Richard Wright may refer to:
Arts
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Richard Wright (author)
Richard Nathaniel Wright (September 4, 1908 – November 28, 1960) was an American author of novels, short stories, poems, and non-fiction. Much of his literature concerns racial themes, especially related to the plight of African Americans duri ...
(1908–1960), African-American novelist
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Richard B. Wright (1937–2017), Canadian novelist
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Richard Wright (painter) (1735–1775), marine painter
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Richard Wright (artist) (born 1960), British artist
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Richard Wright (musician)
Richard William Wright (28 July 1943 – 15 September 2008) was an English keyboardist and songwriter who co-founded the progressive rock band Pink Floyd. He appeared on almost every Pink Floyd album and performed on all of their tours. He ...
(1943–2008), founder member of Pink Floyd
Politics
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Richard Wright (MP) (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 club Manchester City.
As a player he was a goalkeeper. He joined Ipswich Town as a traine ...
(born 1977), retired English football goalkeeper
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Rick Wright (football manager), Bermudian football manager
Other
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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. (1878–1967), American sociologist
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Richard T. Wright (born 1951), American criminologist
* Orville Wilbur Richard "Rick" Wright, a character in the TV series ''
Magnum, P.I.'', 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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