Arkwright
Arkwright is a surname, deriving from an archaic Old English term for a person who manufactures chests, and may refer to:
- Augustus Arkwright, Royal Navy officer and MP for North Derbyshire
- Chris Arkwright, English professional rugby league footballer
- Francis Arkwright , MP for East Derbyshire 1874–1880 and Member of the New Zealand Legislative Council
- Francis Arkwright , English cricketer
- George Arkwright, English politician
- Godfrey Edward Pellew Arkwright, British musicologist
- Harold Arkwright, English cricketer
- Henry Arkwright , English amateur cricketer
- Henry Arkwright, English amateur cricketer
- Ian Arkwright, English professional footballer
- John Stanhope Arkwright, British politician
- John Arkwright , British rugby league footballer
- Joseph Arthur Arkwright, British bacteriologist
- Marian Arkwright, English composer
- May Arkwright, suffrage leader in the early history of the Pacific Northwest of the United States
- Paul Arkwright, British ambassador
- Sir Richard Arkwright, Englishman credited with inventing the spinning frame
- *Richard Arkwright junior, his son, who further developed his father's inventions
- ** Richard Arkwright, grandson of the inventor, MP for Rye 1813–18 and 1826–30
- Richard Arkwright , barrister and Conservative politician, MP for Leominster 1866–76
- Robert Arkwright, British Army general
In fiction
- Arkwright 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
Places
- Arkwright Town, Derbyshire, England
- Arkwright, Alabama, USA
- Arkwright, Georgia, USA
- Arkwright, New York, USA
