William Ralph Wright, Jr. (born January 20 1960 in Atlanta, Georgia) is an American computer game designer and co-founder of the game development company Maxis, now part of Electronic Arts.

He is best known as the original designer of computer games such as SimCity and The Sims. Currently, he is working on the life simulation game Spore.

Will Wright (born William Henry Wright on 26 March 1891 - 19 June 1962 in San Francisco, California) was an American character actor frequently cast in curmudgeonly roles. He was sometimes credited as Will J. Wright. He portrayed department store owner and grasping landlord Ben Weaver in several episodes of The Andy Griffith Show, and was the voice of Friend Owl in Walt Disney's animated film Bambi. He died on 19 June 1962.

Will Wright is a Welsh cyclist, he has twice represented Wales in the Commonwealth Games, and is also the proprietor of the Stockport based cycle retailer.

Will began cycling in his early teens, joining 'Manchester Velo' on their weekly club runs each Sunday, but only once he had completed his paper round. The nickname given to him then was Willie Feet due to his unusually large feet blank">'From Willie Feet to Will`s Wheels' Danielle M. Riley .

After finishing his secondary education, Will went to work for 'Marple Cyclesport'. Having gained some success whilst racing, Wright was selected to represent _Wales at the Commonwealth Games in Victoria, Canada in 1994. It was there at the Games that Wright rode his first track competition, having never before ridden the track . He competed in the Games once more, closer to home in Manchester in 2002, but unfortunatley fell during the men's points race final, causing a pile up; footage of which can be seen on the blank">BBC Motion Gallery .

Will took over 'Bardsley Cycles' at 482 Manchester Road, _Stockport, Manchester in the 1990s, which was subsequently renamed 'Will's Wheels' which also sponsors it's eponymous cycling club, 'Will's Wheels Cycling Club'. As well the cycling club, Will's Wheels supports local cycle races by providing prizes which Wright himself has been known to present Will retired from competitive cycling to spend time with daughters Emily and Megan, and wife Sarah.

One of those familiar character actors who seems to have been born old, Will Wright specialized in playing crusty old codgers, rich skinflints, crooked small-town politicians and the like. A former newspaper reporter in San Francisco, he switched careers and entered vaudeville, then took to the stage. He ventured from acting to producing, and staged shows on Broadway as well as other cities, eventually making his way to Hollywood. He appeared in over 100 films and did much TV work, including a recurring role on "Andy Griffith Show, The" (1960). Although his hunched-over figure, craggy face and somewhat sour disposition made it seem like he started out his 20+-year career as an old man, he was actually only 68 when he died of cancer in Hollywood in 1962.