American violinist *

Cesare Wright Cesare Wright is an American documentary filmmaker. Wright completed his MFA in Cinematic Arts at the University of Southern California. In 2002, Wright received the Louis Sudler Award in Humanities at Rice University for his ethnographic documen ...

, American filmmaker *

Chad Wright Chad Dimitri Wright (born 25 March 1991) is a Jamaican athlete specialising in the discus throw. He has qualified for the Tokyo 2021 Olympics in the Men's Discus. He has represented Jamaica at the 2015 Beijing World Championships of Athletics ...

(born 1991), Jamaican discus thrower * Chalky Wright (1912–1957), American boxer *

Chantal Wright Chantal Wright (born February 1, 1993) is an American judoka, though she has previously competed for both Switzerland and the United Kingdom. She won the 70 kg categories at the 2016 Pan American Open in San Salvador and the 2017 Pan Am ...

(born 1993), American judoka * Carleton H. Wright (1892–1973), American admiral *

Chatt G. Wright Chatt G. Wright (born September 17, 1941) is a former president of Hawaii Pacific University. He was one of the longest serving presidents of a private university. He joined what was then Hawaii Pacific College on September 17, 1972, as the Dean of ...

(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 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 *

Cindy Wright Cindy Wright is an artist who was born in Herentals, Belgium on November 29, 1972. She earned a Master in the Visual Arts (painting) from the Royal Academy of Fine Arts (Antwerp) in 1996 and a laureate at the Higher Institute for Fine Arts, Antw ...

(born 1972), Belgian-American painter *

C. Kelly Wright C. Kelly Wright is an actress, singer, and dancer. She has performed in Off-Broadway musicals and plays in New York City and in television and film in the U.S. and internationally. She is known for the development of new works in theater. She a ...

, American actress *

Clare Wright Clare Alice Wright, (born 14 May 1969) is an American Australian historian, author and broadcaster. She is a professor of history at La Trobe University, and was the winner of the 2014 Stella Prize. Wright has worked as a political speechwrite ...

(born 1969), American-Australian historian *

Clarissa Dickson Wright Clarissa Theresa Philomena Aileen Mary Josephine Agnes Elsie Trilby Louise Esmerelda Dickson Wright (24 June 1947 – 15 March 2014) was an English celebrity cook, television personality, writer, businesswoman, and former barrister. She was be ...

(1947–2014), English chef *

Claud William Wright Claud William Wright Order of the Bath, CB (9 January 1917, Ellenborough, Yorkshire, Ellenborough, Yorkshire, England – 15 February 2010, Burford, Oxfordshire, England), aka Willy Wright, was a senior United Kingdom, British civil servant who ...

(1917–2010), British paleontologist *

Claudia Wright Claudia Wright (17 June 1934 – 29 January 2005) was an Australian journalist, noted for highlighting the cause of feminism, and being one of the first journalists to interview middle East leaders in the 1970s. Early years and working in Bendig ...

(1934–2005), Australian journalist *

Clay Wright Clay Wright is a professional whitewater kayaker and kayak designer. He designed a signature "Java" creekboat for Perception Kayaks. He has appeared in 50+ extreme or instructional kayak videos. Wright is a pioneer in creekboating (with 1st descen ...

, American kayaker *

Clive Wright Clive George Wright, Jr. (born 18 November 1965) is a Jamaican former track and field sprinter who specialised in the 200 metres. He won several medals with the Jamaican relay team, taking Jamaica's first World Championships relay medal (a bronze ...

(born 1965), Jamaican sprinter *

Clyde Wright Clyde Wright (born February 20, 1941), nicknamed "Skeeter", is an American former professional baseball player. A left-handed pitcher, he played all or part of ten seasons in Major League Baseball for the California Angels (1966–73), Milwauk ...

(born 1941), American baseball player *

Clyde J. Wright Clyde James Wright (born 1878), was an American editor in chief, editor. He was responsible for the 1934, 71 page version of the antisemite, antisemitic ''Protocols of the Meetings of the Learned Elders of Zion''. It was an imprint (trade name), ...

(1878–??), American editor *

Clymer Wright Clymer Lewis Wright Jr. (July 24, 1932 – January 24, 2011) was a Texas conservative political activist and journalist. He brought term limits to Houston municipal government and encouraged Ronald Reagan to run for president. Personal life A v ...

(1932–2011), American activist *

Cobina Wright Cobina Wright, Sr. (born Esther Ellen Cobb, September 20, 1887 – April 9, 1970) was an American opera singer and actress who appeared in ''The Razor's Edge'' (1946). She gained later fame as a hostess and a syndicated gossip columnist. ...

(1887–1970), American singer and actress *

Cobina Wright Jr. Cobina Wright Jr. (August 14, 1921 - September 1, 2011) was an American actress and model. She was featured on the cover of ''Life'' magazine's February 17, 1941, issue, and a nationally distributed newspaper columnist described her as a debutant ...

(1921–2011), American singer and actress *

Colin William Wright Colin William Wright (10 October 1867 – 14 December 1952) was an Australian cattle breeder, grazier, local government councillor and local government head. Wright was born in Oxley, Brisbane, Queensland and died in Rockhampton, Queensland ...

(1867–1952), Australian cattle breeder *

Conroy Wright Conroy Wright (born 18 April 1985) is a Caymanian cricketer. Wright is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm medium pace. Wright made his debut for the Cayman Islands in a Twenty20 match against the Bahamas in the 2006 Stanford 20/20. ...

(born 1985), Caymanian cricketer *

Courtney Wright Courtney Meneely (born 25 May 1994) also known as Courtney Wright is a Northern Irish international lawn bowler. Bowls career Meneely became the Irish champion in 2018 after winning the singles at the Irish National Bowls Championships and wa ...

(born 1994), Northern Irish lawn bowler *

Cowley Wright Cowley Wright (6 October 1889 - 18 January 1923) was an English actor. Wright was born in Anerley, London, England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to it ...

(1889–1923), English actor *

Crispin Wright Crispin James Garth Wright (; born 21 December 1942) is a British philosopher, who has written on neo-Fregean (neo-logicist) philosophy of mathematics, Wittgenstein's later philosophy, and on issues related to truth, realism, cognitivism, skep ...

(born 1942), British philosopher *

C. S. 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. Bac ...

(1887–1975), Canadian explorer * Curtis Wright (born 1955), American musician *

Curtis Wright IV Curtis Wright IV (born 1949) is an American former government official known for his role in the Food and Drug Administration's approval of OxyContin for Purdue Pharma in 1995, followed by his subsequent employment by the company, which led to por ...

(born 1949), American medical consultant *

Cuthbert Wright Cuthbert Vail Wright (March 20, 1892 – November 28, 1948) was an American literary critic, writer, poet, and educator. Education, military service, and teaching Cuthbert Wright was born in Elmira, New York, Elmira, New York, to Ella Vail Wr ...

(1892–1948), American poet *

Cy Wright Ceylon Wright (August 16, 1893 – November 7, 1947) was a professional baseball player. He played eight games in Major League Baseball for the Chicago White Sox in 1916, all at shortstop Shortstop, abbreviated SS, is the baseball or softball ...

(1893–1947), American baseball player

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Damien Wright Damien Geoffrey Wright (born 25 July 1975) is an Australian cricket coach and former first-class cricketer who coached Hobart Hurricanes cricket team. Wright made his debut for Tasmanian Tigers, Tasmania in 1997, playing with the team until swi ...

(born 1975), Australian cricketer *

Dana Wright Dana Wright (born September 20, 1959) is a Canadian former track and field athlete who competed in the 400 metres hurdles. She had personal bests of 57.35 seconds for the hurdles and 53.14 for the 400 metres sprint. Born in Toronto, Ontario, s ...

(born 1959), Canadian hurdler *

Daphne Wright Daphne Wright (born 1963) is an Irish visual artist, who makes sculptural installations using a variety of techniques and media to explore how a range of languages and materials can be used to probe unspoken human preoccupations. Recent interna ...

(born 1963), Irish visual artist * Dare Wright (1914–2001), Canadian writer *

Darnell Wright Darnell Marquies Wright (born August 10, 2001) is an American football offensive tackle for the Tennessee Volunteers. High school career Wright attended Huntington High School in Huntington, West Virginia. He was named to the roster for th ...

(born 2001), American football player *

Darrell Wright Darrell Wright (born December 30, 1979) is an American football defensive lineman. He plays for South Valley Vandals in the NNFL. Wright played college football for the University of Oregon. In 2006, he attended training camp with the Houston ...

(born 1979), American football player *

Dawn Wright Dawn Jeannine Wright (born April 15, 1961) is an American geographer and oceanographer. She is a leading authority in the application of geographic information system (GIS) technology to the field of ocean and coastal science, and played a key ro ...

(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 trilogy and '' The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe''. Biography Michigan-bor ...

(born 1962), American film director *

DeAndre Wright DeAndre Scott Wright (born April 13, 1986) is an American football cornerback who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the New York Giants in the sixth round of the 2009 NFL Draft. He played college football at New Mexico. Wright has als ...

(born 1986), American football player *

Deborah Wright Deborah C. Wright (born 1958) is a board member of Citigroup Inc. (Audit, Consumer Compliance and Ethics and Culture Committees), Time Warner, Inc. (Audit Committee Chair) and Voya Financial (Finance Committee Chair). She is a member of the Boar ...

(born 1958), American corporate executive *

Deil S. Wright Deil S. Wright (June 18, 1930 – June 30, 2009) was an American political scientist, who specialized in public administration and spent much of his career as a professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He was an expert on inte ...

(1930–2009), American political scientist *

Delon Wright Delon Reginald Wright (born April 26, 1992) is an American professional basketball player for the Washington Wizards of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Utah Utes and was a first-team all-conference ...

(born 1992), American basketball player *

Demetrius Wright Demetrius Wright (born December 19, 1991) is an American football safety who is currently a free agent. He played college football for the USC Trojans. Early years Wright graduated in 2010 from Corona High School. As a senior defensive back and ...

(born 1991), American football player *

Denis Wright Sir Denis Arthur Hepworth Wright, GCMG (23 March 1911 – 18 May 2005) was a British diplomat. A long-serving ambassador to Iran, Wright's expertise and knowledge of Iran and Persian culture led him to write and edit several books on the region ...

(1911–2005), British diplomat *

Denis Wright (composer) Denis Wright, Order of the British Empire, OBE (22 February 1895 – 20 April 1967) was an English composer and conductor of brass band music. Wright was born in Kensington, London and moved to Wembley with his family at the age of five and att ...

(1895–1967), English composer *

Dennis Wright Dennis Wright (19 December 1919 – August 1993) was an English football goalkeeper who played for Mansfield Town. A native of Boythorpe near Chesterfield, Wright initially joined Mansfield in March 1939, shortly before the outbreak of World W ...

(1919–1993), English footballer *

Dennis H. Wright Dennis Howard Wright (11 August 1931 – 8 April 2020) was a British medical doctor and professor of pathology with an international reputation in haematopathology. Biography Wright grew up in the county of Norfolk and attended the City of Norwi ...

(1931–2020), English medical doctor and professor of pathology * Denny Wright (1924–1992), British guitarist *

Derrick Wright Derrick Wright (born 1928) is a British author specializing in military history and particularly battles in the Pacific against the Japanese in World War II. He grew up in Teesside, an area in the North East of England, which was repeatedly bombed ...

(born 1928), British author *

Destry Wright Destry "D-Train" Wright (born July 9, 1977) is a retired American football player. At Jackson State University, Jackson State, Wright set the team's three-season career rushing record of 4,020 yards, running for 1,614 yards and scoring 12 touchdo ...

(born 1977), American football player *

Dexter Russell Wright Dexter Russell Wright (June 27, 1821 – July 23, 1886) was an American lawyer and politician. Wright, born in Windsor, Vermont, June 27, 1821, the son of Alpheus and Anna E. (Loveland) Wright. During his boyhood, the family removed to the n ...

(1821–1886), American lawyer and politician *

Diana Kingsmill Wright Diana Kingsmill Wright (24 December 1908 – 24 January 1982) was a Canadian athlete, journalist and activist.
. Saskat ...

(1908–1982), Canadian journalist *

Diaz Wright Diaz Ray Wright (born 22 February 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder, most recently for club Colchester United. The son of former Ipswich Town and Southampton midfielder Jermaine Wright and brother to Drey Wr ...

(born 1998), English footballer * Dizzy Wright (born 1990), American rapper *

Dondre Wright Dondre Wright (born April 7, 1994) is a professional Canadian football defensive back who is currently a free agent. He was most recently a member of the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL). College career Wright played colleg ...

(born 1994), Canadian football player *

Dorell Wright Dorell Lawrence Wright (born December 2, 1985) is an American former professional basketball player. Wright was drafted in the 2004 NBA draft by the Miami Heat directly out of high school. He has also played for the Golden State Warriors, Phila ...

(born 1985), American basketball player *

Dorick M. Wright Dorick McGowan Wright (November 15, 1945 – April 15, 2020) was a Belizean prelate. From 2006 to 2017, he has served as the fourth bishop of the Catholic Church for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Belize City-Belmopan. Pope Francis accepted his r ...

(1945–2020), Belizean prelate *

Dorsey Wright Dorsey Wright (born Jan 8th 1957) is an American actor, best known for his role as Cleon in the 1979 film '' The Warriors''. Biography Wright was born in The Bronx, New York City on April 21, 1957, and earned his first acting role in 1979, in '' ...

(born 1957), American actor *

Drew Wright Drew Edward Wright (born October 5, 1979) is a Canadian singer and musician, best known as a top three finalist on the sixth season of ''Canadian Idol''. Early life Wright played in the band while a student at Admiral Collingwood Public School ...

(born 1979), Canadian singer * Drey Wright (born 1995), English footballer *

Duncan Wright Duncan Livingston Wright (28 August 1940 – 1 May 2023) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Collingwood Football Club, Collingwood in the Australian Football League, Victorian Football League (VFL) during the first part of the ...

(born 1940), Australian rules footballer *

Dunham Wright Dunham Wright (March 13, 1842 – December 5, 1942) was an American politician and pioneer settler in the state of Oregon. He was a cousin of Abraham Lincoln and homesteaded in the area presently known as Medical Springs, Oregon. He served in the O ...

(1842–1942), American politician * Dunky Wright (1896–1976), Scottish runner *

Dusty Wright Dusty Wright (born Mark J. Petracca) is an American musician, producer, and writer, and a former editor-in-chief of the music magazine ''Creem''. In August 2005, he co-founded the audio podcasting and video webcasting online pop-culture magazine ...

(born 1957), American musician *

Dwayne Wright Dwayne Wright (born June 2, 1983) is a former American football running back. He was drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the fourth round of the 2007 NFL Draft. He played college football at Fresno State. Wright was a member of the New York Gia ...

(born 1983), American football player *

Dwayne Wright (footballer) Dwayne Wright (born 25 January 1989) is a Caymanian footballer who plays as a forward Forward is a relative direction, the opposite of backward. Forward may also refer to: People * Forward (surname) Sports * Forward (association football ...

(born 1989), Caymanian footballer

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Earl Wright Earl Wright (September 27, 1948 – August 7, 2013) was an American singer, songwriter, musician, and Vietnam veteran from Memphis, Tennessee. Wright wrote Southern blues songs in the 1960s before being drafted in the Vietnam War. Early life Wr ...

(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 genre films, which feature extensive utilisation of expressive popular music, Steadicam tracking shots, dolly zooms and a ...

(born 1974), English film director *

Edna Wright Edna Wright (February 2, 1945 – September 12, 2020) was an American singer, best known as the lead singer of Honey Cone, the girl group that went to No. 1 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 with the song "Want Ads" in 1971. She was the younger sister ...

(1945–2020), American singer *

Edythe Wright Edythe Wright (August 16, 1916 – October 27, 1965) was an American singer who performed from 1935 to 1939 with the band led by Tommy Dorsey. Early life Wright grew up in Highland Park, New Jersey. Early career Wright debuted on radio in Mar ...

(1916–1965), American singer * Elias Wright (1830–1901), American army officer *

Elissa Wright Elissa Wright (born April 14, 1946) is an American politician who served in the Connecticut House of Representatives The Connecticut State House of Representatives is the lower house in the Connecticut General Assembly, the state legislatur ...

(born 1946), American politician *

Elizur Wright Elizur Wright III (12 February 1804 – 22 November 1885) was an American mathematician and abolitionist. He is sometimes described in the United States as "the father of life insurance", or "the father of insurance regulation", as he campaigned ...

(1804–1885), American mathematician and abolitionist *

Ellen Riley Wright Ellen Riley Wright (24 December 1859 – 3 August 1904) was an English people, English composer of music for popular songs. Biography Ellen Riley was born in London, the daughter of United States, American engineer George Riley, and married an a ...

(1859–1904), English composer *

Elliott Wright Elliott Wright is a British reality television personality. He appeared in ''The Only Way is Essex'' between 2010 and 2017. He was the main person in the six part series ''Playa in Marbella'' and '' Get Your Act Together'', where he was trained b ...

(born 1980), British television personality *

Ellis Wright Ellis Wright (July 1873 − 1940) was an English association football, footballer playing at the turn of the 19th century. He played as a Wing half, left half in the Football League for Doncaster Rovers F.C., Doncaster Rovers. Playing career ...

(1873–1940), English footballer *

Elmo Wright Elmo Wright (born July 3, 1949) is a former American football wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL). While at the University of Houston, he became the first football player ever to perform an end zone dance. Wright was an All-A ...

(born 1949), American football player *

E. M. Wright Sir Edward Maitland Wright (13 February 1906, Farnley – 2 February 2005, Reading) was an English mathematician, best known for co-authoring ''An Introduction to the Theory of Numbers'' with G. H. Hardy. Career He was born in Farnl ...

(1906–2005), British mathematician *

Emma Wright Claire Wright (b. 16 November 1996) is a Canadian water polo player. She plays for the Canadian national women's water polo team and played collegiately at the University of California, Berkeley. Career highlights Youth competitor Senior ...

(born 1996), Canadian water polo player *

Emily Wright Emily Wright (born July 1, 1980) is an American songwriter, producer and engineer based in Los Angeles. Early life Wright grew up in Wethersfield, Connecticut, graduating from Glastonbury High School and the Greater Hartford Academy of the ...

(born 1980), American songwriter *

Ephraim M. Wright Ephraim M. Wright was a Connecticut and Massachusetts teacher, clergyman and politician who served as 12th Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth from 1853–1856. Career For many years Wright was engaged in teaching and political work. ...

, 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 w ...

(1947–2019), American sociologist *

Ernie Wright Ernest Henry Wright (November 6, 1939 – March 20, 2007) was an American professional football player who was an offensive tackle for 13 seasons, from 1960 to 1969 in the American Football League (AFL), and from 1970 to 1972 in the National ...

(1939–2007), American football player *

Ernie Wright (footballer) Ernest Wright (born 1912, date of death unknown) was an English footballer who played as an inside forward in the 1930s. After brief spells in the Football League with Queens Park Rangers (1 game) and Crewe Alexandra (4 games), Wright moved to ...

(1912–??), English footballer *

Ernest Hunter Wright Ernest Hunter Wright (1882–1968) was a professor at Columbia University, a chairman of English Institute at Columbia (1942–1946), an author of many notable works, an editor-in-chief of Richards Cyclopedia for Juveniles. Dr Wright specialized in ...

(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 Esther Isabelle Clark Wright, (1895 – June 17, 1990) was a notable Atlantic Canadian historian who at the end of her life received the Order of Canada for her lifetime contributions to Canadian scholarship. She published many works in relati ...

(1895–1990), Canadian historian *

Evan Wright Evan Alan Wright (born ) is an American writer, known for his extensive reporting on subcultures for ''Rolling Stone'' and '' Vanity Fair''. He is best known for his book on the Iraq War, ''Generation Kill'' (2004). He also wrote an exposé abou ...

(born 1966), American writer

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Farnsworth Wright Farnsworth Wright (July 29, 1888 – June 12, 1940) was the editor of the pulp magazine ''Weird Tales'' during the magazine's heyday, editing 179 issues from November 1924 to March 1940. Jack Williamson called Wright "the first great fantasy ...

(1888–1940), American editor * Fearon Wright (born 1978), Jamaican American football player *

Felix Wright Felix Carl Wright (born June 22, 1959), is a former professional American football player who played defensive back from 1985–1992 for the Cleveland Browns and Minnesota Vikings in the National Football League. Undrafted out of Drake Universit ...

(born 1959), American football player *

Felton T. Wright Felton T. "Pooch" Wright (August 20, 1900 – May 25, 1971) was an American football coach. He was the sixth head football coach at Howard Payne University in Brownwood, Texas, serving for three seasons, from 1948 to 1950, and compiling a record ...

(1900–1971), American football coach *

Ferdinand von Wright Ferdinand von Wright (19 March 1822, Haminalahti, near Kuopio - 31 July 1906, Kuopio) was a Finnish painter (belonging to Swedish-speaking population of Finland) - He is best known for his landscapes and animal paintings, especially his detailed d ...

(1822–1906), Finnish painter *

Fielding L. Wright Fielding Lewis Wright (May 16, 1895May 4, 1956) was an American politician who served as the 19th Lieutenant Governor and 49th and 50th Governor of Mississippi. During the 1948 presidential election he served as the vice presidential nominee o ...

(1895–1956), American politician *

Finbar Wright Edward Finbar Wright (born 26 September 1957), known popularly as Finbar Wright, is a popular music singer, songwriter, and poet from County Cork, Ireland. Wright is a classically trained tenor who emerged during the 1990s in Ireland and has be ...

(born 1957), Irish singer-songwriter * Fiona Wright (born 1983), Australian poet *

Flonzie Brown Wright Flonzie Brown-Wright (also known as Flonzie Brown-Goodloe; born 1942) is an American civil rights activist, voting rights activist, educator, and author. In 1968, she was elected Election Commissioner in Canton, becoming the first Black woman el ...

(born 1942), American activist *

Florence May Wright Florence May Wright Henderson was an American poet active in Salem, Oregon in the early 20th century. Biography She was originally from Canada. It was reported that she never attended school or college, but learned to read and write from her m ...

, American poet * Fortunatus Wright (1712–1757), British merchant *

Frankie Wright Frankie Wright (born February 1, 1985) is an American athlete who specialises in the 200m and 400m. He was a member of the USA team that won the gold medal in the Men's 4×400 metres relay at the 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships The 2012 ...

(born 1985), American athlete *

Franz Wright Franz Wright (March 18, 1953 – May 14, 2015) was an American poet. He and his father James Wright are the only parent/child pair to have won the Pulitzer Prize in the same category. Life and career Wright was born in Vienna, Austria. He graduat ...

(1953–2015), American poet *

Frazer Wright Frazer Wright (born 23 December 1979) is a Scottish former professional footballer and current assistant manager of club Stenhousemuir. Wright, who started his career with Stranraer played for Kilmarnock, St Johnstone, Dumbarton and Stirlin ...

(born 1979), Scottish footballer

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* Gabe Wright (born 1992), American football player *

Gabriella Wright Gabriella Wright (born 19 June 1982) is an English actress and model, best known for playing Queen Claude of France in the series ''The Tudors,'' Viola in the film '' The Perfect Husband,'' and Gina in the action thriller ''The Transporter Ref ...

(born 1982), English actress *

Gareth Wright } Gareth Wright (born 20 November 1981) is a Welsh professional golfer who made the cut at the 2013 Open Championship, one of only two Welshmen to make the cut (the other being Jamie Donaldson). He had secured his place in the 2013 Open through a ...

(born 1981), Welsh golfer *

Garth Wright Garth Derick Wright (born 9 September 1963) is a former South African rugby union player. Playing career Wright played for Eastern Province and Transvaal in the South African domestic competitions. He made his test debut for the Springboks i ...

(born 1963), South African rugby union footballer *

Garland Wright Garland Porter “Gar” Wright Jr. (born August 4, 1954) is a retired Rear admiral (United States), Rear Admiral of the United States Navy. His final active duty assignment was as deputy director of the Defense Threat Reduction Agency. He previou ...

(born 1954), American admiral *

Gavin Wright Gavin Wright (born 1943) is an economic historian and the William Robertson Coe Professor of American economic history at Stanford University. He received his B.A from Swarthmore College and his Ph.D. with distinction from Yale University. He has ...

(born 1943), American economist and historian * Gavin Wright (cricketer) (born 1973), English cricketer *

Gavyn Wright Gavyn Wright is a British violinist and orchestra leader with the London Session Orchestra and Penguin Cafe Orchestra. He is best known for his orchestral arrangements on pop productions (including Elton John, Simply Red, Bush, Mecano, Oasis, ...

, British violinist *

Gayle Wright Gayle M. Wright (born 1951) is a former Democratic Party (United States), Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. Biography Originally from Port Huron, Michigan, Wright earned a degree in education from the University of A ...

(born 1951), American politician *

Gearld Wright Gearld Lewis Wright (February 22, 1933 – July 25, 2002) was an American politician who served as the fifth mayor of West Valley City, Utah from 1994 to 2002. Early life Wright was born in Lyman, Wyoming to Alton T. Wright and Ida Mabel Jensen ...

(1933–2002), American politician *

Ged Wright Ged Wright is a visual effects artist. He was nominated at the 83rd Academy Awards for his work on the film ''Iron Man 2''. This was in the category of Best Visual Effects. For which his nomination was shared with Janek Sirrs, Ben Snow and Dan S ...

(born 1976), American visual artist *

Geoff Wright Geoffrey Derrick Wright (1 March 1930 – 2011) was an English professional footballer who played as an inside forward in the Football League for Walsall. He was on the books of Sheffield Wednesday, Aston Villa and Bournemouth & Boscombe Ath ...

(1930–2011), English footballer * Geoff Wright (cricketer) (1929–2003), New Zealand cricketer *

Geoffrey Wright Geoffrey Wright (born 1959) is an Australian film director and screenwriter, who gained cult success with the 1992 film ''Romper Stomper'', starring Russell Crowe. In 1994 he directed the gritty suburban thriller film ''Metal Skin'', starring ...

(born 1959), Australian director *

Geraldine Wright Geraldine (Jeri) Wright is an insect neuroethologist in the United Kingdom. In 2018 she became the Professor of Comparative Physiology/Organismal Biology at the University of Oxford and in 2021 she was appointed Hope Professor of Zoology. Educ ...

, English neurotheologist *

G. Ernest Wright George Ernest Wright (September 5, 1909 – August 29, 1974), was a leading Old Testament scholar and biblical archaeologist. An expert in Ancient Near Eastern archaeology, he was especially known for his work in the study and dating of pottery. H ...

(1909–1974), American archaeologist *

Ghian Wright Ghian Wright, known under the pseudonym G, is an American music producer, mixer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist currently based in Los Angeles, California. Career He has worked on projects for Paul McCartney, Oasis, Foo Fighters, Colbie ...

(born 1980), American music producer *

Gillian Wright Gillian Wright (born 5 May 1960) is an English actress, best known for portraying the role of Jean Slater on the BBC One, BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'' since 2004, for which she has won a number of awards. She was a teacher and theatre directo ...

(born 1960), British actress *

Gillian Wright (astronomer) Gillian Susan Wright is a Scottish astronomer who is currently the director of the UK Astronomy Technology Centre in Edinburgh, UK. She has also been involved in the development and construction of the James Webb Space Telescope as the European ...

, Scottish astronomer *

Ginny Wright Ginny Wright was an American country music singer. She was born in Twin City, Georgia during the 1930s, first sang in glee clubs, and studied opera. She began performing country music in the early 1950s. Her first single was on the Triple A lab ...

(1933–2021), American singer *

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 Robins / Dodgers, and Chicago White Sox. Ca ...

(1901–1984), American baseball player *

Graham Wright Graham Wright (born 6 June 1968) is a former Australian rules footballer, who played for in the Australian Football League. Playing career Wright was selected by Collingwood in the 1987 National draft with their first round pick (no.3 ove ...

(born 1968), Australian rules footballer *

Greg Wright Greg Daniel Wright (born 30 August 1979) is a former English cricketer. Wright was a left-handed batsman who bowled slow left-arm orthodox. He was born in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire. Wright made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1999 Mino ...

(born 1979), English cricketer *

G. S. Wright George Speller Wright (11 January 1845 – 1 January 1935), generally referred to as G. S. Wright, was an Australian banker, the first Inspector-General of the State Bank of South Australia. His middle name is very commonly mis-spelled as "Spiller" ...

(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 Califo ...

(born 1973), American actor * Gustavus Blin Wright (1830–1898), Canadian entrepreneur *

G. V. Wright Thomas Wright, usually referred to by the nickname G.V., (born 3 August 1947) is an Irish former Fianna Fáil politician. He was a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin North (Dáil constituency), Dublin North constituency. Wright was born in Dubli ...

(born 1943), Irish politician *

Gwendolyn Wright Gwendolyn Wright is an architectural historian, author, and co-host of the Public Broadcasting Service, PBS television series ''History Detectives''. She is a professor of architecture at Columbia University, also holding appointments in both its ...

(born 1946), American historian

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H. Wright (cricketer) H. Wright was a New Zealand cricketer. He played three first-class matches for Auckland Auckland (pronounced ) ( mi, Tāmaki Makaurau) is a large metropolitan city in the North Island of New Zealand. The most populous urban area in th ...

, New Zealand cricketer *

Haji Wright Haji Amir Wright (born March 27, 1998) is an American professional soccer player who plays for Süper Lig club Antalyaspor and the United States national team. After making his professional debut with the New York Cosmos in 2015, he spent most ...

(born 1998), American soccer player *

Hamilton Wright Hamilton Kemp Wright (2 August 1867 9 January 1917) was an American physician and pathologist who served as the United States Opium Commissioner. Biography Early life Hamilton Wright was born in Cleveland, Ohio, on August 2, 1867. He graduated ...

(1867–1917), American physician *

Hannah Amelia Wright Hannah Amelia Wright (1836–1924) was an American physician, and the first female doctor to be appointed as an examiner in a state asylum. Early life and family Hannah Amelia Wright was born in New York City on August 18, 1836. She was the da ...

(1836–1924), American physician * Hans Wright (1854–1925), Danish architect *

Hardy Wright Hardy Wright (1893–1974) was a Scottish greyhound trainer. He was born in Kirkbean, Kirkcudbrightshire, the youngest child of Jack Wright and Mary Harriet Palin of Mersehead Farm, Kirkbean (now a RSPB nature reserve).1901 Census of Scotla ...

(1893–1974), Scottish greyhound trainer *

Harriet G. R. Wright Harriet Goodrich Rosenkrans Wright (October 11, 1845 – September 15, 1928) was an American politician and suffragist who served in the Colorado House of Representatives. Life Harriet G. R. Wright was born on October 11, 1845, to Cyrus E. Rose ...

(1845–1928), American politician *

Harvey Wright Harvey Wright is a Scottish former rugby union player. He was the 113th President of the Scottish Rugby Union. Rugby Union career Amateur career He played for and captained Dundee HSFP. Provincial career He played for Midlands District agai ...

, Scottish rugby union footballer *

H. E. Wright Hastings Elwin Wright (25 June 1861 – 30 September 1897)"Death of Mr. Hastings E. Wright." in '' The London Philatelist'', Vol. VI, No. 70, October 1897, pp. 294. was an English philatelist who was one of the "Fathers of Philately" entered on t ...

(1861–1897), English philatelist * Heather Wright (born 1950), English actress *

Hector Wright Hector Wright (born 8 May 1969) is a Jamaican former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Club career Wright played for Seba United in his native country, but his career was cut short by injuries. He also has an older brother, Ch ...

(born 1969), Jamaican footballer *

Hedley Wright Hedley James Wootton Wright (born 20 June 1953) is a former English cricketer. Wright was a left-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium-fast. He was born in Spilsby, Lincolnshire. Wright made his debut for Buckinghamshire in the 1975 Min ...

(born 1953), English cricketer *

Hendrick Bradley Wright Hendrick Bradley Wright (April 24, 1808 – September 2, 1881) was a Democratic and Greenback member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Early life Hendrick B. Wright was born in Plymouth, Pennsylvania on April 24, 1808 ...

(1808–1881), American politician * Helena Rosa Wright (1887–1982), English doctor *

Henrietta Christian Wright Henrietta Christian Wright (1852–1899) was an American children's author who resided in the Old Bridge (unincorporated community), New Jersey, Old Bridge section of East Brunswick, New Jersey. She was born there on February 18, 1852, died ther ...

(1852–1899), American author *

Hercules Wright Hercules Richard "Bumper" Wright (16 January 1881 – 4 April 1963) was a New Zealand rugby footballer who was part of the professional (rugby league) 1907–1908 New Zealand rugby tour of Great Britain. Background Born in Arahura, which is no ...

(1881–1963), New Zealand rugby union footballer *

Herman Wright Herman Wright was a jazz bassist. He was born in Detroit, Michigan in 1932, and, in 1960, moved to New York City, where he resided until his death in 1997. He began on drums as a teen before ultimately settling on upright bass. He worked with Doro ...

, American musician *

Hiram A. Wright Hiram A. Wright (1823 – May 27, 1855) was an American educator and politician from Wisconsin. Born in St. Lawrence County, New York, Wright moved to Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin in 1846. Wright started the newspaper the ''Prairie du Chien ...

(1823–1855), American politician *

H. Nelson Wright Henry Nelson Wright (1870-1941) was a British civil servant in India and a numismatist, specialising in Indian numismatics. Career Nelson Wright was a member of the Indian Civil Service, but is best known for his work on Indian numismatics. He col ...

(1870–1941), Indian civil servant *

Holly Wright Holly Wright (born July 13, 1941) is an American photographer. After a brief career as a television actress, she gained recognition as a fine art photographer. Her work is included in numerous museum collections, including the Metropolitan Museum o ...

(born 1941), American photographer *

Hoover J. Wright Hoover John Wright Sr. (July 23, 1928 – March 7, 2003) was an American football and track and field coach. Football coaching career Early coaching posts Wright's coaching career began at Shorter College in North Little Rock, Arkansas. At Shor ...

(1928–2003), American football coach *

Horace Kenton Wright Horace Kenton Wright (February 21, 1915–November 14, 1976), was a Bahamian artist and teacher, considered to be one of the "fathers of modern Bahamian art." In a Third World nation with limited supplies and training, young Bahamian students were ...

(1915–1976), Bahamian artist * Horatio Wright (1820–1899), American general *

Horatio George Anthony Wright Horatio George Anthony Wright (1827 – 14 September 1901) was an Australian microscopist and surgeon. Wright was born in Maidstone, Kent, England and died in Sydney, New South Wales. In 1868 he attended Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, th ...

(1827–1901), Australian surgeon * Hoss Wright, American drummer *

Howard Wright Howard Gregory Wright (born December 20, 1967) is an American former professional basketball player. Born in San Diego, California, he is a 6'8" (203 cm) 220 lb (100 kg) power forward (basketball), power forward and played collegia ...

(born 1967), American basketball player *

Howie Wright Howard L. Wright (born February 22, 1947, in Louisville, Kentucky) is a retired professional basketball shooting guard who played two seasons in the American Basketball Association (ABA) as member of the Kentucky Colonels (1970–72). He atte ...

(born 1947), American baseball player *

Hugh Wright Hugh Wright may refer to: * Hugh Wright (rugby union) (1875–1953), Scottish rugby union footballer * Hugh Wright (schoolmaster) (born 1938), English schoolmaster * Hugh E. Wright (1879–1940), French-English actor {{hndis, Wright, Hugh ...

(born 1938), English schoolmaster *

Hugh E. Wright Hugh E. Wright (13 April 1879 – 12 February 1940) was a French-born, British actor and screenwriter. He was the father of actor Tony Wright. Musical theatre *'' Charlot Revue'' (1925), as both lyricist (one song) and actor *''Houp La!'' (19 ...

(1879–1940), French actor *

Humberston Wright Humbertson Wright (1876 in London, England, UK – 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 ...

(1876–1953), British actor * Huntley Wright (1868–1941), English actor *

H. W. Wright H. W. Wright (full name unknown, date of birth and death unknown) was an English first-class cricketer. Wright made a single first-class appearance for Hampshire in 1885, against the Marylebone Cricket Club. References External linksat Cric ...

, 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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Iain Wright Iain David Wright (born 9 May 1972) is a British Labour Party politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Hartlepool from 2004 to 2017, and served also as the Chairman of Business Innovation and Skills Committee. He was previously Par ...

(born 1972), British politician * Ichabod Charles Wright (1795–1871), English scholar *

Imogen Wright Imogen Wright is a South African software developer and bioinformatician. They are co-founder and CTO of Hyrax Biosciences, a software development company specialising in DNA analysis programs. Education They earned a Bachelor of Science in Co ...

, South African software developer *

Irene Aloha Wright Irene Aloha Wright (December 19, 1879 – April 6, 1972) was an American journalist and historian who wrote several books on colonial history in the Caribbean. Born in Colorado, she lived in Mexico, Cuba, and Spain, and was a distinguished writer ...

(1879–1972), American historian *

Irving Wright Irving Christian Wright (1882–1953) was an American male tennis player who was active in the early 20th century. Career In 1907 Irving won the Long Island Lawn Tennis Championship. In 1917 he won the U.S. National Championship mixed doubles ...

(1882–1953), American tennis player * Isaac Wright (1760-1832), Quaker merchant *

Isabella Wright Isabella Wright (born February 10, 1997) is an American FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, World Cup Alpine skiing, alpine ski racer from Salt Lake City, Utah. She focuses on the speed events of Downhill (ski competition), downhill and super-G, and m ...

(born 1997), American skier *

Isaiah Wright Isaiah Wright (born January 13, 1997) is an American football wide receiver who is currently a free agent. He was most recently a member of the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at Temple and w ...

(born 1997), American football player *

Isom Wright Isom Wright (July 1859 – August 17, 1941) was an American politician who served three terms in the Kansas House of Representatives as the Representative from the 79th and 82nd districts in Barton County, Kansas. Born in Putnam County, Indiana, ...

(1859–1941), American politician *

Izzy Wright Eliza "Izzy" Wright (née Chilcott; born 9 November 1990) is an Australian professional basketball player. College Wright began her college career at Pensacola Junior College in Pensacola, Florida, playing for the Pirates in the NJCAA's Regi ...

(born 1990), Australian basketball player

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Jacky Wright Jacky Wright is a British technology executive, chief digital officer and a corporate vice president at Microsoft US. Biography Jacky Wright was born in London to Jamaican parents and grew up there in Tottenham. Her family moved to the US when ...

, British technology executive *

Jacob L. Wright Jacob L. Wright is a biblical scholar currently serving as associate professor of Hebrew Bible at Emory University, and sits as chair of Hebrew Bible in the Graduate Division of Religion. Prior to his Emory appointment, Wright taught at the Univer ...

(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 come ...

, English film director *

Jaguar Wright Jacquelyn Suzette Wright-Johnson (born May 17, 1977), better known by her stage name, Jaguar Wright, is an American R&B and neo soul singer, songwriter and narrator. She is part of the Okayplayer collective. Wright has performed and collaborate ...

(born 1977), American singer *

Jake Wright Jake Maxwell Wright (born 11 March 1986) is an English footballer who last played as a defender for Boston United. Wright started his career with Bradford City, but played only one senior game for them, before he joined Halifax Town where he ...

(born 1986), British football player * Jamey Wright (born 1974), American baseball player *

Jamie Wright Jamie Wright (born May 13, 1976) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey left winger who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Dallas Stars, Calgary Flames and Philadelphia Flyers. Wright was born in Kitchener, Ontario, but ...

(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 ye ...

, New Zealand politician *

Janet Wright Janet Wright (March 8, 1945 – November 14, 2016) was an English-born Canadian actress and theatre director. She was best known for her role as Emma Leroy on the Canadian sitcom, ''Corner Gas''. She performed in many film and television shows, a ...

(1945–2016), Canadian actress *

Janet Meik Wright Janet Leigh Meik Wright (born November 11, 1946) is an American legal scholar who has taught community property, estate planning and non-profit institutions at the University of Southern California, University of California, Los Angeles, and Univ ...

(born 1946), American legal scholar *

Janette Wright Janette Sneddon Wright ( Robertson, born 7 January 1935) is a Scottish amateur golfer. She won the Scottish Women's Amateur Championship in 1959, 1960, 1961 and 1973. She was in four Curtis Cup teams, in 1954, 1956, 1958 and 1960. Golf career ...

(born 1935), Scottish golfer *

Jason Wright Jason Gomillion Wright (born July 12, 1982) is an American businessman who is the president of the Washington Commanders of the National Football League (NFL). Born in the Greater Los Angeles area, he attended Northwestern University in the earl ...

(born 1982), American football player and executive *

Jason F. Wright Jason F. Wright (born February 1, 1971, in Florissant, Missouri) is an United States, American author, actor, and speaker. Biography Jason F. Wright was born on February 1 near St. Louis, Missouri to Willard Samuel Wright and Sandra Fletcher Wr ...

(born 1971), American author and speaker *

Jared Wright Jared Wright is a newspaper editor, editorial cartoonist, and former Colorado politician. He has also worked as a police officer. Wright served a single term in the Colorado House of Representatives from 2013 to 2015, representing House District ...

, American editor and cartoonist *

Jaret Wright Jaret Samuel Wright (born December 29, 1975) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played all or parts of 11 seasons in Major League Baseball for the Cleveland Indians, San Diego Padres, Atlanta Braves, New York Yankees, and Balt ...

(born 1975), American baseball player *

Jarvis T. Wright Jarvis Thomas Wright (March 27, 1830 – March 22, 1886) was an American businessman and hotel keeper. Wright was born in Villenova, Chautauqua County, New York. In 1855, Wright moved to North Bay, Wisconsin and then in 1872 settled in Sturg ...

(1830–1886), American businessman and politician *

J. Butler Wright Joshua Butler Wright (October 18, 1877 – December 4, 1939) was a United States diplomat who served as representative of the US in Hungary, Uruguay, Czechoslovakia, and Cuba. He was the twentieth and last Third Assistant Secretary of State. Wri ...

(1877–1939), American diplomat *

J. Craig Wright J. Craig Wright (June 21, 1929 – February 3, 2010) was a former Republican justice of the Ohio Supreme Court who served in that office from 1985 to 1996. Wright was born June 21, 1929, in Chillicothe, Ohio to Harry Jr. and Marjorie Riddle Wr ...

(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, Cob ...

(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 ...

(born 1986), American author *

Jenny Wright Jennifer G. Wright (born March 23, 1962) is an American former actress who made her film debut portraying the role of Cushie in the comedy-drama ''The World According to Garp'' in 1982. That same year she made an appearance in the live-action/anim ...

(born 1962), American actress * Jerauld Wright (1898–1995), American naval officer *

Jeremy Wright Sir Jeremy Paul Wright , MP (born 24 October 1972) is a British lawyer and politician who served as Attorney General for England and Wales from 2014 to 2018 and as Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport from 2018 to 2019. A ...

(born 1972), English politician * Jeremiah Wright (born 1941), American pastor *

Jermaine Wright Jermaine Malaki Wright (born 21 October 1975 in Greenwich) is an English former footballer who played as a midfielder and could also operate as a defender. Football career Wright started his career at Millwall as a trainee, but moved to Wolver ...

(born 1975), English footballer *

Jess Wright Jessica Sophia Wright (born 14 September 1985) is an English television personality. From 2010 to 2016, she appeared in the ITVBe reality series ''The Only Way Is Essex''. She also appeared on the film ''Rise of the Footsoldier 4: Marbella'' (20 ...

(born 1985), English television personality *

J. J. Wright J. J. Wright may refer to: * J.J. Wright (composer), American sacred jazz composer and conductor * J. J. Wright (DJ), American disc jockey from Boston {{hndis, Wright, J. J. ...

, American disc jockey *

Joan Wright Goodwife Joan Wright (born c. 1596, date of death unknown), called ''Surry's Witch," is the first person known to have been legally accused of witchcraft in any British North American colony.Hudson, Carson. ''"Witchcraft in Colonial Virginia,"'' ...

(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. Early life Wright starred in basketball at J ...

(born 1950), American basketball coach *

Jocky Wright John Wright (4 February 1873 – 1946) was a Scottish footballer who played in the Football League for Bolton Wanderers and The Wednesday, and the Southern League for Plymouth Argyle, Watford and Southend United. He was an inside forward. Car ...

(1873–1946), Scottish footballer *

Joel Wright Joel "Fingers" Wright (born August 27, 1980) is a Canadian football safety for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League. He was drafted by the Alouettes in the third round of the 2004 CFL Draft, and has spent the past two seasons on t ...

(born 1980), Canadian football player *Joey Wright (born 1968), American basketball coach *JoJo Wright, American radio personality *José Roberto Wright (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 (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) (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 *Justine Wright, New Zealand film editor

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*Kai Wright, 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 (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 (born 1978), Australian actress *Kurt Wright (born 1956), American politician *Kyle Wright (born 1984), American football player *Kyle Wright (baseball) (born 1995), American baseball player

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*Laurence Wright, American music composer *Laurence Wright (physician) (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 (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 (born 1928), American artist *Lonnie Wright (1945–2019), American basketball player *Loren Wright (1917–2005), American basketball player *Lorenzen Wright (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 (1880–1941), American baseball player *Lucy Wright (1760–1821), American religious figure *Luther Wright (born 1971), former basketball player *L. W. Wright (born 1948/1949), 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 (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 (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 *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 *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 (born 1957), Finnish-Swedish academic *Molly Wright (born 1991), New Zealand rugby league footballer *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 footballer *Niel Wright (born 1933), New Zealand poet *Norma Jean Wright (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 (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 *Patience Wright (1725–1786), English-American sculptor *Patrisha Wright (born 1949), American activist *Pearce Wright (1933–2005), British journalist *Percy Wright (1892–1980), American politician *Peter Wright (MI5 officer), Peter Wright (1916-1995), British counter-intelligence agent *Philemon Wright (1760–1839), Canadian farmer *Prescott Wright (1935–2006), American film producer *Priscilla Wright (singer), Priscilla Wright (born 1940), Canadian singer

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*Quincy Wright (1890–1970), American political scientist

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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 (1905–1990), Australian politician *Reg Wright (footballer) (1901–1973), English footballer *R. L. Wright, American pastor *Rodney Wright (born 1979), American football player *Rodney Wright (Australian footballer) (born 1960), Australian rules footballer *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, English actor *Ruggles Wright (1793–1863), Canadian lumber merchant *Rumatiki Ruth Wright (1908–1982), New Zealand politician *Russel Wright (1904–1976), American industrial designer *Russell Francis Wright (1920–2012), Australian radio engineer *Rusty Wright, American football coach *Ryan Wright (born 1991), English rugby league footballer *Ryan Wright (American football) (born 2000), American football player

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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 (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 (1882–1952), Australian rules footballer *Sydney Edward Wright (1914–1966), Australian academic *Sylvester Wright (born 1971), American football player *Syreeta Wright (1946–2004), American singer-songwriter

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*Taffy Wright (1911–1981), American baseball player *Tandi Wright (born 1970), New Zealand actress *Tanisha Wright (born 1983), American basketball coach *Tanya Wright (born 1971), American entrepreneur *Ted Wright (1913–1983), American football player *Tenny Wright (1885–1971), American film director *Teresa Wright (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 *Todd Wright (musician), American music composer *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 *Wendy Wright, American activist *Wesley Wright (born 1985), American baseball player *Whitaker Wright (1846–1904), English businessman *Whittni Wright (born 1987), American actress *Wilbur Wright (1867–1912), American inventor *Wilhelmina Wright (born 1964), American judge *Wilhelm von Wright (1810–1887), Swedish-Finnish painter *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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*Aaron Wright (disambiguation) *Adam Wright (disambiguation) *Al Wright (disambiguation) *Alan Wright (disambiguation) *Albert Wright (disambiguation) *Alexander Wright (disambiguation) *Alice Wright (disambiguation) *Alison Wright (disambiguation) *Amy Wright (disambiguation) *Andrew Wright (disambiguation) *Andy Wright (disambiguation) *Angus Wright (disambiguation) *Anne Wright (disambiguation) *Anthony Wright (disambiguation) *Antoine Wright (disambiguation) *A. R. Wright (disambiguation) *Archibald Wright (disambiguation) *Arthur Wright (disambiguation) *Ashley Wright (disambiguation) *Austin Wright (disambiguation)

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*Barbara Wright (disambiguation) *Belinda Wright (disambiguation) *Ben Wright (disambiguation) *Benjamin Wright (disambiguation) *Bert Wright (disambiguation) *Billy Wright (disambiguation) *Bobby Wright (disambiguation) *Brad Wright (disambiguation) *Brian Wright (disambiguation) *Bruce Wright (disambiguation)

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*Cameron Wright (disambiguation) *Carl Wright (disambiguation) *Carol Wright (disambiguation) *Carolyn Wright (disambiguation) *Charles Wright (disambiguation) *Chase Wright (disambiguation) *Chester Wright (disambiguation) *Chris Wright (disambiguation) *Christopher Wright (disambiguation) *Claire Wright (disambiguation) *Cliff Wright (disambiguation) *Clifford Wright (disambiguation) *Craig Wright (disambiguation) *Cyril Wright (disambiguation)

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*Dale Wright (disambiguation) *Daniel Wright (disambiguation) *Danny Wright (disambiguation) *Darren 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)

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*Ian Wright (disambiguation) *Isaac Wright (disambiguation)

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*Jack Wright (disambiguation) *Jackie Wright (disambiguation) *James Wright (disambiguation) *Jane Wright (disambiguation) *Jay Wright (disambiguation) *Jeffrey Wright (disambiguation) *Jerry Wright (disambiguation) *Jessica Wright (disambiguation) *Jim Wright (disambiguation) *Jimmy 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)

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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)

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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)

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*Samuel Wright (disambiguation) *Sarah Wright (disambiguation) *Scott Wright (disambiguation) *Shane 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)

Fictional characters

*Honey Wright, a character on the drama series ''Casualty (TV series), Casualty'' *May Wright, a character on the 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''

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