# James Wright

James, Jimmy, or Jim Wright may refer to:

## Arts and entertainment

* James Wright (poet) (1927–1980), American poet
* James Wright (singer), Filipino-Australian singer
* Big Jim Wright (James Quentin Wright) (1966–2018), American musician
* Jimmy Wright (actor), American stage and screen actor
* Jimmy Wright (artist) (born 1944), American visual artist

## Politics and the law
### United States

* James Wright (governor) (1716–1785), British colonial governor of the province of Georgia, and 1st Baronet, of Carolside
* J. Skelly Wright (1911–1988), American judge
* James A. Wright (Pennsylvania politician) (1902–1963), U.S. Congressman from Pennsylvania
* James A. Wright (Wisconsin politician) (1873–1911), Wisconsin politician and businessman
* James Henry Wright (1838–1905), American jurist and politician
* James L. Wright (1925–1990), Pennsylvania politician
* Jim Wright (1922–2015), U.S. Congressman from Texas, Speaker of the House
* Jim Wright (commissioner), American politician and businessman from Texas

### Elsewhere

* Sir James Wright (governor) (1716–1785), British colonial governor of the province of Georgia, and 1st Baronet, of Carolside
* Sir James Wright, 1st Baronet (1730–1804) of Ray House, Essex and Resident at Venice, British diplomat
* James Wright (Jamaican politician) (1904–1984/85), member of the Legislative Council of Jamaica
* James R. Wright, Canadian diplomat
* James William Wright (1854–1917), Australian architect and politician

## Science and academics

* James Wright (classicist) (born 1939), former Vice-Chancellor, Newcastle University
* James Wright (historian) (1939–2022), President of Dartmouth College, historian
* James Wright (palaeontologist) (1878–1957), Scottish paaeontologist, geologist and fossil collector
* James C. Wright, American classical archaeologist
* James D. Wright (1947–2019), American sociologist

## Sports
### Baseball

* Jim Wright (1920s pitcher) (1900–1963), Major League Baseball pitcher
* Jim Wright (1970s pitcher) (born 1950), Major League Baseball pitcher
* Jim Wright (1980s pitcher) (born 1955), Major League Baseball pitcher

### Cricket

* James Wright (cricketer, born 1948), English cricketer
* James Wright (cricketer, born 1874) (1874–1961), English cricketer
* James Wright (cricketer, born 1912) (1912–1987), English cricketer
* James Wright (New Zealand cricketer) (born 1946), New Zealand cricketer

### Gridiron football

* James Wright (tight end) (born 1956), American football tight end
* James Wright (wide receiver) (born 1991), American football player
* James Earl Wright (American football) (1939–2009), gridiron football defensive back and quarterback
* Jim Wright (American football coach) (born 1935), American football coach

### Other sports

* James Wright (footballer) (born 2004), English footballer for Aston Villa
* Jim Wright (footballer, born 1910) (1910–1978), English footballer
* James Leroy Wright (1938–2020), American basketball player
* Jimmy Wright (golfer) (born 1939), American professional golfer
* James Wright (ice hockey) (born 1990), Canadian ice hockey player
* James Wright (rugby) (1863–1932), rugby union footballer of the 1890s for England, and Bradford F.C.
* James Wright (speedway rider) (born 1986), British motorcycle speedway rider
* Jim Wright (Australian footballer) (born 1949), Australian rules footballer (Geelong)
* James Earl Wright, a ring name of American professional wrestler Dale Veasey (born 1960)

## Other fields

* James Wright (antiquarian) (1643–1713), antiquary and writer
* James Wright (doctor) (1927–2022), Australian medical professional
* James Wright (inventor), American creator of Silly Putty
* James Wright (potter) (1819–1887), New Zealand potter
* James Homer Wright (1869–1928), American pathologist
* James Hood Wright (1836–1894), American banker, financier and railroad man
* James W. Wright, executive director of the Development Authority of the North Country
* James Whitaker Wright (1846–1904), English mining company owner
* James William Wright (1854–1917), Australian architect and politician