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Arkwright
Surname list
Arkwright is a surname, deriving from an archaic Old English term for a person who manufactures chests, and may refer to:
01People
- Augustus Arkwright (1821-1887), Royal Navy officer and MP for North Derbyshire
- Chris Arkwright (born 1959), English professional rugby league footballer
- Francis Arkwright (politician) (1846-1915), MP for East Derbyshire 1874-1880 and Member of the New Zealand Legislative Council
- Francis Arkwright (cricketer) (1905-1942), English cricketer
- George Arkwright (1807-1856), English politician
- Godfrey Edward Pellew Arkwright (1864-1944), British musicologist
- Harold Arkwright (1872-1942), English cricketer
- Henry Arkwright (cricketer, born 1811) (1811-1889), English amateur cricketer
- Henry Arkwright (1837-1866), English amateur cricketer
- Ian Arkwright (born 1959), English professional footballer
- John Stanhope Arkwright (1872-1954), British politician
- John Arkwright (rugby league) (1902-1990), British rugby league footballer
- Joseph Arthur Arkwright (1864-1944), British bacteriologist
- Marian Arkwright (1863-1922), English composer
- May Arkwright (1860-1915), suffrage leader in the early history of the Pacific Northwest of the United States
- Paul Arkwright (born 1962), British ambassador
- Sir Richard Arkwright (1732-1792), Englishman credited with inventing the spinning frame
- Richard Arkwright junior (1755-1843), his son, who further developed his father's inventions
- Richard Arkwright (1781-1832), grandson of the inventor, MP for Rye 1813-18 and 1826-30
- Richard Arkwright junior (1755-1843), his son, who further developed his father's inventions
- Richard Arkwright (barrister) (1835-1918), barrister and Conservative politician, MP for Leominster 1866-76. Great-grandson of the inventor Sir Richard.
- Robert Arkwright (1903-1971), British Army general
02In fiction
- Arkwright (Open All Hours) fictional character from the British television sitcom Open All Hours
- Arkwright, a 2016 novel by Allen Steele
- Luther Arkwright, the protagonist of Bryan Talbot's comic book series, The Adventures of Luther Arkwright
- Commander Arkwright of the Space Academy, in Tom Corbett, Space Cadet
03Places
- Arkwright Town, Derbyshire, England
- Arkwright, Alabama, United States
- Arkwright, Georgia, United States
- Arkwright, New York, United States
- Arkwright, South Carolina, United States
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