Arkwright is a surname, deriving from an archaic Old English term for a person who manufactures chests, and may refer to:
People
- Augustus Arkwright (1821âÂÂ1887), Royal Navy officer and MP for North Derbyshire
- Chris Arkwright (born 1959), English professional rugby league footballer
- Francis Arkwright (politician) (1846âÂÂ1915), MP for East Derbyshire 1874âÂÂ1880 and Member of the New Zealand Legislative Council
- Francis Arkwright (cricketer) (1905âÂÂ1942), English cricketer
- George Arkwright (1807âÂÂ1856), English politician
- Godfrey Edward Pellew Arkwright (1864âÂÂ1944), British musicologist
- Harold Arkwright (1872âÂÂ1942), English cricketer
- Henry Arkwright (cricketer, born 1811) (1811âÂÂ1889), English amateur cricketer
- Henry Arkwright (1837âÂÂ1866), English amateur cricketer
- Ian Arkwright (born 1959), English professional footballer
- John Stanhope Arkwright (1872âÂÂ1954), British politician
- John Arkwright (rugby league) (1902âÂÂ1990), British rugby league footballer
- Joseph Arthur Arkwright (1864âÂÂ1944), British bacteriologist
- Marian Arkwright (1863âÂÂ1922), English composer
- May Arkwright (1860âÂÂ1915), suffrage leader in the early history of the Pacific Northwest of the United States
- Paul Arkwright (born 1962), British ambassador
- Sir Richard Arkwright (1732âÂÂ1792), Englishman credited with inventing the spinning frame
- Richard Arkwright junior (1755âÂÂ1843), his son, who further developed his father's inventions
- Richard Arkwright (1781âÂÂ1832), grandson of the inventor, MP for Rye 1813âÂÂ18 and 1826âÂÂ30
- Richard Arkwright (barrister) (1835âÂÂ1918), barrister and Conservative politician, MP for Leominster 1866âÂÂ76. Great-grandson of the inventor Sir Richard.
- Robert Arkwright (1903âÂÂ1971), British Army general
In fiction
Places
- Arkwright Town, Derbyshire, England
- Arkwright, Alabama, United States
- Arkwright, Georgia, United States
- Arkwright, New York, United States
- Arkwright, South Carolina, United States
See also
References