James, Jimmy, or Jim Wright may refer to:

Arts and entertainment

James Wright (poet) James Arlington Wright (December 13, 1927 – March 25, 1980) was an American poet. Life James Wright was born and spent his childhood in Martins Ferry, Ohio. His father worked in a glass factory, and his mother in a laundry. Neither parent had ...

(1927–1980), American poet * James Wright (singer), Filipino-Australian singer * Big Jim Wright (James Quentin Wright) (1966–2018), American musician * Jimmy Wright (actor), American stage and screen actor * Jimmy Wright (artist) (born 1944), American visual artist

Politics and the law

United States

James Wright (governor) James Wright (8 May 1716 – 20 November 1785) was a colonial lawyer and jurist who was the last British Royal Governor of the Province of Georgia. He was the only Royal Governor of the Thirteen Colonies to regain control of his colony during ...

(1716–1785), British colonial governor of the province of Georgia, and 1st Baronet, of Carolside * J. Skelly Wright (1911–1988), American judge *

James A. Wright (Pennsylvania politician) James Assion Wright (August 11, 1902 – November 7, 1963) was an American lawyer and politician from Pennsylvania who served two terms in the U.S. Congress from 1941 to 1945. Wright was born in Carnegie, Pennsylvania. He graduated from the ...

(1902–1963), U.S. Congressman from Pennsylvania * James A. Wright (Wisconsin politician) (1873–1911), Wisconsin politician and businessman * James Henry Wright (1838–1905), American jurist and politician * James L. Wright (1925–1990), Pennsylvania politician * Jim Wright (1922–2015), U.S. Congressman from Texas, Speaker of the House * Jim Wright (commissioner), American politician and businessman from Texas

Elsewhere

* Sir James Wright (governor) (1716–1785), British colonial governor of the province of Georgia, and 1st Baronet, of Carolside *

Sir James Wright, 1st Baronet Sir James Wright, 1st Baronet (baptised 1730 – 1804), of Ray House, Essex, was a British diplomat and art collector. He was the ambassador to Venice for Great Britain from 1766 to 1774. Background He was the son of James Wright of Warwick (d ...

(1730–1804) of Ray House, Essex and Resident at Venice, British diplomat * James Wright (Jamaican politician) (1904–1984/85), member of the Legislative Council of Jamaica * James R. Wright, Canadian diplomat *

James William Wright James William Wright (9 October 1854 – 3 October 1917) was an Australian architect, civil engineer, and politician. He established the first private architectural practice in Western Australia in 1884, which now operates as Cameron Chisholm Ni ...

(1854–1917), Australian architect and politician

Science and academics

* James Wright (academic) (born 1939), former Vice-Chancellor, Newcastle University *

James Wright (historian) James Wright (August 16, 1939 – October 10, 2022) was an American writer and academic administrator who was the President of Dartmouth College and the Eleazar Wheelock Professor of History at Dartmouth. The 16th President in the Wheelock Succes ...

(1939–2022), President of Dartmouth College, historian * James Wright (palaeontologist) (1878–1957), Scottish paaeontologist, geologist and fossil collector * James C. Wright, American classical archaeologist * James D. Wright (1947–2019), American sociologist

Sports

Baseball

Jim Wright (1920s pitcher) James Wright (September 19, 1900 – April 11, 1963) was an English born professional baseball pitcher. He played two seasons in Major League Baseball for the St. Louis Browns The St. Louis Browns were a Major League Baseball team that originat ...

(1900–1963), Major League Baseball pitcher * Jim Wright (1970s pitcher) (born 1950), Major League Baseball pitcher *

Jim Wright (1980s pitcher) James Leon Wright (born March 3, 1955) is a former professional baseball pitcher. He played parts of two seasons in the major leagues for the Kansas City Royals, appearing in 17 games during the 1981 season and seven games during the 1982 seas ...

(born 1955), Major League Baseball pitcher

Cricket

* James Wright (cricketer, born 1948), English cricketer *

James Wright (cricketer, born 1874) James Wright (25 March 1874 – 20 August 1961) was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire in 1898 and 1905. Wright was born at Newbold, Leicestershire, the son of Thomas Wright, a coal miner and his wife Elizabeth ...

(1874–1961), English cricketer * James Wright (cricketer, born 1912) (1912–1987), English cricketer * James Wright (New Zealand cricketer) (born 1946), New Zealand cricketer

Gridiron football

James Wright (tight end) James Willie Wright (born September 1, 1956) is a former professional American football player who played tight end for seven seasons for the Atlanta Falcons and the Denver Broncos. Wright played special teams for Atlanta in 1978 before finding ...

(born 1956), American football tight end * James Wright (wide receiver) (born 1991), American football player * James Earl Wright (American football) (1939–2009), gridiron football defensive back and quarterback * Jim Wright (American football coach) (born 1935), American football coach

Other sports

* James Leroy Wright (1938–2020), American basketball player * Jimmy Wright (golfer) (born 1939), American professional golfer *

James Wright (ice hockey) James Wright (born March 24, 1990) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre. He won a Memorial Cup with the Vancouver Giants in 2007 and was selected by Tampa Bay 117th overall in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft. Playing career Junior Wrigh ...

(born 1990), Canadian ice hockey player * James Wright (rugby) (1863–1932), rugby union footballer of the 1890s for England, and Bradford F.C. *

James Wright (speedway rider) James Philip Wright (born 13 June 1986 in Stockport, Greater Manchester), is a speedway rider in the United Kingdom. Wright was also a squad member for Unia Tarnow in Liga I in Poland along with his Belle Vue Aces team mates Steve Boxall and ...

(born 1986), British motorcycle speedway rider * James Wright (footballer) (1892–?), footballer for Cliftonville and Huddersfield Town * Jim Wright (Australian footballer) (born 1949), Australian rules footballer (Geelong) * Jim Wright (footballer, born 1910) (1910–1978), English footballer *James Earl Wright, a ring name of American professional wrestler

Dale Veasey Todd Dale Veasey (born May 20, 1960) is a retired American professional wrestler, better known by his ringnames Dale Veasey and Lt. James Earl Wright, who competed in North American regional promotions including the Mid-South region and the Nati ...

(born 1960)

Other fields

* James Wright (antiquarian) (1643–1713), antiquary and writer *

James Wright (doctor) John Franklin Knight (12 December 1927 – 27 November 2022), known professionally as Dr James Wright, was an Australian medical professional who was notable for his books, television and radio appearances, and regular newspaper and magazine c ...

(1927–2022), Australian medical professional * James Wright (inventor), American creator of Silly Putty *

James Wright (potter) James Wright (1819–1887) was a notable New Zealand potter. He was born in Fenton, Staffordshire, England in 1819. Biography In the 1850s, Wright developed the first commercial scale crockery kiln in New Zealand, alongside Daniel Pollen at ...

(1819–1887), New Zealand potter *

James Homer Wright James Homer Wright (April 8, 1869 – January 3, 1928) was an early and influential American pathologist, who was chief of pathology at Massachusetts General Hospital from 1896 to 1926. Wright was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In 1915, he j ...

(1869–1928), American pathologist *

James Hood Wright James Hood Wright (known professionally as J. Hood Wright; November 4, 1836 – November 12, 1894) was an American banker, financier, corporate director, business magnate, and reorganizer of US railroads. He began as a bookkeeper but his mana ...

(1836–1894), American banker, financier and railroad man * James W. Wright, executive director of the Development Authority of the North Country *James

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

(1846–1904), English mining company owner *