John Murray or Murry may refer to:

Arts and media

Literature and music

John Murray (publishing house) John Murray is a Scottish publisher, known for the authors it has published in its long history including Jane Austen, Arthur Conan Doyle, Lord Byron, Charles Lyell, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Herman Melville, Edward Whymper, Thomas Robert Ma ...

, a British publishing house, founded by John Murray (1745–1793) *

John Murray (publisher, born 1778) John Murray (27 November 1778 – 27 June 1843) was a Scotland, Scottish publisher and member of the John Murray (publishing house), John Murray publishing house. He published works by authors such as Walter Scott, Sir Walter Scott, Lord Byron ...

(died 1843), second head of the publishing house * John Murray III (1808–1892), third head of the publishing house * John Murray (Australian writer) (born 1963), Australian epidemiologist and writer * John Murray (novelist) (born 1950), British novelist *

John Middleton Murry John Middleton Murry (6 August 1889 – 12 March 1957) was an English writer. He was a prolific author, producing more than 60 books and thousands of essays and reviews on literature, social issues, politics, and religion during his lifetime. ...

(1889–1957), writer * John Middleton Murry Jr. (1926–2002), English writer *

John Murry (musician) John Miller Murry (born 1979) is an American musician, singer-songwriter, composer and producer. He is from Tupelo, Mississippi, and currently lives in Drumlish, County Longford, Ireland. His debut solo record, ''The Graceless Age'', was iss ...

(born 1979), American musician *

John Murray Graham John Murray Graham (1809–1881) was a Scottish historian. Life He was eldest son of Andrew Murray (1782–1847) of Murrayshall Country Estate & Golf Club, Murrayshall, Perthshire, who served as sheriff of Aberdeenshire, and his wife Janet, daugh ...

(1809–1881), Scottish historian, in early life John Murray

Screen, radio and performing arts

John Murray (Irish broadcaster) John Murray is an Irish journalist and broadcaster. Currently heard on Weekend Sport, he presented ''The John Murray Show'' on RTÉ Radio 1, "focus ngon lifestyle and entertainment items", filling the slot from 09:00 to 10:00 previously occup ...

(born 1964), Irish broadcaster and journalist * John Murray (playwright) (1906–1984), American playwright, co-author of ''Room Service'' *

John Murray (sports broadcaster) John Murray (born 4 December 1966) is an England, English sports broadcaster, senior commentator and Football Correspondent for BBC Radio 5 Live. Biography John Murray was brought up on a family farm in Northumberland, which straddles Hadrian ...

(born 1966), English sports commentator *

John T. Murray John T. Murray (28 August 1886 – 12 February 1957) was an Australian stage and film actor.Leider p. 316 Biography Born in Melbourne in 1886, Murray was married to actress Vivien Oakland, who he had appeared with on the vaudeville stage.

(1886–1957), Australian-born actor *

Johnny Murray (voice actor) Johnny Murray (June 12, 1904 – August 1, 1956) was an American voice actor. In 1929, he was under a contract with First National Pictures to sing for Richard Barthelmess in his films; he provided Barthelmess's voice in '' Weary River''. He is m ...

(1904–1956), voice actor known for Bosko, the first star of Warner Brothers cartoons * John B. Murray (filmmaker) (1931/1932–2020), Australian filmmaker and author

Sportspeople

Association football

* John Murray (footballer, born 1865) (1865–1922), Scottish international footballer who played club football for Vale of Leven, Sunderland, and Blackburn Rovers * John Murray (footballer, born 1874) (c. 1874–1933), Scottish international footballer who played club football for Renton and Dundee *

John Murray (footballer, born 1927) John George Murray (25 July 1927 – April 1988) was an English footballer who played as a left back. Career Murray began his senior career with Chelmsford City in 1948. In 1949, Murray joined Leyton Orient. After failing to make an appeara ...

(1927–1988), England footballer who played club football for Gillingham * John Murray (footballer, born 1948) (born 1948), English footballer *

John Murray (Irish footballer) John Murray (born in Belfast) was an Irish soccer player during the 1890s. Murray was a skilful winger who played for Bohemians.Bohemian FC match programme, Vol. 42, no. 3 He earned a runners-up medal in 1895 as Bohs were beaten by Linfield ...

(fl. 1890s), Irish footballer

Other

* John Murray (athlete) (1881–?), Irish Olympic athlete who competed for Great Britain at the 1908 Summer Olympics *

Jack Murray (Australian footballer) John Francis Murray (born 15 July 1913, date of death unknown) was an Australian rules footballer who played in the West Australian National Football League (WANFL). Murray played 170 games from 1935 to 1940 and from 1945 to 1949, as either a ...

(fl. 1935–1949), Australian rules footballer *

John Murray (boxer) John Murray (born 20 December 1984) is a British former professional boxer who competed from 2003 to 2014. He held the English lightweight title from 2007 to 2008, the British lightweight title twice between 2008 and 2010, and the European l ...

(born 1984), lightweight English boxer *

John Murray (cricketer, born 1935) John Thomas Murray (1 April 1935 – 24 July 2018) was an English cricketer. He played in 21 Tests for England between 1961 and 1967. Life and career Murray was educated at the St John's Church of England School in Notting Hill, London. H ...

(1935–2018), English cricketer *

John Murray (cricketer, born 1873) John Matthew Murray (23 June 1873 – 31 May 1916) was a Scottish first-class cricketer and Royal Navy officer. The son of James and Christina Murray, he was born at Aberdeen in June 1873. He was educated at both Aberdeen Grammar School and ...

(1873–1916), Scottish cricketer and RAF officer *

John Murray (cricketer, born 1882) John Congreve Murray (21 August 1882 – 23 September 1917) was a Scottish first-class cricketer and British Army officer. The son of Patrick Murray, a solicitor, and his wife, Agnes Evelyn, he was born at Edinburgh in August 1882. He was educ ...

(1882–1917), Scottish cricketer and British Army officer *

John Murray (ice hockey, born 1923) John Cyril Mole "Johnny" Murray (21 January 1923 – 18 November 2017) was a British professional ice hockey player, coach and administrator. Early life Murray was born in Hampstead, London, England. He attended the Harlow Technical College ...

(1923–2017), British ice hockey player *

John Murray (ice hockey, born 1987) John Murray (born July 4, 1987) is an American- Polish professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing for GKS Katowice in the Polska Hokej Liga. In 2014, he won the PHL playoff championship with Ciarko PBS Bank KH Sanok and again in 201 ...

, American ice hockey player *

John Murray (rugby union) John Brendan Murray (born 3 April 1942) is an Irish former international rugby union player. Born in Dublin, Murray is the son of Ireland rugby player and administrator Paul Murray. He showed promise as a tennis player and was the number one rank ...

(born 1942), Irish rugby union player *

(born 1966), English broadcaster for BBC Radio 5 Live *

Johnny Murray (footballer) Johnny Murray (25 February 1898 – 12 November 1954) was an Irish soccer player during the 1920s. Career Murray was a skilful winger who played for Ormeau, Blue Crusaders, Bohemians and Drumcondra He joined Bohs in 1921 and stayed at Dalymo ...

(1898–1954), Irish footballer during the 1920s * John A. Murray (jockey) in

Singapore Gold Cup The Singapore Gold Cup was a Thoroughbred horse race held annually in November at the Singapore Turf Club. Contested on turf over a left-handed course, the domestic Group 1 race was run over a distance of 2,000 metres and was open to local horses ...

Law and politics

United Kingdom and Britain

John Murray, 1st Earl of Tullibardine John Murray, 1st Earl of Tullibardine ( – 5 July 1613) was a Scottish courtier and leader of the Clan Murray. Career He was born , the son of Sir William Murray of Tullibardine, William Murray of Tullibardine and Agnes Graham, a daughter of W ...

(died 1609), Scottish courtier and leader of the Clan Murray *

John Murray, 1st Earl of Annandale John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second E ...

(died 1640), Scottish courtier and MP for Guildford * John Murray, Lord Bowhill (died 1714), MP in the first Parliament of Great Britain 1707–1708 *

John Murray (died 1753) John Murray (died 2 July 1753), of Philiphaugh, Selkirk, was a Scottish politician who sat in the British House of Commons, House of Commons from 1725 to 1753. Early life Murray was the eldest son, of three sons and five daughters, born to the ...

, British MP for the Linlithgow Burghs, 1725–1734, Selkirkshire, 1734–1753 *

Lord John Murray General Lord John Murray (14 April 1711 – 26 May 1787) was a British general and politician. Life He was born 14 April 1711, was eldest son by his second wife of John Murray, 1st Duke of Atholl, and was half-brother of the Jacobite leaders, W ...

(1711–1787), British general and MP for Perthshire, 1734–1761 *

John Murray of Broughton Sir John Murray of Broughton, 7th Baronet of Stanhope (c. 1715 – 6 December 1777), also known as Murray of Broughton, was a Scottish baronet, who served as Jacobite Secretary of State during the 1745 Rising. As such, he was responsible for ...

(c. 1718–1777), Jacobite and secretary to Prince Charles Edward Stuart *

John Murray (1726–1800) John Murray (4 April 1726 – 28 February 1800), of Philiphaugh, Selkirk, Scottish Borders, Selkirk, was a British politician who was the Member of Parliament for the Lanark Burghs (UK Parliament constituency), Lanark Burghs, between 9 May 1754 ...

, British MP for the Linlithgow Burghs, 1754–1761 *

John Murray, 3rd Duke of Atholl John Murray, 3rd Duke of Atholl, Order of the Thistle, KT, Privy Council of the United Kingdom, PC (6 May 1729 – 5 November 1774), known as John Murray until 1764, was a Scottish peer and Tory (political faction), Tory politician. Backgrou ...

(1729–1774), MP for Perthshire 1761–1764, Lord of the Isle of Man from 1764 to 1765 *

John Murray (colonial administrator) General John Murray ( – 4 May 1824) was an Irish-born British Army officer and colonial administrator in British North America and South America. Murray joined the British Army in 1760 and rose to the rank of brigadier general in 1796. ...

(c. 1739–1824), governor of the Cape Breton colony in today's Nova Scotia *

John Murray (British diplomat) John Murray (c.1714 – 9 August 1775) was a British diplomat, notorious rake and friend of Giacomo Casanova. Biography Murray was born in Douglas, Isle of Man in around 1714. In 1748, he married Bridget Milbanke, the widow of Sir Butler Cavendis ...

(c. 1712–1775), ambassador to the Ottoman Empire 1765–1775 *

Sir John Murray, 8th Baronet General Sir John Murray, 8th Baronet, (''c.'' 1768 – 15 October 1827) was a British Army officer who led a brigade under Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, in the Peninsular War. Later in the war, he commanded an independent force that ...

(c. 1768–1827), British MP for Wootton Bassett 1807–1811, Weymouth & Melcombe Regis 1811–1818 *

John Murray, 5th Duke of Atholl John Murray, 5th Duke of Atholl (26 June 1778 – 14 September 1846) was a duke in the Peerage of Scotland, a British Army officer and a major landowner in Scotland. Declared insane at the age of twenty, he never sat in the House of Lords. He hel ...

(1778–1846), British Army officer and landowner in Scotland *

John Murray, Lord Murray Sir John Archibald Murray of Henderland, Lord Murray (1778–1859) was a Scottish judge and Senator of the College of Justice. Life He was born in Midlothian on 8 June 1778, the second son of Alexander Murray, Lord Henderland, Lord of Sessio ...

(1779–1859), British MP for the Leith Burghs, 1832–1839 *Sir

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 (18 ...

(John Hubert Plunkett Murray, 1861–1940), judge and lieutenant-governor of Papua * John Murray, 11th Duke of Atholl (1929–2012), British peer

Scotland

John Murray, 1st Marquess of Atholl John Murray, 1st Marquess of Atholl, KT (2 May 16316 May 1703) was a leading Scottish royalist and defender of the Stuarts during the English Civil War of the 1640s, until after the rise to power of William and Mary in 1689. He succeeded as 2n ...

(1631–1703), leading Scottish royalist *

John Murray, 1st Duke of Atholl John Murray, 1st Duke of Atholl, , (24 February 1660 – 14 November 1724) was a Scottish nobleman, politician, and officee. He served in numerous positions during his life, and fought in the Glorious Revolution for William III and Mary II. E ...

(1660–1724), Scottish nobleman and politician *

John Murray, 4th Earl of Dunmore John Murray, 4th Earl of Dunmore (1730 – 25 February 1809) was a British colonial administrator who served as the List of colonial governors of Virginia, governor of Virginia from 1771 to 1775. Dunmore was named List of colonial governors of ...

(1730–1809), colonial governor of Virginia and later the Bahamas *

John Murray, 4th Duke of Atholl John Murray, 4th Duke of Atholl, KT, PC, FRS (30 June 1755 – 29 September 1830), styled Marquess of Tullibardine from 1764 to 1774, was a Scottish peer. Life and career Murray was the eldest son of John Murray, 3rd Duke of Atholl, and his ...

(1755–1830), Scottish peer *

John Wilson Murray John Wilson Murray (25 June 1840 – 12 June 1906) was a Canadian police officer and sailor in the United States Navy. Biography Born in Edinburgh, Scotland, he came to North America as a young boy. He joined the United States Navy on 5 June 1 ...

(1840–1906), Scottish-born police detective who worked in the US and Canada during the late 19th/early 20th centuries * John Murray (Liberal politician) (1879–1964), Scottish civil servant, university administrator and Liberal Party politician *

John Murray, Lord Dervaird John Ian Murray, Lord Dervaird (8 July 1935 – 23 December 2015) was a Scottish judge. His judicial career ended in 1989 after a scandal in which it was rumoured he had an affair with another man. Both Malcolm Rifkind and the then Lord President ...

(1935–2015), Scottish judge

Ireland

* John Murray (Monaghan MP) (1707–1743), MP for

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1741–43 * John L. Murray (judge) (1943–2023), Irish judge

United States

* John Murray (Massachusetts politician) (1715?–1794), representative to the Great and General Court of the Province of Massachusetts Bay *

John Murray (congressman) John Murray (1768 – March 7, 1834) was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Biography John Murray was born near Pott's Grove, Pennsylvania. He was a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives fro ...

(1768–1834), U.S. representative from Pennsylvania *

John F. Murray (politician) John F. Murray (1862 – December 31, 1928) was a Commissioner of Public Works and the second borough president of The Bronx district of New York City, United States. In 1909 he was appointed acting borough president upon the removal of Louis F. ...

(1862–1928), second borough president of The Bronx *

John L. Murray (representative) John L. Murray (January 25, 1806 – January 31, 1842) was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky. Born in Pennsylvania, Murray studied law and was admitted to the bar. He moved to Kentucky and held several local offices. He served three terms i ...

(1806–1842), U.S. representative from Kentucky * John Porry Murray (1830–1895), Confederate politician * John E. Murray Jr. (1932–2015), professor of law and chancellor of Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania * John S. Murray (Iowa politician) (born 1939), American politician from the state of Iowa * John S. Murray (Washington politician) (1925–2007), American politician in the state of Washington

Australia

* John Murray (pastoralist) (1837–1917), member of the Queensland Parliament from 1888 to 1903 *

John Murray (Victorian politician) John (Jack) Murray (8 July 1851 – 4 May 1916), Australian politician, was the 23rd premier of Victoria. Biography Murray was born near Koroit, Victoria, the son of James Murray (died 1885) and his wife Isabella, ''née'' Gordon, both Sc ...

(1851–1916), premier of Victoria from 1909 to 1912 *

John Murray (Queensland politician) John Chester Murray, MBE (31 December 1915 – 25 January 2009) was an Australian politician. Murray was born in Melbourne, the illegitimate son of a member of the prominent Chaffey family of Mildura, but raised in Sydney. He was educated ...

(1915–2009), member of the Australian House of Representatives from 1958 to 1961 *

John Murray (New South Wales politician) John Henry Murray (born 14 July 1939) is an Australian politician. He was a Labor Party member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1982 to 2003, representing the electorate of Drummoyne. Murray was the Speaker of the Legislative A ...

(born 1939), member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1982 to 2003

Other

* John Murray (judge) (1888–1976), Chief Justice of Southern Rhodesia from 1955 to 1961 * J. R. Murray (John Rose Murray, 1898–1991), Ceylonese accountant and politician in colonial Ceylon

Military

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(1685–1752), Scottish peer and British Army general *

(c. 1768–1827), general, led a brigade under the Duke of Wellington in the Peninsular War *

John Murray (Australian explorer) John Murray ( ) was a seaman and explorer of Australia. He was the first European to land in Port Phillip, the bay on which the cities of Melbourne and Geelong are situated. He is notable for his explorations and surveying work in Victoria (Austra ...

(c. 1775–c. 1807), Royal Navy officer * John B. Murray (general) (1822–1884), American general *

John Ivor Murray John Ivor Murray FRSE FRCSE (1824 – 24 July 1903), known as Ivor, was a Scottish surgeon who practised in China, Hong Kong and then in Sebastopol in the Crimean War. He was notably adventurous, travelling through Borneo, collecting for the Ind ...

(1824–1903), Scottish surgeon who practised in China, Hong Kong and then in Sebastopol in the Crimean War *Sir John Irvine Murray (1826–1902), Scottish general who raised the 14th Murray's Jat Lancers *

John Murray (native police officer) John Murray (23 February 1827 – 30 July 1876) was a Scottish officer in the Australian native police in the British colonies of New South Wales and Queensland. He was an integral part of this paramilitary force for nearly twenty years, suppo ...

(1827–1876), Native Police officer in Queensland, Australia * John Murray (Irish soldier) (1837–1911), Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross * John Murray (Australian Army general) (1892–1951), general in the Australian Army *

John M. Murray John Michael "Mike" Murray is a retired United States Army general, who served as the first commanding general of United States Army Futures Command, a new four-star Army Command headquartered in Austin, Texas. Murray was previously the G-8, a d ...

(born 1960), United States Army general *

John E. Murray John Einar Murray (22 November 1918 – 1 September 2008) was a United States Army Major general, who served as Defense Attaché to South Vietnam during the Vietnam War. Early life Murray was born on 22 November 1918 in Clifton, New Jersey. M ...

(1918–2008), United States Army general * Sir John Macgregor Murray, 1st Baronet (1745–1822), Scottish army officer

Religion and theology

* John Murray (minister) (1741–1815), minister and inspirational figure sometimes called the "founder of American Universalism" * John Gardner Murray (1857–1929), Episcopal bishop of Maryland and Presiding Bishop * John Owen Farquhar Murray (1858–1944), Anglican clergyman and master of Selwyn College, Cambridge * John Gregory Murray (1877–1956), Roman Catholic archbishop of Saint Paul *

John Murray (theologian) John Murray (14 October 1898 – 8 May 1975) was a Scottish-born Calvinist theologian who taught at Princeton Seminary and then left to help found Westminster Theological Seminary, where he taught for many years. He was ordained in the Ort ...

(1898–1975), Scottish-born Calvinist theologian and Presbyterian minister * John W. Murray (1913–1996), pastor, evangelist, and president of Shelton College * John Murray (provost of St Mary's Cathedral, Glasgow) (1901–1973), priest in the Scottish Episcopal Church *

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 and particularly focused on the relations ...

(1904–1967), Jesuit priest and theologian * John Murray (archdeacon of Dublin) (1916–2005), priest in the Church of Ireland * John Murray (archdeacon of Cashel) (born 1945) * John Murray (dean of Killaloe) (died 1790), Anglican priest in Ireland * John Walton Murray, Irish Anglican priest and author

Science

* John Murray (physician) (1778–1820), Scottish geologist and lecturer in various scientific subjects * John Murray (science lecturer) (c. 1786–1851), Scottish geologist *Sir

John Murray (oceanographer) Sir John Murray (3 March 1841 – 16 March 1914) was a pioneering Canadian-born British oceanographer, marine biologist and limnologist. He is considered to be the father of modern oceanography. Early life and education Murray was born on ...

(1841–1914), Scots-Canadian marine biologist credited as the "father of modern oceanography" * John O'Kane Murray (1847–1885), Irish physician and author * John Murray (geographer) (1883–1940), Scottish educator and author * John F. Murray (1927–2020), American pulmonologist and researcher * John Murray (professor of robotics) (born 1978)

Others

John Murray (abolitionist) John Murray (1787–1849) was an abolitionist and social activist who served as Corresponding Secretary of the Glasgow Emancipation Society. Early life Born in England, probably at Portsea where he was baptised in May 1787, he was orphaned a ...

(1787–1849), leading light in Glasgow Emancipation Society * John Murray (Naperville founder) (1785–1868), one of the original settlers of Naperville, Illinois in 1831 *

John Murray (sheep breeder) John Murray (c. 1812–1886) and his son also named John Murray (1841–1908) were breeders of merino sheep in South Australia. John Murray John Murray (c. 1812 – 13 September 1886) was a noted breeder of merino sheep of Murray Vale Estate, M ...

, father (c. 1812–1886), and son (1841–1908), breeders of merino sheep in South Australia * John Lamb Murray (1838–1908), Scottish architect * John Bunion Murray (1908–1988), self-taught artist in Glascock County, Georgia * John Clark Murray (1836–1917), Scottish philosopher and professor

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