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Murray () ( ga, Ó Muirí) is both a Scottish and an Irish surname with two distinct respective etymologies. The Scottish version is a common variation of the word
Moray Moray () gd, Moireibh or ') is one of the 32 local government council areas of Scotland. It lies in the north-east of the country, with a coastline on the Moray Firth, and borders the council areas of Aberdeenshire and Highland (council area), ...
, an
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of the Medieval Gaelic word ''Muireb'' (or ''Moreb''); the ''b'' here was pronounced as ''v'', hence the Latinization to ''Moravia''. These names denote the district on the south shore of the
Moray Firth The Moray Firth (; Scottish Gaelic: ''An Cuan Moireach'', ''Linne Mhoireibh'' or ''Caolas Mhoireibh'') is a roughly triangular inlet (or firth) of the North Sea, north and east of Inverness, which is in the Highland council area of north of Sc ...
, in
Scotland Scotland (, ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a border with England to the southeast and is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to ...
. ''Murray'' is a direct
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of how Scottish people pronounce the word ''Moray''. The ''Murray'' spelling is not used for the geographical area, which is ''Moray'', but it became the commonest form of the
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, especially among Scottish emigrants, to the extent that the surname ''Murray'' is now much more common than the original surname ''Moray''. See also Clan Murray. In addition to the Scottish derivation, the Irish version may derive from Ó Muireadhaigh, Mac Muireadhaigh. and Mac Giolla Mhuire.


History

A considerable number of present bearers of this surname are of Scottish origin, especially in Ulster. Possible etymologies are: * From
Moray Moray () gd, Moireibh or ') is one of the 32 local government council areas of Scotland. It lies in the north-east of the country, with a coastline on the Moray Firth, and borders the council areas of Aberdeenshire and Highland (council area), ...
in northeast Scotland, which came from the Scottish Gaelic for "sea settlement". * As a native Irish of this name, from Mac Muireadhaigh or Ó Muireadhaigh "descendant of Muireadhach" or Mac Giolla Mhuire "descendant of the servant of the
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". The
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for Murray is ''Imperio''. "Murrays" trace their heritage back to the 12th century and take their name from the province of Moray, once a local kingdom. It was during this time that the
Flemish Flemish (''Vlaams'') is a Low Franconian dialect cluster of the Dutch language. It is sometimes referred to as Flemish Dutch (), Belgian Dutch ( ), or Southern Dutch (). Flemish is native to Flanders, a historical region in northern Belgium; ...
lords crossed the
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and established themselves in the Scottish realm. Among them was
Freskin Freskin (died before 1171) was a Flemish nobleman who settled in Scotland during the reign of King David I, becoming the progenitor of the Murray and Sutherland families, and possibly others. Origins Freskin was said to have come to the Lowlands ...
. It is possible that either Freskin or his son William intermarried with the ancient
royal Royal may refer to: People * Royal (name), a list of people with either the surname or given name * A member of a royal family Places United States * Royal, Arkansas, an unincorporated community * Royal, Illinois, a village * Royal, Iowa, a ...
house of Moray. The senior line of the Murrays took the surname of
Sutherland Sutherland ( gd, Cataibh) is a historic county, registration county and lieutenancy area in the Highlands of Scotland. Its county town is Dornoch. Sutherland borders Caithness and Moray Firth to the east, Ross-shire and Cromartyshire (later c ...
and became
Earls of Sutherland Earl of Sutherland is a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created circa 1230 for William de Moravia and is the premier earldom in the Peerage of Scotland. The earl or countess of Sutherland is also the chief of Clan Sutherland. The origi ...
by 1235. Thereafter, the chiefs of the Murrays were the Lords of Petty in Moray, who also became Lords of
Bothwell Bothwell is a conservation village in the South Lanarkshire council area of Scotland. It lies on the north bank of the River Clyde, adjacent to Uddingston and Hamilton, east-south-east of Glasgow city centre. Description and history An ancien ...
in Clydesdale before 1253. An heir of this line, Sir Andrew Moray, was the brilliant young general who led the Scots in 1297 in their first uprising against English rule. He was mortally wounded while winning his famous victory at the
Battle of Stirling Bridge The Battle of Stirling Bridge ( gd, Blàr Drochaid Shruighlea) was a battle of the First War of Scottish Independence. On 11 September 1297, the forces of Andrew Moray and William Wallace defeated the combined English forces of John de Warenne ...
. His son,
Sir Andrew Murray Sir Andrew Murray (1298–1338), also known as Sir Andrew Moray, or Sir Andrew de Moray, was a Scottish military and political leader who supported King David II of Scotland against Edward Balliol and King Edward III of England during the Secon ...
, 4th Lord of Bothwell, third
Regent A regent (from Latin : ruling, governing) is a person appointed to govern a state '' pro tempore'' (Latin: 'for the time being') because the monarch is a minor, absent, incapacitated or unable to discharge the powers and duties of the monarchy ...
of
Scotland Scotland (, ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a border with England to the southeast and is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to ...
, married Christian Bruce, a sister of King
Robert the Bruce Robert I (11 July 1274 – 7 June 1329), popularly known as Robert the Bruce (Scottish Gaelic: ''Raibeart an Bruis''), was King of Scots from 1306 to his death in 1329. One of the most renowned warriors of his generation, Robert eventuall ...
. He was captured at
Roxburgh Roxburgh () is a civil parish and formerly a royal burgh, in the historic county of Roxburghshire in the Scottish Borders, Scotland. It was an important trading burgh in High Medieval to early modern Scotland. In the Middle Ages it had at leas ...
early in 1333 and was a prisoner in England at the time of the
Battle of Halidon Hill The Battle of Halidon Hill took place on 19 July 1333 when a Scottish army under Sir Archibald Douglas attacked an English army commanded by King Edward III of England () and was heavily defeated. The year before, Edward Balliol had seiz ...
. He obtained his freedom in time to march to the relief of his wife, who was defending
Kildrummy Castle Kildrummy Castle is a ruined castle near Kildrummy, in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Though ruined, it is one of the most extensive castles dating from the 13th century to survive in eastern Scotland, and was the seat of the Earls of Mar. It is ow ...
. Sir Andrew commenced with unabated spirit to struggle in the cause of independence and died in 1338. The last Murray Lord of
Bothwell Bothwell is a conservation village in the South Lanarkshire council area of Scotland. It lies on the north bank of the River Clyde, adjacent to Uddingston and Hamilton, east-south-east of Glasgow city centre. Description and history An ancien ...
died in 1360 of the
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. By the 16th century, the Murrays of Tullibardine in
Strathearn Strathearn or Strath Earn (, from gd, Srath Èireann) is the strath of the River Earn, in Scotland, extending from Loch Earn in the West to the River Tay in the east.http://www.strathearn.com/st_where.htm Derivation of name Strathearn was on ...
had assumed the leadership of the Murrays. This was formally confirmed by Bands of Association in 1586 and 1589. Sir John became the 1st
Earl of Tullibardine Duke of Atholl, named for Atholl in Scotland, is a title in the Peerage of Scotland held by the head of Clan Murray. It was created by Queen Anne in 1703 for John Murray, 2nd Marquess of Atholl, with a special remainder to the heir male of ...
in 1606. Thus, the Tullibardine hegemony was firmly established among the Murrays; and George Iain Murray, 10th
Duke of Atholl Duke of Atholl, named for Atholl in Scotland, is a title in the Peerage of Scotland held by the head of Clan Murray. It was created by Queen Anne in 1703 for John Murray, 2nd Marquess of Atholl, with a special remainder to the heir male of ...
was also Marquis of Tullibardine as recognized in Lyon Register as Chief of the Murrays. The 2nd
Earl of Tullibardine Duke of Atholl, named for Atholl in Scotland, is a title in the Peerage of Scotland held by the head of Clan Murray. It was created by Queen Anne in 1703 for John Murray, 2nd Marquess of Atholl, with a special remainder to the heir male of ...
William Murray, 1574 circa – 1628, married Lady Dorothea Stewart, heiress of the Earls of Atholl in 1629 and Marquises from 1676. To their
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peacock's head crest (motto-Praite), they added the
mermaid In folklore, a mermaid is an aquatic creature with the head and upper body of a female human and the tail of a fish. Mermaids appear in the folklore of many cultures worldwide, including Europe, Asia, and Africa. Mermaids are sometimes asso ...
(motto-Tout Pret), as Lords of Balquidder; and in the seventeenth century, they took the demi-savage holding a sword and a key commemorating the capture of the last
Lord of the Isles The Lord of the Isles or King of the Isles ( gd, Triath nan Eilean or ) is a title of Scottish nobility with historical roots that go back beyond the Kingdom of Scotland. It began with Somerled in the 12th century and thereafter the title ...
by the 1st Stewart Earl of Atholl in 1475: hence the motto Furth, Fortune, and Fill the Fetters. (Go forth against your enemies, have good fortune, and return with hostages and booty). Since 1703, the Murray's chiefs have been
Dukes of Atholl Duke of Atholl, named for Atholl in Scotland, is a title in the Peerage of Scotland held by the head of Clan Murray. It was created by Queen Anne in 1703 for John Murray, 2nd Marquess of Atholl, with a special remainder to the heir male of ...
. For a time in the 18th century, the Murray dukes were also Sovereign Lords of the
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, with their own coinage and parliament, The House of Keys. The 1st Duke's younger son, Lord George Murray, was the Jacobite general responsible for the highlander's successes through the early part of the 1745 uprising. Much of the above information about the Murrays was taken from the book ''The Highland Clans'', by
Iain Moncreiffe of that Ilk Sir Rupert Iain Kay Moncreiffe of that Ilk, 11th Baronet (9 April 1919 – 27 February 1985), Chief of Clan Moncreiffe, was a British Officer of Arms and genealogist. Biography Moncreiffe was the son of Lieutenant-Commander Gerald Moncreif ...
. Lord George's descendant
George Murray, 10th Duke of Atholl George Iain Murray, 10th Duke of Atholl, DL (19 June 1931 – 27 February 1996), known as ''Wee Iain'', was a Scottish peer and landowner. Background and education Murray was the only surviving child of Lieutenant-Colonel George Anthony Murray ...
, died in February 1996. The new
Duke of Atholl Duke of Atholl, named for Atholl in Scotland, is a title in the Peerage of Scotland held by the head of Clan Murray. It was created by Queen Anne in 1703 for John Murray, 2nd Marquess of Atholl, with a special remainder to the heir male of ...
is
John Murray, 11th Duke of Atholl John Murray, 11th Duke of Atholl (19 January 1929 – 15 May 2012), was a South African-born hereditary peer of the Peerage of Scotland, hereditary Clan Chief of Clan Murray, and Colonel-in-Chief of the Atholl Highlanders. As Duke of Atholl, h ...
, a
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n. The new Duke has taken the chiefship of the Murrays.


People

Murray may refer to many people (see also Clan Murray):


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Aaron Murray Aaron William Murray (born November 10, 1990) is a former American football quarterback. He was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the fifth round of the 2014 NFL Draft. He played college football at Georgia. Murray currently leads the SEC c ...
(born 1990), American football player * Adam Murray (born 1981), English footballer * Adam Murray, Irish soldier known for the 1689 defence of Derry *
Al Murray Alastair James Hay Murray (born 10 May 1968) is an English comedian, actor, musician and writer from Hammersmith. In 2003, he was listed in ''The Observer'' as one of the 50 funniest acts in British comedy, and in 2007 he was voted the 16th gre ...
, comedian * Albert Murray, including: ** Albert Murray (writer) (1916–2013), African American literary and jazz critic, novelist and biographer **
Albert Murray, Baron Murray of Gravesend Albert James Murray, Baron Murray of Gravesend (9 January 1930 – 10 February 1980) was a British Labour Party politician. Murray represented Dulwich on London County Council from 1958 until the council's abolition, in 1965. At the 1964 g ...
(1930–1980), British Labour Party politician, Member of Parliament 1964– 1970 ** Bert Murray (born 1942), English football player *
Alexander Murray (1755–1821) Commodore Alexander Murray (July 12, 1755 – October 6, 1821) was an officer who served in the Continental Navy, the Continental Army, and later the United States Navy, during the American Revolutionary War, the Quasi-War with France and the Fi ...
, U.S. Navy officer, Revolutionary War * Alexander Murray (1816–1884), U.S. Navy officer, Mexican-American and American Civil Wars * Alexander Murray (geologist) (1810–1884), Scottish geologist *
Alexander Murray (linguist) Alexander Murray FRSE FSA (Scot) (1775 – 15 April 1813) was a Scottish minister, philologist, linguist and professor of Hebrew and Semitic languages at Edinburgh University (1812). Life Murray was born on 22 October 1775, at Dunkitterick, ...
(1775–1813), linguist and professor at Edinburgh University * Alexander Murray, 1st Baron Murray of Elibank (1870–1920) *
Alexander Murray, 6th Earl of Dunmore Alexander Edward Murray, 6th Earl of Dunmore (1 June 1804 – 15 July 1845) was the son of George Murray, 5th Earl of Dunmore. On 27 September 1836 in Frankfurt, Germany, he married Lady Catherine Herbert, daughter of the 11th Earl of Pembroke ...
(1804–1845) *
Alexander Murray, 8th Earl of Dunmore Alexander Edward Murray, 8th Earl of Dunmore (22 April 1871 – 29 January 1962), known by the courtesy title Viscount Fincastle until 1907, was a British soldier and politician. Early life and colonial military career Murray was born on 22 Apr ...
(1871–1962) * Alexander Borthwick Murray (1816–1903), South Australian colonist, pastoralist and parliamentarian *
Alexander Howison Murray Jr. Alexander Howison Murray Jr. (1907–1993), known as Sandy Murray, was a two-time mayor of Placerville, California and three-time president of the county's chamber of commerce, who championed regional development, including the building of U.S ...
(1907–1993), mayor of
Placerville, California Placerville (, ; formerly Old Dry Diggings, Dry Diggings, and Hangtown) is a city in and the county seat of El Dorado County, California. The population was 10,747 as of the 2020 census, up from 10,389 as of the 2010 census. It is part of the Sa ...
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Alexander Hunter Murray Alexander Hunter Murray (1818 or 1819 – 20 April 1874) was a Hudson's Bay Company fur trader and artist. Life According to the Parish Registers at the General Register Office in Edinburgh four brothers were registered at Crawfordjohn, Lanar ...
(1818 or 1819–1874), a Hudson's Bay Company fur trader and artist * Alexander Stuart Murray (1841–1904), archaeologist *
Aline Murray Kilmer Aline Murray Kilmer (August 1, 1888 – October 1, 1941), was an American poet, children's book author, and essayist, and the wife and widow of poet and journalist Joyce Kilmer (1886-1918). The couple attendeRutgers College Preparatory School ...
(1888–1941), American poet *
Allan Murray Allan Murray (born 20 May 1982) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played with both Port Adelaide and St Kilda in the Australian Football League. He was recruited as the number 35 draft pick in the 2000 AFL Draft from ...
(born 1982), Australian rules footballer * Alma Murray, (1854–1945), English actress * Andrew Murray, including: **
Sir Andrew Murray Sir Andrew Murray (1298–1338), also known as Sir Andrew Moray, or Sir Andrew de Moray, was a Scottish military and political leader who supported King David II of Scotland against Edward Balliol and King Edward III of England during the Secon ...
, Guardian of Scotland in 1332 and again from 1335 to 1338 **
Andrew Murray (naturalist) Andrew Dickson Murray FRSE FRPSE FLS (19 February 1812, Edinburgh – 10 January 1878, Kensington) was a Scottish lawyer, botanist, zoologist and entomologist. Murray studied insects which caused crop damage, specialising in the ''Coleoptera''. ...
(1812–1878), Scottish lawyer and scientist **
Andrew Murray (Guyanese boxer) Andrew "The Eagle" Murray (1 July 1971 – 26 January 2002) born in Georgetown was a Guyanese professional welter/ light middle/middleweight boxer of the 1990s and 2000s who won the World Boxing Council (WBC) FECARBOX welterweight title, Worl ...
(1971–2002), Guyanese boxer of the 1990s and 2000s **
Andrew Murray (trade unionist) Andrew Philip Drummond-Murray (born 3 July 1958), commonly known as Andrew Murray, is a British trade union and Labour Party official and activist. Murray was seconded from Unite the Union to Labour headquarters for the 2017 United Kingdom gener ...
(born 1958), Chair of the Stop the War Coalition and former member of the Communist Party of Britain **
Andrew Murray (children's writer) Andrew Ian Murray (born 1 October 1970) is a British writer of children's books. A native of Bromley, South-East London, he is the creator of the Buddy and Elvis picture books with Nicola Slater. Buddy and Elvis is in television production wi ...
(born 1970), English children's writer **
Andrew Murray (golfer) Andrew Stephen Murray (born 30 June 1956) is an English professional golfer. Murray was born in Manchester. He turned professional in 1972 and played on the European Tour from 1979 to 1995. He retired from tournament golf after suffering from s ...
(born 1956), English golfer **
Andrew Murray (minister) Andrew Murray (9 May 1828 – 18 January 1917) was a South African writer, teacher and Christian pastor. Murray considered missions to be "the chief end of the church Early life and education Andrew Murray was the second child of Andrew Murra ...
(1828–1917), South African minister of religion, missionary, and author **
Andrew Murray (Australian politician) Andrew James Marshall Murray (born 29 January 1947) is an Australian politician. He was an Australian Democrats member of the Australian Senate from 1996 to 2008, representing Western Australia. In 2013, Murray was appointed a Royal Commission ...
(born 1947), Australian politician, current member of the Australian Senate **
Andrew Murray, 1st Viscount Dunedin Andrew Graham Murray, 1st Viscount Dunedin, (21 November 1849 – 21 August 1942) was a Scottish politician and judge. He served as Secretary for Scotland between 1903 and 1905, as Lord Justice General and Lord President of the Court of Sess ...
(1849–1942) *
Andy Murray (ice hockey) Andy Murray (born March 3, 1951) is the former head coach for the Western Michigan Broncos men's ice hockey team of the NCAA Division I National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC). He is a former head coach of the Los Angeles Kings and the St. L ...
(born 1951), Canadian ice hockey player, coach * Sir Andy Murray (born 1987), British tennis player * Ann Murray (born 1949), Irish mezzo-soprano *
Anna Evans Murray Anna Evans Murray (1857–1955) was an American civic leader, educator, and early advocate of free kindergarten and the training of kindergarten teachers. In 1898 she successfully lobbied Congress for the first federal funds for kindergarten class ...
(1857–1955), American advocate for early childhood education *
Anne Murray Morna Anne Murray (born June 20, 1945) is a retired Canadian singer. Her albums, consisting primarily of pop, country, and adult contemporary music, have sold over 55 million copies worldwide during her over 40-year career. Murray was the fir ...
(born 1945), Canadian singer *
Anne Murray, Duchess of Atholl Anne Murray, Duchess of Atholl (17 June 1814 – 22 May 1897), born Anne Home-Drummond and known as The Lady Glenlyon between 1839 and 1846, as The Duchess of Atholl between 1846 and 1864 and as The Dowager Duchess of Atholl between 1864 and 1897 ...
(1814–1897) *
Anton Murray Anton Ronald Andrew Murray (30 April 1922 – 17 April 1995) was a South African cricketer who played in 10 Test matches in a little over a year from December 1952 to February 1954, appearing four times against Australia and then six times aga ...
(1922–1995), South African cricketer * Antonio Murray (born 1984), English football player *
Antonio Murray (police officer) William A. King and Antonio L. Murray are two former Baltimore Police Department officers sentenced to a total of 454 years (reduced to 20) in prison after an FBI investigation in 2005. The conviction of King and Murray resulted from the Baltimore ...
(born 1971), former Baltimore Police officer sentenced to 139 years in prison *Archibald Murray **
Sir Archibald Murray, 3rd Baronet Sir Archibald Murray of Blackbarony, 3rd Baronet (died before 28 May 1700), was a Scottish soldier, parliamentary commissioner and Gentleman. He was the son of Sir Alexander Murray, 2nd Baronet of Blackbarony, Sheriff of Peeblesshire (died c.1 ...
(d. before 1777), Scottish soldier ** Archibald Wright Murray (1811–1892) (Rev. A.W. Murray), missionary, see Coming of the Light **
Archibald Murray General Sir Archibald James Murray, (23 April 1860 – 21 January 1945) was a British Army officer who served in the Second Boer War and the First World War. He was Chief of Staff to the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) in August 1914 but ...
(1860–1945), British general ** Archibald R. Murray (1933–2001), African American lawyer * Arnold Murray, including: **
Arnold Murray (pastor) The Shepherd's Chapel is a Christian church and broadcast facility in Gravette, Arkansas. The church was founded by Arnold Benjamin Murray (April 20, 1929 – February 12, 2014), who served as senior pastor until his death. As of February 2014, ...
(born 1927), founder and pastor,
The Shepherd's Chapel The Shepherd's Chapel is a Christian church and broadcast facility in Gravette, Arkansas. The church was founded by Arnold Benjamin Murray (April 20, 1929 – February 12, 2014), who served as senior pastor until his death. As of February 2014, h ...
** Arnold Murray (1854–1952), one of the
Last surviving Confederate veterans In ''Lee's Last Retreat: The Flight to Appomattox'', historian William Marvel identified Private Pleasant Riggs Crump, of Talladega County, Alabama, who died December 31, 1951, as the last confirmed surviving veteran of the Confederate States Army ...
** Arnold Murray (1933–1989), lover of
Alan Turing Alan Mathison Turing (; 23 June 1912 – 7 June 1954) was an English mathematician, computer scientist, logician, cryptanalyst, philosopher, and theoretical biologist. Turing was highly influential in the development of theoretical ...
, prosecuted for homosexual activity *
Arthur Murray Arthur Murray (born Moses Teichman, April 4, 1895 – March 3, 1991) was an American ballroom dancer and businessman, whose name is most often associated with the dance studio chain that bears his name. Early life and start in dance Arthur Mur ...
(1895–1991), American dance instructor and businessman, married to Kathryn Murray *
Arthur Murray, 3rd Viscount Elibank Lieutenant-Colonel Arthur Cecil Murray, 3rd Viscount Elibank, CMG, DSO (27 March 1879 – 5 December 1962) was a British army officer and politician. Early life and education Murray was the fourth son of (1st) Viscount Elibank of Selkirkshir ...
(1879–1962) *
Athol Murray Athol Murray (January 9, 1892December 15, 1975) was a Canadian Catholic priest and educator. He built a collection of shacks in Wilcox, 55 km south of Regina into a non-denominational residential college. It began as a convent school founded ...
(1892–1975), Canadian priest and high school president *
Lady Augusta Murray Lady Augusta De Ameland (''born'' Murray; 27 January 1761 – 4 March 1830) was the first wife of Prince Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex, the sixth son of George III. They married on 4 April 1793 in Rome. Their union was in contravention of t ...
(1761–1830)


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Barbara Murray Barbara Ann Murray (27 September 1929 – 20 May 2014) was an English actress. Murray was most active in the 1940s and 1950s as a fresh-faced leading lady in many British films such as ''Passport to Pimlico'' (1949) and ''Meet Mr. Lucifer'' (19 ...
(1929–2014), actress * Bert Murray (born 1942), English football player *
Bill Murray William James Murray (born September 21, 1950) is an American actor and comedian. He is known for his deadpan delivery. He rose to fame on ''The National Lampoon Radio Hour'' (1973–1974) before becoming a national presence on '' Saturday Nig ...
(born 1950), American actor *
Billy Murray (actor) William Albert Murray (born 6 October 1941) is an English actor, best known for playing Don Beech in ''The Bill'' from 1995 to 2004, Johnny Allen in the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'' from 2005 to 2006, and Captain John Price in the video g ...
(born 1941), British actor *
Billy Murray (singer) William Thomas Murray (May 25, 1877 – August 17, 1954) was one of the most popular singers in the United States in the early 20th century. While he received star billing in vaudeville, he was best known for his prolific work in the recording ...
(1877–1954), American singer *
Bob Murray (businessman) Sir Robert Sydney Murray (born 3 August 1946) is a businessman and former chairman of Sunderland AFC. An accountant by trade, he made his fortune through the growth and sale of the Spring Ram kitchen manufacturing company. Sunderland AFC Murray ...
(born 1946), businessman and former chairman of Sunderland Football Club *
Bobby Murray (musician) Bobby Murray (born June 9, 1953) is an American electric blues guitarist, songwriter and record producer who has played in Etta James' backing band for twenty three years, performed on three Grammy Award winning recordings with James and B.B. Ki ...
(born 1953), American electric blues guitarist, songwriter and record producer *
Brady Murray Braden Murray (born August 17, 1984) is a Canadian born- American former professional ice hockey forward. He last played for HC Lugano of the Swiss National League A (NLA). He was selected 152nd overall in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft by the Los An ...
(born 1984), American ice hockey player *
Braham Murray Braham Sydney Murray, OBE (12 February 1943 – 25 July 2018) was an English theatre director. In 1976, he was one of five founding Artistic Directors of the Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester, and the longest-serving (he retired in 2012). Ear ...
(1943–2018), English theatre director *
Brendan Murray Brendan Hugh Francis Murray (born 16 November 1996) is an Irish singer and former member of the Irish boy band HomeTown. He represented Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 with the song " Dying to Try" but failed to qualify for the fi ...
(born 1996), Irish singer * Brendan Murray (born 1995), known as
Bighead (producer) Brendan Patrick Murray (born August 13, 1995), known professionally as BigHead or BigHead on the Beat, is an American record producer, songwriter and DJ. He is best known for his work in the SoundCloud rap genre. He has produced music for, and p ...
, American record producer *
Brett Murray Brett Murray (born 1961) is a South African artist mostly known for his steel and mixed media wall sculptures. He was born in Pretoria, South Africa. Murray has a master's degree in fine art from the Michaelis School of Fine Art, 1989. Referre ...
(born 1961), South African artist *
Brian Doyle-Murray Brian Murray (born October 31, 1945), known professionally by his stage name as Brian Doyle-Murray, is an American actor, voice-actor and screenwriter. He has appeared with his younger brother, actor/comedian Bill Murray, in several movies, i ...
(born 1945), American comedian, screenwriter and actor *
Bruce C. Murray Bruce Churchill Murray (November 30, 1931 – August 29, 2013) was an American planetary scientist. He was a director of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) and co-founder of The Planetary Society. Education and early life Murray receive ...
(1931–2013), American planetary scientist *
Bruce Murray (cricketer) Bruce Alexander Grenfell Murray (18 September 1940 – 10 January 2023) was a Test cricketer for New Zealand who played 13 Tests as a right-handed opening batsman between 1968 and 1971. He was a school principal in the Wellington area from 19 ...
(born 1940), New Zealand cricketer * Bruce Murray (soccer) (born 1966), American soccer player * Bryan Murray (ice hockey) (1942–2017), Canadian ice hockey coach and executive


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* Calesha "Bre-Z" Murray (born 1987), American actress and rapper *
Chad Michael Murray Chad Michael Murray (born August 24, 1981) is an American actor and writer. He is best known for playing Lucas Scott in The WB/ CW drama series '' One Tree Hill'' (2003–09, 2012), a recurring role as Tristin DuGray on The WB/ CW series ''Gilm ...
(born 1981), American actor, former male fashion model and teen idol * Charles Murray (disambiguation) * Charles R. Murray (1882–1938), Canadian professional golfer * Charlotte Murray (1754–1808), English botanist and author better known as
Lady Charlotte Murray Lady Charlotte Murray (2 August 1754 – 4 April 1808) was a Scottish botanist and author. She was the eldest child of John Murray, 3rd Duke of Atholl, and Charlotte Murray, Duchess of Atholl. Her paternal grandfather was the Jacobite general ...
* Charlotte Murray, Duchess of Atholl (1731–1805) *
Cheryl Murray Cheryl Murray (born Cheryl Frayling-Wright 13 July 1952 in Liverpool, Lancashire) is an English actress, best known for her role as Suzie Birchall on the soap opera '' Coronation Street'', which she played from 1977 to 1979 and again in 1983. ...
(born 1952), British actress * Chris Murray (born 1966), Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist * Christian Murray, Canadian comedy writer * Christy Murray, musician * Clark Murray (born 1938), American sculptor *
Colin Murray Colin Murray (born Luke Wright on 10 March 1977) is a Northern Irish radio and television presenter. In 2010, he became host of BBC Television's '' Match of the Day 2'' on BBC Two, while still anchoring shows on BBC Radio 5 Live, including '' 5 ...
(born 1977), presenter *
Conor Murray Conor Murray (born 20 April 1989) is an Irish rugby union player who plays for Munster in the United Rugby Championship and European Rugby Champions Cup. Internationally, Murray has represented Ireland and the British & Irish Lions, whom he ...
(born 1989), Irish rugby union player *
Conrad Murray Conrad Robert Murray (born February 19, 1953) is a Grenadian former cardiologist who was the personal physician of Michael Jackson at the time of his death in 2009. Murray was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter for improperly administeri ...
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Michael Jackson Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009) was an American singer, songwriter, dancer, and philanthropist. Dubbed the " King of Pop", he is regarded as one of the most significant cultural figures of the 20th century. Over ...
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Craig Murray Craig John Murray (born 17 October 1958) is a Scottish author, human rights campaigner, journalist, and former diplomat for the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office. Between 2002 and 2004, he was the British ambassador to Uzbekistan during w ...
(born 1958), former British Ambassador to Uzbekistan *
Cristiane Murray Cristiane Murray (born 1962) is a Brazilian radio journalist who serves as the Vice Director of the Holy See Press Office. She worked for Vatican Radio, within the Dicastery for Communication, providing commentary on papal events and international ...
(born 1962), Brazilian journalist and Vice Director of the
Holy See Press Office The Holy See Press Office ( la, Sala Stampa Sanctae Sedis; it, Sala Stampa della Santa Sede, links=http://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/it/) publishes the official news of the activities of the Pope and of the various departments of the ...


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* Dana Murray (Missouri politician) (born 1946), American politician from Missouri *
Daniel Murray (mathematician) Daniel Alexander Murray (1862–1934) was a Canadian mathematician. Murray was born in Colchester County, Nova Scotia, and was educated at Dalhousie University and Johns Hopkins University, as well as universities in Berlin and Paris. He was suc ...
(1862–1934) Canadian mathematician *
Daniel Alexander Payne Murray Daniel Alexander Payne Murray (1852–1925) was an American bibliographer, author, politician, and historian. He also worked as an assistant librarian at the Library of Congress. Biography Murray was born in Baltimore, Maryland, on March 3, ...
(1852–1925), African American intellectual *
Darren Murray Darren Murray (born 4 February 1976, in Oldham) is a Scottish former professional footballer. Career Murray began his senior career with Cowdenbeath. He had a short spell with Maryhill, and in the summer of 1998, he was part of the Junior re ...
(born 1974), Scottish footballer *
Darrin Murray Darrin James Murray (born 4 September 1967) is a former New Zealand international cricketer. He played eight Test matches and one One Day International for New Zealand, all in the 1994/95 season.Dave Murray (musician) David Michael Murray (born 23 December 1956) is an English guitarist, best known as a member of the heavy metal band Iron Maiden. He joined Iron Maiden early in its history, and is the second-longest serving member of the band after founder ...
(born 1956), Iron Maiden guitarist *
David Murray (disambiguation) David Murray may refer to: Business * David Murray (Australian businessman) (born 1949), CEO of the Commonwealth Bank of Australia * Sir David Murray (Scottish businessman) (born 1951), chairman of Rangers Football Club * David Isaac Murray (bo ...
* David Christie Murray (1847–1907), English journalist and writer *
David Murray-Lyon Major General David Murrey Murray-Lyon, (14 August 1890 – 4 February 1975) was an officer in the British Indian Army. His final appointment was as the General Officer Commanding (GOC) of the 11th Indian Infantry Division in Malaya until h ...
(1890–1975), officer in the Indian Army *
Dee Murray Dee Murray (born David Murray Oates; 3 April 1946 – 15 January 1992) was an English bass guitarist. He was best known for his long-time collaboration with Elton John as a member of the Elton John Band. Biography Murray was born in Gillingham ...
(1946–1992), British bassist, best known as a member of Elton John's original rock band *
Dejounte Murray Dejounte Dashaun Murray ( ; born September 19, 1996) is an American professional basketball player for the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played one season of college basketball for the Washington Huskies, where h ...
(born 1996), American basketball player *
Denis Murray (journalist) Denis James Murray, OBE (born 7 May 1951) is a retired Northern Irish television journalist. Born in Worcestershire, England, Murray was educated at St. Malachy's College, Belfast, and Trinity College Dublin. He began his career in journalis ...
(born 1951), British television journalist *
DeMarco Murray DeMarco Murray (born February 12, 1988) is an American football coach and former running back who played in the National Football League (NFL) for seven seasons. A three-time Pro Bowl selection and one-time first-team All-Pro, he was the NFL Off ...
(born 1988), Dallas Cowboys running back *
Denis Murray (athlete) Denis Murray (3 March 1878 – 19 September 1944) was an Irish athlete. He competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. In the 100 metres The 100 metres, or 100-meter dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The short ...
(1881–1944), Irish athlete at the 1908 Olympic Games in London *
Deryck Murray Deryck Lance Murray (born 20 May 1943) is a former West Indies cricketer. A wicketkeeper and right-handed batsman, Murray kept wicket to the West Indian fast bowling attacks of the 1970s (including Andy Roberts, Michael Holding, Joel Garner an ...
(born 1943), former West Indies cricketer * Devon Murray (born 1988), Irish actor * Don Murray (clarinetist) (1904–1929), American jazz musician *
Don Murray (actor) Donald Patrick "Don" Murray (born July 31, 1929) is an American actor best known for his breakout performance in the film ''Bus Stop'' (1956, with Marilyn Monroe), which earned him a nomination for Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. His o ...
(born 1929), American actor *
Don Murray (writer) Donald Morison Murray (September 16, 1924December 30, 2006)''Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014''. Social Security Administration. was an American journalist and English professor. He wrote for many journals, authored several books on the art o ...
(1923–2006), Pulitzer Prize–winning writer for the ''Boston Herald'' * Donald Walter Gordon Murray (1894–1976), Canadian surgeon *
Douglas Murray (ice hockey) Douglas Thomas Lars Murray (born March 12, 1980), nickname "Crankshaft", is a Swedish former professional ice hockey defenceman. He was drafted in the 8th round, 241st overall by the San Jose Sharks in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft. On March 13, 2015, ...
(born 1980), Swedish ice hockey player * Durno Murray (1925–2009), Australian ornithologist


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* Earl Murray (1926–1994), American football player *
Ed Murray (Washington politician) Edward Bernard Patrick Murray (born May 2, 1955) is an American politician from the state of Washington who most recently served as the 53rd mayor of Seattle from 2014 to 2017. A Democrat, he was previously a state legislator, first with the Wa ...
(born 1955), politician from Washington State *
Eddie Murray Eddie Clarence Murray (born February 24, 1956), nicknamed "Steady Eddie," is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) first baseman, designated hitter, and coach. Spending most of his MLB career with the Baltimore Orioles, he ranks fourth ...
(born 1956), American baseball player *
Eddie Murray (American football) Edward Peter Murray (born August 29, 1956) is a Canadian former professional football player who was a kicker in the National Football League (NFL) for the Detroit Lions, Kansas City Chiefs, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Dallas Cowboys, Philadelphia E ...
(born 1956) *
Edmund P. Murray Edmund P. Murray (July 1930 – October 2007) was an American novelist and journalist. His novels include ''The Passion Players'', ''Kulubi'', ''My Bridge To America'', and ''The Peregrine Spy''. Edmund Murray was a media adviser to the Irania ...
(1930–2007), American novelist and journalist *
Edwin R. Murray Edwin Rene Murray, known as Ed Murray (born August 6, 1960) is an American lawyer and Democratic politician from New Orleans, Louisiana. From 2005 to 2016, he served in the Louisiana State Senate from District 4 in Orleans Parish. A native an ...
(born 1960), American politician * Eileen Murray (born 1958), American hedge fund executive *
Elaine Murray Elaine Kildare Murray (born 22 December 1954) is a retired Scottish Labour politician. She was leader of Dumfries and Galloway Council for the 2017–2022 term. She was also the Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for Dumfries from 1999 to ...
(born 1954), Scottish politician *
Eli Houston Murray Eli Houston Murray (February 10, 1843 – November 18, 1896) was Governor of Utah Territory between 1880 and 1886. The city of Murray, Utah was named for him. Murray had served in the Union Army during the American Civil War as colonel of the ...
(1843–1896), Governor of Utah Territory (1880–1886) *
Elisabeth Murray Katherine Maud Elisabeth Murray (3 December 1909 – 6 February 1998) was an English biographer and educationist. She began as an archaeological and historical researcher before accepting an invitation to become a librarian at Ashburne Hall, Un ...
(1909–1998), English biographer and educationist *
Eoin Murray Eoin Murray is an Irish auto racing driver, born 9 December 1982. After winning the European Alfa Romeo 147 Challenge in 2005, he made his BTCC debut in the middle of 2006. Early years Murray had a successful career in karts, culminating in vi ...
(born 1982), Irish auto racing driver *
Eric Murray (bridge) Eric R. Murray (31 August 1928 in Hamilton, Ontario – 19 May 2018) was a Canadian contract bridge player and co-founder of the Canadian Bridge Federation (CBF). He and his long-time regular partner Sami Kehela were considered two of the best Ca ...
(1928–2018), Canadian bridge player * Eric Murray (cricketer) (1893–1971), South African cricketer * Eric Murray (footballer) (1941–2016) *
Eric Murray (rower) Eric Gordon Murray (born 6 May 1982) is a retired New Zealand rower and gold medalist at the 2012 London Olympic Games, as well as at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games. He won six consecutive World Rowing Championship gold medals in the ...
(born 1982), New Zealand rower *
Eunice Murray Eunice Guthrie Murray (21 January 1878 – 26 March 1960) was a Scottish suffrage campaigner and author. She was the only Scottish woman in the first election open to women in 1918. Life Murray was born in Cardross to American born abolitionis ...
(1878–1960), Scottish suffrage campaigner, author, folklorist. First Scottish woman to stand in the first election open to women in 1918. *
Eustace Clare Grenville Murray Eustace Clare Grenville Murray (182420 December 1881) was an English journalist. Life Murray was the illegitimate son of Richard Grenville, second duke of Buckingham and Chandos. Born in 1824, he matriculated from Magdalen Hall, Oxford, on 1 Ma ...
(1824–1881), English journalist


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* Francis Murray (1838–1872), mayor of Brisbane *
Francis Edwin Murray Francis Edwin Murray (1854-1932) was a Uranian poet and publisher of the late 19th and early 20th century. Almost totally forgotten today, his books of verse include ''Rondeaux of Boyhood'' (1923), limited to 300 copies, and ''From a Lover's Gard ...
(1854–1932), poet *
Francis Joseph Murray Francis Joseph Murray (February 3, 1911 – March 15, 1996) was a mathematician, known for his foundational work (with John von Neumann) on functional analysis, and what subsequently became known as von Neumann algebras. He received his BA from C ...
(1911–1996), American mathematician known for his foundational work on functional analysis * Frank Murray (1885–1951), coach of the Virginia Cavaliers *
Franny Murray Francis Thomas Murray (July 21, 1915 – June 28, 1998) was an American football player and college athletics administrator. He played professionally as a halfback and punter in the National Football League (NFL) for the Philadelphia Eagles from ...
(1915–1998), American football player * Fraser Murray (born 1999), Scottish footballer * Frieda A. Murray (born 1948), fantasy writer


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Garth Murray Garth Robert Murray (born September 17, 1982) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the New York Rangers, Montreal Canadiens, Florida Panthers and the Phoenix Coyotes. Playing car ...
(born 1982), Canadian ice hockey player *
Geoffrey Cushing-Murray Geoffrey Cushing-Murray (born 1946 in New York, United States) is an American songwriter. He served as a decorated Army officer in Vietnam and studied English at UCLA, where he was a member of the varsity fencing team. He has written songs such as ...
(born 1946), American songwriter * George Murray (disambiguation) *
Gideon Oliphant-Murray, 2nd Viscount Elibank Gideon Oliphant-Murray, 2nd Viscount Elibank (7 August 1877 – 12 March 1951) was a Scottish colonial administrator, politician and nobleman. He was the third son of 1st Viscount Elibank of Selkirkshire and his wife Blanche Alice ''née'' Sco ...
(1877–1951) *
Gilbert Murray George Gilbert Aimé Murray (2 January 1866 – 20 May 1957) was an Australian-born British classical scholar and public intellectual, with connections in many spheres. He was an outstanding scholar of the language and culture of Ancient Greece ...
(1866–1957), British intellectual *
Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 1st Earl of Minto Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 1st Earl of Minto, (; 23 April 175121 June 1814), known as Sir Gilbert Elliott, 4th Baronet until 1797, and The Lord Minto from 1797 to 1814, was a British diplomat and politician who sat in the House of Comm ...
(1751–1814) *
Glen Murray (ice hockey) Glen John Murray (born November 1, 1972) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey right winger who played 16 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Boston Bruins, Pittsburgh Penguins and Los Angeles Kings. He is currently ...
(born 1972), Canadian ice hockey player *
Glen Murray (politician) Glen Ronald Murray (born October 26, 1957) is a Canadian politician and urban issues advocate who served as the 41st Mayor of Winnipeg, Manitoba from 1998 to 2004, and was the first openly gay mayor of a large North American city. He subsequ ...
(born 1957), Canadian politician *
Glenn Murray Glenn Murray (born 25 September 1983) is an English former professional footballer and football pundit who played as a striker. His career spanned 19 years from 2002 until 2021. Best known for his two spells with Brighton & Hove Albion, Murr ...
(born 1983), English football player * Gerald R. Murray (born 1956), 14th Chief Master Sergeant of the US Air Force * Gordon Murray (born 1946), designer of Formula One race cars *
Gordon Murray (puppeteer) Gordon Murray (3 May 1921 – 30 June 2016) was a British television producer and puppeteer. He created and wrote some of the most repeated children's television programmes ever seen in Britain. '' Camberwick Green'', ''Trumpton'', and ''Chigley ...
(1921–2016), British television producer and puppeteer *
K. Gordon Murray K. Gordon Murray (1922–1979) was an American producer, most notable for his redubbing and re-releasing of foreign fairy tale films for U.S. audiences. He is often cited as the "King of the Kiddie Matinee." Murray also marketed many of the Mexpl ...
(1922–1979), American film producer * Grace H. Murray (1872–1944), American artist *
Grace Hopper Grace Brewster Hopper (; December 9, 1906 – January 1, 1992) was an American computer scientist, mathematician, and United States Navy rear admiral. One of the first programmers of the Harvard Mark I computer, she was a pioneer of compu ...
(1906–1992), Grace Murray Hopper, American computer scientist and United States Navy rear admiral *
Graham Murray Graham Ernest Murray (6 January 1955 – 28 July 2013) was an Australian professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s and 1980s, and coached in the 1990s, 2000s and 2010s. A New South Wales State of Origin head coach, Murray c ...
(1955–2013), Australian rugby league player and coach *
Grant Murray Grant Robert Murray (born 29 August 1975 in Edinburgh) is a Scottish former professional football player. Murray is currently the assistant manager at Queen of the South. His versatility saw him play in several positions during his career, ...
(born 1975), Scottish professional footballer * Grover E. Murray (1916–2003), President of Texas Tech University (1966–1976) *
Guillermo Murray Guillermo Murray (15 June 1927 – 6 May 2021) was an Argentine actor.Goble p.358 He also directed three films. Selected filmography * '' Alfonsina'' (1957) * ''Planet of the Female Invaders'' (1966) * '' La venus maldita'' (1967) * ''The Chine ...
(1927–2021), Argentine-Mexican actor and director *
Guy Murray Guy Murray is the current men's and women's cross country and track and field head coach at the University of Detroit Mercy. Murray was one of the top runners in U of D history as a distance runner and he was also a marathon runner. As a coach, ...
, American track/cross country coach and former marathon runner


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Hannah Murray Tegan Lauren-Hannah Murray (born 1 July 1989) is an English actress. She played Cassie in '' Skins'' (2007–2008, 2013) and Gilly in the HBO fantasy series ''Game of Thrones'' (2012–2019), for which she has been nominated along with her ca ...
(born 1989), English actress *
H. J. R. Murray Harold James Ruthven Murray (24 June 1868 – 16 May 1955) was a British educationalist, inspector of schools, and prominent chess historian. His book, ''A History of Chess'', is widely regarded as the most authoritative and comprehensive hist ...
(1868–1955), English chess historian *
Harry Murray Henry William Murray, (1 December 1880 – 7 January 1966) was an Australian grazier, soldier, and a recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest decoration for gallantry "in the face of the enemy" that can be awarded to members of the Briti ...
(1880–1966), Australian Victoria Cross recipient *
Henry Murray Henry Alexander Murray (May 13, 1893 – June 23, 1988) was an American psychologist at Harvard University, where from 1959 to 1962 he conducted a series of psychologically damaging and purposefully abusive experiments on minors and unde ...
(1893–1988), American psychologist who developed the Thematic Apperception Test (TAT) *
Herbert Harley Murray Sir Herbert Harley Murray KCB (4 November 1829 – 11 March 1904) was a Scottish colonial governor. A member of Clan Murray headed by the Duke of Atholl, he was born in Bromley, the son of the Right Reverend George Murray, Bishop of Roch ...
(1829–1904), English colonial governor *
Herbert Murray (footballer) Herbert Murray MC (11 December 1885 – 20 July 1918) was a Scottish professional football forward who played in the Scottish League for a number of clubs, principally Aberdeen. Personal life Murray's brother Arthur was also a footballer. M ...
(1886–1918), Scottish footballer *
Hubert Murray Sir John Hubert Plunkett Murray (29 December 1861 – 27 February 1940) was a judge and Lieutenant-Governor of Papua from 1908 until his death at Samarai. Early life Murray was born in Sydney, the son of Irish-born Terence Aubrey Murray ( ...
(1861–1940), brother of Gilbert Murray *
Hugh Murray (disambiguation) Hugh Murray may refer to: * Hugh Murray (footballer) (born 1979), Scottish professional footballer * Hugh Murray (geographer) (1779–1846), Scottish geographer * Hugh Murray (judge) (1825–1857), third Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Cali ...


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Iain Murray (sailor) Iain Murray AM (born 14 April 1958 in Sydney) is an Australian sailor and yacht designer Murray is known for his success in the 18 ft skiff class, appearances in 12-Metre Class yachts in the 1983 and 1987 America's Cup regattas, innovat ...
(born 1958), Australian olympic sailor * Ian Murray (disambiguation)


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J. A. Murray (naturalist) James Alexander Murray (18 September 1841 – after 1893) was a British zoologist, taxidermist, and museum curator in Karachi. He published several books including one on the edible birds of India and founded the Victoria Natural History Institute ...
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Jack Murray (disambiguation) Jack Murray may refer to: * Jack Murray (Australian footballer) (born 1913), Australian rules footballer * John Murray (Victorian politician) (1851–1916), Australian politician * John W. Murray (died 1996), American pastor, evangelist, and educato ...
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Jaime Murray Jaime Erica Murray (born 21 July 1976) is an English actress. She is known for playing Stacie Monroe in the BBC series '' Hustle'' (2004–2012), Lila West in the Showtime series ''Dexter'' (2007), Gaia in the Starz miniseries '' Spartacus: ...
(born 1976), English actress * Jamal Murray (born 1997), Canadian basketball player * James Murray (disambiguation) *
Jamie Murray Jamie Robert Murray, (born 13 February 1986) is a Scottish professional tennis player from Scotland who specialises in doubles. He is a seven-time Grand Slam doubles champion (five in mixed doubles and two in men's doubles), a Davis Cup win ...
(born 1986), Scottish tennis player * Jan Murray (1916–2006), American stand-up comedian *
Janet Murray Janet Horowitz Murray (born 1946) is an American professor in the School of Literature, Media, and Communication at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Before coming to Georgia Tech in 1999, she was a Senior Research Scientist in the Center for ...
(born 1946), American professor of literature, media, and communication * Janice Murray (footballer) (born 1966), English association footballer *
Janice Murray (speech therapist) Janice Murray is a Speech Therapist and Professor at Manchester Metropolitan University, specialising in Augmentative and Alternative Communication. From 2009 to 20102 Murray was the Chair of the UK charity Communication Matters. Since 2012 M ...
, Professor at Manchester Metropolitan University *
Janet Murray Janet Horowitz Murray (born 1946) is an American professor in the School of Literature, Media, and Communication at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Before coming to Georgia Tech in 1999, she was a Senior Research Scientist in the Center for ...
, Professor at the Georgia Institute of Technology *
Jenni Murray Dame Jennifer Susan Murray, (''née'' Bailey; born 12 May 1950) is an English journalist and broadcaster, best known for presenting BBC Radio 4's ''Woman's Hour'' from 1987 to 2020. Early life Murray was born in Barnsley, West Riding of Yorks ...
(born 1950), British journalist and broadcaster *
Jennifer Murray Jennifer Murray (born June 1940 in Providence, Rhode Island) is a pilot. In 2000 she circumnavigated the globe in a Robinson R44 helicopter, traveling 36,000 miles in 97 days, earning her the Guinness World Record for the first helicopter circumnav ...
(born 1940), British pilot and the first woman to circumnavigate the world in a helicopter *
Jillian Murray Jillian Murray is an American actress. She is known for her roles as Portlyn on ''Sonny with a Chance'', Olivia on MTV's '' Awkward'', Gwen Adams in '' American High School'', Lex Mitchell in '' Forget Me Not'', Brandi Cox in '' Wild Things: Fo ...
(born 1984), an American Actress *
Jim Murray (football) Jim Murray (born 1938 or 1939) is the co-founder of the Ronald McDonald House and a former General Manager of the Philadelphia Eagles. A native of West Philadelphia, he is also president of Jim Murray Ltd, a sports promotion and marketing firm. ...
, an American football executive *
Jim Murray (musician) Jim Murray (30 May 1942 – 1 March 2013) was a guitarist and harmonica player for the psychedelic blues rock band Quicksilver Messenger Service. He also handled lead and background vocals on some songs. He left the band in late 1967 shortly befor ...
(1942–2013), a San Francisco musician of the 1960s *
Jim Murray (sportswriter) James Patrick Murray (December 29, 1919 – August 16, 1998) was an American He worked at the '' Los Angeles Times'' from 1961 until his death in 1998, and his column was nationally syndicated. Among his many achievements was winning the NSSA' ...
(1919–1998), American sportswriter * Jimmy Murray (offensive lineman) (born 1995), American football player *
Joan Murray Joan Murray (born August 6, 1945) is an American poet, writer, playwright and editor. She is best known for her narrative poems, particularly her book-length novel-in-verse, ''Queen of the Mist''; her collection ''Looking for the Parade'' which ...
(born 1945), American poet *
Joel Murray Joel Murray (born April 17, 1963) is an American comedy actor. He is well known for his roles in the television series '' Mad Men'', ''Grand'', '' Love & War'', ''Dharma & Greg'', '' Still Standing'', and '' Shameless''. He has also appeared in ...
(born 1963), American actor *
Johan Andreas Murray Johan Andreas (Anders) Murray (27 January 1740 – 22 May 1791) was a Swedish physician of German descent and botanist, who published a major work on plant-derived medicines. Biography Johan Anders Murray was born in Stockholm on 27 January 1740, ...
(1740-1791), Swedish botanist and physician * John Murray (disambiguation) *
John Courtney Murray John Courtney Murray (September 12, 1904 – August 16, 1967) was an American Jesuit priest and theologian, who was especially known for his efforts to reconcile Catholicism and religious pluralism, particularly focusing on the relationsh ...
(1904–1967), American priest and theologian *
John Stewart-Murray, 7th Duke of Atholl John James Hugh Henry Stewart-Murray, 7th Duke of Atholl, KT (6 August 1840 – 20 January 1917), styled Marquess of Tullibardine between 1846 and 1864, was a Scottish peer. Background and education Atholl was the only child of George Murr ...
(1840–1917) * John Stewart-Murray, 8th Duke of Atholl (1871–1942) *
Johnston Murray Johnston Murray (July 21, 1902 – April 16, 1974) was an American lawyer, politician, and the 14th governor of Oklahoma from 1951 to 1955. He was a member of the Democratic Party. Murray was the first Native American to be elected as governor ...
(1902–1974), Governor of Oklahoma * Jon Murray (disambiguation) *
Jonathan Murray Jonathan Murray (born October 26, 1955) is an American television producer and co-creator of MTV's '' The Real World'', ''Road Rules'' and '' The Challenge'', and the Oxygen Network's ''Bad Girls Club''. Early life Murray was born in Gulfport, ...
(born 1955), television producer * Joseph Murray (disambiguation) *
Judith Sargent Murray Judith Sargent Stevens Murray (May 1, 1751 – June 9, 1820) was an early American advocate for women's rights, an essay writer, playwright, poet, and letter writer. She was one of the first American proponents of the idea of the equality of the ...
(1751–1820) *
Judy Murray Judith Mary Murray, OBE (née Erskine; born 8 September 1959) is a Scottish tennis coach. She is the mother of professional tennis players Jamie and Sir Andy Murray. Life and career Murray was born on 8 September 1959 in Bridge of Allan, Stir ...
(born 1959), Scottish tennis coach * Juggy Murray (1923–2005), American record label owner *
Junior Murray Junior Randalph Murray MBE (born January 20, 1968) is a former West Indian cricketer. He was the first Grenadian to play Test cricket for the West Indies. He was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 1994 New Year Hono ...
(born 1968), West Indian cricketer


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Kate Murray Kate Murray (born October 9, 1962) is an American politician and attorney, and the former Supervisor of the Town of Hempstead, New York, United States. Education and early career Murray, a resident of Levittown, graduated from Boston College a ...
(born 1962), American Supervisor of
Hempstead, New York The Town of Hempstead (also known historically as South Hempstead) is the largest of the three towns in Nassau County (alongside North Hempstead and Oyster Bay) in the U.S. state of New York. It occupies the southwestern part of the county, o ...
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Katharine Stewart-Murray, Duchess of Atholl Katharine Marjory Stewart-Murray, Duchess of Atholl, DBE (''née'' Ramsay; 6 November 1874 – 21 October 1960), known as the Marchioness of Tullibardine from 1899 to 1917, was a British noblewoman and Scottish Unionist Party politician who ...
(1874–1960), Duchess of Atholl *
Keegan Murray Keegan Mitchell Murray (born August 19, 2000) is an American professional basketball player for the Sacramento Kings of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was selected fourth overall by the Kings in the 2022 NBA draft. He is the twin b ...
(born 2000), American basketball player * Keith Murray (disambiguation), multiple people *
Ken Murray (disambiguation) Kenneth Murray or Ken Murray may refer to: *Kenneth Murray (American football) (born 1998), American football linebacker *Kenneth Murray (archaeologist) (1903–1972), English archaeologist *Ken Murray (basketball) (1928–2008), American basketbal ...
, multiple people *
Kenneth Murray (disambiguation) Kenneth Murray or Ken Murray may refer to: * Kenneth Murray (American football) (born 1998), American football linebacker *Kenneth Murray (archaeologist) (1903–1972), English archaeologist * Ken Murray (basketball) (1928–2008), American basketb ...
, multiple people * Kevin Murray (disambiguation), multiple people *
Kyler Murray Kyler Cole Murray (born August 7, 1997) is an American football quarterback for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). Following a stint at Texas A&M, Murray played college football at Oklahoma, where he won the Heisman Trop ...
(born 1997), American football and baseball player


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Lamond Murray Lamond Maurice Murray Sr. (born April 20, 1973) is an American former professional basketball player. Murray was selected seventh overall by the Los Angeles Clippers in the 1994 NBA draft after a college career at the University of California a ...
(born 1973), basketball player *
Larry Murray Vice-Admiral Lawrence Edward Murray (born 6 June 1947) is a retired Canadian civil servant, naval officer and former acting chief of the Defence Staff. Military career Born in Stratford, Ontario, Murray joined the Royal Canadian Navy in Septe ...
(born 1947), Canadian civil servant * Lawrence J. Murray, Jr. (1910–2000), New York politician *
Lawrence O. Murray Lawrence O. Murray (February 18, 1864 – June 10, 1926) was a United States Comptroller of the Currency from April 27, 1908, to April 27, 1913.Lee Murray (born 1977), a British mixed martial arts fighter of partial Moroccan descent. *
Len Murray Lionel Murray, Baron Murray of Epping Forest, (2 August 1922 – 20 May 2004) was a British Labour Party politician and trade union leader. Early life Murray was born in Hadley, Shropshire, the son of a young unmarried woman, Lorna Hodskins ...
(Lionel Murray, Baron Murray of Epping Forest, 1922–2004), British Trade Union leader *
Lenda Murray Lenda Murray (born February 22, 1962) is an American professional female bodybuilding champion. Early life and education Murray was born in 1962 in Detroit, Michigan, the daughter of Darcelious and Louvelle Murray. She began participating in org ...
(born 1962), American female bodybuilder * Les Murray (broadcaster) (1945–2017), Hungarian-Australian sports journalist *
Les Murray (poet) Leslie Allan Murray (17 October 1938 – 29 April 2019) was an Australian poet, anthologist, and critic. His career spanned over 40 years and he published nearly 30 volumes of poetry as well as two verse novels and collections of his prose ...
(1938–2019), Australian poet *
Leticia Murray Leticia Judith Murray Acedo (born June 28, 1979, in Hermosillo) is a Mexican actress and beauty pageant titleholder who represented her country in Miss Universe 2000 and Miss International 2000. Nuestra Belleza Mexico Murray competed in 1999 as ...
(born 1979), Mexican actress *
Lindley Murray Lindley Murray (7 June 1745 – 16 February 1826) was an American Quaker lawyer, writer and grammarian, best known for his English-language grammar books used in schools in England and the United States. Early life Lindley Murray was born ...
(1745–1826), American lawyer *
Lindley Murray (tennis) Robert Lindley Murray (November 2, 1892 – January 17, 1970) was an American chemist and tennis player. Early life Robert Lindley Murray was born in San Francisco, California to Augustus Taber Murray and Nellie Howland Gifford. He graduated fr ...
(1892–1970), American tennis player *
Liz Murray Elizabeth "Liz" Murray (born ) is an American memoirist and inspirational speaker who is notable for having been accepted by Harvard University despite being homeless in her high school years. Her life story was chronicled in Lifetime's televisi ...
(born 1980), American inspirational speaker * Louise Murray (1854–1931), American local historian and museum director *
Lowell Murray Lowell Murray, (born 26 September 1936) is a former Canadian senator and long-time activist with the federal Progressive Conservative Party. Education Murray graduated from St. Francis Xavier University in 1955. He met 16-year-old Brian Mu ...
(born 1936), Canadian politician *
Lynn Murray Lynn Murray is a Scottish actress. In 2011, Murray played the role of the nurse in the Scottish film '' In Search of La Che'' before going on to play the role of Melanie in the short film ''Falling for Fitzgerald'' which earned her the Best A ...
, Scottish actress *
Lynne Murray Lynne Murray, FBA is a British psychopathologist and academic, specialising in child development. She is Professor of Developmental Psychology at the University of Reading. She has authored ''The Social Baby'' (2000) and ''The Psychology of Babi ...
, British psychopathologist and academic


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Madalyn Murray O'Hair Madalyn Murray O'Hair (née Mays; April 13, 1919 – September 29, 1995) was an American activist supporting atheism and separation of church and state. In 1963 she founded American Atheists and served as its president until 1986, after which he ...
(1919–1995), American atheist *
Mae Murray Mae Murray (born Marie Adrienne Koenig; May 10, 1885 – March 23, 1965) was an American actress, dancer, film producer, and screenwriter. Murray rose to fame during the silent film era and was known as "The Girl with the Bee-Stung Lips" and "Th ...
(1885–1965), American actress, dancer, film producer, and screenwriter * Magnus Miller Murray (1787–1838), Mayor of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania *
Margaret Murray Margaret Alice Murray (13 July 1863 – 13 November 1963) was an Anglo-Indian Egyptologist, archaeologist, anthropologist, historian, and folklorist. The first woman to be appointed as a lecturer in archaeology in the United Kingdom, she work ...
(1863–1963), British Egyptologist * Margaret Murray (baseball) (died 2006), All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player *
Margaret Polson Murray Margaret Smith Polson (''née'' Murray; Paisley July 20, 1865 – January 27, 1927 Montreal), better known as Margaret Polson Murray, was a Canadian social reformer, magazine editor and founder of the Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire The Im ...
(1865–1927), Canadian social reformer, magazine editor, and founder of the Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire *
Margaret Lally "Ma" Murray Margaret Lally "Ma" Murray, OC (1888 – September 25, 1982, age 94) was an American-Canadian newspaper editor, publisher, and columnist, an officer of the Order of Canada, and the wife of publisher and British Columbia MLA George Murray. The Mu ...
(1888–1982) American-Canadian newspaper editor, publisher, and columnist *
Margaret Murray Washington Margaret Murray Washington (March 9, 1865 - June 4, 1925) was an American educator who was the principal of Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute, which later became Tuskegee University. She also led women’s clubs. She was the third wife ...
(1865–1925), principal of Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute * Mark Murray (disambiguation) *
Marty Murray Marty Murray (born February 16, 1975) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre who played eight seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Calgary Flames, Philadelphia Flyers, Carolina Hurricanes and Los Angeles Kings. He is ...
(born 1975), Canadian hockey player * Matt Murray (disambiguation) *
Matt Murray (ice hockey) Matthew Murray (born May 25, 1994) is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender for the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League (NHL). Murray was selected by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the third round (83rd overall) of the 2012 N ...
, Canadian ice hockey goalie x2
Stanley Cup The Stanley Cup (french: La Coupe Stanley) is the championship trophy awarded annually to the National Hockey League (NHL) playoff champion. It is the oldest existing trophy to be awarded to a professional sports franchise in North America, an ...
champion for the
Ottawa Senators The Ottawa Senators (french: Sénateurs d'Ottawa), officially the Ottawa Senators Hockey Club and colloquially known as the Sens, are a professional ice hockey team based in Ottawa. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member ...
of the NHL *
Matthew Murray Matthew Murray (1765 – 20 February 1826) was an English steam engine and machine tool manufacturer, who designed and built the first commercially viable steam locomotive, the twin cylinder ''Salamanca'' in 1812. He was an innovative design ...
(1765–1826), English steam engine and machine tool manufacturer *
Maura Murray Maura Murray (born May 4, 1982) is an American woman who disappeared on the evening of February 9, 2004, after a car crash on Route 112 near Woodsville, New Hampshire, a village in the town of Haverhill. Her whereabouts remain unknown. She w ...
(born 1982), American woman who disappeared in 2004 *
Michael Murray (organist) Michael Murray (born March 19, 1943 in Kokomo, Indiana) is an American-born organist and writer. Biography Murray studied at Butler University and the Oberlin College Conservatory of Music, before private study with Marcel Dupré in Paris. (H ...
(born 1943), American musician and writer * Mike Murray (cricketer) (born 1930), English banker, cricketer, and administrator *
Mike Murray (ice hockey) Mike Murray (born August 29, 1966) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player. Murray, a high-scoring center during his pro career, played five seasons (1989-1991,1992-95) for the Knoxville Cherokees of the East Coast Hockey League and ...
(born 1966), Canadian hockey player and coach *
Mitch Murray Mitch Murray (born Lionel Michael Stitcher; 30 January 1940) is an English songwriter, record producer and author. He has won two Ivor Novello Awards, including the Jimmy Kennedy Award. Murray has written, or co-written, songs that have produ ...
(born 1940), English songwriter, record producer, and author *
Mitchell Durno Murray Mitchell Durno Murray (1925 – 25 April 2009) was an Australian veterinary scientist, and an ornithologist with a particular interest in seabirds. He was born and educated in England before moving to New Zealand and then Australia. He was the fi ...
(1925–2009), Australian veterinary scientist and ornithologist *
Montolieu Oliphant-Murray, 1st Viscount Elibank Montolieu Fox Oliphant Murray, 1st Viscount Elibank DL, JP (27 April 1840 – 20 February 1927) was a British nobleman. The eldest son of Alexander Oliphant-Murray, 9th Lord Elibank and Emily Montgomery, he was educated privately and entered t ...
(1840–1927), Scottish nobleman


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Nathan Lovett-Murray Nathan Lovett-Murray (born 18 November 1982) is a former Australian rules footballer with the Essendon Football Club. Early life Lovett-Murray has Indigenous Australian heritage and his tribal ancestry can be traced to the Wamba-Wamba and Gun ...
(born 1982), Australian rules footballer * Nathaniel A. Murray *
Nathaniel O. Murray Nanthaniel Orlando Murray (February 7, 1834 – July 27, 1882) was an American steamboat owner and politician. Born in Evans, Erie County, New York, Evans settled in Wisconsin in 1848. He lived in Fox Lake, Wisconsin. In 1855, Murray moved t ...
(1834–1882), American politician *
Neil Murray (Australian musician) Neil James Murray (born 1956) is an Australian musician, singer-songwriter-guitarist and writer. He was a founding member of the Warumpi Band (1980–88, 1995–2000) which was the first major influential Aboriginal rock group with mostly Indi ...
(born 1956) * Neil Murray (British musician) (born 1950)


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Patty Murray Patricia Lynn Murray (; born October 11, 1950) is an American politician and educator who is the senior United States senator from Washington since 1993. A member of the Democratic Party, Murray was in the Washington State Senate from 1988 to ...
(Patricia Lynn Murray, born 1950), United States Senator *
Paul Murray (disambiguation) Paul Murray may refer to: * Paul Murray (admiral), South African Vice Admiral * Paul Murray (author) (born 1975), Irish author of the book ''An Evening of Long Goodbyes'' * Paul Murray (businessman) (born 1964), current director and former interi ...
*
Pauli Murray Anna Pauline "Pauli" Murray (November 20, 1910 – July 1, 1985) was an American civil rights activist who became a lawyer, gender equality advocate, Episcopal priest, and author. Drawn to the ministry, in 1977 she became one of the first women ...
Anna Pauline "Pauli" Murray (1910–1985), American civil rights activist *
Peta Murray Peta Murray is an Australian writer, born in Sydney in 1958. Best known as a playwright, she also writes short stories and essays and is a freelance dramaturg, director and occasional performer. She leads a parallel life as a teacher of creative ...
(born 1958), Australian writer * Pete Murray (Australian singer-songwriter) (born 1969), Australian singer-songwriter *
Pete Murray (DJ) Peter Murray James, OBE (born 19 September 1925), known professionally as Pete Murray, is a British radio and television presenter and actor. He is known for his career with the BBC including stints on the Light Programme, Radio 1, Radio 2 ...
(born 1925), English disc jockey * Peter Murray (Harvard Law School), Harvard Law professor * Peter Murray-Rust (born 1941), English chemist, open data activist *
Philip Murray Philip Murray (May 25, 1886 – November 9, 1952) was a Scottish-born steelworker and an American labor leader. He was the first president of the Steel Workers Organizing Committee (SWOC), the first president of the United Steelworkers o ...
(1886–1952), Scottish-born steelworker and American labor leader *
Philip H. Murray Philip H. Murray (1842 – February 17, 1917) was an abolitionist, journalist, phrenologist, and civil rights activist who spent most of his career in St. Louis, Missouri. He grew up in Reading, Pennsylvania, where he participated in the abolitio ...
(1842–1917), American journalist, phrenologist, and civil rights activist * Philip I. Murray, English ophthalmologist


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Raymond Murray Major General Raymond Leroy Murray (January 30, 1913 – November 11, 2004) was a highly decorated United States Marine Corps officer who earned two Navy Crosses, one during World War II and a second during the Korean War. He retired from act ...
(1913–2004), American Marine Corps officer *
Red Murray John Joseph "Red" Murray (March 4, 1884 – December 4, 1958) was an American outfielder in Major League Baseball. Career Murray was born in Arnot, Pennsylvania. In 1902, he attended Lock Haven College, where he played football, basketball, an ...
(1884–1958), American baseball player *
Rem Murray Raymond Joseph "Rem" Murray (born October 9, 1972) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey left winger. Murray was selected in the sixth round, 135th overall in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft by the Los Angeles Kings, and he played in the National ...
(born 1972), Canadian ice hockey player * Richard Murray (disambiguation) *
Rob Murray Robert Allan Murray (born April 4, 1967) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He is the head coach of the Tulsa Oilers of the ECHL. Murray played much of his career as captain of the American Hockey League's Springfield Falc ...
(born 1967), Canadian ice hockey player * Robert Murray (disambiguation) * Robin Murray (born 1944), British psychiatrist *
Ronald Murray Ronald "Flip" Murray (born July 29, 1979) is a retired American professional basketball player who last played for Al Mouttahed Tripoli of the Lebanese Basketball League. He is a , point guard–shooting guard. After attending Strawberry Mansio ...
(born 1979), American basketball player *
Ronald King Murray, Lord Murray Ronald King Murray, Lord Murray, PC (15 June 1922 – 27 September 2016) was a Scottish Labour politician and judge who rose to be a Senator of the College of Justice in 1979. Life Educated at George Watson's College, Edinburgh, the Universit ...
(1922–2016), Scottish politician and judge *
Ruby Murray Ruby Florence Murray (29 March 1935 – 17 December 1996) was a Northern Irish singer. One of the most popular singers in the British Isles in the 1950s, she scored ten hits in the UK Singles Chart between 1954 and 1959. She also made pop chart ...
(1935–1996), Northern Ireland singer *
Rupert Murray Rupert Murray (born 28 May 1969) is a film director working in London. Murray began by making television documentaries for Channel Four's Cutting Edge series including Playing For England and Seconds To Impact (cameraman and editor), and short films ...
(born 1969), film director *
Russell Mervyn Murray Russell Mervyn Murray (12 July 1877 – 22 January 1945), commonly referred to as R. M. Murray, was general manager of the Mount Lyell Mining and Railway Co. Ltd, Queenstown, Tasmania for 22 years. Unusually for a mining man, his entire career of 4 ...
(1877–1945), mine manager in Mount Lyell, Tasmania


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Sabina Murray Sabina Murray (born 1968) is Filipina-American screenwriter and a novelist. She currently is a professor in the MFA Program for Poets & Writers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Background and career The daughter of an American father ...
(born 1968), Filipina-American screenwriter *
Samantha Murray Samantha Murray (born 25 September 1989) is an English modern pentathlete. She won the silver medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics, and the bronze medal at the 2012 World Championships. In 2014, she won individual gold and team silver medals at t ...
(born 1989), English modern pentathlete *
Samantha Murray Sharan Samantha Dawn Murray Sharan (née Murray; born 9 October 1987) is a British tennis player. Murray has won four singles titles and 26 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. On 23 September 2013, she reached her best singles ranking of wor ...
(born 1987), British tennis player *
Scott Murray (rugby player) Scott Murray (born 15 January 1976) is a former rugby union player who played lock for Scotland. He was at one time the record caps holder for Scotland having represented them on 87 occasions, five of which as captain and playing at three Worl ...
(born 1976), Scottish rugby player *
Sean Murray (disambiguation) Sean Murray may refer to: * Sean Murray (field hockey) (born 1997), Lisnagarvey player and senior Ireland international * Sean Murray (footballer, born 1993), Dundalk FC player and Irish youth international * Sean Murray (Gaelic footballer), Dub ...
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Shaun Murray Shaun Murray is an American four-time World champion wakeboarder, and the main character featured in Activision O2's video game '' Wakeboarding Unleashed Featuring Shaun Murray'' (originally under the working title ''Shaun Murray's Pro Wakeboar ...
(born 1976), US wakeboarder *
Shaun Murray (footballer) Shaun Murray (born 7 February 1970) is an English former professional footballer who played in midfield. He made half of his appearances at Bradford City. Playing career Murray was a trainee at Tottenham Hotspur where he was unable to make a s ...
(born 1970), English footballer *
Shirley Murray Shirley Erena Murray (née Cockroft; 31 March 1931 – 25 January 2020) was a New Zealand hymn lyrics writer. Her hymns have been translated into numerous languages and are represented in more than 140 hymn collections. Biography Born in Inverc ...
(1931–2020), New Zealand hymn writer * Simon Murray (disambiguation) *
Stephen Murray (disambiguation) Stephen, Steven, Steve, or Stevie Murray may refer to: *Stephen Murray (actor) (1912–1983), English cinema, radio, theatre and television actor * Stephen Murray (BMX rider) (born 1980), English former BMX rider * Stephen Murray (footballer) (born ...
, several people, including: **
Stephen Murray (actor) Stephen Umfreville Hay Murray (6 September 1912 – 31 March 1983) was an English cinema, radio, theatre and television actor. Background and education A member of Clan Murray headed by the Duke of Atholl Duke of Atholl, named for A ...
(1912–1983), British actor ** Stephen Murray (historian) (born 1945), British architectural historian **
Stephen O. Murray Stephen O. Murray (May 4, 1950 – August 27, 2019) was an American anthropologist, sociologist, and independent scholar based in San Francisco, California. He was known for extensive scholarly work on the sociology, anthropology, and compara ...
(1950–2019), sociologist, anthropologist, scholar specialising in homosexuality *
Stuart Murray Stuart Murray (born November 24, 1954) is a former politician from Manitoba, Canada. He served as leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba and leader of the opposition in the Manitoba legislature from 2000 to 2006. From 2006 un ...
(born 1954), politician in Manitoba, Canada *
Stuart S. Murray Stuart Shadrick Murray (22 March 1898 – 19 September 1980) was a vice admiral of the United States Navy who served during World War II. Early life and career Born in Delia, Texas he graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1919. In t ...
(1898–1980), Vice Admiral of the United States Navy *
Suna Murray Suna Murray (born April 16, 1955 in Tallahassee, Florida) is an American former figure skater. She twice won a bronze medal at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships and competed at the 1972 Winter Olympics. Murray coaches at the Skating Club of ...
(born 1955), US figure skater * Sunny Murray James Marcellus Arthur Murray (1936–2017), American free jazz drummer *
Sara Murray Sara Elizabeth Murray (born November 1968) is a British entrepreneur and businesswoman who developed buddi, a miniaturised tracking device for vulnerable people. She is member of the British Government’s Technology Strategy Board and Seedca ...
(born 1968), British entrepreneur and businesswoman


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* T. C. Murray (1873–1959), Irish dramatist *
Tavi Murray Tavi Murray, is a glaciologist, the eighth woman to be awarded the Polar Medal. Education After school in Twickenham Murray gained a BSc degree with first class honours in Physics and Computer Science from the University of Wales, Aberystwyth. ...
, 8th woman to win the Polar Medal *
Terence Aubrey Murray Sir Terence Aubrey Murray (10 May 1810 – 22 June 1873) was an Irish-Australian pastoralist, parliamentarian and knight of the realm. He had the double distinction of being, at separate times, both the Speaker of the New South Wales Legislativ ...
(1810–1873), politician in New South Wales *
Terry Murray Terry is a unisex given name, derived from French Thierry and Theodoric. It can also be used as a diminutive nickname for the names Teresa or Theresa (feminine) or Terence or Terrier (masculine). People Male * Terry Albritton (1955–2005), Am ...
(born 1950), Canadian ice hockey player *
Therese Murray Therese Murray (born October 10, 1947 in Boston) is an American politician who served as President of the Massachusetts Senate from 2007 to 2015. Murray, a Democrat, was the first woman to lead a house of the Massachusetts General Court. She repr ...
(born 1947), American politician,
President of the Massachusetts Senate The president of the Massachusetts Senate is the presiding officer. Unlike the United States Congress, in which the vice president of the United States is the ''ex officio'' president of the United States Senate, in Massachusetts, the president of ...
* Thomas Murray (disambiguation), including: ** Thomas Murray (curler) (1877–1944), Scottish curler *
Tim Murray Timothy Patrick Murray (born June 7, 1968) is an American lawyer and member of the Democratic Party who served as the 71st Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts from 2007 to 2013, when he resigned to become the head of the Worcester Chamber of Co ...
(born 1968), American lawyer *
Tom J. Murray Thomas Jefferson Murray (August 1, 1894 – November 28, 1971), usually known as Tom J. Murray, was an American politician and a Democratic U.S. Representative from Tennessee from 1943 to 1966. Biography Murray was born in Jackson, Tennesse ...
(1894–1971), Democratic U.S. Representative from Tennessee (1943–1966) *
Tracy Murray Tracy, Tracey, or Tracie may refer to: People and fictional characters * Tracy (name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the given name or surname, also encompassing spelling variations Places United States * Tracy, C ...
(born 1971), American basketball player, coach, and color commentator *
Troy Murray Troy Norman Murray (born July 31, 1962) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre who played in the NHL. He is currently the color analyst on NBC Sports Chicago broadcasts of Chicago Blackhawks hockey games. Murray was born in Calgary, A ...
(born 1962), Canadian ice hockey player * Ty Murray (born 1969), American champion rodeo cowboy, ex-husband of Jewel


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Wal Murray Wallace Telford John Murray (11 September 1931 – 15 July 2004) was an Australian politician, elected as a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly. He was a National Party member for the seat of Barwon from 1 May 1976 until 3 Mar ...
(1931–2004), Australian politician *
Walter Charles Murray Walter Charles Murray (12 May 1866 – March 23, 1945) was the first President of the University of Saskatchewan. Biography Born in Kings County, New Brunswick, he received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of New Brunswick in 18 ...
(1866–1945) *
Will Murray (writer) William Murray (born 1953) is an American novelist, journalist, short story, and comic book writer. Much of his fiction has been published under pseudonyms. With artist Steve Ditko, he co-created the superhero Squirrel Girl. Biography Early ...
(born 1953), American novelist *
Willard H. Murray, Jr. Willard H. Murray Jr. (January 1, 1931 – December 20, 2021) was an American politician who served as a member of the California State Assembly from 1988 until 1996. Murray made an unsuccessful run for congress in a special election in 1996 whe ...
(born 1931), American politician *
William Murray (disambiguation) William or Bill Murray may refer to: Nobility *William Murray, 2nd Earl of Tullibardine (c. 1574–1626), Scottish landowner *William Murray, 1st Earl of Dysart (1600?–1655), Scottish nobleman and whipping-boy to King Charles I of England *Will ...
, multiple people *
William H. Murray (Medal of Honor recipient) William Henry Murray (June 3, 1876 – October 12, 1923) was an American private serving in the United States Marine Corps during the Boxer Rebellion who received the Medal of Honor for bravery. Biography Murray was born June 3, 1876, in Brookly ...
(1876–1923), American Medal of Honor recipient


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Yvonne Murray Yvonne Carole Grace Murray-Mooney (née Murray, born 4 October 1964), is a Scottish former middle-distance and long-distance track and road-running athlete. She won a bronze medal in the 3000 metres at the 1988 Oly ...
(born 1964), Scottish athlete


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Justice Murray (disambiguation) Justice Murray may refer to: * Edward P. Murray (1876–1966), associate justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court *Sir George John Robert Murray (1863–1942), of South Australia *Hugh Murray (judge) (1825–1857), chief justice of the Supreme ...
* Clan Murray *
Murry (disambiguation) Murry may refer to: People Given name * Murry Bartow (born 1961), American basketball coach * Murry Bowden (born 1949), American football player * Murry Dickson (1916–1989), American baseball player * Murry Hope (1929–2012), English writer a ...
, includes list of people with surname Murry *
Moray (name) Moray is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include: Surname: * Andrew Moray, military leader during the Anglo-Scottish conflict of the late 1290 * Ann Moray (1909–1981), Welsh singer and novelist * Jim Moray (born 198 ...
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Jonathan Marray Jonathan Marray (born 10 March 1981) is a former British tennis player and a Wimbledon Men's Doubles champion. Marray is a former top 20 doubles player, reaching a career high of world no. 15 in January 2013, mainly due to more regular appearan ...
, a tennis player


References

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