Cartwright (surname)

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Cartwright is an English surname that originally means a maker of carts. Notable people with the surname include:

Alan Cartwright (born 1945), British musician
Alexander Cartwright (1820–1892), American engineer and supposed inventor of baseball
Angela Cartwright (born 1952), British-born American actress
Ann Cartwright (born 1925), British statistician and socio-medical researcher
Anthony Cartwright (born 1940), New Zealand cricketer
Arnaud Cartwright Marts (1888–1970), American academic, president of Bucknell University (1935–1945)
Bec Cartwright (born 1983), Australian actress and singer
Ben Cartwright (disambiguation), multiple people
Bill Cartwright (born 1957), American basketball player
Bill Cartwright (disambiguation), several people
Brian Cartwright (born 1948), American lawyer and astrophysicist
Carol A. Cartwright, American academic, president of Kent State University (1991–2006) and Bowling Green State University (2008)
Casimir Cartwright van Straubenzee (1867–1956), British soldier
Christopher Cartwright (1602–1658), English clergyman
Cyril Cartwright, British cyclist
D. F. Cartwright (1916–2009), British soldier, businessman and commercial fisherman
Daisy Napulahaokalani Cartwright (1879-????), Hawaiian royal
David Cartwright (1920–1997), tenth Suffragan Bishop of Southampton
Dave Cartwright (born 1943), British musician and author
Deirdre Cartwright, British guitarist
Ed Cartwright (1859–1933), American baseball player
Edward David Cartwright (1920–1997), British bishop, Bishop of Southampton (1984–1989)
Edmund Cartwright (1743–1823), British clergyman and inventor of the power loom
Erik Cartwright (born 1950), musician
Eva Kuwailanimamao Cartwright (1881–1948), Hawaiian royal
Fairfax Cartwright (1823–1881), British politician
Fairfax Leighton Cartwright (1857–1928), British author and diplomat, Ambassador to Austria-Hungary (1908–1913)
Gary Cartwright (born 1952), former Australian politician
Geoff Cartwright, Australian actor
George Cartwright (disambiguation), multiple people
Greg Cartwright (born 1970), American musician
Harold Cartwright (born 1951), English cricketer
Hilton Cartwright (born 1990), Zimbabwean-Australian cricketer
Hubert James Cartwright (1900–1958), Roman Catholic coadjutor bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Wilmington
Hugh Cartwright (died 1572), English politician
Ian Cartwright (born 1964), English footballer
James Cartwright (born 1949), American soldier, eighth Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
James Cartwright (canoer) (born 1976), Canadian canoeist
Jim Cartwright (born 1958), English dramatist
John Cartwright (disambiguation), multiple people
Joe Cartwright (rugby league), English rugby league player
Joseph Cartwright (disambiguation), multiple people
Justin Cartwright (born 1945), British novelist
Julia Cartwright Ady (1851–1924), British art critic
Kelly Cartwright (born 1989), Australian athlete
Kit Cartwright (born 1954), American football administrator and a former American football player and coach
Lee Cartwright (born 1972), English footballer
Lionel Cartwright (born 1960), American country musician
Lynn Cartwright (1927–2004), American actress
Marc Cartwright (born 1975), American photographer
Mark Cartwright (born 1973), English footballer
Matt Cartwright (born 1961), American lawyer
Mary Cartwright (1900–1998), British mathematician
Nancy Cartwright (actress) (born 1957), American voice actress
Nancy Cartwright (philosopher) (born 1943), American philosopher
Oscar Ling Cartwright (1900–1983), American entomologist who specialized in scarab beetles
Peggy Cartwright (1912–2001), Canadian silent-era actress
Peter Cartwright (disambiguation), multiple people
Philip Cartwright (1880-1955), English cricketer
Randy Cartwright (born 1951), American animator
Rianti Cartwright (born 1983), Indonesian actress, model and television presenter
Richard Cartwright (disambiguation), multiple people
Robert Cartwright, art director
Rock Cartwright (born 1979), American football player
Ryan Cartwright (born 1981), British actor
Samuel Cartwright (1789–1864), British dentist
Samuel A. Cartwright (1793–1863), Confederate States of America physician
Silvia Cartwright (born 1943), New Zealand lawyer, 18th Governor-General of New Zealand (2001–2006)
Steve Cartwright, American computer and video game designer
Stephen Cartwright (1947–2004), British illustrator
Thomas Cartwright (disambiguation), multiple people
Tom Cartwright (1935–2007), English cricketer
Veronica Cartwright (born 1949), English actress
Vincent Cartwright (1882–1965), English rugby union player and cricketer
Walter Cartwright (1871-????), English footballer
Wilburn Cartwright (1892–1979), American lawyer and politician
William Cartwright (disambiguation), multiple people

Fictional people

From the television series Bonanza:

Adam Cartwright, the oldest child of Ben Cartwright
Ben Cartwright (character), cattle rancher, patriarch of the Cartwright clan
Hoss Cartwright, the middle son of Ben Cartwright
Jamie Hunter Cartwright, the adopted son of Ben Cartwright
Little Joe Cartwright, the youngest Cartwright

Other fictional characters:

Fleet Admiral Cartwright, a character in the Star Trek universe
Annie Cartwright, policewoman in Life on Mars
Helen Cartwright, one of the main character from Nights: Journey of Dreams
Lorna Cartwright, former character in EastEnders
Madge Cartwright, the sole heiress to Cartwright's Soap Empire; and fiancee of Teddy Meldrum in You Rang, M'Lord
Rosie Cartwright, member of The Sleepover Club
Casey Cartwright, one of the main character from Greek
Rusty Cartwright, one of the main character from Greek

Cartwright (surname)

Fictional people

See also