Cortright is a
surname
In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community.
Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name ...
of
Flemish origin, an English variation is
Cartwright
Cartwright may refer to:
* Wainwright (occupation), a tradesperson skilled in the making and repairing of carts or wagons
* Cartwright (surname), including the list of people
Places
; Australia
* Cartwright, New South Wales
; Canada
* Cartwr ...
. Notable people with the surname include:
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Elizabeth Monroe Kortright, First lady, wife of
President James Monroe
James Monroe ( ; April 28, 1758July 4, 1831) was an American statesman, lawyer, diplomat, and Founding Father who served as the fifth president of the United States from 1817 to 1825. A member of the Democratic-Republican Party, Monroe was ...
5th President of U.S.
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David Cortright, American peace activist
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Edgar Cortright
Edgar Maurice Cortright (July 29, 1923 – May 4, 2014) was a scientist and engineer, and senior official at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in the United States. His most prominent positions during his career were Direct ...
(b. 1923), American scientist and engineer
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Ion Cortright (1889 - 1961), American football player and coach
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Petra Cortright (b. 1986), American Internet artist
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Richard Cortright
Richard Cortright (October 13, 1929 – September 4, 2009) was an American cyclist. He competed at the 1952, 1956 and 1960 Summer Olympics
The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of t ...
(1929 - 2009), American cyclist
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Stephen Cortright
Major General Stephen Phelps Cortright USAF (retired) (born March 26, 1941), is an American military officer and attorney from Oklahoma who served as the 17th Adjutant General of Oklahoma under Governor Frank Keating from 1995 to 2003. Con ...
(b. 1941), American military officer and attorney
Less commonly, Cortright is used as a given name.
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Cortright McMeel (1971 - 2013), American novelist
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English-language surnames