James Wright
James, Jimmy, or Jim Wright may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
- James Wright (poet), American poet
- James Wright (singer), Filipino-Australian singer
- Big Jim Wright, American musician
- Jimmy Wright (actor), American stage and screen actor
- Jimmy Wright (artist), American visual artist
Politics and the law
United States
- James Wright (governor), British colonial governor of the province of Georgia, and 1st Baronet, of Carolside
- J. Skelly Wright, American judge
- James A. Wright (Pennsylvania politician), U.S. Congressman from Pennsylvania
- James A. Wright (Wisconsin politician), Wisconsin politician and businessman
- James Henry Wright, American jurist and politician
- James L. Wright, Pennsylvania politician
- Jim Wright, U.S. Congressman from Texas, Speaker of the House
- Jim Wright (commissioner), American politician and businessman from Texas
Elsewhere
- Sir James Wright (governor), British colonial governor of the province of Georgia, and 1st Baronet, of Carolside
- Sir James Wright, 1st Baronet of Ray House, Essex and Resident at Venice, British diplomat
- James Wright (Jamaican politician), member of the Legislative Council of Jamaica
- James R. Wright, Canadian diplomat
- James William Wright, Australian architect and politician
Science and academics
- James Wright (classicist), former Vice-Chancellor, Newcastle University
- James Wright (historian), President of Dartmouth College, historian
- James Wright (palaeontologist), Scottish palaeontologist, geologist and fossil collector
- James C. Wright, American classical archaeologist
- James D. Wright, American sociologist
Sports
Baseball
- Jim Wright (1920s pitcher), Major League Baseball pitcher
- Jim Wright (1970s pitcher), Major League Baseball pitcher
- Jim Wright (1980s pitcher), Major League Baseball pitcher
Cricket
- James Wright (cricketer, born 1948), English cricketer
- James Wright (cricketer, born 1874), English cricketer
- James Wright (cricketer, born 1912), English cricketer
- James Wright (New Zealand cricketer), New Zealand cricketer
Gridiron football
- James Wright (tight end), American football tight end
- James Wright (wide receiver), American football player
- James Earl Wright (American football), gridiron football defensive back and quarterback
- Jim Wright (American football coach), American football coach
Other sports
- James Wright (footballer), English footballer for Aston Villa
- Jim Wright (footballer, born 1910), English footballer
- James Leroy Wright, American basketball player
- Jimmy Wright (golfer), American professional golfer
- James Wright (ice hockey), Canadian ice hockey player
- James Wright (rugby), rugby union footballer of the 1890s for England, and Bradford F.C.
- James Wright (speedway rider), British motorcycle speedway rider
- Jim Wright (Australian footballer), Australian rules footballer
- James Earl Wright, a ring name of American professional wrestler Dale Veasey
Other fields
- James Wright (antiquarian), antiquary and writer
- James Wright (doctor), Australian medical professional
- James Wright (inventor), American creator of Silly Putty
- James Wright (potter), New Zealand potter
- James Homer Wright, American pathologist
- James Hood Wright, American banker, financier and railroad man
- James W. Wright, executive director of the Development Authority of the North Country
- James Whitaker Wright, English mining company owner
- James William Wright, Australian architect and politician