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Law

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Robert Wright (judge, died 1689) Sir Robert Wright (c. 1634 – 1689) was an English judge and Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, Chief Justice of the King's Bench 1687–89. Early life Wright was the son of Jermyn Wright of Wangford in Suffolk, by his wife Anne, daughte ...
(c. 1634–1689), Lord Chief Justice of England, 1687–1688 * Robert Wright (South Carolina judge) (1666–1739), Chief Justice of South Carolina from 1725, son of the above * Robert William Wright (1816–1885), American lawyer, politician, newspaper editor, and author *Sir Robert Samuel Wright (1839–1904), British judge *
Robert Wright, Baron Wright Robert Alderson Wright, Baron Wright, (15 October 1869 – 27 June 1964) was a British judge. A commercial barrister, he was a Justice of the High Court from 1925 to 1932, when he was directly promoted to the House of Lords as a law lord. Rob ...
(1869–1964), British judge


Sports

* Robert Wright (English cricketer) (1852–1891), English first-class cricketer *
Robert Kelsell Wright Robert Kelsell Wright (1858–1908) was the third eldest son of Joseph & Ann Wright of Avenue Farm, Waverton, Cheshire, United Kingdom. Robert obtained his middle name from his paternal grandmother Elizabeth Kelsell and did not follow his brothers ...
(1858–1908), English greyhound "slipper" * Robert Wright (English footballer) (1880–?), English footballer * Bob Wright (greyhound trainer) (1886–1943), English greyhound trainer * Bob Wright (baseball) (1891–1993), American baseball pitcher * Robert Wright (Australian cricketer) (1914–1965), Australian cricketer * Bob Wright (Scottish footballer) (1915–?), Scottish footballer * Robert Wright (hurdler), winner of the 60 yards hurdles at the 1943 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships * Bob Wright (basketball) (1926–2012), American high school and college basketball coach * Bob Wright (Australian footballer) (1943–2019), Australian rules footballer * Bobby Jack Wright (born 1950), American football coach *
Robert Wright (basketball) Robert Wright is an American college basketball player for the BYU Cougars of the Big 12 Conference. Early life and high school During his high school career, Wright played at Saints Neumann Goretti High School for his first three years before ...
(born 2005), American basketball player


History

* Robert Wright (British historian) (1906–1992), Royal Air Force historian and biographer of Hugh Dowding * Robert K. Wright Jr. (born 1946), American military historian and author * Robert E. Wright (born 1969), American business, economic, financial, and monetary historian


Medicine

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Robert Wright (surgeon) Sir Robert Wright DSO OBE (1 March 1915 – 4 December 1981) was a senior British surgeon; a former President of the General Medical Council of Great Britain and former President of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow. Earl ...
(1915–1981), British surgeon * Bobby E. Wright (1934–1982), American clinical psychologist


Music

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Robert Wright (musical writer) Robert Craig Wright (September 25, 1914 – July 27, 2005) was an American composer-lyricist for Hollywood and the musical theatre, best known for the Broadway musical and musical film '' Kismet'', for which he and his professional partner Geor ...
(1914–2005), American composer and lyricist of musicals *
Bobby Wright John Robert "Bobby" Wright (born March 30, 1942) is an American country music singer. He is the middle child and the only son of country singers Johnnie Wright and Kitty Wells. Biography He was born in Charleston, West Virginia, United States. ...
(born 1942), American country music singer *
Rob Wright Rob Wright (sometimes known as Mr. Wrong; born 12 March 1954) is a Canadian musician and songwriter best known as the bassist, lead vocalist and occasional guitarist of the progressive punk rock band Nomeansno, as well as the bassist of the p ...
(born 1954), Canadian musician


Politics

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Robert Wright (Maryland politician) Robert Wright (November 20, 1752September 7, 1826) was an American politician and soldier who fought in the American Revolutionary War. Early life Wright was born at Narborough, near Chestertown, Maryland, and attended the Kent Free School (l ...
(1752–1826), United States Senator from Maryland and Governor of Maryland * Robert R. Wright (1844–1927), mayor of Denver, Colorado *
Robert Wright (New Zealand politician) Robert Alexander Wright (8 August 1863 – 6 December 1947) was the Mayor of Wellington from 1921 to 1925, and a New Zealand politician of the Reform Party. Biography Early life and career He was born in Dunedin to Robert and Lydia Esther Wrig ...
(1863–1947), MP and mayor of Wellington *
Robert Howard Wright Robert Howard Wright (1865 – 1933) was a business owner and politician in Quebec. He served as mayor of Aylmer from 1907 to 1911. The son of Charles Wright and Lucy Stewart, he purchased the former residence of John Egan in 1909, living the ...
(1865–1933), mayor of Aylmer, Quebec *
Bob Wright (Utah politician) William Robert Wright (May 20, 1935 – January 13, 2012) was an American attorney, political candidate, and author. Early life and education Wright was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Ralph Bassett Wright and Afton Middlemiss Wright. He grad ...
(1935–2012), Utah lawyer, Republican gubernatorial candidate, biographer of David O. McKay * Robert C. Wright (politician) (1944–2014), Pennsylvania State Representatives and judge


Religion

* Robert Wright (Calvinist priest) (1556–1624), English Anglican priest * Robert Wright (English bishop) (1560–1643), Bishop of Bristol, 1623–1632, and Bishop of Lichfield, 1632–1643 * Robert Wright (priest, died 1622), Archdeacon of Carlisle *
J. Robert Wright John Robert Wright (October 20, 1936 – January 12, 2022) was an American Episcopal priest and St. Mark's Church in-the-Bowery professor at General Theological Seminary and a church historian. Wright was Professor Emeritus of Ecclesiastical His ...
(1936–2022), American theologian and author * Robert Wright (priest, born 1949), Church of England priest, Archdeacon of Westminster and Chaplain to the Speaker of the House of Commons * Rob Wright (bishop) (born 1964), American bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta


Others

* Robert Wright (courtier) (1553–1596), English scholar and courtier * Robert Wright (Medal of Honor) (1828–1885), Irish-born American Union Army soldier and Medal of Honor recipient * Robert Ramsay Wright (1852–1933), Scottish zoologist *Sir Robert Patrick Wright (1857–1938), Scottish agriculturalist * Robert Herring Wright (1870–1934), American teacher, president of East Carolina Teachers Training School *
Bob Wright Robert Charles Wright (born April 23, 1943) is an American lawyer, businessman, lobbyist, and author. He is a former NBC executive, having served as president and CEO from 1986 to 2001, and chairman and CEO from 2001 until he retired in 2007. ...
(born 1943), American television businessman and former CEO of NBC *Sir Robert Wright (RAF officer) (born 1947), British air marshal *
Robert Wright (journalist) Robert Wright (born January 15, 1957) is an American author and journalist known for his wide-ranging interests in philosophy, society, science (especially evolutionary psychology), history, politics, international relations, and religion. He has ...
(born 1957), American journalist and author of books popularizing evolutionary psychology and game theory *
Rob Wright (writer) Rob Wright is an American television writer and producer. Starting with his work in 1998 as a story editor for the series ''The Magnificent Seven'', his writing and producing credits include such titles as ''Lethal Weapon'', ''The Librarians'', '' ...
(– ), American television producer and writer * Robert Wright (special effects artist), American special effects artist * Robert Wright Jr. (– ), American FBI agent and critic of FBI counterterrorist activities * Robert G. Wright, Canadian diplomat


See also

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Bert Wright (disambiguation) Bert Wright may refer to: * Bert Wright (cricketer) (1926-1994), Australian cricketer * Bert Wright (figure skater), American ice dancer * Bert Wright (footballer) (1920–2000), English footballer See also * Bertie Wright (1871–1960), actor * ...
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