Charles, Charlie or Chuck Wright may refer to:

Academia and science

Charles Wright (botanist) Charles Wright (October 29, 1811 – August 11, 1885) was an American botanist. History Wright was born in Wethersfield, Connecticut,Mary Gunn and L. E. W. Codd the son of James Wright and Mary née Goodrich. He studied classics and mathematics ...

(1811–1885), American botanist *

Charles Alan Wright Charles Alan Wright (September 3, 1927 – July 7, 2000) was an American constitutional lawyer widely considered to be the foremost authority in the United States on constitutional law and federal procedure, and was the coauthor of the 54-volume ...

(1927–2024), American legal scholar * Charles Conrad Wright (1917–2011), American religious historian * Charles Henry Conrad Wright (1869–1957), professor of French language and literature *

Charles Romley Alder Wright Charles Romley Alder Wright FCS, FRS (7 September 1844 – 25 June 1894) was an English lecturer in chemistry and physics at St Mary's Hospital Medical School in London, England. He was a founder of the Royal Institute of Chemistry. Alde ...

(1844–1894), English chemistry and physics researcher

Arts and entertainment

Music

Charles Wright (musician) Charles Williams Wright (born April 6, 1940) is an American singer, instrumentalist and songwriter. He has been a member of various doo wop groups in the late 1950s and early 1960s as well as a solo artist in his own right. He is also the former ...

(born 1940), leader of Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band *

Charles "Specs" Wright Charles "Specs" Wright (September 8, 1927 - February 6, 1963) was an American jazz drummer born in Philadelphia. Wright played drums in an Army band until his discharge in 1947. Following this he played in a group with Jimmy Heath and Howard McGh ...

(1927–1963), American jazz drummer *

Chuck Wright Chuck Wright (born September 13, 1959) is an American bassist, best known as a member of the hard rock/heavy metal band Quiet Riot. He originally joined Quiet Riot in 1982, playing bass on the tracks " Metal Health (Bang Your Head)" and "Don' ...

(born 1959), American bassist

Other media

* Charles Wright (novelist) (1932–2008), American novelist *

Charles Wright (poet) Charles Wright (born August 25, 1935) is an American poet. He shared the National Book Award in 1983 for ''Country Music: Selected Early Poems'' and won the Pulitzer Prize in 1998 for ''Black Zodiac''. From 2014 to 2015, he served as the 20th Po ...

(born 1935), American poet

Politics

* Charles Wright (mayor) (1937–1998), American politician, mayor of Davenport, Iowa, from 1977 to 1981 * Charles Ernest Wright, Canadian politician from Ontario * Charles Frederick Wright (1856–1925), U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania * Charles Ichabod Wright (1828–1905), British member of parliament for Nottingham, 1868–1870 *

Charles O. Wright Charles Orson F. Wright (April 13, 1873 – March 28, 1922) was a Canadian provincial politician from Alberta. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1921 to his death in 1922 sitting with the United Farmers caucus in ...

(1873–1922), Canadian politician from Alberta * Chuck Wright (politician) (1919–2016), American politician, Mayor of Topeka, Kansas, from 1965 to 1969

Sports

The Godfather (wrestler) Charles Wright (born May 16, 1961), better known under his ring name The Godfather, is an American Professional wrestling, professional wrestler. He is best known for his tenure with the WWE, World Wrestling Federation throughout the 1990s and ea ...

(born 1956), American professional wrestler born Charles Wright *

Charles Wright (athlete) Charles Thomas Wright was a male athlete who competed for England. Athletics career He represented England in the 880 yards and 1 mile race at the 1950 British Empire Games in Auckland Auckland ( ; ) is a large metropolitan city in the N ...

, English athlete * Charles Wright (cricketer) (1863–1936), Nottinghamshire and England cricketer *

Charlie Wright (Kent cricketer) Albert Charles Wright (4 April 1895 – 26 May 1959) was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Kent in 225 matches between 1921 and 1931.Carlaw, Derek (2020) Kent County Cricketers A to Z. Part Two: 1919–1939', pp. 165–168 ...

(1895–1959), English cricketer *

Charlie Wright Charles George Wright (11 December 1938 – 27 December 2024) was a Scottish professional football player and manager. Career Wright signed for junior team Glencairn Thistle to serve an apprenticeship before moving to Rangers. He was selecte ...

(1938–2024), Scottish football manager and player *

Charles Wright (gridiron football) Charles James Wright (born April 5, 1964) is an American former professional football defensive back who played two seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the St. Louis Cardinals, Dallas Cowboys and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He was draft ...

(born 1964), American player of gridiron football *

Charles Wright (speedway rider) Charles Martin Wright (born 26 October 1988) is a British speedway rider. Career history Wright was born in Stockport, Greater Manchester, started his career with the Buxton Hitmen in the Conference League before stepping up a level and joi ...

(born 1988), speedway rider

Others

Charles Barstow Wright Charles Barstow Wright (January 8, 1822 – March 24, 1898) was an American financier. Biography Wright was born in Bradford County, Pennsylvania on January 8, 1822. He started in business at 15, and at 19 was taken as a partner by his employer. ...

(1822–1898), American financier *

Charles Cushing Wright Charles Cushing Wright (1 May 1796, in Damariscotta, Maine – 7 June 1857, in New York City) was an American engraver and medalist. In 1825 he was a founding member of the National Academy of Design. Art Wright was first apprenticed to a silver ...

or C. Conrad Wright (1704–1857), American medallist and engraver, founding member of the National Academy of Design * Charles H. Wright (1918–2002), Detroit physician and founder of the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History *

Charles Henry Hamilton Wright Charles Henry Hamilton Wright (9 March 1836, Dublin – 22 March 1909) was an Irish Anglican clergyman. Biography Wright was the second son of barrister Edward Wright and his wife Charlotte. His older brother was Edward Percival Wright. He gr ...

(1836–1909), Irish Anglican clergyman *

Charles Seymour Wright Sir Charles Seymour Wright (7 April 1887 – 1 November 1975), nicknamed Silas Wright after novelist Special:WhatLinksHere/Silas K. Hocking, Silas K. Hocking, was a Canadian member of Robert Falcon Scott's Antarctic expedition of 1910–191 ...

or C. S. Wright (1887–1975), Canadian Antarctic explorer * Charles T. Wright (1911–1980), associate justice of the Washington Supreme Court *

Charles Theodore Hagberg Wright Sir Charles Theodore Hagberg Wright, LL.D. (17 November 1862 – 7 March 1940) was the Secretary and Librarian of the London Library from 1893 until his death. He managed expansion of the library and compiled a comprehensive catalogue of its c ...

(1862–1940), English librarian