Billy Wright

Billy Wright may refer to:

  • Billy Wright (footballer born 1924) (1924–1994), Wolverhampton Wanderers and England football captain
  • Billy Wright (footballer born 1958), Everton and Birmingham City centre-half
  • Billy Wright (footballer born 1962), New Zealand international footballer
  • Billy Wright (loyalist) (1960–1997), Northern Irish loyalist paramilitary leader
  • Billy Wright (musician) (1932–1991), Atlanta Blues singer
  • Billy Pat Wright (born 1937), American Republican member of the Missouri House of Representatives

Famous quotes containing the words billy and/or wright:

    ““Oh, where have you been, Billy boy, Billy boy?
    Oh, where have you been, charming Billy?”
    “I’ve been to seek a wife,
    She’s the joy of my life,
    She’s a young thing, and cannot leave her mother.””
    —Unknown. Billy Boy (l. 1–5)

    “Her mane falls wild on her forehead,
    And the light breeze moves me to caress her long ear
    That is delicate as the skin over a girl’s wrist.
    Suddenly I realize
    That if I stepped out of my body I would break
    Into blossom.”
    —James Wright (1927–1980)