# 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
* Anna Bright (born 1999), American professional pickleball player
* 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
* Jacob Bright (1821–1899), English 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
* Michelle Bright (died 1999), Australian murder victim
* 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
* Scott Bright, American politician from Colorado
* 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