The word
wright is an archaic English term for a craftsman or builder (e.g. a
shipwright is a person who builds ships) and a British
family name.
People with the family name
A
- Alexander Wright (soldier), British army private, awarded VC during the Crimean War
- Almroth Wright, British bacteriologist
- Alonzo Wright, Canadian politician
- Ambrose R. Wright, American Confederate General
- Amos Wright, Canadian politician
- Amy Wright, American actress
- Andrew Wright, Canadian multimedia artist
- Anthony Wright (quarterback), American football player
- Anthony David Wright, British politician, MP for Great Yarmouth
- Antoine Wright, American basketball player
- Ashley B. Wright, American politician
B
- Beals Wright, American tennis player
- Ben Wright, one of several people including
- Bernie Wright, British footballer and TV personality
- Betty Wright (born 1953), American musician
- Bill Wright (baseball player) (born 1914), an outfielder in the Negro Leagues, mentioned at Baseball Hall of Fame balloting, 2006
- Billy Wright, one of several people including
- Blanche Fisher Wright, illustrator
- Bob Wright, American television businessman and president, CEO, and chairman of NBC
- Bonnie Wright, English actress
- Brad Wright, TV writer
- Bradley Wright-Phillips, English footballer
C
- C. D. Wright, American poet
- Carroll D. Wright, American statistician
- Chalky Wright, Mexican boxer
- Charles Wright, one of several people, including
- Chauncey Wright, American philosopher and mathematician
- Chely Wright, American singer
- Chris Wright (footballer), English footballer
- Christopher B. Wright, American webcomic writer
- Clarissa Dickson Wright, English celebrity chef
- Cliff Wright, British illustrator
- Clyde Wright, a former Major League Baseball pitcher
- Craig Wright, one of several people including
- Crispin Wright, British philosopher
D
- D. Jeffrey Wright, conservationist, strategist, NGO organizer
- Daphne Wright, Lesbian American murderer
- Dare Wright, Canadian children's writer
- David Wright, one of several people including
- Debbie Wright, American singer
- Denny Wright, British guitarist
- Don Wright, American editorial cartoonist
- Doug Wright, American playwright
- Doug Wright II, Canadian cartoonist
- Doug Wright (cricketer), English cricketer
E
- E. M. Wright (1906-2005), British mathematician and coauthor of the "Hardy & Wright" number theory textbook
- Edgar Wright, English film director
- Edward Wright, can refer to one of several people:
- Edwin M. Wright, American foreign relations expert
- Elizabeth Oehlkers Wright, American translator
- Elizur Wright, American theorist of life insurance
- Eric Wright, one of several people including
- Erik Olin Wright, American sociologist
- Ernest Vincent Wright, American writer
- Eugene Wright (born 1923), musician
F
G
- G.V. Wright, Irish politician
- Gary Wright, American musician
- Georg Henrik von Wright (1916–2003), Finland-Swedish philosopher
- George Wright, one of several people including
- George Wright (sportsman), a 19th-century baseball player and manager, also active in golf and tennis
- George Wright (baseball outfielder) (born 1958), mentioned at Texas Rangers all-time roster
- George Wright (general), a U.S. general
- George Wright (governor), a Canadian politician on the list of Lieutenant Governors of Prince Edward Island
- George Wright (lawyer), a former Solicitor General for Ireland
- George Wright (organist), a 20th-century U.S. organist
- George F. Wright, a Mayor of Honolulu
- George Frederick Wright, 1838–1921, American geologist and professor of the harmony of science and religion
- George G. Wright, a U.S. Senator from Iowa
- Gertrude Baniszewski, American murderer, also known as Gertrude Wright
- Gillian Wright, British actress
- Ginny Wright, American singer
- Graham Wright (artist), English artist
- Gregory Wright, one of several people including
H
I
J
- Jackie Wright, British comedian
- Jaguar Wright, American singer
- Jake Wright, Hockey Player
- James Wright (governor) (1715–1785), British-American politician
- James Wright (inventor) (fl. mid-20th century), American inventor, creator of Silly Putty
- James Wright (poet) (1927–1980), American poet
- James A. Wright (1902–1963), American politician
- James C. Wright, Jr. (born 1922), American politician
- James Homer Wright (1869–1928), American pathologist
- James "Big Jim" Wright, American record producer also known as James Quenton Wright
- J. Skelly Wright (1911–1988), American circuit and district judge
- Jamey Wright, American baseball player
- Jamie Wright, Canadian ice hockey player
- Janet Wright, Canadian actress
- Jaret Wright, American baseball player
- Jay Wright, one of several people including
- Jeffrey Wright, American actor
- Jeremy Wright, one of several people including
- Jeremiah Wright, American preacher
- Jim Wright, American politician
- Joanne Wright, British badminton player
- Joe Wright, film director (Pride & Prejudice and Atonement)
- John Wright, one of several people including
- John Wright (cricketer) (born 1954), member of the New Zealand cricket team, coach of the Indian cricket team
- John Wright (inventor), an inventor of electroplating (method patented, 1840)
- John Wright (politician), New Zealand MP, 1996–2002
- John Buckland Wright, New Zealand illustrator
- John Charles Wright (1861–1933) Anglican archbishop of Sydney, Australia
- John C. Wright (born 1961), science fiction and fantasy writer
- John Farnsworth Wright (1929–2001), British economist
- John Joseph Wright (1909–1979), Roman Catholic Bishop of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- John Kirtland Wright (1891–1969), American geographer
- John Lloyd Wright, architect and toy designer, son of Frank Lloyd Wright
- John Vines Wright (1828–1908), member of U.S. and Confederate Congresses, and a state supreme court justice
- Johnny Wright (music manager), American music act manager
- Johnny Wright (footballer), Northern Irish footballer
- José Roberto Wright, former Brazilian football (soccer) referee
- Joseph Wright, one of several people including
- Joseph A. Wright (1810–1867), American politician, Governor of Indiana, 1849–1857
- Joseph Wright of Derby (1734–1797), painter
- Joseph Wright (art director), Academy Award for Best Art Direction 1942 & 1962
- Joseph Wright (coach builder), 19th century English railway rolling stock builder for Midland Railway Carriage and Wagon Company
- Joseph Wright (linguist) (1855–1930), comparative philologist, dialectologist, author of grammar books for the Germanic languages
- Joseph Wright (rower), Toronto Argonauts, rowing at the 1904 Summer Olympics
- Joseph Robert Wright, Jr., American businessman
- Judith Wright (1915–2000), Australian poet
K
L
- L. R. Wright (1939–2001), Canadian writer
- Lawrence Wright, American author
- Laura Wright, American actress
- Leo Wright, American jazz musician
- Lloyd Wright, architect
- Lorenzen Wright, basketball player
- Lorenzo Wright, American athlete
- Louis Wright, one of several people
- Luke Edward Wright, American politician
- Luke Wright (cricketer), English cricketer
- Luther Wright, former basketball player
M
- Manuel Wright, American football player
- Margaret Wright, one of several people including
- Marian Wright Edelman (born 1939), American lawyer and founder of the Children's Defense Fund
- Mark Wright, one of several people including
- Martha Griffiths, American lawyer, also known as Martha Edna Wright
- Martin Wright, American anarchist
- Marty Wright, American wrestler
- Matthew Wright, British journalist
- Maurice Wright (1949– ), American composer for Escape from East Berlin
- Mauricio Wright, Costa Rican soccer player
- Max Wright, American actor
- Micah Wright, American writer
- Michael Wright, one of several people including
- Mickey Wright, American golfer
- Mike Wright, American football player
- Milton Wright, American Methodist bishop and father of Orville and Wilbur
- Miranda Wright, fictional character from Bonkers
N
O
P
- Pamela Payton-Wright, American actress
- Patrick Wright (academic), British cultural studies academic
- Patrick Wright, Baron Wright of Richmond, British diplomat
- Pete Wright (musician), bass player for the band Crass from 1977 until 1984
- Peter Wright, a former MI5 counterintelligence officer, Spycatcher author
- Peter Wright (martyr), English Jesuit
- Peter Wright (rugby league), Australian rugby league footballer
- Peter Wright (rugby union), Scottish rugby union footballer and coach
- Philemon Wright, Canadian farmer
- Phoenix Wright, a defense attorney and the main character of the Nintendo DS video game Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney
Q
R
- Randy Wright, American football player
- Richard Wright, one of several people, including
- Robert Wright, one of several people, including
- Robert Wright (historian), British Royal Air Force historian and biographer of Hugh Dowding
- Robert Wright (journalist), journalist and author of books popularizing sociobiology and game theory
- Robert Wright (judge), Lord Chief Justice of England from 1687 to 1688
- Robert Wright (politician), (1752–1826), American politician, early 19th century governor and congressman from Maryland
- Robert Wright (writer) (1914–2005), American writer of musical theatre
- Robert Wright, Jr., FBI agent and critic of FBI counterterrorism
- Robert Charles Wright (born 1943), American businessman
- Robert K. Wright, Jr. (born 1946), American historian
- Robin Wright (author), Washington Post staff writer
- Robin Wright Penn (born 1966), American actress
- Ronald Wright, Canadian writer
- Ronald Selby Wright, Church of Scotland minister
- Ruggles Wright, Canadian lumber merchant
S
- Samuel E. Wright, American actor
- Sarah Wright, American actress
- Sewall Wright (1889–1988), biologist
- Shannon Wright, American singer-songwriter
- Shaun Wright-Phillips (born 1981), English footballer
- Silas Wright (fl. 1840s), American politician
- Simon Wright, Australian drummer
- Stanton Macdonald-Wright, American painter
- Stephen Wright (English footballer), English footballer
- Stephen Wright (writer), American writer
- Steve Wright, English broadcaster
- Steven Wright (born 1955), comedian
- Stevie Wright, frontman of Australian band The Easybeats
- Susan Barrantes, the mother of Sarah, Duchess of York. Also known as Susan Mary Wright
- Susan Webber Wright, American judge
- Syreeta Wright, American singer-songwriter
T
- Teresa Wright, American actress
- Theodore Wright, British soldier
- Theodore Paul Wright, American aeronautical engineer
- Theodore S. Wright, African-American abolitionist
- Thomas Wright (disambiguation), one of several people including
- Todd Wright, American sports broadcaster
- Tom Wright (disambiguation), one of several people including
- Tommy Wright (disambiguation), one of several people including
- Tony Wright, one of several people including
- Turbutt Wright (1741–1783), American planter & politician
- Tyler Wright, Canadian ice hockey player
V
W
- Wallace Duffield Wright, British soldier
- Whitaker Wright, English businessman
- Wilbur Wright (1867–1912), American inventor
- Will Wright (actor) (born 1891), American character actor
- Will Wright (cyclist) (born 1973), Welsh cyclist
- Will Wright (game designer), American computer game designer most known for developing SimCity and The Sims
- S. S. Van Dine, American writer, also known as Willard Huntington Wright
- William Wright, one of several people including
- Dan DeQuille, American author author, newspaperman, and humorist, also known as William Wright
- William Wright (author), author of Harvard's Secret Court: The Savage 1920 Purge of Campus Homosexuals
- William Wright (Orientalist) (1830–1889)
- William Wright (poet), (1782–?) Scottish poet
- William Wright (politician) (1794–1866), mayor of Newark, New Jersey, and US Senator
- William Wright (privateer), English privateer in French service and later buccaneer who raided Spanish towns in the late 1600s
- William Aldis Wright, English writer
- William Barton Wright, British railway engineer
- William Hammond Wright (1871–1959), American astronomer
- William Henry Wright (1876–1951), Canadian industrialist and publisher
- Wm. Robert Wright, Latter Day Saint historian
- Winky Wright, American boxer
- The Wright brothers (Wilbur and Orville Wright), airplane inventors.
