Cartwright is an English surname that originally means a maker of carts. Notable people with the surname include: *

Al Cartwright Albert Thomas Cartwright (June 20, 1917 – May 10, 2015) was an American sportswriter. He spent 1947 to 1968, then 1971 to 1983, working with ''The News Journal'' and its predecessors, winning awards for his "A La Carte" columns. Sportswriting ...

(1917–2015), American sportswriter *

Alan Cartwright Alan George Cartwright (10 October 1945 – 4 March 2021) was an English bass player. He was born in London. Before joining Procol Harum in 1972 he played with the Freddie Mack Show together with fellow Harum band member B.J. Wilson and ...

(1945–2021), British musician * Alexander Cartwright (1820–1892), American engineer and supposed inventor of baseball *

Angela Cartwright Angela Margaret Cartwright (born September 9, 1952) is a British actress primarily known for her roles in movies and television. On television, she played Linda Williams, the stepdaughter of Danny Williams (played by Danny Thomas) in the long ...

(born 1952), British-born American actress * Ann Cartwright (born 1925), British statistician and socio-medical researcher * Anthony Cartwright (cricketer) (1940–2023), New Zealand cricketer * Anthony Cartwright (writer) (born 1973), British novelist *

Arnaud Cartwright Marts Arnaud may refer to: People * Arnaud (given name) or Arnauld (formerly Arnoul), the French form of the German given name Arnold * Arnaud (surname) or Arnauld (formerly Arnoul), the French form of the name Arnold * Arnauld family, a noble French f ...

(1888–1970), American academic, president of Bucknell University (1935–1945) *

Bec Cartwright Rebecca June Hewitt ( Cartwright; born 23 July 1983) is an Australian actress and singer. From 1998 to 2005, Hewitt played Hayley Smith Lawson on the soap opera '' Home and Away''. As Bec Cartwright, Hewitt released an eponymous pop music alb ...

(born 1983), Australian actress and singer * Ben Cartwright (disambiguation), multiple people *

Bill Cartwright James William Cartwright (born July 30, 1957) is an American former professional basketball player and a former head coach of the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association (NBA). A 7'1" (2.16 m) center, he played 16 seasons for the N ...

(born 1957), American basketball player * Bill Cartwright (disambiguation), several people * Brian Cartwright (born 1948), American lawyer and astrophysicist *

Bryce Cartwright Bryce Cartwright (born 15 November 1994) is an Australian rugby league footballer who plays as a and for the Parramatta Eels in the NRL. Cartwright previously played for the Penrith Panthers and for the Gold Coast Titans in the National Ru ...

(born 1994), Australian Rugby League player * Buck Cartwright, American politician in Oklahoma * Buns Cartwright (1889–1976), English cricketer and soldier * Caleb Cartwright (1696?–1763), Irish academic and clergyman * Carol A. Cartwright, American academic, president of Kent State University (1991–2006) and Bowling Green State University (2008) *

Casimir Cartwright van Straubenzee Major-general (United Kingdom), Major General Sir Casimir Cartwright van Straubenzee, (11 November 1867 – 28 March 1956) was a Canadian-born officer in the British Army, who served as General Officer Commanding Singapore and Malaya Command.Pre ...

(1867–1956), British soldier * Christopher Cartwright (1602–1658), English clergyman * Cyril Cartwright (cyclist), British cyclist * D. F. Cartwright (1916–2009), British soldier, businessman and commercial fisherman * David Cartwright (1920–1997), tenth Suffragan Bishop of Southampton * Dave Cartwright (1943–2015), British musician and author * Deirdre Cartwright, British guitarist * Earl Cartwright, American politician *

Ed Cartwright Edward Charles "Jumbo" Cartwright (October 6, 1859 – September 3, 1933) was a professional first baseman in Major League Baseball in 1890 and from 1894 to 1897. He played for the St. Louis Browns of the American Association (predecessor of t ...

(1859–1933), American baseball player * Edward David Cartwright (1920–1997), British bishop, Bishop of Southampton (1984–1989) *

Edmund Cartwright Edmund Cartwright (24 April 174330 October 1823) was an English inventor. He graduated from Oxford University and went on to invent the power loom. Married to local Elizabeth McMac at 19, he was the brother of Major John Cartwright, a politi ...

(1743–1823), British clergyman and inventor of the power loom * Erik Cartwright (born 1950), musician * Fairfax William Cartwright (1823–1881), British politician * Fairfax Leighton Cartwright (1857–1928), British author and diplomat, Ambassador to Austria-Hungary (1908–1913) *

Gary Cartwright Gary Royce Cartwright (born 20 February 1952) is a former Australian politician. He was the Labor member for Victoria River in the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly The Legislative Assembly of the Northern Territory is the unicamera ...

(born 1952), former Australian politician * Geoff Cartwright, Australian actor * George Cartwright (disambiguation), multiple people *

Greg Cartwright Greg Cartwright, also known by his stage name Greg Oblivian (born March 18, 1972), is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist from Memphis, Tennessee. From 2001 to 2022 he fronted Reigning Sound which was signed to Merge Records. After m ...

(born 1970), American musician * Mrs H. Cartwright ( fl. 1776 -1787), British writer * Hannah Cartwright, a.k.a. Augustus Ghost, vocalist for

Snow Ghosts Snow Ghosts is a British musical group active since 2008. As of 2020, they have released four studio albums and four EPs. History Producer Ross Tones (aka Throwing Snow) and vocalist Hannah Cartwright (aka Augustus Ghost) first met and started ...

* Harold Cartwright (born 1951), English cricketer *

Hilton Cartwright Hilton William Raymond Cartwright (born 14 February 1992) is a Zimbabwean born Australian international cricketer who plays for Western Australia and the Melbourne Stars. He is a right-handed all-rounder. Cartwright made his Test debut for the ...

(born 1990), Zimbabwean-Australian cricketer * Hubert James Cartwright (1900–1958), Roman Catholic coadjutor bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Wilmington * Hugh Cartwright (died 1572), English politician * Ian Cartwright (born 1964), English footballer * Jackson Robert Cartwright, American politician in Oklahoma *

James Cartwright James Edward "Hoss" Cartwright (born September 22, 1949) is a retired United States Marine Corps four-star general who last served as the eighth vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from August 31, 2007, to August 3, 2011. He previously se ...

(born 1949), American soldier, eighth Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff * James Cartwright (canoeist) (born 1976), Canadian canoeist * James Cartwright (disambiguation), multiple people * Jeffrey Joseph Cartwright (born 1991) American Buhurt Fighter - Montana, USA *

Jim Cartwright Jim Cartwright (born 27 June 1958) is an English dramatist, born in Farnworth, Lancashire. Cartwright's first play, ''Road'', won a number of awards before being adapted for TV and broadcast by the BBC. His work has been translated into more ...

(born 1958), English dramatist * Jan Eric Cartwright, American politician in Oklahoma * John Cartwright (disambiguation), multiple people * Joe Cartwright (rugby league), English rugby league player * Joseph Cartwright (disambiguation), multiple people * Justin Cartwright (1945–2018), British novelist *

Julia Cartwright Ady Julia Mary Cartwright Ady (7 November 1851 – 28 April 1924) was a British historian and art critic whose work focused on the Italian Renaissance. Early life Cartwright Ady was born at Edgcote, Northamptonshire, into a respected Northamptonshire ...

(1851–1924), British art critic * Keith Cartwright, American politician in Oklahoma * Kelly Cartwright (born 1989), Australian athlete * Kenneth St George Cartwright (1891–1964), British mycologist *

Kit Cartwright Kit Cartwright (born January 4, 1954) is former American football coach. He served as the head football coach at Butler University from 2002 to 2005. After compiling a 7–36 record at Butler, he was fired as the school's head football coach, eff ...

(born 1954), American football administrator and a former American football player and coach * Lee Cartwright (born 1972), English footballer *

Lionel Cartwright Lionel Burke Cartwright (born February 10, 1960) is an American country music artist. Between 1988 and 1992, Cartwright charted twelve singles on the ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts, including a 1 single in 1991's "Leap of Fait ...

(born 1960), American country musician * Lisa Cartwright, American scholar of visual culture *

Lynn Cartwright Lynn Cartwright (born Doralyn E. Cartwright; February 27, 1927 – January 2, 2004) was an American character actress known for her performance as the older version of Geena Davis' character, Dottie Hinson, in the 1992 film ''A League of Th ...

(1927–2004), American actress * Mark Cartwright (born 1973), English footballer *

Matt Cartwright Matthew Alton Cartwright (born May 1, 1961) is an American politician and lawyer serving as the U.S. representative from Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district since 2013. The district, numbered as the 17th district from 2013 through 2019, i ...

(born 1961), American lawyer and politician representing the 8th district of Pennsylvania in the US House of Representatives *

Mary Cartwright Dame Mary Lucy Cartwright, (17 December 1900 – 3 April 1998) was a British mathematician. She was one of the pioneers of what would later become known as chaos theory. Along with J. E. Littlewood, Cartwright saw many solutions to a problem ...

(1900–1998), British mathematician *

Nancy Cartwright Nancy Cartwright (born October 25, 1957) is an American actress. She is the long-time voice of Bart Simpson on the animated television series ''The Simpsons'', for which she has received a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Voice-Over Perform ...

(born 1957), American voice actress * Nancy Cartwright (philosopher) (born 1943), American philosopher * Oscar Ling Cartwright (1900–1983), American entomologist who specialized in scarab beetles * Peggy Cartwright (1912–2001), Canadian silent-era actress * Peter Cartwright (disambiguation), multiple people * Philip Cartwright (1880-1955), English cricketer * Randy Cartwright (born 1951), American animator * Rianti Cartwright (born 1983), Indonesian actress, model and television presenter * Richard Cartwright (disambiguation), multiple people * Robert Cartwright, art director *

Rock Cartwright Roderick Rashaun Cartwright (born December 3, 1979) is a former American football running back in the National Football League (NFL). He was named Offensive Quality Control coach of the Cleveland Browns in February 2016. He was drafted by the W ...

(born 1979), American football player *

Ryan Cartwright Ryan Cartwright (born 14 March 1981) is an English actor. Early life Cartwright was born on 14 March 1981 in Erdington, Birmingham, West Midlands. He has an older brother, Che Cartwright, who is also an actor. Career He began acting with th ...

(born 1981), British actor * Samuel Cartwright (1789–1864), British dentist * Samuel A. Cartwright (1793–1863), Confederate States of America physician *

Silvia Cartwright Dame Silvia Rose Cartwright (née Poulter; born 7 November 1943) is a New Zealand jurist who served as the 18th Governor-General of New Zealand, from 2001 to 2006. She was the second woman to hold the office, after Dame Catherine Tizard. Ear ...

(born 1943), New Zealand lawyer, 18th Governor-General of New Zealand (2001–2006) * Steve Cartwright, American computer and video game designer * Stephen Cartwright (1947–2004), British illustrator * Thomas Cartwright (disambiguation), multiple people * Tom Cartwright (1935–2007), English cricketer *

Veronica Cartwright Veronica Cartwright (born April 20, 1949) is a British-American actress. She is known for appearing in science fiction and horror films, and has earned numerous accolades, including three Primetime Emmy Award nominations. As a child actress, ...

(born 1949), English actress *

Vincent Cartwright LLP Vincent Henry Cartwright Distinguished Service Order, DSO (10 September 1882 – 25 November 1965) was an English rugby union international who captained his country. He also played first-class cricket for Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club, ...

(1882–1965), English rugby union player and cricketer * Virginia Cartwright (born 1943), American artist * Walter Cartwright (1871-?), English footballer * Wilburn Cartwright (1892–1979), American lawyer and politician * William Cartwright (disambiguation), multiple people

Fictional people

From the television series ''Bonanza'': * Adam Cartwright, the oldest child of Ben Cartwright *

Ben Cartwright (character) ''Bonanza'' is an American Western television series that ran on NBC from September 13, 1959, to January 16, 1973. Lasting 14 seasons and 432 episodes, ''Bonanza'' is NBC's longest-running western, the second-longest-running western series on ...

, cattle rancher, patriarch of the Cartwright clan * Hoss Cartwright, the middle son of Ben Cartwright * Jamie Hunter Cartwright, the adopted son of Ben Cartwright * Little Joe Cartwright, the youngest Cartwright Other fictional characters: * Fleet Admiral Cartwright, a character in the ''Star Trek'' universe * Annie Cartwright, policewoman in ''

Life on Mars The possibility of life on Mars is a subject of interest in astrobiology due to the planet's proximity and similarities to Earth. To date, no proof of past or present life has been found on Mars. Cumulative evidence suggests that during the ...

'' * Harold Cartwright, a protagonist from '' Grand Theft Auto: London 1969'' and '' Grand Theft Auto: London 1961'' * Helen Cartwright, one of the main characters from ''Nights: Journey of Dreams'' * Lorna Cartwright, former character in ''EastEnders'' * Madge Cartwright, the sole heiress to Cartwright's Soap Empire; and fiancée of Teddy Meldrum in '' You Rang, M'Lord'' * Rosie Cartwright, member of ''

The Sleepover Club ''The Sleepover Club'' is a series of children's books by authors Rose Impey, Narinder Dhami, Lorna Read , Fiona Cummings, Louis Catt, Sue Mongredien (aka Lucy Diamond), Angie Bates, Ginny Deals, Harriet Castor and Jana Novotny Hunter. It has al ...

'' * Casey Cartwright, one of the main characters from ''

Greek Greek may refer to: Greece Anything of, from, or related to Greece, a country in Southern Europe: *Greeks, an ethnic group. *Greek language, a branch of the Indo-European language family. **Proto-Greek language, the assumed last common ancestor ...

'' * Rusty Cartwright, one of the main characters from ''

Fictional people

See also