Thomas Wright (disambiguation)
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Thomas Wright may refer to:
- Thomas Wright (astronomer)Thomas Wright (astronomer)Thomas Wright was an English astronomer, mathematician, instrument maker, architect and garden designer. He was the first to describe the shape of the Milky Way and speculate that faint nebulae were distant galaxies....
(1711–1786), English astronomer and mathematician - Thomas Wright (geologist)Thomas Wright (geologist)Thomas Wright was a Scottish surgeon and palaeontologist.Wright published a number of papers on the fossils which he had collected in the Cotswolds, including Lias Ammonites of the British Isles....
(1809–1884), Scottish surgeon and palaeontologist - Thomas Wright (antiquarian) (1810–1877), British antiquarian and writer
- Thomas Wright (cricketer)Thomas Wright (cricketer)Thomas John Wright was an English amateur first-class cricketer, who played one match for Yorkshire County Cricket Club in 1919....
, English cricketer - Thomas D. "Tommy" Wright, former member of the Louisiana House of Representatives
- Thomas E. WrightThomas E. WrightThomas Edward Wright was a Democratic member of the North Carolina House of Representatives who represented the state's eighteenth district, including constituents in New Hanover and Pender counties, from 1992 to 2008. An EMS instructor from Wilmington, North Carolina, Wright was serving his...
, former member of the North Carolina House of Representatives - Thomas J. WrightThomas J. WrightThomas J. Wright is an American television director. Wright has directed episodes of Smallville, One Tree Hill, Firefly, and many other programs. He also worked extensively on Chris Carter's Millennium, directing 26 of the show's 67 episodes...
, film and television director - Fats WallerFats WallerFats Waller , born Thomas Wright Waller, was a jazz pianist, organist, composer, singer, and comedic entertainer...
or Thomas Wright Waller (1904–1943), jazz musician, pianist, composer
- Thomas Edward WrightThomas Edward WrightCaptain Thomas Edward Wright, soldier and penal administrator, of the 39th Regiment was the third commandant of the second convict settlement at Norfolk Island, from August 1827 to 1828....
, soldier and penal administrator - Thomas Wright (rugby)Thomas Wright (rugby)Thomas Wright is a former Scottish rugby union and rugby league player.-Rugby league:Wright transferred to Leeds in 1948-49.He later played for the Scotland national rugby league team.-References:...
, Scottish rugby union and rugby league player - Thomas Wright (social commentator)Thomas Wright (social commentator)Thomas Wright was an English social commentator.Wright's essays on social commentary were published in three volumes, Some Habits and Customs of the Working Classes , The Great Unwashed , and Our New Masters .-Further reading:*A. J...
(1839–1909), English social commentator
See also
- Tom Wright (disambiguation)
- Tommy Wright (disambiguation)