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:

    “Words convey the mental treasures of one period to the generations that follow; and laden with this, their precious freight, they sail safely across gulfs of time in which empires have suffered shipwreck and the languages of common life have sunk into oblivion.”
    —Anonymous. Quoted in Richard Chevenix Trench, On the Study of Words, lecture 1 (1858)

    “Power is not of a man. Wealth does not center in the person of the wealthy. Celebrity is not inherent in any personality. To be celebrated, to be wealthy, to have power requires access to major institutions.”
    —C. Wright Mills (1916–1962)