Wright
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Wright is an occupational surname originating in England
. The term Wright comes from the circa 700 AD Old English word "wryhta" or "wyrhta", meaning worker or shaper of wood. Later it became any occupational worker (for example, a shipwright is a person who builds ships), and is used as a British family name
. Wright is also an anglicized version of the Scots Gaelic clan name "MacIntyre
" or "Mac an t-Saoir", meaning "Son of the Wright", or Son of the Carpenter". The word Carpentier, now Carpenter
was introduced into England in 1066 and slowly replaced the traditional name and meaning of wright. Wright is the thirteenth most common surname in the United Kingdom. Its use as an occupational title continued until the mid-19th century. Its occupational use was often combined with other words such as wheelwright
or playwright
.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. The term Wright comes from the circa 700 AD Old English word "wryhta" or "wyrhta", meaning worker or shaper of wood. Later it became any occupational worker (for example, a shipwright is a person who builds ships), and is used as a British family name
Family name
A family name is a type of surname and part of a person's name indicating the family to which the person belongs. The use of family names is widespread in cultures around the world...
. Wright is also an anglicized version of the Scots Gaelic clan name "MacIntyre
MacIntyre
MacIntyre or Macintyre is a Scottish surname, of Gaelic origin, relating to Clan MacIntyre. Its meaning is "Son of the Carpenter". The anglicized version of the MacIntyre name is Wright....
" or "Mac an t-Saoir", meaning "Son of the Wright", or Son of the Carpenter". The word Carpentier, now Carpenter
Carpenter (surname)
Carpenter is a surname. Its use as a forename or middle name is rare. Within the United States, it is ranked as the 189th-most common surname. The English meaning of is one who makes wooden objects and structures by shaping wood.-Origin:...
was introduced into England in 1066 and slowly replaced the traditional name and meaning of wright. Wright is the thirteenth most common surname in the United Kingdom. Its use as an occupational title continued until the mid-19th century. Its occupational use was often combined with other words such as wheelwright
Wheelwright
A wheelwright is a person who builds or repairs wheels. The word is the combination of "wheel" and the archaic word "wright", which comes from the Old English word "wryhta", meaning a worker or maker...
or playwright
Playwright
A playwright, also called a dramatist, is a person who writes plays.The term is not a variant spelling of "playwrite", but something quite distinct: the word wright is an archaic English term for a craftsman or builder...
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- Albert Hazen WrightAlbert Hazen WrightAlbert Hazen Wright was a professor at Cornell University and a herpetologist. He was also an honorary member of the "International Ornithological Congress." He did a great deal of study of the Okefenokee Swamp. In 1955 he won the Eminent Ecologist Award....
, American herpetologist - Alexander Wright (soldier)Alexander Wright (soldier)Alexander Wright VC was an Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Details:...
, British army private, awarded VC during the Crimean War - Andrew Wright Andrew WrightAndrew Wright is a Canadian multimedia artist from Ottawa, Ontario. He is best known for his work with video and large-scale photography. He holds a specialist degree in Art and Art History from the University of Toronto and a Masters in Fine Arts at the University of Windsor...
ninja - Alex WrightAlex WrightAlex Wright is a German-British former professional wrestler. He wrestled professionally in Germany and Japan before signing with World Championship Wrestling in 1994...
, former wrestler - Alex Wright (footballer born 1925), Scottish footballer
- Allen WrightAllen WrightFor the Bicktertonite figure see Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ Allen Wright was Principal chief of the Choctaw from Fall 1866 to 1870. He also became a Christian minister after conversion. He has been credited with the name "Oklahoma" for the land that would become the state.- References :...
, Choctaw chief credited with creating the name "Oklahoma" - Almroth WrightAlmroth WrightSir Almroth Edward Wright, KBE, CB was a British bacteriologist and immunologist.He is notable for developing a system of anti-typhoid fever inoculation, recognizing early on that antibiotics would create resistant bacteria and being a strong advocate for preventive medicine.-Biography:Wright was...
, British bacteriologist - Alonzo WrightAlonzo WrightAlonzo Wright was a Canadian member of Parliament and businessman commonly known as "King of the Gatineau".He was born in Cantley, Quebec in 1821. He was a grandson of Philemon Wright, and son of Tiberius Wright...
, Canadian politician - Ambrose R. WrightAmbrose R. WrightAmbrose Ransom Wright was a lawyer, Georgia politician, and Confederate general in the American Civil War.-Early life:...
, American Confederate General - Amos WrightAmos WrightAmos Wright was a Canadian farmer and politician.-Background in Richmond Hill and Markham, Ontario:...
, Canadian politician - Amy WrightAmy WrightAmy Wright is an American actress. She has appeared in such films as The Deer Hunter, Breaking Away, The Amityville Horror, Heartland, Wise Blood, Stardust Memories, The Accidental Tourist, Hard Promises, Crossing Delancey and Miss Firecracker.Wright is married to actor Rip Torn and the couple...
, American actress - Andrew Wright (disambiguation), one of several people
- Anthony Wright (quarterback)Anthony Wright (quarterback)Anthony Lavron Wright is a retired American football quarterback. He was signed by the Pittsburgh Steelers as an undrafted free agent in 1999...
, American football player - Anthony Wright (field hockey)Anthony Wright (field hockey)Anthony Wright is a male field hockey player, who played for the Canada national field hockey team as a sweeper.-International senior competitions:* 2006 — World Cup Qualifier, Guanghzou...
, Canadian field hockey player - Anthony David WrightAnthony David WrightAnthony David Wright is a British Labour Party politician who was the Member of Parliament for Great Yarmouth from 1997 until losing his seat at the 2010 election.-Early life:...
, British politician, MP for Great Yarmouth - Antoine WrightAntoine WrightAntoine Domonick Wright is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for Asefa Estudiantes in Spain. He attended preparatory school at Lawrence Academy at Groton; in 2002, he led the Spartans to an Independent School League Basketball Championship...
, American basketball player - Ashley B. WrightAshley B. WrightAshley Bascom Wright was an American politician. He was the chairman of the Committee on Mileage in the fifty-fourth and fifty-fifth congresses....
, American politician - Ashley Wright (cricketer)Ashley Wright (cricketer)Ashley Spencer Wright is a former English cricketer. Wright played as a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium-pace.Wright made his List-A debut for the Leicestershire Cricket Board in the 1999 NatWest Trophy...
, English cricketer
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- Beals WrightBeals WrightBeals Coleman Wright , was an American male tennis player.Beals was born in Boston, Massachusetts, United States, the son of Cincinnati Red Stockings great George Wright and nephew of Cincinnati Red Stockings team founder Harry Wright...
, American tennis player - Ben Wright (disambiguation), one of several people
- Bernie WrightBernie WrightBernard Peter "Bernie" Wright , 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....
, British footballer and TV personality - Betsey WrightBetsey WrightBetsey Ross Wright is an American lobbyist, activist, and political consultant who worked more than a decade for Bill Clinton in Arkansas. She served as chief of staff to Governor Clinton for seven years...
, American political consultant, lobbyist, and activist - Betty WrightBetty WrightBessie Regina Norris, better known by her stage name, Betty Wright , is a Grammy winning Miami-based soul and R&B singer-songwriter, who won fame in the 1970s with hits such as "Clean Up Woman" and "Tonight Is the Night"...
(born 1953), American musician - Bill Wright (outfielder)Bill Wright (outfielder)Burnis "Bill" Wright is a retired baseball player in the Negro Leagues. He would play outfielder and played from 1932 to 1945.-References:*...
(born 1914), baseball player - Bill Wright (catcher)Bill Wright (catcher)William Hiram Wright was a Major League Baseball catcher. He played in one game for the Washington Nationals in .-External links:...
, baseball player - Billy Wright (disambiguation), one of several people
- Blanche Fisher WrightBlanche Fisher WrightBlanche Fisher Wright is the illustrator of The Real Mother Goose, originally published in 1916.-External links:...
, illustrator - Bob Wright, American television businessman and president, CEO, and chairman of NBC
- Bonnie WrightBonnie WrightBonnie Francesca Wright is a British actress and fashion model. She is best known for playing Ginny Weasley in the Harry Potter film series.-Early life and education:...
, English actress - Brad WrightBrad WrightBrad Wright is a Canadian television producer, screenwriter and actor. He is best known as the creator or co-creator of the television series Stargate SG-1 , Stargate Atlantis and Stargate Universe...
, TV writer - Bradley Wright-PhillipsBradley Wright-PhillipsBradley Edward Wright-Phillips is an English footballer who plays for Charlton Athletic as a striker.He is the son of former Arsenal and England player Ian Wright, and younger half-brother to Queens Park Rangers and England international Shaun Wright-Phillips; Ian's adopted son, with whom he used...
, English footballer
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- C. D. WrightC. D. WrightCarolyn D. "C. D." Wright is an American poet.-Biography:Wright was born in Mountain Home, Arkansas to a chancery judge and a court reporter. She earned a BA from Memphis State College in 1971 and briefly attended law school before leaving to pursue an MFA from the University of Arkansas, which...
, American poet - Carroll D. WrightCarroll D. WrightCarroll Davidson Wright was an American statistician.Wright was born at Dunbarton, New Hampshire. He began to study law in 1860, but in 1862 enlisted as a private in the 14th New Hampshire Volunteer Regiment to fight the American Civil War...
, American statistician - Chalky WrightChalky WrightAlbert "Chalky" Wright was a black American featherweight boxer who fought from 1928 to 1948. His career record was 160 wins , 43 losses and 18 draws. In 2003, Wright made The Ring magazine's list of the 100 greatest punchers of all time.-Biography:Wright was born in Durango, Mexico...
, Mexican boxer - Charles Wright (disambiguation), one of several people
- Chauncey WrightChauncey WrightChauncey Wright , American philosopher and mathematician, was born at Northampton, Massachusetts.In 1852 he graduated at Harvard, and became computer to the American Ephemeris and Nautical Almanac. He made his name by contributions on mathematical and physical subjects in the Mathematical Monthly...
, American philosopher and mathematician - Chely WrightChely WrightRichell Rene "Chely" Wright is an American country music artist and, starting in 2010, gay rights activist. On the strength of her debut album in 1994, the Academy of Country Music named her Top New Female Vocalist in 1995. Wright's first Top 40 country hit came in 1997 with "Shut Up and Drive"...
(born 1970), American singer - Chris Wright (footballer)Chris Wright (footballer)Chris Wright is an English footballer. He is a goalkeeper and currently plays for Boston Town.-Arsenal:...
, English footballer - Christopher B. WrightChristopher B. WrightChristopher B. Wright is the creator of the webcomics Help Desk and Kernel Panic. Born 1971-07-02 in the Commonwealth of Virginia, he is a Technical writer by profession. For a brief period of time he served as Editor in chief of ....
, American webcomic writer - Cindy WrightCindy WrightCindy Wright is an artist who was born in Herentals, Belgium on November 29, 1972. She earned a Master in the Visual Arts from the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in 1996 and a laureate at the Higher Institute for Fine Arts, Antwerp in 2006. She currently lives and works in Antwerp.Her style is most...
(born 1972), Belgian artist - Clarissa Dickson Wright, English celebrity chef
- Claire WrightClaire WrightClaire Louise Wright is a British trampolinist. She attended sixth form at Farnham College before doing a Sports Science degree at University of Wales Institute, Cardiff....
, British trampolinist - Cliff WrightCliff WrightCliff Wright is an artist, book illustrator and advertising artist.He has illustrated numerous books - specializing in illustrations of animals and children's books, most notably the second and third book in the Harry Potter series - Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets and Harry Potter and the...
, British illustrator - Clyde WrightClyde WrightClyde Wright , nicknamed "Skeeter", is a former Major League Baseball left-handed pitcher. He pitched for the California Angels , Milwaukee Brewers and Texas Rangers . He also pitched three seasons in Japan for the Yomiuri Giants...
, former baseball player - Craig Wright (disambiguation), one of several people
- Crispin WrightCrispin WrightCrispin Wright is a British philosopher, who has written on neo-Fregean philosophy of mathematics, Wittgenstein's later philosophy, and on issues related to truth, realism, cognitivism, skepticism, knowledge, and objectivity....
, British philosopher
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- Dare WrightDare WrightDare Wright was a Canadian American children's author, model and photographer.-Biography:Born in Thornhill, Ontario, Canada, Wright spent most of her childhood in Cleveland, Ohio...
, Canadian children's writer - David Wright (disambiguation), one of several people
- Denny WrightDenny WrightDenny Wright was a jazz and skiffle guitarist, who performed with Stephane Grappelli, Lonnie Donegan, Johnny Duncan , Digby Fairweather, Ella Fitzgerald, Billy Eckstine, Fapy Lafertin and many other musicians, including young rising stars such as Bireli Lagrene and Nigel Kennedy...
, British guitarist - Don Wright (disambiguation), one of several people
- Dorell WrightDorell WrightDorell Lawrence Wright is an American professional basketball small forward with the Golden State Warriors. In the 2010-11 season, Wright became known for his three-point shooting.- NBA career :...
, American basketball player - Doug WrightDoug WrightDoug Wright is an American playwright, librettist, and screenwriter. He received the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 2004 for his play, I Am My Own Wife.-Early years:Wright was born in Dallas, Texas...
, American playwright - Doug Wright II, Canadian cartoonist
- Doug Wright (cricketer)Doug Wright (cricketer)Douglas Vivian Parson Wright, better known as Doug Wright was an English cricketer. A leg-spinner for Kent and England from 1932 to 1957 he took a record seven hat-tricks in first class cricket. He played for Kent for 25 years and was their first professional captain from late 1953 to 1956...
, English cricketer - Douglas E. Wright, Canadian horror writer
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- E. M. WrightE. M. WrightSir Edward Maitland Wright was an English mathematician.He is best known for co-authoring “Hardy and Wright”, An Introduction to the Theory of Numbers, with G. H...
(1906–2005), British mathematician and coauthor of the "Hardy & Wright" number theory textbook - Edgar WrightEdgar WrightEdgar Howard Wright is an English film and television director and writer. He is most famous for his work with Simon Pegg and Nick Frost on the films Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz, the TV series Spaced, and for directing the film Scott Pilgrim vs...
, English film director - Edward Wright (disambiguation), one of several people:
- Edwin M. WrightEdwin M. WrightEdwin M. Wright is an American foreign policy specialist. Employed by the US State Department from 1945 to 1955 in a number of capacities, he was especially involved in the events leading up to and surrounding the establishment of Israel....
, American foreign relations expert - Elizabeth Oehlkers WrightElizabeth Oehlkers WrightElizabeth Oehlkers Wright is an American translator.- Biography :Elizabeth Oehlkers Wright translates texts of contemporary German authors, especially Lyric poetry, into English language. In 1996 she got a MFA for literary translation at the University of Arkansas...
, American translator - Elizur WrightElizur WrightElizur Wright was an American mathematician and abolitionist. He is sometimes described as the "father of life insurance" for his pioneering work on actuarial tables...
, American theorist of life insurance - Eric Wright (disambiguation), one of several people
- Erik Olin WrightErik Olin WrightErik Olin Wright is an American analytical Marxist sociologist, specializing in social stratification, and in egalitarian alternative futures to capitalism.-Biography:...
, American sociologist - Ernest Vincent WrightErnest Vincent WrightErnest Vincent Wright was an American author known for his book Gadsby, a 50,000 word novel which, except for the introduction and a note at the end, did not use the letter "e".-Biography:...
, American writer - Eugene WrightEugene Wright"The Senator" Eugene Wright is an American jazz bassist, best known for his work as a member of The Dave Brubeck Quartet, in particular on the group's most famous album Time Out , with pianist Brubeck, drummer Joe Morello and saxophonist Paul Desmond.Wright, nicknamed "The Senator", had played...
(born 1923), musician
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- Farnsworth WrightFarnsworth WrightFarnsworth Wright was the editor of the pulp magazine Weird Tales during the magazine's heyday.He was born in California, and educated in the University of Nevada and the University of Washington....
(1888–1940), editor of Weird Tales - Fielding L. WrightFielding L. WrightFielding Lewis Wright was a Democratic politician who served as Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi from 1944 to 1946, then as Governor after the incumbent, Thomas L. Bailey, died in office in 1946. Wright was elected Governor in his own right in 1947 and served a full four year term...
, American politician - Finbar WrightFinbar WrightEdward Finbar Wright , known popularly as Finbar Wright, is a popular music singer, songwriter, poet from County Cork, Ireland....
, Irish singer, songwriter, musician and poet - Frances WrightFrances WrightFrances Wright also widely known as Fanny Wright, was a Scottish-born lecturer, writer, freethinker, feminist, abolitionist, and social reformer, who became a U. S. citizen in 1825...
, British-American lecturer - Frank Edwin Wright IIITre CoolFrank Edwin Wright III, a.k.a. Tré Cool, is an American drummer, best known as the drummer for the punk rock band Green Day. He replaced the group's former drummer John Kiffmeyer in 1990...
(aka Tré Cool, born 1972), German-born American drummer for the punk rock band Green DayGreen DayGreen Day is an American punk rock band formed in 1987. The band consists of lead vocalist and guitarist Billie Joe Armstrong, bassist and backing vocalist Mike Dirnt, and drummer Tre Cool... - Frank Lloyd WrightFrank Lloyd WrightFrank Lloyd Wright was an American architect, interior designer, writer and educator, who designed more than 1,000 structures and completed 500 works. Wright believed in designing structures which were in harmony with humanity and its environment, a philosophy he called organic architecture...
, architect - Franz WrightFranz Wright-Background:Wright graduated from Oberlin College in 1977. He and his father James Wright are the only parent/child pair to have won the Pulitzer Prize in the same category....
(born 1953), poet - Fred Wright (disambiguation), one of several people
- Freda Wright-SorceFreda Wright-SorceFreda Wright-Sorce was the wife of Don Geronimo, half of the duo of the Don and Mike Show, a syndicated radio program in the United States...
, American radio personality - Ernest William Wright, Failure
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- G. V. WrightG. V. WrightThomas Wright, usually referred to by the nickname G.V., is a former Irish Fianna Fáil politician. He was a Teachta Dála for the Dublin North constituency....
, Irish politician - Gary WrightGary WrightGary Malcolm Wright is an American musician, best known for his song, "Dream Weaver". He was the piano player on Harry Nilsson's version of "Without You".-Early life:...
, American musician - Georg Henrik von WrightGeorg Henrik von WrightGeorg Henrik von Wright was a Finnish philosopher, who succeeded Ludwig Wittgenstein as professor at the University of Cambridge. He published in English, Finnish, German, and in Swedish. Belonging to the Swedish-speaking minority of Finland, von Wright also had Finnish and 17th-century Scottish...
(1916–2003), Finland-Swedish philosopher - George Wright (disambiguation), one of several people
- Gertrude BaniszewskiGertrude BaniszewskiGertrude Nadine Baniszewski , also known as Gertrude Wright and Nadine van Fossan, was an Indiana divorcée who, with the aid of most of her own children and neighborhood children, such as Ricky Hobbs and Coy Hubbard, oversaw and facilitated the prolonged torture, mutilation, and eventual murder of...
, American murderer, also known as Gertrude Wright - Gillian WrightGillian WrightGillian Wright, is an English actress who is best known for portraying the role of Jean Slater on the long running BBC soap opera EastEnders...
, British actress - Ginny WrightGinny WrightGinny Wright is 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...
, American singer - Gordon Wright (disambiguation), one of several people
- Gregory Wright (disambiguation), one of several people
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- Harold Wright (disambiguation), one of several people
- Harry WrightHarry WrightWilliam Henry "Harry" Wright was an English-born American professional baseball player, manager, and developer. He assembled, managed, and played center field for baseball's first fully professional team, the 1869 Cincinnati Red Stockings...
, baseball player - Helena Rosa WrightHelena Rosa WrightHelena Rosa Wright was a British-born pioneer and influential figure in birth control and family planning both in the Britain and internationally. With her husband she undertook missionary work in China for five years. She qualified as a medical doctor, later specialising in contraception medicine...
, pioneer in birth control - Henry T. WrightHenry T. WrightHenry T. Wright is an American anthropologist, and professor at the University of Michigan, and at the Santa Fe Institute.He graduated from University of Michigan, and from the University of Chicago with a PhD.-Works:...
, American archaeologist, National Geographic, on the list of University of Michigan faculty and staff - Henry W. WrightHenry W. WrightHenry W. Wright was a California politician. He served on the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors and was Speaker of the California State Assembly. He served as a member of the California State Assembly from 1915-1922....
- Herbert Wright (disambiguation), one of several people
- Hiram A. WrightHiram A. WrightHiram A. Wright 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 a newspaper the 'Prairie du Chien Patriot', in 1848. He also studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1850. Wright was...
, American politician - Horatio WrightHoratio WrightHoratio Gouverneur Wright was an engineer and general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. After the war, he was involved in a number of engineering projects, including the Brooklyn Bridge and the completion of the Washington Monument, and served as Chief of Engineers for the U.S...
, American general
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- Ian WrightIan WrightIan Edward Wright, MBE is a retired English footballer turned television and radio personality.Wright enjoyed success with London clubs Crystal Palace and Arsenal, spending six years with the former and seven years with the latter. With Arsenal he has lifted the Premier League title and both major...
, English footballer and TV presenter - Ian Wright (traveller)Ian Wright (traveller)Ian Douglas Wright is an English television host and comedian. Wright was host of Pilot Productions' travel/adventure television series Globe Trekker...
, British traveller - Iain WrightIain WrightIain David Wright is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament for Hartlepool since 2004, and was Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State with responsibility for apprenticeships and 14-19 reform in the Department for Children, Schools and Families until 11 May...
(born 1972), British politician
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- J. Skelly WrightJ. Skelly WrightJames Skelly Wright was a judge for the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit and anti-segregationist. The J...
(1911–1988), American circuit and district judge - Jackie WrightJackie WrightJohn "Jackie" Wright was an Irish comedian, best known for being the bald-headed sidekick of Benny Hill on his television programme for one and a half decades...
, British comedian - Jackie Wright (footballer)Jackie Wright (footballer)John "Jackie" Wright was an English professional footballer who played as a defender – specifically, a full back.He spent eleven years with Blackpool in the 1940s and 1950s, making 157 league appearances and scoring one goal...
, English footballer - Jaguar WrightJaguar WrightJaguar Wright is a soul/R&B vocalist from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She is part of the Okayplayer collective. She has performed along rap acts such as The Roots, Jay-Z, and Blackalicious.-Career:...
, American singer - Jake WrightJake WrightJake Maxwell Wright is an English footballer who plays for Oxford United, a club he captains. He started his career with Bradford City, but played only one senior game for them, before he joined Halifax Town where he had previously spent a loan spell...
, hockey player - James Wright (disambiguation), one of several people
- Jamey WrightJamey WrightJamey Alan Wright is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent.-Career:...
, American baseball player - Jamie WrightJamie WrightJamie Wright is a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger who plays for the HC Sierre of the National League B in Switzerland...
, Canadian ice hockey player - Janet WrightJanet WrightJanet Wright is a Canadian actress and theatre director. She is best known for her role as Emma Leroy on the hit Canadian sitcom Corner Gas. She won a 2003 Gemini Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series for her role in Betrayed...
, Canadian actress - Jaret WrightJaret WrightJaret Samuel Wright is an American former Major League Baseball starting pitcher, who played 10 years for five teams. He is the son of former major league pitcher Clyde Wright.-Early life and education:...
, American baseball player - Jay Wright (disambiguation), one of several people
- Jeffrey Wright (actor), American actor
- Jeremy Wright (disambiguation), one of several people
- Jeremiah WrightJeremiah WrightJeremiah Alvesta Wright, Jr. is Pastor Emeritus of Trinity United Church of Christ , a megachurch in Chicago exceeding 6,000 members...
, American pastor - Jim WrightJim WrightJames Claude Wright, Jr. , usually known as Jim Wright, is a former Democratic U.S. Congressman from Texas who served 34 years in the U.S. House of Representatives and was the Speaker of the House from 1987 to 1989.-Early life:...
, American politician - Joanne WrightJoanne WrightJoanne Nicholas is a female badminton player from the United Kingdom.Joanne attended Churchtown Primary School, Stanley High School and King George V College , all in Southport, Merseyside....
, British badminton player - Jocky WrightJocky WrightJocky Wright was a Scottish footballer who played as a midfielder.He played for Bolton Wanderers before signing for Plymouth Argyle in 1904. He made his debut for the Pilgrims in a 6–1 win against Brentford at Home Park on 14 September 1904, and went on to make 109 appearances in all competitions...
, Scottish footballer - Joe WrightJoe WrightJoe Wright is an English film director best known for Pride and Prejudice, Atonement and Hanna.-Early life and career:...
, film director (Pride & Prejudice and Atonement) - John Wright (disambiguation), one of several people
- Johnny Wright (footballer)Johnny Wright (footballer)Johnny Wright is a former professional footballer who played for Norwich City.Born in Northern Ireland, Wright made five starts and two substitute appearances for Norwich, in a City career that stretched from 1994 to 1997...
, Northern Irish footballer - Johnny Wright (music manager), American music act manager
- José Roberto WrightJosé Roberto WrightJosé Roberto Ramiz Wright, also known as José Roberto Wright or José Ramiz Wright , is a former Brazilian football referee. He supervised four matches during the 1990 FIFA World Cup in Italy.-References:...
, former Brazilian football (soccer) referee - Joseph Wright (disambiguation), one of several people
- Judith WrightJudith WrightJudith Arundell Wright was an Australian poet, environmentalist and campaigner for Aboriginal land rights.-Biography:...
(1915–2000), Australian poet
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- Katharine WrightKatharine WrightKatharine Wright Haskell was the only sister of aviation pioneers Wilbur and Orville Wright. She was a high school teacher and later became an international celebrity when she accompanied her famous brothers in Europe....
, high school teacher; sister of Wilbur and Orville - Katie WrightKatie WrightKatie Wright is a former American actress. She was born Katherine Wright in Kansas City, Missouri, and grew up in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.-Biography:...
, American actress - Keith Wright (disambiguation), one of several people
- Kit WrightKit WrightKit Wright is the author of more than twenty-five books, for both adults and children, and the winner of awards including an Arts Council Writers' Award, the Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize, the Hawthornden Prize, the Alice Hunt Bartlett Award and the Heinemann Award...
, English poet and children's author - Kristy WrightKristy WrightKristy Wright is an Australian actress.Wright was born in Sydney, Australia, the oldest child in her family, with three stepbrothers and two half-sisters. Hoping to win a contest for acting lessons, she sent in her photograph and ended up with a full year's paid tuition...
, Australian actress
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- L. R. WrightL. R. WrightLaurali Rose Wright was a Canadian writer of mystery novels.Born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Wright worked as an actor and journalist before publishing her first novel, Neighbours, in 1979...
(1939–2001), Canadian writer - Lawrence WrightLawrence WrightLawrence Wright is a Pulitzer Prize-winning American author, screenwriter, staff writer for The New Yorker magazine, and fellow at the Center for Law and Security at the New York University School of Law...
, American author - Laura WrightLaura WrightLaura Wright is an American actress. She is perhaps best known for her role as Cassie Layne Winslow on Guiding Light , and since 2005, her portrayal of Carly Corinthos on General Hospital; the latter garnered her the Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in 2011.-Filmography:* 1991 - 1995:...
, American actress - Leo WrightLeo WrightLeo Wright was an American jazz musician who played alto saxophone, flute and clarinet...
, American jazz musician - Lloyd WrightLloyd WrightFrank Lloyd Wright, Jr. , commonly known as Lloyd Wright, was an American landscape architect and architect, most active in Los Angeles and Southern California...
, architect - Lorenzen WrightLorenzen WrightLorenzen Vern-Gagne Wright was an American professional basketball player.-Early life and college:Raised in Oxford, Mississippi, Wright played all levels of basketball in Memphis – high school, collegiate and professional...
, basketball player - Lorenzo WrightLorenzo WrightLorenzo Christopher Wright was a Detroit native and star athlete at Miller High School and Wayne State University; Wright is renowned for his noteworthy accomplishments in the sport of track and field....
, American athlete - Louis Wright (disambiguation), one of several people
- Lucilla WrightLucilla WrightLucilla Mary Wright is an English field hockey international, who was a member of the England and Great Britain women's field hockey team during the late 1990s and 2000s.-References:**...
, English field hockey player - Luke Edward WrightLuke Edward WrightLuke Edward Wright was a United States political figure. He served as Governor-General of the Philippines between 1904 and 1906 and also as Secretary of War from 1908 to 1909.-Biography:...
, American politician - Luke Wright, English cricketer
- Luther WrightLuther WrightLuther A. Wright Jr. is a retired American professional basketball player, in the center position.-Basketball career:...
, former basketball player - Liam Wright, Born 22-07-1994 , British Boy Scout Form Chesterfield in Derbyshire From 2001 to Present, Held The Chief Scouts Gold Award as of 2008
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- Manuel WrightManuel WrightManuel "Manny" Wright is an Arena football Offensive lineman / Defensive lineman for the Stockton Lightning of af2. He was originally drafted by the Miami Dolphins in the fifth round of the 2005 supplemental draft. He played college football at USC.Wright has also briefly been signed to the...
, American football player - Margaret Wright (disambiguation)Margaret Wright (disambiguation)Margaret Wright may refer to:* Margaret Wright, British Green Party politician* Margaret Wright , U.S. presidential candidate in 1976* Margaret Wright * Margaret Wright...
, one of several people - Marian Wright EdelmanMarian Wright EdelmanMarian Wright Edelman is an American activist for the rights of children. She is president and founder of the Children's Defense Fund.-Early years:...
(born 1939), American lawyer and founder of the Children's Defense Fund - Mark Wright (disambiguation), one of several people
- Martha GriffithsMartha GriffithsMartha Wright Griffiths was an American lawyer and judge before being elected to the United States House of Representatives in 1954. Griffiths was the first woman to serve on the powerful House Committee on Ways and Means and the first woman elected to the United States Congress from Michigan as...
, American lawyer, also known as Martha Edna Wright - Martin Wright (disambiguation), several people
- Marty WrightMarty WrightMartin "Marty" Wright is an American professional wrestler and actor best known for his time with World Wrestling Entertainment under the ring name The Boogeyman.-Tough Enough:...
, American wrestler - Matthew Wright, British journalist
- Mauricio WrightMauricio WrightWílber Mauricio Wright Reynolds is a former Costa Rican soccer defender, a key member of the Costa Rican national team for over ten years. He was named manager of Brujas F.C. of Escazu, where his younger brother Bernie is signed to.Wright was capped 67 times for the Costa Rica national football team...
, Costa Rican soccer player - Max WrightMax WrightGeorge Edward Maxwell "Max" Wright is an American actor, best known for his role as Willie Tanner in the sitcom ALF.-Biography:Wright was born George Edward Maxwell Wright in Detroit, Michigan....
, American actor - Micah WrightMicah WrightMicah Ian Wright is an American author who has worked in film, television, animation, video games and comic books.-Biography:...
, American writer - Michael Wright (disambiguation), one of several people
- Mickey WrightMickey WrightMary Kathryn "Mickey" Wright is an American professional golfer. She is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame.-Early life:...
, American golfer - Mike WrightMike WrightMichael Wright is an American football defensive end for the New England Patriots of the National Football League . He was originally signed by the Patriots as an undrafted free agent in 2005. He played college football at Cincinnati....
, American football player - Milton Wright (disambiguation)Milton Wright (disambiguation)Milton Wright may refer to:*Milton Wright , father of the Wright brothers*Milton Wright , American academic who studied in Germany...
, several people
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- N. T. Wright, English theologian and prolific writer
- Nate WrightNate Wright-Professional career:Wright earned All-Pro honors at defensive back in 1974 and 1976. His career consisted mostly of time as a defensive back with the great Minnesota Vikings teams of the 1970s...
, American football player - Nathan WrightNathan WrightSir Nathan Wright was Lord Keeper of the Great Seal under King William III and Queen Anne.His descendants are the Kelsey family. Gerry Kelsey was Head Gardener for the Duchess and Duke of Norfolk at Arundel Castle,West Sussex....
, English courtier
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- Pamela Payton-WrightPamela Payton-Wright-Biography:Payton-Wright was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Eleanor Ruth and Gordon Edgar Payton-Wright. She graduated from the Birmingham-Southern College in 1963. She began her television career in 1972 as Rhonda on Corky...
, American actress - Patrick Wright (academic), British cultural studies academic
- Patrick Wright, Baron Wright of RichmondPatrick Wright, Baron Wright of RichmondPatrick Richard Henry Wright, Baron Wright of Richmond GCMG is a retired British diplomat and former Head of HM Diplomatic Service.-Background:Patrick Wright, the son of Herbert and Rachel Wright, was educated at Marlborough College...
, British diplomat - Pete Wright (musician)Pete Wright (musician)Peter Wright, better known as Pete Wright, was bass guitar player and vocalist for anarchist punk band Crass from 1977 until 1984. Occasionally he is credited as Pete Wrong on the bands' record covers. After the dissolution of Crass he formed the performance art duo Judas 2.-References:...
, bass player for the band Crass from 1977 until 1984 - Peter WrightPeter WrightPeter Maurice Wright was an English scientist and former MI5 counterintelligence officer, noted for writing the controversial book Spycatcher, which became an international bestseller with sales of over two million copies...
, a former MI5 counterintelligence officer, Spycatcher author - Peter Wright (martyr)Peter Wright (martyr)Blessed Peter Wright was a Catholic priest, Jesuit, and martyr, born in Slipton, Northamptonshire, England.-Biography:In older literature he was presumed to be a Protestant, but more recently record of him has been found at Slipton in 1613 as a Recusant, along with his mother, brother and sister...
, English Jesuit - Peter Wright (rugby league), Australian rugby league footballer
- Peter Wright (rugby union), Scottish rugby union footballer and coach
- Philemon WrightPhilemon WrightPhilemon Wright was a farmer and entrepreneur who founded Wrightstown, the first permanent settlement in the National Capital Region of Canada...
, Canadian farmer - Phoenix WrightPhoenix Wright (character)Phoenix Wright, known as in original Japanese language versions, is a fictional defense attorney in Capcom's Ace Attorney video game series. As of , the series has sold 3 million copies and is Capcom's 11th best-selling series of all time. Phoenix has been featured as the main protagonist in three...
, a defense attorney and the main character of the Nintendo DS video game Phoenix Wright: Ace AttorneyPhoenix Wright: Ace AttorneyPhoenix Wright: Ace Attorney, released in Japan as , is an adventure video game published and developed by Capcom in Japan, North America, and Europe, and published by Nintendo in Australia...
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- Randy WrightRandy WrightRandall Steven Wright is a former professional American football quarterback who played for the Green Bay Packers from 1984 to 1988.-High school:...
, American football player - Rebecca WrightRebecca WrightRebecca Wright, , was a ballerina, teacher, choreographer and ballet school director....
, American ballet teacher - Richard Wright (disambiguation), one of several people
- Robert Wright (disambiguation), one of several people
- Robin Wright (author)Robin Wright (author)Robin B. Wright is an American foreign affairs analyst, and an award-winning journalist and author.A graduate of the University of Michigan, she lives in Washington D.C.-Career:...
, Washington Post staff writer - Robin Wright Penn (born 1966), American actress
- Ronald WrightRonald WrightRonald Wright is a Canadian author who has written books of travel, history and fiction. His nonfiction includes the bestseller Stolen Continents, winner of the Gordon Montador Award and chosen as a book of the year by the Independent and the Sunday Times...
, Canadian writer - Ronald Selby WrightRonald Selby WrightRonald William Vernon Selby Wright CVO TD JP FRSE FSAScot was a Church of Scotland minister....
, Church of Scotland minister - Roy Wright (disambiguation), one of several people
- Ruggles WrightRuggles WrightRuggles Wright was a Canadian lumber merchant, the youngest son of Philemon Wright.He was born in Woburn, Massachusetts but moved to Canada with his parents while still young. He later joined the family business in the timber trade. In 1829, he built the first timber slide on the Ottawa River to...
, Canadian lumber merchant
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- Samuel E. WrightSamuel E. WrightSamuel E. Wright is an American film and theater actor and singer who is best known as the voice of Sebastian in Disney's The Little Mermaid, for which he provided the main vocals to "Under the Sea", which won the Academy Award for Best Original Song. He also voiced Kron in Disney's CGI film...
, American actor - Sarah Wright, American actress
- Sarah E. WrightSarah E. WrightSarah Elizabeth Wright was an American writer.Her novel This Child's Gonna Live, published in 1969, was hailed by critics. The New York Times named it "outstanding book of 1969" and a "small masterpiece".-Works:...
, American writer - Sewall WrightSewall WrightSewall Green Wright was an American geneticist known for his influential work on evolutionary theory and also for his work on path analysis. With R. A. Fisher and J.B.S. Haldane, he was a founder of theoretical population genetics. He is the discoverer of the inbreeding coefficient and of...
(1889–1988), biologist - Shannon WrightShannon WrightShannon Wright is an American singer-songwriter from Atlanta, Georgia.-History:Wright moved from New York City to Chapel Hill, NC after her first band Crowsdell called it quits. While in Chapel Hill, Wright started experimenting and writing solo songs with a borrowed four-track recorder...
, American singer-songwriter - Shaun Wright-PhillipsShaun Wright-PhillipsShaun Cameron Wright-Phillips is an English footballer who plays for Queens Park Rangers and the England national team. He is the adopted son of former England international, Ian Wright and the half-brother of fellow professional football player Bradley Wright-Phillips...
(born 1981), English footballer - Silas WrightSilas WrightSilas Wright, Jr. was an American Democratic politician. Wright was born in Amherst, Massachusetts and moved with his father to Weybridge, Vermont in 1796. He graduated from Middlebury College in 1815 and moved to Sandy Hill, New York, the next year, where he studied law, being admitted to the bar...
(fl.FloruitFloruit , abbreviated fl. , is a Latin verb meaning "flourished", denoting the period of time during which something was active...
1840s), American politician - Simon Wright, various including:
- Simon Wright (musician), Australian drummer
- Simon Wright (politician)Simon Wright (politician)Simon James Wright is a British Liberal Democrat politician, who was elected at the 2010 general election as the Member of Parliament for Norwich South, defeating incumbent Charles Clarke winning 29.7% of the votes cast....
, British Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament
- Stanton Macdonald-Wright, American painter
- Stephen Wright (English footballer), English footballer
- Stephen Wright (writer)Stephen Wright (writer)Stephen Wright is a novelist based in New York City known for his use of surrealistic imagery and dark comedy. His work has varied from hallucinatory accounts of war , a family drama among UFO cultists , carnivalesque novel on a serial killer, to a picaresque taking place during the Civil War...
, American writer - Steve Wright (DJ), English broadcaster
- Steve Wright (serial killer)Steve Wright (serial killer)Steven Gerald James Wright is an English serial killer, also known as the Suffolk Strangler. He is currently serving life imprisonment for the murder of five women who worked as prostitutes in Ipswich, Suffolk...
(born 1958), British serial killer - Steven WrightSteven WrightSteven Alexander Wright is an American comedian, actor and writer. He is known for his distinctly lethargic voice and slow, deadpan delivery of ironic, philosophical and sometimes nonsensical jokes and one-liners with contrived situations.-Early life and career:Wright was born in Mount Auburn...
(born 1955), comedian - Stevie Wright (disambiguation), one of several people
- Susan BarrantesSusan BarrantesSusan Barrantes was an English aristocrat related to the House of Stuart and the mother of Sarah, Duchess of York, and the maternal grandmother of Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie of York.She was born Susan Mary Wright in Bramcote, Nottinghamshire, the daughter of FitzHerbert...
, mother of Sarah, Duchess of York; also known as Susan Mary Wright - Susan Webber WrightSusan Webber WrightSusan Webber Wright is a United States federal judge, presently serving as a district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas...
, American judge - Syreeta WrightSyreeta WrightSyreeta Wright , who recorded professionally under the single name Syreeta, was a Grammy-nominated American singer-songwriter most notably known for her work with Stevie Wonder and Billy Preston.-Early life and career:...
, American singer-songwriter
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- Teresa WrightTeresa WrightTeresa Wright was an American actress. She received the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in 1942 for her performance in Mrs. Miniver. That same year, she received an Academy Award for Best Actress nomination for her performance in Pride of the Yankees opposite Gary Cooper...
, American actress - Theodore WrightTheodore WrightTheodore Wright VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Details:...
, British soldier - Theodore Paul WrightTheodore Paul WrightTheodore Paul Wright was a U.S. aeronautical engineer and educator. Born in Galesburg, Illinois, he served as acting president of Cornell University in 1951. Theodore P...
, American aeronautical engineer - Theodore S. WrightTheodore S. WrightTheodore S. Wright was an African-American abolitionist and minister. He was born in Providence, Rhode Island to free parents—his mother was American, his father from Kenya. He was the first African-American to attend Princeton Theological Seminary, from which he graduated in 1829. Before 1833,...
, African-American abolitionist - Thomas Wright (disambiguation)Thomas Wright (disambiguation)Thomas Wright may refer to:*Thomas Wright , English astronomer and mathematician*Thomas Wright , Scottish surgeon and palaeontologist*Thomas Wright , British antiquarian and writer...
, one of several people - Todd WrightTodd WrightTodd Wright is an American sports radio personality. He is currently the host of Todd Wright Tonight on Yahoo Sports Radio, which debuted on Monday, June 12, 2006 and airs Monday to Friday from 10 p.m.-2 a.m. ....
, American sports broadcaster - Tom Wright (disambiguation), one of several people
- Tommy Wright (disambiguation), one of several people
- Tony Wright (disambiguation), one of several people
- Turbutt WrightTurbutt WrightTurbutt Wright was an American planter and political leader from Queen Anne's County, Maryland. He was a delegate for Maryland in the Continental Congress sessions of 1782....
(1741–1783), American planter and politician - Tyler WrightTyler WrightTyler Wright is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player. He played in 613 NHL games with the Edmonton Oilers, Pittsburgh Penguins, Columbus Blue Jackets, and Mighty Ducks of Anaheim.-Playing career:...
, Canadian ice hockey player - Trucy Wright, a character in the Nintendo DS video game Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney
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- Victoria WrightVictoria WrightVictoria Wright is a female badminton player from France.Wright competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in mixed double's with partner Svetoslav Stoyanov. They lost to Jens Eriksen and Mette Schjoldager of Denmark in the round of 32.- References...
(born 1976), female badminton player from France - Vivian WrightVivian WrightVivian "Jaws" Wright was a fictional character in the Sky One drama series Dream Team in Series 7 and immediately became one of the maddest, strangest and most popular characters in the show.-Joining Harchester United:...
, fictional character from Dream Team
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- Wallace Duffield WrightWallace Duffield WrightBrigadier General Wallace Duffield Wright VC, CB, CMG, DSO was a recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.Wright was 27 years old, and a lieutenant in the 1st Battalion, The...
, British soldier - Whitaker WrightWhitaker WrightJames Whitaker Wright was an exceptionally wealthy English mining company owner. He became infamous when he committed suicide at the Royal Courts of Justice in London immediately following his conviction for fraud....
, English businessman - Wilbur Wright (1867–1912), American airplane inventor
- Will Wright (actor)Will Wright (actor)William Henry "Will" Wright was an American character actor. He was frequently cast in curmudgeonly roles. He was sometimes credited as Will J. Wright....
(born 1891), American character actor - Will Wright (cyclist)Will Wright (cyclist)Will Wright is a Welsh racing cyclist, he has twice represented Wales in the Commonwealth Games, and is also the proprietor of the Stockport based cycle retailer....
(born 1973), Welsh cyclist - Will Wright (game designer), American computer game designer most known for developing SimCity and The Sims
- S. S. Van DineS. S. Van DineS. S. Van Dine was the pseudonym of Willard Huntington Wright , a U.S art critic and author. He created the once immensely popular fictional detective Philo Vance, who first appeared in books in the 1920s, then in movies and on the radio.-Early life and career:Willard Huntington Wright was born...
, American writer, also known as Willard Huntington Wright - William Wright (disambiguation), several people
- Wm. Robert WrightWm. Robert WrightWilliam Robert Wright is an American attorney and biographer of David O. McKay. With Gregory Prince, he is the co-author of the book David O...
, Latter Day Saint historian - Winky WrightWinky WrightRonald Lamont "Winky" Wright is an American boxer, the former undisputed world light middleweight champion and a current middleweight contender....
, American boxer - The Wright brothersWright brothersThe Wright brothers, Orville and Wilbur , were two Americans credited with inventing and building the world's first successful airplane and making the first controlled, powered and sustained heavier-than-air human flight, on December 17, 1903...
(Wilbur and Orville Wright), airplane inventors
See also
- Cartwright (disambiguation)
- Wainwright (disambiguation)
- Wheelwright (disambiguation)Wheelwright (disambiguation)Wheelwright may refer to:Occupation:* Wheelwright, a person who builds or repairs wheelsPeople:* Edmund M. Wheelwright , American architect* Edward Lawrence Wheelwright , Australian economist and political theorist,...
- Wright (disambiguation)Wright (disambiguation)Wright an occupational surname originating in England, meaning worker or shaper of wood.Wright or Wrights may also refer to:-Places:United States*Wright, Florida*Wright, Kansas*Wright, Minnesota*Wright, New York*Wright, Wyoming...
- Von WrightVon WrightOf the five von Wright brothers, three were artists:*Magnus von Wright *Wilhelm von Wright *Ferdinand von Wright...