Wright (family name)
Wright is an English family name .
Origin and meaning
The English word wright means something like " craftsman ", in compositions mostly translated as "-maker" or "-bauer" (e.g. wheelwright, shipbuilder).
Name bearer
Noble family
- Wright (noble family) , Finnish noble family
A.
- Abdel Wright (* 1977), Jamaican singer and guitarist
- Alan Wright (* 1971), English football player and coach
- Adam Thomas Wright (* 2000), English actor
- Alberta Wright († 2015), American restaurateur
- Alex Wright (* 1975), German wrestler
- Alice Morgan Wright (1881–1975), American sculptor, suffragette and animal rights activist
- Alison Wright (writer) , British writer
- Alison Wright (athlete) (born 1949), New Zealand athlete
- Alison Wright (journalist) (born 1961), American photojournalist and writer
- Alison Wright (art historian) (born 1965), British art historian
- Alison Wright (actress) (born 1976), British actress
- Alison Wright (cyclist) (* 1980), Australian cyclist
- Almroth Wright (1861-1947), British bacteriologist and immunologist
- Aloma Wright (born 1950), American actress
- Alphonse Wright (1887– ??), Belgian football player
- Amy Wright (born 1950), American actress
- André Joseph Wright (1936–2010), Nigerien diplomat
- Andrew Barkworth Wright (1895–1971), British colonial administrator
- Andrew Harry Wright (* 1985), English badminton player
- Andwuelle Wright (* 1997), Trinidadian track and field athlete
- Andy Wright , Australian sound engineer
- Ann Wright (born 1947), retired Colonel in the United States Army
- Antoine Wright (* 1984), American basketball player
- Arin Wright (* 1992), American soccer player
- Arthur Wright (soccer player, 1898) (1898–1974), English soccer player
- Arthur Wright (soccer player, 1919) (1919–1985), English soccer player
- Arthur Wright (musician) (1937–2015), American R&B musician
- Artice L. Wright (1924-2011), American bishop
- Ashley Wright (* 1987), English snooker player
- Ashley B. Wright (1841-1897), American politician
- Augustus Romaldus Wright (1813-1891), American politician
- Austin Wright (sculptor) (1911–1997), British sculptor
- Austin Wright (writer) (1922-2003), American writer
- Austin Tappan Wright (1883–1931), American legal scholar and science fiction author
B.
- Bailey Wright (born 1992), Australian soccer player
- Basil Wright (1907–1987), British documentary filmmaker
- Beals Wright (1879–1961), American tennis player
- Beatrice Ann Wright (1917–2018), American psychologist
- Ben Wright (actor) (1915–1989), British actor
- Ben Wright (cricketer) (born 1987), English cricketer
- Benjamin Wright (engineer) (1770–1842), American civil engineer
- Benjamin D. Wright (1799–1874), American lawyer, lawyer, and politician
- Bernard Wright (* 1963), American funk and jazz musician, keyboardist
- Bert Wright , American figure skater
- Betty Wright (1953-2020), American soul singer
- Bill Wright († 2009), British film editor
- Billy Wright ( William Ambrose Wright ; 1924-1994), English football player and coach
- Billy Wright (soccer player, 1899) (1899– ??), English soccer player
- Billy Wright (soccer player, 1913) (1913– ??), English soccer player
- Billy Wright (soccer player, 1931) (born 1931), English soccer player
- Billy Wright (singer) (1932–1991), American blues singer
- Billy Wright (Soccer Player, 1958) ( William Wright ; * 1958), English soccer player
- Billy Wright (soccer player, 1959) (born 1959), English soccer player
- Billy Wright (Loyalist) (1960-1997), Northern Irish Loyalist
- Billy Wright (soccer player, 1962) (born 1962), New Zealand soccer player
- Bob Wright (baseball player) ( Robert Cassius Wright ; 1891-1993), American baseball player
- Bob Wright (Composer) ( Robert Craig Wright ; 1914-2005), American film composer and songwriter
- Bobby Wright (singer) (born 1942), American country singer
- Bobby Jack Wright (born 1950), American football player and coach
- Bonnie Wright (born 1991), British film actress
- Brad Wright (born 1961), American author and television producer
- Bradley Wright-Phillips (born 1985), English football player
- Brandan Wright (* 1987), American basketball player
C.
- Camilla Wright (* 1967), Norwegian badminton player
- Carolyn Wright (* 1946), Australian high jumper
- Casey Wright (* 1994), Australian cross-country skier
- Chalky Wright (1912–1957), American boxer
- Charles Wright (botanist) (1811–1885), American botanist
- Charles Wright (poet) (born 1935), American poet
- Charles Wright (born 1940), American musician, band leader of Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band
- Charles Wright (wrestler) (born 1961), American wrestler
- Charles Frederick Wright (1856–1925), American politician
- Charles Harrison Wright (1821-1885), Prussian officer
- Charles Henry Wright (1864–1941), English botanist
- Charles R. Wright (1927–2017), American sociologist and communication scientist
- Charles Romley Alder Wright (1844-1894), English chemist
- Charles Seymour Wright (1887–1975), Canadian physicist and polar explorer
- Charles William Wright (1863-1936), English cricketer
- Charlie Wright (* 1975), Sierra Leonean football player
- Chauncey Wright (1830–1875), American mathematician and philosopher
- Chely Wright (* 1970), American country singer
- Chris Wright (Entrepreneur) British music, media and sports company
- Chris Wright (wrestler) (born 1971), American wrestler
- Chris Wright (athlete) (born 1971), Bahamian long jumper
- Chris Wright (soccer player) (* 1986), English soccer player
- Chris Wright (swimmer) (* 1988), Australian swimmer
- Chris Wright ( 1988), American basketball player
- Chris Wright (basketball player, 1989) (born 1989), American basketball player
- Chris Wright (snooker player) , English snooker player
- Clarissa Dickson Wright († 2014), British television chef
- Claud William Wright (1917-2010), British paleontologist
- Clive Wright (born 1965), Jamaican athlete
- Clyde Wright (born 1941), American baseball player
- Crispin Wright (* 1942), British philosopher
- Cyril Wright (1885-1960), British sailor
D.
- Dana Wright (born 1959), Canadian athlete
- Daniel B. Wright (1812-1887), American politician
- Danny Wright (* 1984), English soccer player
- Daphne Wright (* 1951), British author
- Daria Wright (1859-1938), American golfer and Princess of Serbia; see Daria Karađorđević
- Dave Wright (born 1965), English badminton player
- Dave Wright (squash player) , Australian squash player
- David Wright (musician) (born 1953), British musician and composer
- David Wright (born 1965), English badminton player, see Dave Wright
- David Wright (soccer player) (born 1980), English soccer player
- David Wright (sailor) (* 1981), Canadian sailor
- David Wright (baseball player) (born 1982), American baseball player
- David Wright (snooker player) , English snooker player
- David Frederick Wright (1944–2008), English guitarist and singer, member of The Troggs
- Dean Wright (born 1962), American producer and director
- Dempsey Wright (1929-2001), American jazz musician
- Denis Arthur Hepworth Wright (1911-2005), British diplomat
- Dennis H. Wright (* 1931), British pathologist
- Denny Wright (1924–1992), British jazz guitarist
- Derrick Wright (* 1981), football goalkeeper for Montserrat
- Don Wright (* 1959), Australian hurdler
- Don J. Wright , American physician and civil servant
- Donald O. Wright (1892–1985), American politician
- Dorell Wright (born 1985), American basketball player
- Dorick McGowan Wright (1945–2020), Belizean clergyman, Bishop of Belize City-Belmopan
- Dorothea Wright († 2013), British graphic artist
- Dorothy Wright (1889-1960), British sailor
- Doug Wright (cricketer) (1914-1998), English cricketer
- Doug Wright (comic book artist) (1917–1983), Canadian comic book artist
- Doug Wright (soccer player) (1917-1992), English soccer player
- Doug Wright (drummer) , British drummer for John Barry Seven and The Family Dogg
- Doug Wright (writer) (born 1962), American playwright and screenwriter
- Doug Wright (actor) , actor
- Drey Wright (* 1995), English soccer player
- Dunky Wright (1896–1976), British athlete
- Dwayne Wright , football player for the Cayman Islands
E.
- EM Wright (1906-2005), British mathematician
- Edgar Wright (born 1974), British director
- Edward Wright (1561-1615), English mathematician and cartographer
- Edward Wright (writer) († 2015), American journalist and writer
- Edward F. Wright (1858–1904), British cricketer and chief of police in Jamaica
- Edwin RV Wright (1812–1871), American politician
- Edythe Wright (1914-1965), American swing singer
- Elizabeth Oehlkers Wright (* 1966), American translator
- Elly Wright (* 1940), Austrian jazz singer and music teacher
- Elmon Wright (1929–1984), American R&B and jazz trumpeter
- Eric Wright (writer) (1929–2015), Canadian writer and university professor
- Eric Wright ( American football player , 1959) (born 1959), American football player (cornerback, San Francisco 49ers)
- Eric Wright , known as Eazy-E (1964-1995), American rapper
- Eric Wright (soccer player) (* 1980), Liberian soccer player
- Eric Wright ( American football player , 1985) (born 1985), American football player (cornerback, Cleveland Browns)
- Erik Olin Wright (1947–2019), American sociologist
- Ernest Vincent Wright (1873-1939), American writer
- Ernie Wright ( Ernest Henry Wright; 1939-2007), American football player
- Esmond Wright (1915-2003), British historian
- Eugene Wright ( The Senator; * 1923), American double bass player
F.
- Farnsworth Wright (1888-1940), American publisher
- Ferdinand von Wright (1822–1906), Finnish painter and printmaker
- Fielding L. Wright (1895–1956), American politician
- Frances Wright (1795–1852), American social reformer and feminist
- Francis Mastin Wright (1810–1869), American businessman and politician
- François-Robert Wright (* 1945), Nigerien officer and politician
- Frank Wright (1935–1990), American jazz musician
- Frank Wright (marksman) (1878–1931), American marksman
- Frank Lloyd Wright (1867–1959), American architect
- Frankie Wright (* 1985), American sprinter
- Franz Wright (1953–2015), Austrian-American poet
- Frazer Wright (born 1979), Scottish football player
- Frederick Eugene Wright (1877–1953), American mineralogist and optician
G
- Gabriella Wright (* 1982), English actress
- Gary Wright (born 1943), American musician
- Ged Wright (* 1976), Australian film technician for visual effects
- Geoffrey Wright (* 1959), Australian film director
- Georg Henrik von Wright (1916–2003), Finnish philosopher
- George Wright (Governor) (1779–1842), Governor of Prince Edward Island
- George Wright (General) (1801 / 1803-1865), American general
- George Wright (baseball player) (1847-1937) American baseball player and golfer
- George Wright (Bishop) (1873-1956) British Bishop
- George Wright (tennis player) , Australian tennis player
- George Wright (musician) (1920–1998), American musician
- George Wright (soccer player) (1930-1992), British soccer player
- George Wright (athlete) (born 1963), Canadian athlete
- George Caleb Wright (1889–1973), American architect
- George Ernest Wright (1909–1974), American archaeologist
- George F. Wright (1881–1938), American politician, Mayor of Honolulu
- George Frederick Wright (1838–1921), American geologist
- George G. Wright (1820-1896), American politician (Iowa)
- George Hand Wright (1872–1951), American painter
- George Melendez Wright (1904–1936), American biologist
- George Newenham Wright (around 1794–1877), Irish writer
- George Washington Wright (1816-1885), American politician (California)
- Gerry Wright (born 1963), American basketball player
- Guillermo Wright (1872-1949), Mexican polo player
- Gordon Wright (1884-1947), English football player
- Gordon Wright (historian) (1912–2000), American historian
H
- Haji Wright (* 1998), American football player
- Harold Wright (track and field athlete) (1908-1997), Canadian sprinter and sports official
- Harold Wright (clarinetist) (1926-1993), American clarinetist
- Harold Bell Wright (1872–1944), American author
- Harry Wright (baseball player) (1835–1895) American baseball player
- Harry Wright (football player) ( Harry Lovegrove Wright ; 1870–1950), Australian Australian football player
- Harry Wright (politician) (1875– ??), Canadian politician
- Harry Wright (Soccer Player, 1888) ( Harry Fereday Wright ; 1888–1950), English soccer player
- Harry Wright (Soccer Player, 1900) ( Harold Wright ; 1900– ??), English soccer player
- Harry Wright (football player, February 1909) ( Henry Wright ; 1909–1979), English football player
- Harry Wright (soccer player, June 1909) ( Henry Edward Wright ; 1909-1994), English soccer player
- Harry von Wright (1859–1925), Prussian officer, most recently lieutenant general
- Hector Wright (born 1969), Jamaican soccer player
- Heidemarie Wright (* 1951), German politician (SPD)
- Hendrick Bradley Wright (1808-1881), American politician
- Herbert E. Wright (1917–2015), American geologist and paleontologist
- Herman Wright (≈1930), American jazz musician
- Horatio Wright (1820–1899), American major general
I.
- Ian Wright (rower) (born 1961), New Zealand rower
- Ian Wright (soccer player) (born 1963), English soccer player
- IO Tillett Wright (* 1985), American author, photographer, television presenter and activist
- Irving S. Wright (1901-1997), American medic
- Isaac Hempstead-Wright (* 1999), British child actor
J
- J. Madison Wright Morris (1984-2006), American film actress
- Jack Wright (* 1942), American free jazz and improvisation musician
- Jack Wright (soccer player) , Northern Irish soccer player
- Jackie Wright (1905–1989), British comedian, musician and actor
- Jaguar Wright (born 1977), American singer
- James Wright (poet) (1927–1980), American poet
- James Wright (ice hockey player) (born 1990), Canadian ice hockey player
- James Wright ( American football player ) (born 1991), American football player
- James Wright (Politician) (1716–1785) British politician and lawyer, Governor of the Province of Georgia
- James A. Wright (1902–1963), American politician
- James C. Wright (* 1946), American classical archaeologist
- Jamey Wright (* 1974), American baseball player
- Jamie Wright (born 1976), Canadian ice hockey player
- Jane C. Wright (1919-2013), American cancer researcher
- Janet Wright (badminton) (* around 1920), American badminton player
- Janet Wright (actress) (1945-2016), Canadian actress
- Janet Wright (tennis player) (born 1953), American tennis player
- Jason F. Wright (* 1971), American author and journalist
- Jay Wright (writer) (born 1934), American writer
- Jay Wright (basketball coach) (born 1961), American basketball coach
- Jeffrey Wright (born 1965), American actor
- Jeremiah Wright (* 1941), American theologian
- Jeremy Wright (* 1972), British lawyer and politician
- Jim Wright (1922-2015), American politician
- Joe Wright (born 1972), British film director
- Johan von Wright (1924–2015), Finnish researcher, philosopher and table tennis player
- Johanna Scheringer-Wright (* 1963), German politician (Die Linke), MdL
- John Wright (botanist) (1811–1846) American botanist
- John Wright (actor) (1905–1989) British comedian, musician and actor
- John Wright (boxer) (1929-2001), British boxer
- John Wright (chess player) (born 1940), Canadian chess player
- John Wright (film editor) , American film editor
- John Wright (ice hockey player) (born 1948), Canadian ice hockey player
- John Wright (pianist) (born 1934), American jazz pianist
- John Wright (Taekwondoin) , Spanish Taekwondo fighter
- John B. Wright (1872–1934), American lawyer and politician
- John Brewer Wright , American politician
- John C. Wright (Politician, 1783) (1783–1861), American politician (Ohio)
- John C. Wright (politician, 1801) (1801–1862), American lawyer and politician (New York)
- John C. Wright (author) (born 1961), American writer
- John G. Wright (1902–1956), Russian-American translator and Trotskyist
- John Henry Wright (1852–1908), American classical philologist
- John Joseph Wright (1909–1979), American clergyman, Bishop of Pittsburgh
- John Michael Wright (1617-1694), English painter
- John Vines Wright (1828–1908), American politician
- Johnnie Wright (1914-2011), American country singer
- Jon Wright (soccer player) (1925-2015), English soccer player
- Jon Wright (snooker player) (born 1962), English snooker player
- Jon Wright (film director) (* 1971), Northern Irish film director
- Jonathan Wright (historian, 1941) (born 1941), British historian and political scientist
- Jonathan Wright (Historian, 1969) (born 1969), British historian of religion
- Jonathan Wright (director) (* 1970) in Liverpool, British director
- Jonathan H. Wright , American economist
- José Roberto Wright (* 1944), Brazilian football referee
- Joseph Wright of Derby (1734–1797), English painter
- Joseph Wright (Governor) (1810–1867), American politician (Indiana)
- Joseph Wright (philologist) (1855–1930), English philologist and dialectologist
- Joseph Wright (rower, 1864) (1864-1950), Canadian rower
- Joseph Wright (rower, 1906) (1906–1981), Canadian rower
- Joseph C. Wright (1892–1985), American production designer
- Judith Wright (1915-2000), Australian poet
- Jules Wright († 2015), British theater director and entrepreneur
- Justine Wright , New Zealand Film Editor
K
- KJ Wright (born 1989), American football player
- Keith Wright (born 1965), Scottish football player
- Kendall Wright (born 1989), American football player
- Kirk Wright (born 1981), Jamaican soccer player
- Kit Wright (born 1944), British poet and writer
L.
- LR Wright (1939–2001), Laurali Rose Wright, also LA Wright, Canadian journalist and writer
- Lammar Wright senior (1907–1973), American jazz trumpeter
- Lammar Wright junior (1927–1983), American jazz trumpeter
- Lan Wright (1923-2010), British science fiction writer
- Lawrence Wright (music publisher) (1888–1964), British composer and music publisher
- Lawrence Wright (writer) (* 1947), American journalist and author
- Leo Wright (1933–1991), American jazz musician
- Letitia Wright (* 1993), Guyanese-British actress
- Lewis Wright (* ≈1990), British jazz musician
- Lewis Wright, Baron Wright of Ashton-under-Lyne (1903–1974), British trade union official and politician
- Linbert Wright (* 1981), football player for Montserrat
- Lionel Percy Wright (1923-2010), British author
- Lizz Wright (* 1980), American jazz musician
- Lloyd Wright (1890–1978), American architect and landscape architect
- Louis Wright (born 1953), American football player
- Louis Booker Wright (1899–1984), American historian, librarian, and author
- Lorenzen Wright (1975-2010), American basketball player
- Lorenzo Wright (1926–1972), American athlete
- Luke Edward Wright (1846–1922), American politician, Governor General of the Philippines
M.
- Mack V. Wright (1894–1965), American film director
- Magnus von Wright (1805–1868), Finnish painter and ornithologist
- Marc Wright (1890–1975), American pole vaulter
- Margaret Wright (actress) (1917–1999), American actress
- Margaret Wright (politician, around 1922) (* 1922/1923), American politician (People's Party)
- Margaret Wright (politician, 1940) (born 1940), British politician (GPEW)
- Margaret H. Wright (* 1944), American mathematician
- Mark Wright (soccer player, 1963) (born 1963), English soccer player and coach
- Mark Wright (Soccer Player, 1970) ( Mark Andrew Wright ; * 1970), English soccer player
- Mark Wright (soccer player, 1981) (born 1981), English soccer player
- Mark Wright (soccer player, 1982) (born 1982), English soccer player
- Martha Wright ( Martha Lucile Wiederrecht ; 1923–2016), American singer and actress
- Mary Wright-Shannon (* 1944), English table tennis player, see Mary Shannon
- Maureen Wright (* 1939), Australian javelin thrower
- Mauricio Wright (* 1970), Costa Rican soccer player
- Marie Wright (1862-1949), British actress
- Max Wright (1943-2019), American actor
- May Wright Sewall (born Mary Eliza Wright ; 1844–1920), American suffragette
- Megan Wright (* 1982), Canadian long-distance runner
- Michael Wright (architect) (* 1912), Hong Kong architect
- Michael Wright (cyclist) (born 1941), British cyclist
- Michael Wright (actor) (born 1956), American actor
- Michael Wright (politician) (born 1956), Australian politician (Labor Party)
- Michael Wright (basketball player) (1980-2015), American basketball player
- Michelle Wright (producer) , film producer
- Michelle Wright (country singer) (born 1961), Canadian country singer
- Michelle Wright (actress) (born 1967), American actress
- Mike Wright ( Michael Wright ; 1952-2019), British economist
- Muriel Hazel Wright (1889–1975), American historian
- Myron Benjamin Wright (1847-1894), American politician
N
- Nathalia Wright (1913-2004), American literary scholar
- Nathan Wright (Judge) (1654–1721), English judge and Lord Chancellor
- Nathan Wright (actor) , British actor
- N'Bushe Wright (born 1970), American actress
- Neville Wright (* 1980), Canadian bobsledder
- Nicholas Wright (playwright) (born 1940), British playwright
- Nicholas Wright (doctor) (* 1945), British medic
- Nicholas Thomas Wright ( NT Wright, Tom Wright ; * 1948), British theologian and clergyman
- Nick Wright (officer) (born 1949), British officer, private secretary to Princess Anne
- Nick Wright ( 1975), British football player
- Nick Wright (politician) (* 1983), Canadian politician
- Nick Wright (sports reporter) (* 1984), American sports reporter
- Nick Wright ( born 1987), British football player
O
- Oliver Wright (1921-2009), British diplomat
- Oliver Wright (boxer) (1947-2018), Jamaican boxer
- Orville Wright (1871–1948), American aircraft manufacturer
P
- Paul Wright (diplomat) (1915-2005), British diplomat
- Paul Wright (soccer player, 1967) (born 1967), Scottish soccer player
- Paul Wright (soccer player, 1969) (born 1969), English-American soccer player
- Paul Wright (cyclist) (* 1973), English cyclist
- Paul Wright (musician) (* 1979), American musician
- Paul Wright (director) (born 1981), Scottish film director
- Patience Wright (1725–1786), American sculptor
- Patricia Wright (* 1944), American behavioral scientist
- Patrick Wright, Baron Wright of Richmond (1931-2020), British diplomat
- Peter Wright (Martyr) (1603-1651), English priest and martyr
- Peter Wright (choreographer) (* 1926), English ballet teacher, choreographer, director and dancer
- Peter Wright (automobile designer) (* 1946), British engineer and racing car designer
- Peter Wright (tennis player) (born 1963), Irish tennis player
- Peter Wright (dart player) (* 1970), Scottish dart player
- Peter Maurice Wright (1916–1995), British agent and author
- Phyllis Lycett Wright ( Phyllis Lycett ; † 2006), American actress
Q
- Quincy Wright (1890–1970), American political scientist
R.
- Randall Wright (* 1956), Canadian economist and university professor
- Rashad Wright (* 1982), American basketball player
- Rayfield Wright (born 1945), American football player and coach
- Rhiana Gunn-Wright (* 1988), American political advisor
- Richard Wright (painter) (1735 – around 1775), English painter
- Richard Wright (soccer player, 1877) (1877-1942), English soccer player
- Richard Wright (soccer player, 1903) (1903-1991), English soccer player
- Richard Wright (writer) (1908-1960), American writer
- Richard Wright (musician) (1943–2008), British musician
- Richard Wright (artist) (born 1960), British artist
- Richard Wright (producer) (also Richard S. Wright ; * 1960), American film producer
- Richard Wright (soccer player, 1977) (born 1977), English soccer player
- Richard Pearson Wright (1908-1992), English archaeologist
- Richardson L. Wright (1887–1961), American author and editor
- Robert Wright (Bishop) (1560–1643), English clergyman, Bishop of Lichfield
- Robert Wright (politician) (1752–1826), American politician
- Robert Wright, Baron Wright (1869–1964), British lawyer and politician
- Robert Wright (special effects artist) , American photographer and film technician
- Robert Alexander Wright (1853–1947), New Zealand politician
- Robin Wright (born 1966), American film actress
- Ron Wright (* 1953), American politician
- Ronald Wright (Author) (born 1948), Canadian author and historian
- Ronald Wright (Boxer) ( Winky Wright ; * 1971), American boxer
- Royston Clifford Wright († 2014), British bishop
- Russel Wright (Designer) (1904–1976), American industrial designer
- Russel Wright (racing driver) (1929–2013), New Zealand motorcycle racer
S.
- Samuel E. Wright (born 1946), American actor and voice actor
- Samuel G. Wright (1781–1845), American politician
- Sarah Wright (* 1983), American model and actress
- Scott Wright (born 1997), Scottish football player
- Sewall Wright (1889–1988), American geneticist and evolutionist
- Seymour Wright , British improvisation musician
- Shahadi Wright-Joseph (* 2005), American actress, singer and dancer
- Shaun Wright-Phillips (* 1981), English football player
- Shayne Wright (* 1975), German ice hockey player
- Silas Wright (1795–1847), American politician
- Simon Wright (born 1963), British musician
- Specs Wright (1927–1963), American jazz drummer
- Stanley Wright († 2011), American jazz musician and music teacher
- Stephen Wright (writer) (born 1946), American writer
- Stephen Wright (diplomat) (born 1946), British diplomat
- Stephen Wright (soccer player, 1961) (born 1961), Australian soccer player
- Stephen Wright (journalist) (* 1968), British crime journalist
- Stephen Wright (Bishop) (* 1970), British clergyman and auxiliary bishop in Birmingham
- Stephen Wright (soccer player, 1971) (born 1971), Scottish soccer player
- Stephen Wright (soccer player, 1980) (born 1980), English soccer player
- Steven Wright (born 1955), American actor, writer and comedian
- Steven Wright (basketball player) (born 1983), American basketball player
- Stevie Wright (1947-2015), Australian rock singer
- Sue Wright (* 1970), English squash player
- Sue Ellen Wright (* 1943), American translation scholar, terminologist and linguist
- Susan Wright (* 1963), American writer
- Sydney Fowler Wright (1874-1965), British writer
- Syreeta Wright (1946-2004), American singer and songwriter, see Syreeta
T
- Tanisha Wright (* 1983), American basketball player
- Teresa Wright (1918–2005), American actress
- Teya Wright (* 1989), American basketball player
- Thelma Wright (* 1951), Canadian medium and long distance runner
- Theodore Lyman Wright (1858–1926), American classical philologist and art historian
- Thomas Wright (philosopher) (1711–1786), British philosopher
- Thomas Wright (garden architect) , Irish garden designer in the 18th century
- Thomas Wright (painter) (1792–1849), English painter and engraver
- Thomas Wright (geologist) (1809-1884), Scottish geologist
- Thomas Wright (archaeologist) (1810–1877), English archaeologist and writer
- Thomas Wright (tennis player) (born 1998), British tennis player
- Thomas Lee Wright , American film producer, film director, screenwriter and documentary filmmaker
- Thomas M. Wright (* 1983), Australian actor
- Tom Wright (born 1948), British theologian and Bishop of Durham, see Nicholas Thomas Wright
- Tom Wright (actor) (born 1952), American actor
- Tom Wright (architect) (born 1957), British architect
- Tommy Wright (soccer player, 1928) (born 1928), Scottish soccer player
- Tommy Wright (soccer player, 1944) (born 1944), English soccer player
- Tommy Wright (soccer player, 1963) (born 1963), Northern Irish soccer player
- Tommy Wright (soccer player, 1966) (born 1966), Scottish soccer player
- Tommy Wright (soccer player, 1984) (born 1984), English soccer player
- Tracy Wright (1959-2010), Canadian actress
- Trevor Wright (athlete) (born 1946), British athlete
- Trevor Wright (actor) (born 1982), American actor
- Turbutt Wright (1741–1783), American politician
- Tyler Wright (born 1973), Canadian ice hockey player
V
- Vernon S. Wright (1889–1934), American politician
- Victoria Wright (* 1974), French badminton player of Bulgarian origin
W.
- Walter Wright (1866–1933), New Zealand painter
- Warwick Wright (1875-1945), British motorboat enthusiast
- Wayne Wright (1932-2008), American jazz guitarist
- Wilbur Wright (1867–1912), American aircraft manufacturer
- Will Wright (actor) ( William H. Wright ; 1894–1962), American actor
- Will Wright (game developer) ( William Ralph Wright ; * 1960), American game developer
- William Wright (priest) (1562–1639) British clergyman and missionary
- William Wright (botanist) (1735-1819) Scottish botanist and physician
- William Wright (politician) (1794–1866), American politician
- William Wright (Orientalist) (1830-1889), English Orientalist
- William Wright (Bishop) ( William Joseph Wright ; * 1952), Australian clergyman, Bishop of Maitland-Newcastle
- William B. Wright (1806–1868), American lawyer and politician
- William Bacon Wright (1830–1895), American lawyer and politician
- William Bourke Wright (1876-1939), British geologist
- William C. Wright (1866–1933), American politician
- William H. Wright (Producer) (1902–1980), American producer and screenwriter
- William Hammond Wright (1871-1959), American astronomer
- William Robert Wright (1935–2012), American politician
- Wilmer Cave Wright (1868–1951), American classical philologist
- Woody Wright (born 1957), American singer and composer
Z
- Zack Wright (born 1985), American basketball player