Cartwright (surname)

Last updated June 04, 2025

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

Al Cartwright (1917–2015), American sportswriter
Alan Cartwright (1945–2021), 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 (cricketer) (1940–2023), New Zealand cricketer
Anthony Cartwright (writer) (born 1973), British novelist
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
Bryce Cartwright (born 1994), Australian Rugby League player
Buck Cartwright, American politician in Oklahoma
Buns Cartwright (1889–1976), English cricketer and soldier
Caleb Cartwright (1696?–1763), Irish academic and clergyman
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 (cyclist), British cyclist
D. F. Cartwright (1916–2009), British soldier, businessman and commercial fisherman
David Cartwright (1920–1997), tenth Suffragan Bishop of Southampton
Dave Cartwright (1943–2015), British musician and author
Deirdre Cartwright, British guitarist
Earl Cartwright, American politician
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
Fairfax William Cartwright (1823–1881), British politician
Fairfax Leighton Cartwright (1857–1928), British author and diplomat, Ambassador to Austria-Hungary (1908–1913)
Gary Cartwright (born 1952), Australian politician
Geoff Cartwright, Australian actor
George Cartwright (disambiguation), multiple people
Greg Cartwright (born 1970), American musician
Mrs H. Cartwright (fl. 1776 -1787), British writer
Hannah Cartwright, a.k.a. Augustus Ghost, vocalist for Snow Ghosts
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
Jackson Robert Cartwright, American politician in Oklahoma
James Cartwright (born 1949), American soldier, eighth Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
James Cartwright (canoeist) (born 1976), Canadian canoeist
James Cartwright (disambiguation), multiple people
Jazmine Cartwright (born 2001), British poet
Jim Cartwright (born 1958), English dramatist
Jan Eric Cartwright, American politician in Oklahoma
John Cartwright (disambiguation), multiple people
Joe Cartwright (rugby league), English rugby league player
Joseph Cartwright (disambiguation), multiple people
Justin Cartwright (1945–2018), British novelist
Julia Cartwright Ady (1851–1924), British art critic
Keith Cartwright, American politician in Oklahoma
Kelly Cartwright (born 1989), Australian athlete
Kenneth St George Cartwright (1891–1964), British mycologist
Kit Cartwright (born 1954), American football administrator and a former American football player and coach
Lawrence Cartwright (born 1948), Bahamian politician
Lee Cartwright (born 1972), English footballer
Lionel Cartwright (born 1960), American country musician
Lisa Cartwright, American scholar of visual culture
Lynn Cartwright (1927–2004), American actress
Mark Cartwright (born 1973), English footballer
Matt Cartwright (born 1961), American lawyer and politician representing the 8th district of Pennsylvania in the US House of Representatives
Mary Cartwright (1900–1998), British mathematician
Nancy Cartwright (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, English 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
Shanendon Cartwright, Bahamian politician
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
Virginia Cartwright (born 1943), American artist
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
Harold Cartwright, a protagonist from Grand Theft Auto: London 1969 and Grand Theft Auto: London 1961
Helen Cartwright, one of the main characters from Nights: Journey of Dreams
Lorna Cartwright, former character in EastEnders
Madge Cartwright, the sole heiress to Cartwright's Soap Empire; and fiancée of Teddy Meldrum in You Rang, M'Lord?
Rosie Cartwright, member of The Sleepover Club
Casey Cartwright, one of the main characters from Greek
Rusty Cartwright, one of the main characters from Greek

Cartwright (surname)

Fictional people

See also