Bright (surname)

Bright is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• A. D. Bright (1838–1898), Justice of the Tennessee Supreme Court
• Adam Bright (born 1984), Australian pitcher
• Alfred L. Bright (1940–2019), American artist
• Annie Bright (1840–1913), Australian journalist and spiritualist
• Bill Bright (1921–2003), American evangelist
• Bobby Bright (born 1952), U.S. congressman and mayor of Montgomery, Alabama
• Charles Bright (judge) (1912–1983), Australian judge
• Chris Bright (born 1970), Canadian ice hockey player
• Crystal Bright (born 1981), American musician and artist
• Dave Bright (born 1949), New Zealand footballer
• Dora Bright (1862–1951), British composer and pianist
• Graham Bright (born 1942), British Conservative politician
• Greg Bright (born 1957), American football player
• H. R. Bum Bright (1920–2004), American businessman and owner of the Dallas Cowboys
• Heather Bright (born 1982), American singer
• Henry Bright (1810/14–1873), English artist
• Henry Edward Bright (1819–1904) South Australian politician
• James Franck Bright (1832–1920), English historian
• Jason Bright (born 1973), Australian racing driver
• Jerry Bright (born 1947), American sprinter
• Jesse D. Bright (1812–1875), U.S. Senator removed from office during the American Civil War
• John Bright (1811–1889), British Liberal politician
• Kenta Bright (born 1999), Japanese baseball player
• Kevin S. Bright (born 1954), American television executive producer
• Kris Bright (born 1986), New Zealand footballer
• Leon Bright (born 1955), American football player Tampabay and New York Giants
• Maija Bright (born 1942), more commonly known as Maija Peeples-Bright, Latvian-born American and Canadian artist
• Martin Bright (born 1966), British journalist
• Mary Bright (1954–2002), Scottish curtain designer
• Millie Bright (born 1993), English association football player
• Mike Bright (volleyball) (1937–2017), American volleyball player
• Myron H. Bright (1919–2016), American judge
• Nick Bright, British radio DJ
• Richard Bright (actor) (1937–2006), American actor
• Richard Bright (physician) (1789–1858), English physician and kidney disease research pioneer
• Rick Bright, American immunologist and whistleblower
• Robert Bright (1902–1988), American author and illustrator of children's literature
• Ronnie Bright (1938–2015), American singer
• Rowena Bright (born 1980), Australian alpine skier
• Simon Bright, art and set decorator, The Lord of the Rings (film series)
• Stephen Bright (born 1948), American lawyer
• Susie Bright (born 1958), American sexuality writer
• Tarryn Bright (born 1983), South African field hockey player
• Terry Bright (born 1958), Australian footballer
• Thomas Lockyer Bright (1818–1874), Australian journalist
• Tom Bright, Ugandan politician
• Torah Bright (born 1986), Australian snowboarder
• Victor Bright, American electrical engineer
• William Bright (1928–2006), linguist
• William Leatham Bright (1851–1910), English politician

See also

• Bright (given name)