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Arts and entertainment

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James Wright (poet) James Arlington Wright (December 13, 1927 – March 25, 1980) was an American poet. Life James Wright was born and spent his childhood in Martins Ferry, Ohio. His father worked in a glass factory, and his mother in a laundry. Neither parent had ...
(1927–1980), American poet *
James Wright (singer) James Wright is a Filipino-Australian singer formerly signed with GMA Music. He gained fame after joining GMA Network's reality-talent competition ''Anak Ko 'Yan'' on 2013. Wright received critical acclaim after releasing his self-titled debut alb ...
, Filipino-Australian singer *
Big Jim Wright James Quentin "Big Jim" Wright (March 19, 1966 – September 29, 2018) was an American musician, composer, songwriter, film score and record producer. A member of the vocal and instrumental ensemble Sounds of Blackness, Wright became a frequent ...
(James Quentin Wright) (1966–2018), American musician *
Jimmy Wright (actor) Jimmy Wright was an American stage and film actor. A member of the all-black cast of the Voodoo ''Macbeth'' production directed by Orson Welles in 1936, Wright went on to star as 'Dollar Bill' Burton in '' Souls of Sin'', a 1949 feature directed b ...
, American stage and screen actor * Jimmy Wright (artist) (born 1944), American visual artist


Politics and the law


United States

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James Wright (governor) James Wright (8 May 1716 – 20 November 1785) was a British lawyer and colonial administrator who served as the governor of Georgia from 1760 to 1782, when the American War of Independence led to the British recognising Georgia's independence ...
(1716–1785), British colonial governor of the province of Georgia, and 1st Baronet, of Carolside *
J. Skelly Wright James Skelly Wright (January 14, 1911 – August 6, 1988) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit and previously was a United States district judge of the United States District ...
(1911–1988), American judge * James A. Wright (Pennsylvania politician) (1902–1963), U.S. Congressman from Pennsylvania *
James A. Wright (Wisconsin politician) James A. Wright (June 17, 1873December 21, 1911) was an American businessman and politician from the U.S. state of Wisconsin. He was a member of the Wisconsin Senate, representing much of northern Wisconsin from 1905 until his death in 1911. B ...
(1873–1911), Wisconsin politician and businessman *
James Henry Wright James Henry Wright (c. August 13, 1838January 17, 1905) was an American jurist and politician. Following his service in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War, Wright became an attorney in Missouri, where he served as mayor of ...
(1838–1905), American jurist and politician *
James L. Wright James L. Wright, Jr. (March 10, 1925 – October 16, 1990) was a Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. He is a native of New York City. He represented the 142nd legislative district in the Pennsylvania House of Repres ...
(1925–1990), Pennsylvania politician *
Jim Wright James Claude Wright Jr. (December 22, 1922 – May 6, 2015) was an American politician who served as the 48th speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1987 to 1989. He represented Texas' 12th congressional district as a ...
(1922–2015), U.S. Congressman from Texas, Speaker of the House * Jim Wright (commissioner), American politician and businessman from Texas


Elsewhere

* Sir James Wright (governor) (1716–1785), British colonial governor of the province of Georgia, and 1st Baronet, of Carolside *
Sir James Wright, 1st Baronet Sir James Wright, 1st Baronet (1730 – 8 March 1804) was an English diplomat and art collector who served as the Minister Resident of Great Britain to Venice from 1766 to 1774. Background He was the son of James Wright of Warwick (d. 1754) ...
(1730–1804) of Ray House, Essex and Resident at Venice, British diplomat *
James Wright (Jamaican politician) James Wright (11 October 1904 – 1984/85) was the Director of Agriculture for Jamaica and a member of the Legislative Council of Jamaica. Wright was born 11 October 1904 in England to parents George and Beatrice Maude (née Poole). He married Ma ...
(1904–1984/85), member of the Legislative Council of Jamaica * James R. Wright, Canadian diplomat *
James William Wright James William Wright (9 October 1854 – 3 October 1917) was an Australian architect, civil engineer, and politician. He established the first private architectural practice in Western Australia in 1884, which now operates as Cameron Chisholm Ni ...
(1854–1917), Australian architect and politician


Science and academics

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James Wright (classicist) James Robertson Graeme Wright (born 14 June 1939) is a former Vice-Chancellor of Newcastle University. Career Educated at Inverness Royal Academy, the High School of Dundee and the University of Edinburgh, Wright became a lecturer at the Univers ...
(born 1939), former Vice-Chancellor, Newcastle University *
James Wright (historian) James Wright (August 16, 1939 – October 10, 2022) was an American writer and academic administrator who was the President of Dartmouth College and the Eleazar Wheelock Professor of History at Dartmouth. The 16th President in the Wheelock Succes ...
(1939–2022), President of Dartmouth College, historian *
James Wright (palaeontologist) James Wright FRSE FGS (1878–1957) was a Scottish merchant remembered primarily as a palaeontologist, geologist and fossil collector. He was an expert on the Lower Carboniferous crinoids of Scotland. Life He was born in Kirkcaldy in Fife ...
(1878–1957), Scottish paaeontologist, geologist and fossil collector *
James C. Wright James C. Wright is an American classical archaeologist and academic who specialises in the Aegean civilizations and Ancient Greece. Since 1998, he has been a professor in the Department of Classical and Near Eastern Archaeology of Bryn Mawr College ...
(born 1946), American classical archaeologist * James D. Wright (1947–2019), American sociologist


Sports


Baseball

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Jim Wright (1920s pitcher) James Wright (September 19, 1900 – April 11, 1963) was an English born professional baseball pitcher. He played two seasons in Major League Baseball for the St. Louis Browns The St. Louis Browns were a Major League Baseball team that origin ...
(1900–1963), Major League Baseball pitcher *
Jim Wright (1970s pitcher) James Clifton Wright (born December 21, 1950) is a former professional baseball pitcher. He played two seasons in Major League Baseball for the Boston Red Sox in 1978-79. Wright was born in Reed City, Michigan. Career Wright was drafted out of ...
(born 1950), Major League Baseball pitcher *
Jim Wright (1980s pitcher) James Leon Wright (born March 3, 1955) is a former professional baseball pitcher. He played parts of two seasons in the major leagues for the Kansas City Royals, appearing in 17 games during the 1981 season and seven games during the 1982 seas ...
(born 1955), Major League Baseball pitcher


Cricket

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James Wright (cricketer, born 1948) James Wright (born 24 January 1948) was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and right-arm medium-pace bowler who played for Hertfordshire. He was born in Hampstead Hampstead () is an area in London, England, which lies nort ...
, English cricketer *
James Wright (cricketer, born 1874) James Wright (25 March 1874 – 20 August 1961) was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire in 1898 and 1905. Wright was born at Newbold, Leicestershire, the son of Thomas Wright, a coal miner and his wife Elizabeth ...
(1874–1961), English cricketer *
James Wright (cricketer, born 1912) James Egerton Lowndes Wright (10 May 1912 – 14 January 1987) was an English cricketer. Wright was a right-handed batsman. He was born at London. Educated at Winchester College, he progressed from the college cadet force to enlist in the ...
(1912–1987), English cricketer *
James Wright (New Zealand cricketer) James Linton Wright (born 2 June 1936, Queensland, Australia) is a New Zealand cricket Cricket is a Bat-and-ball games, bat-and-ball game played between two Sports team, teams of eleven players on a cricket field, field, at the cent ...
(born 1936), New Zealand cricketer


Gridiron football

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James Wright (tight end) James Willie Wright (born September 1, 1956) is an American former professional football player who was a tight end for seven seasons with the Atlanta Falcons and the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). He played college foot ...
(born 1956), American football tight end *
James Wright (wide receiver) James Earl Wright (born December 31, 1991) is an American former professional football wide receiver. He was selected by the Cincinnati Bengals in the seventh round of the 2014 NFL draft. He played college football at LSU. Professional career ...
(born 1991), American football player *
James Earl Wright (American football) James Earl Wright (March 27, 1939 – February 26, 2009) was an American professional football player who was a defensive back and quarterback in the American Football League (AFL) and the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college footb ...
(1939–2009), gridiron football defensive back and quarterback *
Jim Wright (American football coach) Jim Wright (born December 12, 1935) is a former American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Wichita State University from 1974 to 1978, compiling a record of 17–37–1. Wright was born on December 12, 1935, in ...
(born 1935), American football coach


Other sports

* James Wright (footballer) (born 2004), English footballer for Aston Villa *
Jim Wright (footballer, born 1910) James 'Jim' Wright (11 September 1910 – 1978) was an English professional footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, ...
(1910–1978), English footballer * James Leroy Wright (1938–2020), American basketball player *
Jimmy Wright (golfer) Jimmy Wright (born December 1, 1939) is an American professional golfer. Early life Wright was born on a farm in Bentonville, Arkansas. At the age of 10, he moved to Enid, Oklahoma where he spent most of his youth. He started caddying at a local ...
(born 1939), American professional golfer *
James Wright (ice hockey) James, Jimmy, or Jim Wright may refer to: Arts and entertainment *James Wright (poet) (1927–1980), American poet *James Wright (singer), Filipino-Australian singer *Big Jim Wright (James Quentin Wright) (1966–2018), American musician *Jimmy W ...
(born 1990), Canadian ice hockey player *
James Wright (rugby) James Frost Wright (1 April 1863 – 4 October 1932) was an English rugby union footballer who played in the 1890s. He played at representative level for England, and at club level for Bradford F.C., as a half-back. Prior to Tuesday 27 August ...
(1863–1932), rugby union footballer of the 1890s for England, and Bradford F.C. * James Wright (speedway rider) (born 1986), British motorcycle speedway rider * Jim Wright (Australian footballer) (born 1949), Australian rules footballer (Geelong) *James Earl Wright, a ring name of American professional wrestler
Dale Veasey Todd Dale Veasey (born May 20, 1960) is a retired American professional wrestler, better known by his ring names Dale Veasey and Lt. James Earl Wright, who competed in North American regional promotions including the Mid-South region and the Nat ...
(born 1960)


Other fields

* James Wright (antiquarian) (1643–1713), antiquary and writer *
James Wright (doctor) John Franklin Knight (12 December 1927 – 27 November 2022), known professionally as Dr James Wright, was an Australian medical professional who was notable for his books, television and radio appearances, and regular newspaper and magazine c ...
(1927–2022), Australian medical professional * James Wright (inventor) (1874–1961), American creator of Silly Putty *
James Wright (potter) James Wright (1819–1887) was a New Zealand potter. He was born in Fenton, Staffordshire, England in 1819. Biography In the 1850s, Wright developed the first commercial-scale crockery kiln in New Zealand, alongside Daniel Pollen at the bric ...
(1819–1887), New Zealand potter *
James Homer Wright James Homer Wright (April 8, 1869 – January 3, 1928) was an early and influential American pathologist, who was chief of pathology at Massachusetts General Hospital from 1896 to 1926. Wright was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In 1915, he jo ...
(1869–1928), American pathologist *
James Hood Wright James Hood Wright (known professionally as J. Hood Wright; November 4, 1836 – November 12, 1894) was an American banker, financier, corporate director, business magnate, and reorganizer of US railroads. He began as a bookkeeper but his manage ...
(1836–1894), American banker, financier and railroad man * James W. Wright, executive director of the Development Authority of the North Country *James
Whitaker Wright James Whitaker Wright (9 February 1846 – 26 January 1904) was a company promoter and swindler, who committed suicide at the Royal Courts of Justice in London immediately following his conviction for fraud. Early life The eldest of five child ...
(1846–1904), English mining company owner *
James William Wright James William Wright (9 October 1854 – 3 October 1917) was an Australian architect, civil engineer, and politician. He established the first private architectural practice in Western Australia in 1884, which now operates as Cameron Chisholm Ni ...
(1854–1917), Australian architect and politician


See also

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Jamey Wright Jamey Alan Wright (born December 24, 1974) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played for 10 different teams in Major League Baseball (MLB): the Colorado Rockies, Milwaukee Brewers, St. Louis Cardinals, Kansas City Royals, S ...
(born 1974), baseball player *
Jamie Wright Jamie Wright (born May 13, 1976) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey left winger who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Dallas Stars, Calgary Flames and Philadelphia Flyers. Wright was born in Kitchener, Ontario, but ...
(born 1976), ice hockey player *
Jay Wright (disambiguation) Jay Wright may refer to: * Jay Wright (basketball) (born 1961), basketball coach *Jay Wright (poet) Jay L. Wright (born May 25, 1934) is a poet, playwright, and essayist. Born in Albuquerque, New Mexico, he lives in Bradford, Vermont. Althou ...
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Cottage Grove State Airport Cottage Grove State Airport or Jim Wright Field , is a public airport serving small general aviation aircraft, located one mile (1.6 km) east of the city of Cottage Grove in Lane County, Oregon, USA. On December 17, 2003 the airfield was ...
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