Peter Wright may refer to:

Writers

Peter Wright (journalist) Peter Wright (born 13 August 1953) is a British newspaper editor. Wright attended Clare College, Cambridge, then took a graduate trainee position with Thomson Regional Newspapers, working as a reporter on the '' Hemel Hempstead Evening Post-Echo ...

(born 1953), British editor of ''The Mail on Sunday'' *

Peter Wright (MI5 officer) Peter Maurice Wright CBE (9 August 191626 April 1995) was a principal scientific officer for MI5, the British counter-intelligence agency. His book '' Spycatcher'', written with Paul Greengrass, became an international bestseller with sales o ...

(1916–1995), author and MI5 counter-intelligence officer * Peter Wright (writer) (1880/1–1957), British author

Entertainers

Peter Wight (actor) Peter Wight (born 1950), sometimes credited as Peter Wright, is a British actor. He is best known for his role as Policeman Nige in '' Early Doors''. Early life Although born in Worthing, Wight grew up in the village of Duffield, Derbyshire, a ...

(born 1950), British actor, sometimes credited as Peter Wright *

Peter Wright (dancer) Sir Peter Wright CBE (born 25 November 1926) is a British ballet teacher, choreographer, director and former professional dancer. He worked as a choreographer and as the artistic director of Birmingham Royal Ballet, a classical ballet company ...

(born 1926), British ballet director and choreographer *

Pete Wright (musician) Crass was an English art collective and punk rock band formed in Epping, Essex in 1977 who promoted anarchism as a political ideology, a lifestyle, and a resistance movement. Crass popularized the anarcho-punk movement of the punk subculture, ...

(active 1977–1984), British bass player for the band Crass *

Peter Wright (organist) Peter Michael Wright (born 6 March 1954) is a British organist.''Who's Who 2011''
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(born 1954), British organist *Pete Wright, character in American 1950 crime film noir ''

711 Ocean Drive ''711 Ocean Drive'' is a 1950 American crime film noir directed by Joseph M. Newman and starring Edmond O'Brien, Joanne Dru and Otto Kruger. Plot Telephone technician Mal Granger, with knowledge of telephones and electronics, is hired by gang ...

Sportspeople

* Peter Wright (American football), American football player in 1893 * Peter Wright (Australian footballer) (born 1996), Australian rules footballer *

Peter Wright (darts player) Peter Stuart Wright (born 10 March 1970) is a Scottish professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events, where he is currently ranked PDC Order of Merit, world number fourteen; he was ranked world number one ...

(born 1970), Scottish darts player * Peter Wright (footballer, born 1934) (1934–2012), English football player for Colchester United * Peter Wright (footballer, born 1982), English football player for Halifax Town * Peter Wright (rugby league), Australian rugby league footballer 1970–1971 and coach *

Peter Wright (rugby union, born 1967) Peter Wright (born 30 December 1967) is a former rugby union player and now coach. Rugby Union career Amateur career He played for Lasswade RFC and Boroughmuir. Provincial and professional career He played for Edinburgh District; and ...

, Scottish rugby union footballer and coach *

Peter Wright (rugby union, born 1931) Thomas Peter Wright (28 February 1931 - 22 April 2002) was an English rugby union international. Biography Born in Roxby, Lincolnshire, Wright was educated at The Judd School and played his early rugby for Tonbridge. Wright, a prop, joined Blac ...

(1931–2002), English rugby union player * Peter Wright (sport wrestler) (1894–1982), British wrestler, bronze medalist at the 1920 Summer Olympic Games * Peter Wright (squash player) (born 1943) Australian squash player, three-time World Masters Squash Champion *

Peter Wright (swimmer) Peter Matthew Wright (born December 3, 1972) is an American former competition swimmer who represented the United States at the 1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlant ...

(born 1972), American swimmer *

Peter Wright (tennis) Peter Wright (born December 8, 1963) is a former Irish American professional tennis player who played for Ireland in the Davis Cup. He was formerly the head tennis coach at the University of California, Berkeley. Playing career Wright, who was ...

(born 1963), Irish-American tennis player *

Pete Wright (ice hockey) Peter Donald Wright (January 25, 1927 – August 19, 1989), was a Canadian ice hockey player with the Edmonton Mercurys. Career Wright won a gold medal at the 1950 World Ice Hockey Championships in London, England. The 1950 Edmonton Mercu ...

(1927–1989), Canadian ice hockey player *Peter Wright, technical director of

Team Lotus Team Lotus was the motorsport sister company of English sports car manufacturer Lotus Cars. The team ran cars in many motorsport categories including Formula One, Formula Two, Formula Ford, Formula Junior, American Championship Car Racing, Ind ...

in 1990s

Others

Peter Wright (Jesuit) Peter Wright (1603 – 19 May 1651) was an English Jesuit priest and martyr who has been beatified by the Roman Catholic Church. Early life Peter Wright was born in Slipton, Northamptonshire, one of twelve children. Peter was still young ...

(1603–1651), beatified English Catholic martyr *

Peter Harold Wright Company Sergeant Major Peter Harold Wright VC (10 August 1916 – 5 April 1990) was a British Army soldier and an English recipient of the Victoria Cross (VC), the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to Briti ...

(1916–1990), English recipient of the Victoria Cross *

Peter Wright (police officer) Peter Wright (21 July 1929 – 17 September 2011) was the Chief Constable of the South Yorkshire Police force from 1983 to 1990. During that period members of the force he commanded clashed with striking miners during the UK miners' strike (198 ...

(1929–2011), British policeman *

Peter Wright (scientist) Peter Edwin Wright is a scientist, an NMR spectroscopist and a professor at the Scripps Research Institute. He served as editor-in-chief of the ''Journal of Molecular Biology for 33 years''. Education and early life Wright is from New Zealand a ...

, American scientist, NMR spectroscopist *

Peter Wright (mining entrepreneur) Ernest Archibald Maynard "Peter" Wright (24 February 1908 – 13 September 1985) was an Australian mining entrepreneur. He was best known as the business partner of Lang Hancock. After his death, his estate became worth over 1 billion. Early li ...

(1908–1985), Australian mining entrepreneur *

Peter Wright (ceramicist) Peter Wright (30 December 1919 – 20 June 2003) was a British potter and sculptor. Biography Wright was born in Hitchin, Hertfordshire in 1919 and was brought up in Enfield Town, north London. After army service in World War Two, he attended Hor ...

(1919-2003), potter and sculptor * Peter Wright (engineer) (born 1946), British motor racing engineer and aerodynamicist *

Peter Wright (soldier) Colonel Peter Wright was a Canadian Army Officer who served during the Second World War. He served as the Senior Intelligence Officer with the First Canadian Army in Europe. After the war he returned to work as a lawyer, eventually sitting on t ...

(1910-1986), Canadian soldier in WWII {{Hndis, Wright, Peter