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

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 (academic) (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

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 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
 * James Wright (footballer) (1892–?), footballer for Cliftonville and Huddersfield Town
 * Jim Wright (Australian footballer) (born 1949), Australian rules footballer (Geelong)
 * Jim Wright (footballer, born 1910) (1910–1978), English footballer
 * 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