Richard Wright may refer to:
Arts
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Richard Wright (author) (1908–1960), African-American novelist
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Richard B. Wright (1937–2017), Canadian novelist
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Richard Wright (painter)
Richard Wright ( – ) was an English marine painter. An entirely self-taught artist, he first appeared as an exhibitor in London in 1760, and between that date and 1773 exhibited twenty-five works with the Incorporated Society of Artists and one ...
(1735–1775), marine painter
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Richard Wright (artist)
Richard Wright (born London, 1960) is an English artist and musician.
Wright was born in London. His family moved to Scotland when he was young. He attended Edinburgh College of Art from 1978 to 1982 and studied at Glasgow School of Art between ...
(born 1960), British artist and musician, band member of Correcto
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Richard Wright (musician) (1943–2008), founding member of Pink Floyd
Politics
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Richard Wright (MP)
Richard Wright (c. 1568–1639), MP of Sherborne, Dorset, was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Dorchester in 1597 and for Queenborough.
Family
Richard Wright was the eldest son of Robert Wright of Sturminster Newton, Dorset. He w ...
(1568–1639), MP for Dorchester from 1597 to 1598
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Richard L. Wright (born 1943), American political leader
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Richard R. Wright (1855–1947), American military officer, educator, politician, civil rights advocate, and banking entrepreneur
Sports
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Richard Wright (cricketer, born 1877) (1877–1942), English cricketer
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Richard Wright (cricketer, born 1903) (1903–1991), English cricketer
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Richard Wright (footballer)
Richard Ian Wright (born 5 November 1977) is an English football coach and former professional footballer who is a goalkeeping coach for Premier League side Manchester City.
As a player he was a goalkeeper. He joined Ipswich Town as a tra ...
(born 1977), retired English football goalkeeper
Other
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Richard Wright (headmaster) Richard Wright may refer to:
Arts
* Richard Wright (author) (1908–1960), African-American novelist
* Richard B. Wright (1937–2017), Canadian novelist
* Richard Wright (painter) (1735–1775), marine painter
* Richard Wright (artist) (born 1 ...
(1572–1638),
headmaster of Eaton College 1611
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Richard Wright (Unitarian) (1764–1836), Unitarian minister
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Richard Cotsman Wright (1841–1921), Canadian architect
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Richard R. Wright Jr.
Richard Robert Wright Jr. (April 16, 1878 in Cuthbert, Georgia – December 12, 1967) was an American Sociology, sociologist, social worker, and Minister (Christianity), minister. In 1911, Wright became the first African American to earn a Doctor ...
(1878–1967), American sociologist
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Richard T. Wright
Richard T. Wright (born October 15, 1951, in Los Angeles) is an American criminologist. He is Board of Regent's Professor of Criminal Justice and Criminology at Georgia State University (GSU) in the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies. He serve ...
(born 1951), American criminologist
* Orville Wilbur Richard "Rick" Wright, a character in the TV series ''
Magnum, P.I.
''Magnum, P.I.'' is an American crime drama television series starring Tom Selleck as Thomas Magnum, a private investigator (P.I.) living on Oahu, Hawaii. The series ran from December 11, 1980 to May 8, 1988 during its first-run broadcast on ...
'', named Orville "Rick" Wright in the 2018 series reboot
See also
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Dick Wright (disambiguation)
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Ricky Wright (disambiguation)
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