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<h2 id="people">People</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Augustus_Arkwright/4mlBCKKS">Augustus Arkwright</a> (1821–1887), Royal Navy officer and MP for North Derbyshire</li> <li><a href="/facts/Chris_Arkwright/3bvurClk">Chris Arkwright</a> (born 1959), English professional rugby league footballer</li> <li><a href="/facts/Francis_Arkwright_(politician)/fct60uDn">Francis Arkwright (politician)</a> (1846–1915), MP for East Derbyshire 1874–1880 and Member of the New Zealand Legislative Council</li> <li><a href="/facts/Francis_Arkwright_(cricketer)/bsvIsF82">Francis Arkwright (cricketer)</a> (1905–1942), English cricketer</li> <li><a href="/facts/George_Arkwright/VWMf75VH">George Arkwright</a> (1807–1856), English politician</li> <li><a href="/facts/Godfrey_Edward_Pellew_Arkwright/Tg3gPnzR">Godfrey Edward Pellew Arkwright</a> (1864–1944), British musicologist</li> <li><a href="/facts/Harold_Arkwright/09EBagJb">Harold Arkwright</a> (1872–1942), English cricketer</li> <li><a href="/facts/Henry_Arkwright_(cricketer%2c_born_1811)/JvIvVtmm">Henry Arkwright (cricketer, born 1811)</a> (1811–1889), English amateur cricketer</li> <li><a href="/facts/Henry_Arkwright/M83sjCPw">Henry Arkwright</a> (1837–1866), English amateur cricketer</li> <li><a href="/facts/Ian_Arkwright/AnoBr6LB">Ian Arkwright</a> (born 1959), English professional footballer</li> <li><a href="/facts/John_Stanhope_Arkwright/4qGk0D5V">John Stanhope Arkwright</a> (1872–1954), British politician</li> <li><a href="/facts/John_Arkwright_(rugby_league)/44gtj00g">John Arkwright (rugby league)</a> (1902–1990), British rugby league footballer</li> <li><a href="/facts/Joseph_Arthur_Arkwright/hfqPbfwv">Joseph Arthur Arkwright</a> (1864–1944), British bacteriologist</li> <li><a href="/facts/Marian_Arkwright/8brxspd5">Marian Arkwright</a> (1863–1922), English composer</li> <li><a href="/facts/May_Arkwright/2T6Ml8L5">May Arkwright</a> (1860–1915), suffrage leader in the early history of the Pacific Northwest of the United States</li> <li><a href="/facts/Paul_Arkwright/KbT9HeA6">Paul Arkwright</a> (born 1962), British ambassador</li> <li>Sir <a href="/facts/Richard_Arkwright/7J17vaNo">Richard Arkwright</a> (1732–1792), Englishman credited with inventing the spinning frame <ul><li><a href="/facts/Richard_Arkwright_junior/w6L6aR21">Richard Arkwright junior</a> (1755–1843), his son, who further developed his father's inventions <ul><li><a href="/facts/Richard_Arkwright_(1781%25E2%2580%25931832)/0xGNg8M1">Richard Arkwright (1781–1832)</a>, grandson of the inventor, MP for Rye 1813–18 and 1826–30</li></ul></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/facts/Richard_Arkwright_(barrister)/KEMpbAsU">Richard Arkwright (barrister)</a> (1835–1918), barrister and Conservative politician, MP for Leominster 1866–76. Great-grandson of the inventor Sir Richard.</li> <li><a href="/facts/Robert_Arkwright/gdq2M4Lu">Robert Arkwright</a> (1903–1971), British Army general</li></ul> <h2 id="in-fiction">In fiction</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Arkwright_(Open_All_Hours)/BkXtnIAP">Arkwright (<i>Open All Hours</i>)</a> fictional character from the British television sitcom <i>Open All Hours</i></li> <li><i>Arkwright</i>, a 2016 novel by <a href="/facts/Allen_Steele/jUa6NRHH">Allen Steele</a></li> <li>Luther Arkwright, the protagonist of Bryan Talbot's comic book series, <i><a href="/facts/The_Adventures_of_Luther_Arkwright/6Mxb6TIl">The Adventures of Luther Arkwright</a></i></li> <li>Commander Arkwright of the Space Academy, in <a href="/facts/Tom_Corbett%2c_Space_Cadet/MTc0nvpg">Tom Corbett, Space Cadet</a></li></ul> <h2 id="places">Places</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Arkwright_Town/l4WCQLQt">Arkwright Town</a>, Derbyshire, England</li> <li><a href="/facts/Arkwright%2c_Alabama/DtU5c0tr">Arkwright, Alabama</a>, United States</li> <li><a href="/facts/Arkwright%2c_Georgia/yXfXMIrW">Arkwright, Georgia</a>, United States</li> <li><a href="/facts/Arkwright%2c_New_York/0m13qSR9">Arkwright, New York</a>, United States</li> <li><a href="/facts/Arkwright%2c_South_Carolina/jfRV6g62">Arkwright, South Carolina</a>, United States</li></ul> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Arkwright_Scholarships/HITl3JGq">Arkwright Scholarships</a> in engineering, awarded in the UK</li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>"Arkwright Surname Origin, Meaning & Last Name History". <a href="http://forebears.co.uk/surnames/arkwright" target="_blank">http://forebears.co.uk/surnames/arkwright</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>