John Wright

John Wright may refer to:

Arts

• John Buckland Wright (1897–1954), New Zealand illustrator
• John Christie Wright (1889–1917), Scottish-born Australian sculptor
• John Clifton Wright (born 1948), Capt. John, America's Great Loop author
• John C. Wright (author) (born 1961), American science fiction and fantasy writer
• John Henry Wright (1852–1908), American classical scholar
• John Lloyd Wright (1892–1972), American architect and toy designer
• John Masey Wright (1777–1866), English watercolour-painter
• John Michael Wright (1617–1694), Scottish painter
• John Robert Wright (born 1942), American actor, commonly known as Bobby Wright
• John William Wright (1802–1848), English painter
• John Wright (film editor) (active since 1978), American film editor
• John Wright (musician) (born 1962), Canadian drummer
• John Wright (poet) (1805–1843), Scottish poet
• Johnnie Wright (1914–2011), American country musician, singer, songwriter
• Johnny Wright (music manager) (born 1960), American music act manager

Politics

• John A. Wright (born 1954), Oklahoma State Representative and Lieutenant Governor Candidate
• John Wright (1568–1605), member of the 1605 Gunpowder Plot
• John Allan Cecil Cecil-Wright (1886–1982), British politician, Member of Parliament for Birmingham Erdington
• John Arthur Wright (1841–1920), Australian company manager, politician and railways commissioner
• John C. Wright (comptroller) (1801–1862), American politician from New York
• John C. Wright (politician) (1783–1861), U.S. Representative from Ohio
• John F. Wright (1945-2018), Nebraska Supreme Court justice
• John James Wright (1821–1904), Australian flour miller, councillor and politician
• John Oliver Wright, British diplomat
• John T. Wright (fl. 1952), African American politician
• John Vines Wright (1828–1908), member of the U.S. Congress, the Confederate Congress, and a state supreme court justice
• Sir John Wright (1488–1551), who sat on King Henry VIII's King Council
• John Wright (Tasmanian politician) (1892–1947), Australian politician
• John Wright (Missouri) (born 1976), American politician
• John Wright (Ipswich MP) (1615–1683), English politician
• John Wright (politician), New Zealand MP, 1996–2002

Science

• John Farnsworth Wright (1929–2001), British economist
• John Kirtland Wright (1891–1969), American geographer
• John Wright (inventor) (1808–1844), English surgeon and inventor
• John Wright (doctor) (1811–1846), American doctor and botanist

Sports

• Jocky Wright (1873–1946), real name John Wright, Scottish football inside forward for The Wednesday, Plymouth Argyle and others
• John K. Wright (born 1948), American football coach
• John "Rookie" Wright (born 1973), American handball player
• John W. Wright (active 1894), American college football coach
• John Wright (boxer) (1929–2001), British Olympic boxer and referee
• John Wright (cricketer) (born 1954), New Zealand cricketer, former coach of the Indian cricket team
• John Wright (cricketer, born 1935), English cricketer
• Johnny Wright (footballer) (born 1975), Northern Irish footballer
• John Wright (footballer, born 1916) (1916–1999), English football half back for Darlington
• John Wright (footballer, born 1933), English football goalkeeper for Colchester United
• John Wright (greyhound trainer) (1899–1980), born in Little Saughall, Cheshire, the son of Tom Wright and Lizzie Davies
• John Wright (ice hockey) (born 1948), Canadian ice hockey player
• John Wright (rugby league), New Zealand rugby league player
• John Wright (Sheffield cricketer) (1796–1857), English cricketer who was associated with Sheffield Cricket Club and made his first-class debut in 1827. He played for Sheffield from 1822 to 1828
• Johnny Wright (baseball) (1916–1990), Negro League baseball player

Other

• John Gibson Wright (1837–1890), American Union brevet brigadier general during the Civil War era
• Sir John Wright, 1st Baronet (1843–1926), British steel manufacturer
• John Skirrow Wright (1822–1880), pioneer and social improver of Birmingham, England
• John Paul Wright, American criminologist known for his work in biosocial criminology
• John W. Wright II, Dean of the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications in 2007–2013
• John Wesley Wright (1769–1805), Royal Navy commander and captain
• John Wright (Archbishop of Sydney) (1861–1933), Anglican bishop in Australia
• John Wright (bookseller died 1658) (fl. 1602–1658), London publisher and bookseller
• John Wright (bookseller died 1844) (1770/1–1844), London bookseller, author, editor and publisher
• John Wright (British Army officer) (1940–2016), British Army brigadier
• John Wright (businessman) (fl. 1724–1787), American businessman who established Wright's Ferry
• John Wright (cardinal) (1909–1979), Roman Catholic bishop in America
• John Wright (greyhound trainer) (1899–1980), British greyhound trainer
• John Wright (shipbuilder) 1835–1910, Scottish/Australian shipbuilder

See also

• Jack Wright (disambiguation)
• Jackie Wright (c. 1905–1989), Irish comedian
• Jonathan Wright (disambiguation)
• Wright, an occupational surname originating in England