Enright is a family name, possibly derived from the Irish "Innreachtaigh", "Irraghty", or "indrecht". People whose

family name In many societies, a surname, family name, or last name is the mostly hereditary portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family. It is typically combined with a given name to form the full name of a person, although several give ...

is or was Enright include: *

Andrew Coulter Enright Andrew Coulter Enright, born on August 9, 1979, is an American artist. He conceived the Cover Flow visual browsing computer interface purchased by Apple Computer Apple Inc. is an American multinational corporation and technology company ...

, American artist *

Anne Enright Anne Teresa Enright (born 11 October 1962) is an Irish writer. The first Laureate for Irish Fiction (2015–2018) and winner of the Man Booker Prize (2007), she has published eight novels, many short stories, and a non-fiction work called ''Mak ...

, Irish novelist *

Barbara Enright Barbara Enright is an American professional poker player, motivational speaker, and editor-in-chief of ''Woman Poker Player'' magazine, and an Ambassador of Poker League of Nations, the world's largest women's poker organization. She has won thr ...

, professional poker player *

Barry Enright Barry Ryan Enright (born March 30, 1986) is an American former professional baseball pitcher and current pitching coach for the Los Angeles Angels of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played in MLB for the Arizona Diamondbacks and Los Angeles Angel ...

, professional baseball starting pitcher for the Arizona Diamondbacks * Brock Enright, American artist *

Charlie Enright Charlie Enright (born 10 September 1984) is an American sailor who has competed in the Volvo Ocean Race. Born in Rhode Island, Enright attended Brown University. He sailed in the 2011 and 2019 Fastnet Race, winning the latter, and worked for Nort ...

, American sailor *

Corey Enright Corey Enright (born 14 September 1981) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Geelong Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He has played the third-most games for . Enright is currently defence ...

, Australian Rules footballer playing for the Geelong Football Club *

Dan Enright Daniel Enright (né Ehrenreich; August 30, 1917 – May 22, 1992) was an American television producer, primarily of game shows. Enright worked with Jack Barry from the 1940s until Barry's death in 1984. They were partners in creating programs fo ...

, American television producer *

Derek Enright Derek Anthony Enright (2 August 1935 – 31 October 1995) was a British Labour Party (UK), Labour Party politician. He was a Member of the European Parliament from 1979 to 1984, and the Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), MP for Hemsworth ( ...

, British Labour Party politician *

D. J. Enright Dennis Joseph Enright OBE FRSL (11 March 1920 – 31 December 2002) was a British academic, poet, novelist and critic. He authored ''Academic Year'' (1955), ''Memoirs of a Mendicant Professor'' (1969) and a wide range of essays, reviews, antho ...

, British academic, poet, novelist and critic * Dick Enright, American football player and coach * Dom Enright, Irish hurler * Eddie Enright, Irish hurler * Edmund Enright, Irish singer-songwriter better known as Mundy *

Elizabeth Enright Elizabeth Wright Enright Gillham (September 17, 1907 – June 8, 1968) was an American people, American writer of children's books, an illustrator, writer of short stories for adults, literary critic and teacher of creative writing. Perhaps best ...

, American children's author and illustrator * George Enright, American baseball player * Gerry Enright, Irish Gaelic football player * Harold Enright, American track and field athlete * Jack Enright, American baseball player * James Enright, American professional basketball referee * James Enright, Canadian Paralympic athlete *

Jim Enright Jim Enright (born 2 November 1954) is a director of pornographic films. Awards and nominations *1994 AVN Award The AVN Awards are List of movie awards, film awards sponsored and presented by the American trade magazine ''AVN (magazine), ...

, American pornographic film director * Jim T. Enright, professor of behavioral physiology at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography *

Jo Enright Jo Enright is an English stand-up comedian and actress who has appeared in a number of television and radio comedy programmes. She is best known for her roles in '' The Job Lot'', '' Life's Too Short'' and '' Trollied''. Career In 1995, Enrigh ...

, British comedian and comic actress * Joe Enright, Irish footballer * John Enright, United States Navy sailor, a recipient of the Medal of Honor * Joseph F. Enright, submarine captain in the United States Navy * Leo J. Enright, Irish broadcaster and veteran space commentator * Leonard Enright, Irish hurler *

Olwyn Enright Olwyn Enright (born 1 July 1974) is an Irish former Fine Gael politician who served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Laois–Offaly constituency from 2002 to 2011. Early life and education Born in Birr, County Offaly, she is the daughter of ...

, Irish Fine Gael politician *

Maginel Wright Enright Maginel Wright Enright Barney (June 19, 1877 – April 18, 1966) was an American children's book illustrator and graphic artist. She was the younger sister of Frank Lloyd Wright, architect, and the mother of Elizabeth Enright, children's book wr ...

, American children's book illustrator and graphic artist *

Marlene Enright Marlene Enright (born 1985) is an Irish singer-songwriter from County Cork. Early life Marlene Enright is a native of Bantry. Career Marlene Enright began as part of the Cork folk/Americana group The Hard Ground. Her debut solo album was relea ...

, Irish singer * Mary Enright, New Zealand teacher, journalist and community worker *

Maurice Enright Maurice "Mossy" or "Mossie" Enright (died February 2, 1920) was an Irish-American gangster and one of the earliest Chicago labor racketeers in the early 20th century. Little is known of Maurice Enright's background before his gang's violent and br ...

, Irish-American gangster * Michael Enright (disambiguation) ** Michael Enright, British actor and volunteer for Kurdish forces ** Michael Enright, Canadian radio broadcaster ** Michael Enright, Irish Democratic Left politician *

Nick Enright Nicholas Paul Enright AM (22 December 1950 – 30 March 2003) was an Australian dramatist, playwright and theatre director. Early life Enright was born on 22 December 1950 to a prosperous professional Catholic family in East Maitland, New So ...

, Australian dramatist and playwright * Paddy Enright, Irish hurler * Peter Enright, Australian cricket Test match umpire * Philip King Enright, British admiral of the Royal Navy *

Ray Enright Ray Enright (March 25, 1896 – April 3, 1965) was an American film director. He directed 73 films between 1927–53, many of them for Warner Bros. He oversaw comedy films like Joe E. Brown vehicles, five of the six informal pairings of Joa ...

, American film director * Ray Enright (Canadian football), Canadian football player *

Rex Enright Rex Edward Enright (March 19, 1901 – April 6, 1960) was an American football and basketball player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He played college football and college basketball at the University of Notre Dame in the 1920s. Af ...

, American football and basketball player, coach, and college athletics administrator * Robert Enright, Canadian journalist *

Richard Enright Richard Edward Enright (August 30, 1871 – September 4, 1953) was an American law enforcement officer, detective, and crime writer and served as New York City Police Commissioner, NYPD Police Commissioner from 1918 until 1925. He was the firs ...

, NYPD Police Commissioner from 1918 until 1925 *

Shane Enright Shane Enright (born 12 June 1988 in Tralee) is an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays for his local club Tarbert and, formerly, for the Kerry county team from 2011 to 2020. He played for the Kerry minor team in 2005 and 2006. In 2006, he won ...

, Irish Gaelic football player * Stephanie Enright, Puerto Rican volleyball player *

Thomas Enright Thomas Francis Enright (May 7, 1887 – November 3, 1917) was the first Pennsylvania serviceman, and perhaps the first American serviceman to die in combat while assigned to an American unit, in World War I, along with Corporal James Bet ...

, American serviceman of World War I * Thomas Jones Enright, American mathematician *

Tom Enright Thomas W. Enright (born 26 July 1940) is an Irish former Fine Gael politician who served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Laois–Offaly constituency from 1969 to 1992 and 1997 to 2002. He also served as a Senator for the Administrative Panel fr ...

, Irish Fine Gael politician *

Walter John Enright Walter John Enright (10 March 1874 – 27 September 1949) was an Australian solicitor and amateur anthropologist whose notes on the Aboriginals of New South Wales made an important contribution to the conservation of their traditions. His friendsh ...

, Australian solicitor and amateur anthropologist *

William Benner Enright William Benner Enright (July 12, 1925 – March 7, 2020) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California. Education and career Born on July 12, 1925, in New York City, New York, Enr ...

, Senior United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California

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