is a moderately common surname all over the world as well as the name of several towns and cities in '' being an English dialectical variant of the word Wagon , a horse-drawn wheeled vehicle used for agricultural purposes, and '' Wright '' meaning a craftsman or builder.
- Adam Wainwright (born 1981), starting pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals
- Alfred Wainwright (1907–1991), a writer of guide books to the fells of the English Lake District. The 214 fells he described have become known as the Wainwrights .
- George L. Wainwright, Jr. (born 1943), American judge, Associate Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court
- Hilary Wainwright (born 1949), British socialist and feminist
- Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright IV (1883–1953), United States Army general, commanding officer of Allied forces in The Philippines during World War II
- Loudon Wainwright III (born 1946), American songwriter, folk singer, humorist, and actor
- Louie L. Wainwright (Secretary of Florida Division of Corrections), respondent in Gideon v. Wainwright and other famous Supreme Court cases
- Martha Wainwright (born 1976), Canadian-American singer-songwriter, daughter of Loudon Wainwright III
- Richard Wainwright (1918-2003), British Liberal politician
- Richard Wainwright (Civil War Naval Officer) (1817–1862), United States Navy Commander, father of Admiral Richard Wainwright
- Richard Wainwright (Spanish-American War Naval Officer) (1849–1926), United States Navy Admiral, son of Commander Richard Wainwright
- Richard Wainwright (World War I Naval Officer) (1881–1944), United States Navy Commander, son of Admiral Richard Wainwright
- Robert Iain Wainwright (Former Rugby Union Footballer) (born 22 March 1965), capped 37 times for Scotland (captain 16 times) and once for the British Lions
- Rufus Wainwright (born 1973), Canadian-American singer-songwriter, son of Loudon Wainwright III
- Sally Wainwright English dramatist and television writer
- Stephen A. Wainwright , (born 1933), American scientist, founder of comparative solid biomechanics
- William L. Wainwright , American politician, member of the North Carolina General Assembly
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- Wainwright, Alabama , in Monroe County
- Wainwright, Alaska , a city in North Slope Borough
- Wainwright, Missouri , in Callaway County
- Wainwright, Ohio , two locations:
- --- Wainwright, Jackson County, Ohio
- --- Wainwright, Tuscarawas County, Ohio
- Wainwright, Oklahoma , a town in Muskogee County
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