John, Johnny, or Johnnie Wright may refer to:

Academics

John Wright (doctor) John Wright (February 2, 1811 – April 11, 1846) was an American physician and botanist. Wright was Amos Eaton's student and co-authored the last, eighth, edition of the ''Manual of Botany''. He had one son, with Mary Cottrell, who died on Sept ...

(1811–1846), American doctor and botanist *

John Henry Wright John Henry Wright (February 4, 1852 – November 25, 1908) was an American classical scholar born at Urumiah (Rezaieh), Persia. He earned his Bachelors (1873) and Masters (1876) at Dartmouth College, New Hampshire. After junior appointment ...

(1852–1908), American classical scholar *

John Kirtland Wright John Kirtland Wright (1891–1969) was an American geographer, notable for his cartography, geosophy, and study of the history of geographical thought. He was the son of classical scholar John Henry Wright and novelist Mary Tappan Wright, and th ...

(1891–1969), American geographer * John Farnsworth Wright (1929–2001), British economist * John P. Wright (philosopher) (born 1942), American philosopher and Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at Central Michigan University *

John Paul Wright John Paul Wright is an American criminologist and proponent of biosocial criminology. He is a professor in the School of Criminal Justice at the University of Cincinnati College of Education, Criminal Justice, and Human Services. He is also the ...

, American criminologist known for his work in biosocial criminology *

John N. Wright John N. Wright is a philosopher and Adjunct Research Fellow in Philosophy at LaTrobe University. Previously he was Senior Lecturer at the University of Newcastle. He is known for his works on philosophy of science Philosophy of science is ...

, philosopher and Adjunct Research Fellow in Philosophy at LaTrobe University * John Wright (sociologist) (born 1946), American sociologist and Professor Emeritus of African American and African studies and English at the University of Minnesota

Arts and entertainment

Literature

* John Wright (poet) (1805–1843), Scottish poet * John Clifton Wright (born 1948), American sailor and author * John C. Wright (author) (born 1961), American science fiction and fantasy writer

Performing arts

Johnnie Wright Johnnie Robert Wright Jr. (May 13, 1914 – September 27, 2011) was an American country music singer-songwriter, who spent much of his career working with Jack Anglin as the popular duo Johnnie & Jack, and was also the husband of country music ...

(1914–2011), American country musician, singer, songwriter * Johnny Wright (guitarist) (1930–1988), American blues musician *

John Wright (pianist) John Albert Wright (September 7, 1934 - December 15, 2017) was an American jazz pianist who was active in Chicago, especially during the 1960s. Life and work John Wright was born in Louisville, Kentucky in 1934. His family moved to Chicago in 193 ...

(1934–2017), American jazz pianist * John Robert Wright (born 1942), American actor, commonly known as Bobby Wright *

Johnny Wright (music manager) Johnny Wright (born August 17, 1960) is an American talent agent and media proprietor. He has managed groups including New Kids on the Block, the Backstreet Boys, *NSYNC, the Jonas Brothers, Menudo, Triple Image, and solo acts such as Janet Ja ...

(born 1960), American music act manager *

John Wright (musician) John Wright (sometimes known as Mr. Right) (born February 23, 1962) is a Canadian musician and songwriter. Biography Wright is best known as the drummer, keyboardist, occasional vocalist and co-songwriter in the progressive punk rock/punk j ...

(born 1962), Canadian drummer *

John Wright (film editor) John Wright (1943/1944 – April 20, 2023) was an ACE-certified film editor. Wright received two Academy Award nominations for his work on ''The Hunt for Red October'' (1990) and ''Speed'' (1994). He worked twice with director Mel Gibson, editi ...

(died 2023), American film editor

Visual arts

John Michael Wright John Michael Wright (May 1617 – July 1694) was an English painter, mainly of portraits in the Baroque style. Born and raised in London, Wright trained in Edinburgh under the Scots painter George Jamesone, and sometimes described himself as Scot ...

(1617–1694), Scottish painter *

John Masey Wright John Masey Wright (1777–1866) was a British watercourist. He was the son of an organ-builder and was apprenticed to the same business, but, as it proved distasteful to him, he was allowed to follow his natural inclination for art. As a boy he ...

(1777–1866), English watercolour-painter *

John William Wright John William Wright (1802 – 14 January 1848) was an English genre and portrait watercolour painter and illustrator. Life and work Wright was born in London in 1802, the son of John Wright (d. 1820), a miniature painter of repute, acquain ...

(1802–1848), English painter *

John Christie Wright John Christie Wright (22 August 1889 – 2 May 1917), generally referred to as J. Christie Wright, was a Scottish-born Australian sculptor. Early life and education John Christie Wright's birth record indicates that he was born in Aberdeen on 9 ...

(1889–1917), Scottish-born Australian sculptor *

John Lloyd Wright John Lloyd Wright (December 12, 1892 – December 20, 1972) was an American architect and toy inventor. Born in Oak Park, Illinois, Wright was the second-oldest son of architect Frank Lloyd Wright. John Lloyd Wright became estranged from his fath ...

(1892–1972), American architect and toy designer *

John Buckland Wright John Buckland Wright (1897–1954) was a British printmaker, painter and draughtsman. He worked principally as an etcher and engraver, and was self-taught. Biography Buckland Wright was born on 3 December 1897 in Dunedin, New Zealand. He moved ...

(1897–1954), New Zealand illustrator

Business and industry

John Wright (bookseller died 1658) John Wright (fl. 1602–1658) was a major London publisher and bookseller and one of the two booksellers who sold ''Shakespeare's Sonnets'' in 1609. He also was a member of the syndicate that printed the Shakespeare First Folio in 1623. He publ ...

(fl. 1602–1658), English publisher and bookseller *

John Wright (businessman) John Wright was an emigrant English pioneer, Colonial history of the United States, colonial period businessman who established Wright's Ferry (and eventually the town eponymously named for it). The resulting increase in settlement triggered nine y ...

(fl. 1724–1787), American businessman who established Wright's Ferry *

John Wright (bookseller died 1844) John Wright (1770?–1844) was an English bookseller, author, editor and publisher. Early life Wright was born in 1770 or 1771, the son of a clerk in a manufacturing house at Norwich. He was apprenticed to his uncle, J. Roper, a silk mercer, bu ...

(1770/1–1844), English bookseller, author, editor and publisher *

John Wright (shipbuilder) John Wright was a 19th-century Australian shipbuilder, sawmiller and businessman. Biography In 1875, John Wright was the first white settler in Tuncurry, Australia. Born in Scotland, he arrived in Australia on ''Lord Worsley'' in May 1860. ...

(1835–1910), Scottish/Australian shipbuilder *

Sir John Wright, 1st Baronet Sir John Roper Wright, 1st Baronet, (12 March 1843 – 25 July 1926) was a British steel manufacturer. Wright was born in Croston, near Chorley, Lancashire. He became a pupil at the Soho Engineering Works in Preston and then worked for Sir Wi ...

(1843–1926), British steel manufacturer

Military

John Wesley Wright Commander John Wesley Wright ( – 27/28 November 1805) was a Royal Navy officer who served in the American War of Independence and French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. Wright's death in French captivity led to persistent accusations he wa ...

(1769–1805), British Royal Navy commander and captain *

John Gibson Wright John Gibson Wright ( – November 2, 1890) was a Union Army officer during the American Civil War. Wright was born in New York in about 1837.Eicher, John H., and David J. Eicher, ''Civil War High Commands.'' Stanford: Stanford University Pres ...

(1837–1890), American Union brevet brigadier general during the Civil War era * John M. Wright (1916–2014), United States Army officer * John Wright (British Army officer) (1940–2016), British Army brigadier

Politics and law

Australia

* John James Wright (1821–1904), Australian flour miller, councillor and politician *

John Arthur Wright John Arthur Wright (25 November 1841 – 24 February 1920) was an Australian company manager, magistrate, member of the Western Australian Legislative Council, public service head, rail/tramways engineer, railways commissioner, railways contracto ...

(1841–1920), Australian company manager, politician and railways commissioner * John Wright (Tasmanian politician) (1892–1947), Australian politician

New Zealand

* John Wright (diplomat) (1909-1990), New Zealand diplomat * John Wright (New Zealand politician) (born 1945), New Zealand MP

U.K.

John Wright (Ipswich MP) John Wright (9 April 1615 – 29 November 1683) was an Member of Parliament#United Kingdom, M.P. for Ipswich (English Parliamentary Borough), Ipswich, between 9 November 1670 and 16 March 1685. He served with William Blois, Gilbert Lindfield a ...

(1615–1683), English politician * John Cecil-Wright (1886–1982), British politician, Member of Parliament for Birmingham Erdington *John

Oliver Wright (diplomat) Sir John Oliver Wright (6 March 1922 – 1 September 2009) was a British diplomat. He was British Ambassador to West Germany from 1975 to 1981 and British Ambassador to the United States from 1982 to 1986. Early life Wright was born on 6 ...

(1922–2009), British diplomat

U.S.

* John C. Wright (Ohio politician) (1783–1861), U.S. Representative from Ohio * John C. Wright (New York politician) (1801–1862), American politician from New York * John Vines Wright (1828–1908), American congressman and state supreme court justice * John B. Wright (fl. 1868–1872), American tailor and legislator in South Carolina * John T. Wright (fl. 1952), African American politician * John F. Wright (1945–2018), American jurist, Nebraska Supreme Court justice * John A. Wright (born 1954), American politician, Oklahoma State Representative and Lieutenant Governor Candidate * John Wright (Missouri politician) (born 1976), American politician

Religion

* John Wright (Master of Trinity Hall, Cambridge) (died 1519), English priest and academic, Master of Trinity Hall * John Wright (archbishop of Sydney) (1861–1933), Anglican bishop in Australia *

John Wright (cardinal) John Joseph Wright (July 18, 1909 – August 10, 1979) was an American Catholic prelate who served as Prefect of the Congregation for the Clergy from 1969 until his death. He previously served as Bishop of Pittsburgh from 1959 to 1969 and a ...

(1909–1979), American Roman Catholic cardinal

Sports

American football

* John W. Wright (active 1894), American college football coach * John Wright (wide receiver) (born 1946), American football player * John Wright (American football coach) (born 1948), American college football coach

Association football (soccer)

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. ...

(John Wright, 1873–1946), Scottish footballer *

John Stewart Wright John Stewart Wright (1890 – 1956) was a Scottish footballer who played for Morton as a centre half, making over 400 appearances for the club between 1911 and 1925. Record of pre-war Scottish League Players John Litster / Scottish Football His ...

(1890–1956), Scottish footballer *

John Wright (footballer, born 1878) John "Jack" Wright (born 1878 in Ireland) was an Irish professional footballer, who played for Cliftonville and Huddersfield Town. He was also capped by and captained the Irish national football team. Before and after his football career Wright ...

, Irish footballer for Cliftonville and Huddersfield, also known as 'Jack' * John Wright (footballer, born 1916) (1916–1999), English football half back for Darlington *

John Wright (footballer, born 1933) John Francis Dominic Wright (13 August 1933 – 23 November 2023) was an English footballer who played as a goalkeeper in the Football League for Colchester United. He died on 23 November 2023, at the age of 90. Career Born in Aldershot, Wrigh ...

(1933–2023), English football goalkeeper for Colchester United * Johnny Wright (footballer) (born 1975), Northern Irish footballer

Cricket

* John Wright (Sheffield cricketer) (1796–1857), English cricketer associated with Sheffield Cricket Club *

John Wright (cricketer, born 1861) John Wright (23 September 1861 – 23 December 1912) was an English first-class cricketer. Wright was born at Nantwich. Described as "A fast round-armed bowler, rather uncertain; a good bat, and fields well near the wicket", Wright made a sin ...

(1861–1912), English cricketer * John Wright (cricketer, born 1935), English cricketer *

John Wright (cricketer, born 1954) John Geoffrey Wright (born 5 July 1954) is a former international cricketer who represented – and captained – New Zealand. He made his international debut in 1978 against England. He scored more than 5,000 Test runs (the first New Zealan ...

, New Zealand cricketer, former coach of the Indian cricket team

Other sports

* John Wright (greyhound trainer) (1899–1980), English greyhound trainer *

Johnny Wright (baseball) John Richard Wright (November 28, 1916 – May 4, 1990) was an American Negro league pitcher who played briefly in the International League of baseball's minor leagues in 1946, and was on the roster of the Montreal Royals at the same time as Ja ...

(1916–1990), American Negro league baseball player * John Wright (basketball) (1921–2008), American basketball player * Johnny Wright (boxer) (1929–2001), British Olympic boxer and referee * John Wright (ice hockey) (born 1948), Canadian ice hockey player * John Wright (curler) (fl. 1967), American curler * John Wright (rugby league) (fl. 1970s), New Zealand rugby league player * John "Rookie" Wright (born 1973), American handball player

Others

* John Wright (1568–1605), English conspirator, member of the 1605 Gunpowder Plot *

John Wright (inventor) John Wright (1808–1844) was a surgeon from Birmingham, England who invented a process of electroplating involving potassium cyanide. The process was patented in 1840 by Wright's associate George Richards Elkington. He was born on the Isle of S ...

(1808–1844), English surgeon and inventor * John Skirrow Wright (1822–1880), English pioneer and social improver