Wright

The word wright is a term coming from the Old English word "wryhta" or "wyrhta", meaning worker or maker ^[1][2] (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".^[3]

People with the family name

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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 Wright (field hockey), Canadian field hockey 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 (disambiguation), one of several people including
  • Ben Wright (actor) (1915–1989), a British film and radio actor
  • Ben Wright (cricketer), English cricketer
  • Ben Wright (footballer born 1980), English footballer
  • Ben Wright (footballer born 1988), English footballer
  • Ben Wright (war), an American participant in events leading up to the Modoc War of the 1870s
  • Benjamin D. Wright, Florida supreme court judge
• Bernie Wright, British footballer and TV personality
• Betsey Wright, American political consultant, lobbyist, and activist
• Betty Wright (born 1953), American musician
• Bill Wright (outfielder) (born 1914), an outfielder in the Negro Leagues, mentioned at Baseball Hall of Fame balloting, 2006
• Bill Wright (catcher), Major League Baseball player for the 1887 Washington Senators
• Billy Wright (disambiguation), one of several people including
  • Billy Wright (footballer), English footballer
  • Billy Wright (terrorist), Northern Ireland paramilitary killer
• 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
• Cathy Wright, American cook
• Carroll D. Wright, American statistician
• Chalky Wright, Mexican boxer
• Charles Wright (disambiguation), one of several people, including
  • Charles Wright (cricketer), English cricketer
  • Charles Wright (poet) (born 1935), American poet
  • Charles Wright (wrestler) (born 1961), American performance wrestler
  • Charles Wright (botanist) (1811-1885)
• 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
• Clare Wright, Pretty
• Cliff Wright, British illustrator
• Clyde Wright, former Major League Baseball pitcher
• Craig Wright (disambiguation), one of several people including
  • Craig Wright (cricketer), a Scottish cricketer
  • Craig Wright (playwright), American playwright and Six Feet Under producer

Craig Wright Sacramento County Painter (70's-present) June 01,2009

• • J. Craig Wright, American judge
• 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 (disambiguation), one of several people including
  • David Wright (baseball player), an American baseball player
  • David Wright (British musician), composer and producer, co-founder of AD Music
  • David Wright (footballer), a British footballer
  • David Wright (politician), a British politician
• 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
• Doug Wright American lighting manager
• Douglas E. Wright, Canadian Horror Writer

E

• E. M. Wright (1906-2005), British mathematician and coauthor of the "Hardy & Wright" number theory textbook
• Edgar Wright, English film director
• Edward Wright (disambiguation), can refer to one of several people:
  • Edd Wright (opera singer) Canadian opera singer
  • Edward Wright (mathematician) (1561-1615), English mathematician and cartographer, first to explain the mathematics of the Mercator projection.
  • Gordon Wright (footballer), (1884-1947) an English footballer, also known as Edward Gordon Dundas Wright
  • Edward L. Wright, an American astrophysicist and cosmologist
• Edwin M. Wright, American foreign relations expert
• Elizabeth Oehlkers Wright, American translator
• Elizur Wright, American theorist of life insurance
• Eric Wright (disambiguation), one of several people including
  • Eric Wright, the rapper Eazy-E
  • Eric Wright (footballer), football player in the NFL
  • Eric Wright (writer), Canadian writer of murder mystery novels
  • Eric Lloyd Wright, architect
• Erik Olin Wright, American sociologist
• Ernest Vincent Wright, American writer
• Eugene Wright (born 1923), musician

F

• Farnsworth Wright (1888–1940), editor of Weird Tales
• Fielding L. Wright, American politician
• Frances Wright, British-American lecturer
• Frank Lloyd Wright, architect
• Franz Wright (born 1953), poet
• Fred Wright, British author
• Freda Wright-Sorce, American radio personality

G

• G.V. Wright, Irish politician
• Gary Wright, American musician
• Georg Henrik von Wright (1916–2003), Finland-Swedish philosopher
• George Wright (disambiguation), 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
• Gordon Wright (disambiguation) (several)
• Graham Wright (artist), English artist
• Gregory Wright (disambiguation), one of several people including
  • Gregory Wright (astrophysicist)
  • Gregory Wright (comics), an American comic book writer

H

• Harold Wright, Canadian athlete and engineer
• Harold Bell Wright, early 20th century American author
• Harry Wright, baseball player
• Helena Rosa Wright, pioneer in birth control
• Henry T. Wright, American archaeologist, National Geographic, on the list of University of Michigan faculty and staff
• Henry W. Wright
• Herbert Wright (disambiguation), one of several people including
  • Herbert Wright (politician), a Canadian politician
  • Herbert Wright (producer), a science fiction television producer and writer
• Horatio Wright, American general

I

• Ian Wright, English footballer and TV presenter
• Ian Wright (traveller), British traveller
• Iain Wright (born 1972), British politician

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J

• Jackie Wright, British comedian
• Jackie Wright, English footballer
• 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
• Jane C. Wright, African American Doctor
• Janet Wright, Canadian actress
• Jaret Wright, American baseball player
• Jarett Wright, American Basketball player
• Jay Wright (disambiguation), one of several people including
  • Jay Wright (coach) (born 1961), men's head basketball coach of Villanova University
  • Jay Wright (poet) (born 1935), American poet, winner of the 2005 Bollingen Prize
• Jeffrey Wright, American actor
• Jeremy Wright (disambiguation), one of several people including
  • Jeremy Wright (blogger), a Canadian blogger
  • Jeremy Wright (politician), a British politician
• Jeremiah Wright, American preacher
• Jim Wright, American politician
• Joanne Wright, British badminton player
• Joe Wright, film director (Pride & Prejudice and Atonement)
• John Wright (disambiguation), 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 (disambiguation), 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

• Katharine Wright, high school teacher; sister of Wilbur and Orville
• Katie Wright, American actress
• Keith Wright (disambiguation), one of several people, including
  • Keith Wright (American football), American football player
  • Keith Wright (footballer), Scottish footballer
  • Keith Wright (ice hockey), Canadian ice hockey player
• Keith L. T. Wright, American politician
• Keith R. Wright, American Dentist
• Kevin R. Wright, English Thinker
• Kit Wright, English poet and children's author
• Kyla Wright, American Dancer
• Kristy Wright, Australian actress

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 (disambiguation), one of several people
• Lucilla Wright, English field hockey player
• Luke Edward Wright, American politician
• Luke Wright (cricketer), English cricketer
• Luther Wright, former basketball player

M

• Manuel Wright, American football player
• Margaret Wright (disambiguation), one of several people including
  • Margaret Wright, British Green Party politician
• Marian Wright Edelman (born 1939), American lawyer and founder of the Children's Defense Fund
• Mark Wright (disambiguation), one of several people including
  • Mark Wright (footballer born 1963), football player and manager
  • Mark Wright (rugby league footballer), former Australian rugby league player
  • Mark Wright (writer), science fiction writer
• Martha Griffiths, American lawyer, also known as Martha Edna Wright
• Martin Wright (disambiguation), several people
• 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 (disambiguation), one of several people including
  • Michael Wright (actor), American film and television actor
  • Michael Wright (Australian politician), Australian Labor Party member of the South Australian House of Assembly
  • Michael Wright (cyclist), English former professional road bicycle racer from 1962 to 1976
  • Michael Wright (rapper), an old-school rapper known as Wonder Mike
• Mickey Wright, American golfer
• Mike Wright, American football player
• Milton Wright (disambiguation), several people
• Miranda Wright, fictional character from Bonkers

N

• Nathan Wright, English courtier
• Nate Wright, American football player
• N. T. Wright, English theologian and prolific writer

O

• Orville Wright (1871–1948), American airplane inventor

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

• Quincy Wright, American political scientist

R

• Randy Wright, American football player
• Richard Wright, one of several people, including
  • Richard Wright (author), African-American author
  • Richard Wright (footballer), England football goalkeeper
  • Richard Wright (musician) (Rick), pianist and keyboard player of Pink Floyd
  • Richard Wright (politician), American politician, listed at North Carolina General Assembly election, 2004
  • Richard B. Wright, Canadian author
  • Richard T. Wright, Canadian historian and outdoorsman
• Robert Wright (disambiguation), 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
• Sarah E. Wright, American writer
• 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 (DJ), 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
  • Thomas Wright (antiquarian) (1810–1877), British antiquarian and writer
  • Thomas Wright (astronomer) (1711–1786), English astronomer, mathematician, instrument maker, architect and garden designer
  • Thomas Wright (geologist) (1809–1884), Scottish surgeon and palaeontologist
  • Thomas Edward Wright, a member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
  • Thomas J. Wright, film director
• Todd Wright, American sports broadcaster
• Tom Wright (disambiguation), one of several people including
  • Tom Wright (actor), a film actor
  • Tom Wright (baseball player)
  • Tom Wright (CFL), commissioner of the Canadian Football League
  • Tom Wright (rugby league footballer)
  • Tom Wright (theologian)
• Tommy Wright (disambiguation), one of several people including
  • Tommy Wright (footballer born 1944), footballer for Everton and England
  • Tommy Wright (footballer born 1984), English footballer who played for Leicester City in the early 2000s
  • Tommy Wright (footballer born 1966), Scottish footballer who played for Leicester City in the late 1980s and early 1990s
  • Tommy Wright (footballer born 1963), Northern Irish footballer
• Tony Wright (disambiguation), one of several people including
  • Tony Wright (Staffordshire politician), British politician, MP for Cannock Chase
• Turbutt Wright (1741–1783), American planter and politician
• Tyler Wright, Canadian ice hockey player

V

• Vivian Wright, fictional character from Dream Team
• Virginia Wright, (born 1958–), author, mentioned in Broken Obelisk
• Victoria Wright, (born 10 July 1976) is a female badminton player from France.

W

• Wallace Duffield Wright, British soldier
• Whitaker Wright, English businessman
• Wilbur Wright (1867–1912), American airplane 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 (disambiguation), several people
• Wm. Robert Wright, Latter Day Saint historian
• Winky Wright, American boxer
• The Wright brothers (Wilbur and Orville Wright), airplane inventors.

References

1. ^ Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary. ISBN 0-87779-338-7. 
2. ^ Harrison, Henry (1969). Surnames of the United Kingdom: A Concise Etymological Dictionary. 2. Genealogical Publishing Company. p. 311. 
3. ^ Clan MacIntyre history

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