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
• 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:

• Annie Cartwright, policewoman in Life on Mars
• Fleet Admiral Cartwright, a character in the Star Trek universe
• 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?
• River Cartwright, one of the main characters from Slow Horses
• 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

See also

• Cartwright (disambiguation)
• Wainwright (name)
• Wheelwright
• Wright (surname)

Surname list

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