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