Arkwright

Arkwright is a surname, deriving from an archaic Old English term for a person who manufactures chests, and may refer to:

People

 * Augustus Arkwright (1821–1887), Royal Navy officer and MP for North Derbyshire
 * Chris Arkwright (born 1959), English professional rugby league footballer
 * Francis Arkwright (politician) (1846–1915), MP for East Derbyshire 1874–1880 and Member of the New Zealand Legislative Council
 * Francis Arkwright (cricketer) (1905–1942), English cricketer
 * George Arkwright (1807–1856), English politician
 * Godfrey Edward Pellew Arkwright (1864–1944), British musicologist
 * Harold Arkwright (1872–1942), English cricketer
 * Henry Arkwright (cricketer, born 1811) (1811–1889), English amateur cricketer
 * Henry Arkwright (1837–1866), English amateur cricketer
 * Ian Arkwright (born 1959), English professional footballer
 * John Stanhope Arkwright (1872–1954), British politician
 * John Arkwright (rugby league) (1902–1990), British rugby league footballer
 * Joseph Arthur Arkwright (1864–1944), British bacteriologist
 * Marian Arkwright (1863–1922), English composer
 * May Arkwright (1860–1915), suffrage leader in the early history of the Pacific Northwest of the United States
 * Paul Arkwright (born 1962), British ambassador
 * Sir Richard Arkwright (1732–1792), Englishman credited with inventing the spinning frame
 * Richard Arkwright junior (1755–1843), his son, who further developed his father's inventions
 * Richard Arkwright (1781–1832), grandson of the inventor, MP for Rye 1813–18 and 1826–30
 * Richard Arkwright (barrister) (1835–1918), barrister and Conservative politician, MP for Leominster 1866–76
 * Robert Arkwright (1903–1971), British Army general

In fiction

 * Arkwright (Open All Hours) fictional character from the British television sitcom Open All Hours
 * Arkwright, a 2016 novel by Allen Steele
 * Luther Arkwright, the protagonist of Bryan Talbot's comic book series, The Adventures of Luther Arkwright
 * Commander Arkwright of the Space Academy, in Tom Corbett, Space Cadet

Places

 * Arkwright Town, Derbyshire, England
 * Arkwright, Alabama, United States
 * Arkwright, Georgia, United States
 * Arkwright, New York, United States
 * Arkwright, South Carolina, United States