Richard Wright

Richard Wright may refer to:

  • Richard Wright (author) (1908–1960), African-American novelist, writer, poet, essayist
  • Richard Wright (musician) (1943–2008), also known as Rick Wright, English musician, founding member of Pink Floyd
  • Richard Wright (artist) (born 1960), British artist and musician, band member of Correcto
  • Richard Wright (footballer) (born 1977), England football goalkeeper
  • Richard B. Wright (born 1937), Canadian novelist
  • Richard R. Wright (1855–1947), American military officer, educator, politician, civil rights advocate, and banking entrepreneur
  • Richard Wright (MP), MP for Dorchester
  • Richard Wright (Unitarian) (1764–1836), Unitarian minister
  • Richard Cotsman Wright (1841–1921), Canadian architect
  • Richard G. Wright (born 1962), American photographer and short filmmaker
  • Richard L. Wright (born 1943), American political leader

Famous quotes containing the words richard and/or wright:

    “I would be a winner because I was a loser! That’s right. I dream of failure every night of my life, and that’s my secret. To make it in this rat race you have to dream of failing every day. I mean, that is reality.”
    —Donald Freed, U.S. screenwriter, and Arnold M. Stone. Robert Altman. Richard Nixon (Philip Baker Hall)

    “Children cannot eat rhetoric and they cannot be sheltered by commissions. I don’t want to see another commission that studies the needs of kids. We need to help them.”
    —Marian Wright Edelman (b. 1939)