# Cartwright (surname)

Cartwright is an English surname that originally meant a maker of carts. Notable people with the surname include:
* Al Cartwright (1917–2015), American sportswriter
* Alan Cartwright (1945–2021), British musician
* Alexander Cartwright (1820–1892), American engineer and supposed inventor of baseball
* Angela Cartwright (born 1952), British-born American actress
* Ann Cartwright (born 1925), British statistician and socio-medical researcher
* Anthony Cartwright (cricketer) (1940–2023), New Zealand cricketer
* Anthony Cartwright (writer) (born 1973), British novelist
* Arnaud Cartwright Marts (1888–1970), American academic, president of Bucknell University (1935–1945)
* Bec Cartwright (born 1983), Australian actress and singer
* Ben Cartwright (disambiguation), multiple people
* Bill Cartwright (born 1957), American basketball player
* Bill Cartwright (disambiguation), several people
* Brian Cartwright (born 1948), American lawyer and astrophysicist
* Bryce Cartwright (born 1994), Australian Rugby League player
* Buck Cartwright, American politician in Oklahoma
* Buns Cartwright (1889–1976), English cricketer and soldier
* Caleb Cartwright (1696?–1763), Irish academic and clergyman
* Carol A. Cartwright, American academic, president of Kent State University (1991–2006) and Bowling Green State University (2008)
* Casimir Cartwright van Straubenzee (1867–1956), British soldier
* Christopher Cartwright (1602–1658), English clergyman
* Cyril Cartwright (cyclist), British cyclist
* D. F. Cartwright (1916–2009), British soldier, businessman and commercial fisherman
* David Cartwright (1920–1997), tenth Suffragan Bishop of Southampton
* Dave Cartwright (1943–2015), British musician and author
* Deirdre Cartwright, British guitarist
* Earl Cartwright, American politician
* Ed Cartwright (1859–1933), American baseball player
* Edward David Cartwright (1920–1997), British bishop, Bishop of Southampton (1984–1989)
* Edmund Cartwright (1743–1823), British clergyman and inventor of the power loom
* Erik Cartwright (born 1950), musician
* Fairfax William Cartwright (1823–1881), British politician
* Fairfax Leighton Cartwright (1857–1928), British author and diplomat, Ambassador to Austria-Hungary (1908–1913)
* Gary Cartwright (born 1952), Australian politician
* Geoff Cartwright, Australian actor
* George Cartwright (disambiguation), multiple people
* Greg Cartwright (born 1970), American musician
* Mrs H. Cartwright (fl. 1776 -1787), British writer
* Hannah Cartwright, a.k.a. Augustus Ghost, vocalist for Snow Ghosts
* Harold Cartwright (born 1951), English cricketer
* Hilton Cartwright (born 1990), Zimbabwean-Australian cricketer
* Hubert James Cartwright (1900–1958), Roman Catholic coadjutor bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Wilmington
* Hugh Cartwright (died 1572), English politician
* Ian Cartwright (born 1964), English footballer
* Jackson Robert Cartwright, American politician in Oklahoma
* James Cartwright (born 1949), American soldier, eighth Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
* James Cartwright (canoeist) (born 1976), Canadian canoeist
* James Cartwright (disambiguation), multiple people
* Jim Cartwright (born 1958), English dramatist
* Jan Eric Cartwright, American politician in Oklahoma
* John Cartwright (disambiguation), multiple people
* Joe Cartwright (rugby league), English rugby league player
* Joseph Cartwright (disambiguation), multiple people
* Justin Cartwright (1945–2018), British novelist
* Julia Cartwright Ady (1851–1924), British art critic
* Keith Cartwright, American politician in Oklahoma
* Kelly Cartwright (born 1989), Australian athlete
* Kenneth St George Cartwright (1891–1964), British mycologist
* Kit Cartwright (born 1954), American football administrator and a former American football player and coach
* Lee Cartwright (born 1972), English footballer
* Lionel Cartwright (born 1960), American country musician
* Lisa Cartwright, American scholar of visual culture
* Lynn Cartwright (1927–2004), American actress
* Mark Cartwright (born 1973), English footballer
* Matt Cartwright (born 1961), American lawyer and politician representing the 8th district of Pennsylvania in the US House of Representatives
* Mary Cartwright (1900–1998), British mathematician
* Nancy Cartwright (born 1957), American voice actress
* Nancy Cartwright (philosopher) (born 1943), American philosopher
* Oscar Ling Cartwright (1900–1983), American entomologist who specialized in scarab beetles
* Peggy Cartwright (1912–2001), Canadian silent-era actress
* Peter Cartwright (disambiguation), multiple people
* Philip Cartwright (1880–1955), English cricketer
* Randy Cartwright (born 1951), American animator
* Rianti Cartwright (born 1983), Indonesian actress, model and television presenter
* Richard Cartwright (disambiguation), multiple people
* Robert Cartwright, English art director
* Rock Cartwright (born 1979), American football player
* Ryan Cartwright (born 1981), British actor
* Samuel Cartwright (1789–1864), British dentist
* Samuel A. Cartwright (1793–1863), Confederate States of America physician
* Shanendon Cartwright, Bahamian politician
* Silvia Cartwright (born 1943), New Zealand lawyer, 18th Governor-General of New Zealand (2001–2006)
* Steve Cartwright, American computer and video game designer
* Stephen Cartwright (1947–2004), British illustrator
* Thomas Cartwright (disambiguation), multiple people
* Tom Cartwright (1935–2007), English cricketer
* Veronica Cartwright (born 1949), English actress
* Vincent Cartwright (1882–1965), English rugby union player and cricketer
* Virginia Cartwright (born 1943), American artist
* Walter Cartwright (1871–?), English footballer
* Wilburn Cartwright (1892–1979), American lawyer and politician
* William Cartwright (disambiguation), multiple people

## Fictional people

From the television series Bonanza:
* Adam Cartwright, the oldest child of Ben Cartwright
* Ben Cartwright (character), cattle rancher, patriarch of the Cartwright clan
* Hoss Cartwright, the middle son of Ben Cartwright
* Jamie Hunter Cartwright, the adopted son of Ben Cartwright
* Little Joe Cartwright, the youngest Cartwright
Other fictional characters:
* Fleet Admiral Cartwright, a character in the Star Trek universe
* Annie Cartwright, policewoman in Life on Mars
* Harold Cartwright, a protagonist from Grand Theft Auto: London 1969 and Grand Theft Auto: London 1961
* Helen Cartwright, one of the main characters from Nights: Journey of Dreams
* Lorna Cartwright, former character in EastEnders
* Madge Cartwright, the sole heiress to Cartwright's Soap Empire; and fiancée of Teddy Meldrum in You Rang, M'Lord?
* Rosie Cartwright, member of The Sleepover Club
* Casey Cartwright, one of the main characters from Greek
* Rusty Cartwright, one of the main characters from Greek