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John Wright may refer to:
- John Buckland Wright (1897–1954), New Zealand illustrator
- John C. Wright (author) (born 1961), science fiction and fantasy writer
- John Henry Wright (1852–1908), American classical scholar
- John Lloyd Wright (1892–1972), American architect and toy designer
- John Michael Wright (1617–1694), Scottish painter
- John William Wright (1802–1848), English painter
- John Wright (film editor), American film editor
- John Wright (musician) (born 1962), drummer for Nomeansno and singer for the Hanson Brothers
- John Wright (theatre director), English theatre director
- John Christie Wright (1889–1917), Scottish-born Australian sculptor
- Johnnie Wright (1914–2011), American country musician, singer, songwriter
- Johnny Wright (music manager) (born 1960), American music act manager
[edit] Politics
- John Wright (MP for Bedford), MP in 1391 for Bedford
- John and Christopher Wright (1568–1605), (1570–1605), members of the 1605 Gunpowder Plot
- John Wright (Ipswich MP) (1615–1683)
- John Wright (politician), New Zealand MP, 1996–2002
- John C. Wright (comptroller), NY State Comptroller, 1852–1853
- John C. Wright (politician) (1783–1861), U.S. Representative from Ohio
- John F. Wright (born 1945), Nebraska Supreme Court justice
- John Vines Wright (1828–1908), member of the U.S. Congress, the Confederate Congress, and a state supreme court justice
- John Allan Cecil Cecil-Wright (1886–1982), Member of Parliament for Birmingham Erdington, 1936–1945
- John A. Wright (born 1954), Oklahoma State Representative and Lieutenant Governor Candidate
- John Wright (New South Wales politician), New South Wales colonial MP
- John Wright (Tasmanian politician) (1892–1947), Tasmanian state MP
- John T. Wright, African American politician and taxi company proprietor
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[edit] Sports
- John Wright (ice hockey) (born 1948), Canadian ice hockey player
- John Wright (cricketer) (born 1954), member of the New Zealand cricket team, former coach of the Indian cricket team
- John "Rookie" Wright (born 1973), American handball player
- John Wright (boxer) (1929–2001), Olympic boxer and boxing referee
- John W. Wright, American college football coach
- John Wright (cricketer, born 1935), former English cricketer
- John K. Wright, head football coach for the Kentucky State University Thorobreds, 1986
- Johnny Wright (footballer) (born 1975), Northern Irish footballer
- Johnny Wright (baseball) (1919–1990), Negro League baseball player
[edit] Other uses
- John Wright (Archbishop of Sydney) (1861–1933), Anglican bishop in Australia
- John Wright (Bishop of Pittsburgh) (1909–1979), Roman Catholic bishop in America
- John Wright (bookseller) (died 1658)
- Sir John Wright, 1st Baronet (1843–1926), British steel manufacturer
- John Wright (businessman), colonial period businessman who established Wright's Ferry
- John Skirrow Wright (1822–1880), pioneer and social improver of Birmingham, England
- John Wright (greyhound trainer) (1899–1980)
- John W. Wright (jurist), West Virginia, appointed a judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals by President Abraham Lincoln
- John W. Wright II, Dean of the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications
- John Wright (horticulturalist) (1836–1916), winner of the Victoria Medal of Honour
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