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 wright, richard and/or wright:
“I’m beginning to believe that Killer Illiteracy ought to rank near heart disease and cancer as one of the leading causes of death among Americans. What you don’t know can indeed hurt you, and so those who can neither read nor write lead miserable lives, like Richard Wright’s character, Bigger Thomas, born dead with no past or future.”
—Ishmael Reed (b. 1938)
“I am the sanest man who ever lived. But I will not be tortured. I tear torture out of myself by torturing you.”
—David Boehm, and Louis Friedlander. Dr. Richard Vollin (Bela Lugosi)
“There is a vulgar persuasion, that the ignorance of women, by favoring their subordination, ensures their utility. ‘Tis the same argument employed by the ruling few against the subject many in aristocracies; by the rich against the poor in democracies; by the learned professions against the people in all countries.”
—Frances Wright (1795–1852)