Bright (surname)

Bright is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Bill Bright (1921–2003), American evangelist
• Bobby Bright (born 1952), former U.S. congressman and former mayor of Montgomery, Alabama
• Crystal Bright (born 1981), American musician and artist
• Dora Bright (1862–1951), English composer and pianist
• Sir Graham Bright (born 1942), British Conservative politician
• Greg Bright (born 1957), American football player
• H. R. "Bum" Bright (1920-2004), American businessman and former owner of the Dallas Cowboys
• Heather Bright (born 1982), American singer
• Henry Edward Bright (1819–1904) South Australian politician. Also his son (1843–1917), a mayor of Gawler, South Australia.
• James Franck Bright (1832–1920), English historian
• Jason Bright (born 1973), Australian racing driver
• Jesse Bright (1812–1875), U.S. Senator removed from office during the American Civil War
• John Bright (1811–1889), British Liberal politician
• Richard Bright (actor) (1937–2006), American actor
• Richard Bright (physician) (1789–1858), English physician and early pioneer in the research of kidney disease
• Robert Bright (1902–1988), American author and illustrator of children's literature
• Simon Bright, Art and set decorator (The Lord of the Rings (film series))
• Susie Bright (born 1958), sexuality writer
• Torah Bright (born 1986), Australian snowboarder
• William Bright (1928–2006), linguist