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People with the name Murray

  • Murray (surname)
    Murray (surname)
    Murray is a common variation of the word Moray, an anglicisation of the Medieval Gaelic word Muireb ; 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, in Scotland...

     — see that page for a list of people with the surname.
  • Murray Ball
    Murray Ball
    Murray Hone Ball ONZM , a New Zealand-born cartoonist, has become known for his Stanley the Palaeolithic Hero , Bruce the Barbarian, All the King's Comrades and the long-running Footrot Flats comic series...

    , New Zealand cartoonist
  • Murray Deaker
    Murray Deaker
    Murray "Deaks" Deaker, ONZM, is a New Zealand sports radio and television talk show host, acclaimed sports author and New Zealand icon.He was a former club rugby lock and an opening batsman in club cricket, and prior to working in radio was principal of Takapuna Grammar School. As well as radio he...

    , New Zealand sports broadcaster
  • Murray Goldberg
    Murray Goldberg
    Murray Goldberg is a noted Canadian educational technologist and a faculty member in the department of Computer Science at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver Canada. Goldberg is best known for being the founder of the elearning companies WebCT, Brainify, Silicon Chalk, AssociCom, and...

    , Canadian eLearning pioneer
  • Murray Head
    Murray Head
    Murray Seafield Saint-George Head is a British actor and singer, most recognised for his international hit songs "Superstar" and "One Night in Bangkok" and his album Say It Ain't So...

    , English singer and actor
  • Murray Leinster
    Murray Leinster
    Murray Leinster was a nom de plume of William Fitzgerald Jenkins, an award-winning American writer of science fiction and alternate history...

     American author
  • Murray McCully
    Murray McCully
    Murray Stuart McCully is a New Zealand politician. He is a member of the National Party, and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Minister for Sport and Recreation, and Minister for the Rugby World Cup.-Early life:...

    , New Zealand politician
  • Murray Mexted
    Murray Mexted
    Murray Graham Mexted is a New Zealand rugby union player who played 34 tests for the All Blacks from 1979 to 1983. He also played 38 non-test game including 7 as captain. During his time with the All Blacks, he wore the Number eight jersey and was considered an excellent ball winner and an...

    , New Zealand rugby union player
  • Murray Rothbard
    Murray Rothbard
    Murray Newton Rothbard was an American author and economist of the Austrian School who helped define capitalist libertarianism and popularized a form of free-market anarchism he termed "anarcho-capitalism." Rothbard wrote over twenty books and is considered a centrally important figure in the...

    , American economist, individualist anarchist, and author
  • Murray Smith
    Murray Smith (New Zealand)
    Murray Smith was a New Zealand politician. He was a member of the United Future New Zealand party caucus, having been elected to Parliament as a list MP in the 2002 elections.-Christian Democrats:...

    , New Zealand politician
  • Murray Sawchuck
    Murray SawChuck
    Murray John Sawchuck is a stage illusionist, magician, comedian, actor, and host. Based in Las Vegas, SawChuck has dubbed himself "The 'Dennis the Menace' of Magic," and his shows often consist of a blend of "comical mishaps" that result in illusions and magic tricks...

    , magician on America's Got Talent (season 5)
    America's Got Talent (season 5)
    The fifth season of America's Got Talent, an American television reality show talent competition, premiered in the United States on the NBC network and on Canada's Global on June 1, 2010...

     and magical expert for Pawn Stars
    Pawn Stars
    Pawn Stars is an American reality television series on the History Channel, produced in Manhattan by Leftfield Pictures. The series is filmed in Las Vegas, Nevada, where it chronicles the daily activities at the Gold & Silver Pawn Shop, a 24-hour family business operated by patriarch Richard...



Fictional characters
  • Murray Slaughter
    Murray Slaughter
    Murray Slaughter was a fictional character in the situation comedy The Mary Tyler Moore Show. He was played by actor Gavin MacLeod.- Character :Murray Slaughter was the news writer at fictional television station WJM-TV in Minneapolis, Minnesota...

    , a regular character in The Mary Tyler Moore Show
  • Murray, a demonic talking skull in the Monkey Island game series
  • Murray (Sly Cooper), also known as "The Murray", a character in the Sly Cooper video game series
  • Murray Hewitt, band manager and New Zealand Deputy Cultural Attaché in the Flight of the Conchords TV series
  • Murray, a Muppet character on the television show Sesame Street
    Sesame Street
    Sesame Street has undergone significant changes in its history. According to writer Michael Davis, by the mid-1970s the show had become "an American institution". The cast and crew expanded during this time, including the hiring of women in the crew and additional minorities in the cast. The...

    (see List of characters in Sesame Street)
  • Rick Murray, a character in Degrassi: The Next Generation

United States

  • Murray, California
    Murray, California
    Murray is an unincorporated community in Kings County, California. It is located northeast of Avenal, at an elevation of 256 feet .A post office operated at Murray from 1920 to 1929 and from 1938 to 1944. The name honors David Murray, a leading figure in the local olive industry....

    , in Kings County
  • Murray, Lassen County, California
    Murray, Lassen County, California
    Murray is a former settlement in Lassen County, California. It was located on the railroad south of Karlo.-References:...

  • Murray, Indiana
    Murray, Indiana
    Murray is an unincorporated town in Lancaster Township, Wells County, Indiana.- History :In 1996, Murray was subject to an unintentional strafing by a military aircraft without any injuries.-Geography:Murray is located at ....

  • Murray, Iowa
    Murray, Iowa
    Murray is a city in Clarke County, Iowa, United States. The population was 766 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Murray is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land....

  • Murray, Kentucky
    Murray, Kentucky
    Murray is a city in Calloway County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 17,741 at the 2010 census and has a micropolitan area population of 37,191. It is the 22nd largest city in Kentucky...

  • Murray, Nebraska
    Murray, Nebraska
    Murray is a village in Cass County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 481 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Murray is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all of it land....

  • Murray, New York
    Murray, New York
    Murray is a town in Orleans County, New York, United States. The population was 6,259 at the 2000 census.The Town of Murray is on the east border of the county, northwest of the City of Rochester.- History :Murray was first settled around 1809....

  • Murray, Utah
    Murray, Utah
    Murray is a city situated on the Wasatch Front in the core of Salt Lake Valley in the U.S. state of Utah. Named for territorial governor Eli Murray, it is the state's fourteenth largest city. According to the 2010 census, Murray has approximately 46,746 residents.Murray is close to Salt Lake City,...

  • Murray City, Ohio
    Murray City, Ohio
    Murray City is a village in Hocking County, Ohio, United States. The population was 452 at the 2000 census.Murray City was the birthplace of Henry Clifford "Doc" Carlson, a college men's basketball coach from the University of Pittsburgh between 1922 and 1958.-Geography:Murray City is located at ,...

  • Murray County, Georgia
    Murray County, Georgia
    Murray County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of 2000, the population was 36,506. The 2007 Census Estimate showed a population of 40,664. The county seat is Chatsworth.It is part of the Dalton, Georgia, Metropolitan Statistical Area....

  • Murray County, Minnesota
    Murray County, Minnesota
    As of the census of 2000, there were 9,165 people, 3,722 households, and 2,601 families residing in the county. The population density was 13 people per square mile . There were 4,357 housing units at an average density of 6 per square mile...

  • Murray County, Oklahoma
    Murray County, Oklahoma
    Murray County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. As of 2000, the population was 12,623. Its county seat is Sulphur.-Geography:...

  • Murray Hill (disambiguation), several locations
  • Murray Isle
    Murray Isle
    Murray Isle is an island in the Thousand Islands region of the St. Lawrence River in the U.S. state of New York. The island is near the east town line of the Town of Clayton in the northern part of Jefferson County....

     in the Thousand Islands region of New York
  • Lake Murray (California), in San Diego
  • Lake Murray (Oklahoma)
  • Lake Murray (South Carolina)
    Lake Murray (South Carolina)
    Lake Murray is a reservoir in the U.S. state of South Carolina. It is approximately 50,000 acres in size, and has roughly 500 miles of shoreline. It was impounded in the late 1920s to provide hydroelectric power to the state of South Carolina. Lake Murray is fed by the Saluda River, which flows...

  • Port Murray, New Jersey
    Port Murray, New Jersey
    Port Murray is an unincorporated area within Mansfield Township in Warren County, New Jersey, United States. The area is served as United States Postal Service ZIP code 07865...


Australia

  • Murray River
    Murray River
    The Murray River is Australia's longest river. At in length, the Murray rises in the Australian Alps, draining the western side of Australia's highest mountains and, for most of its length, meanders across Australia's inland plains, forming the border between New South Wales and Victoria as it...

    , a major river in Australia
  • Murray-Darling Basin
    Murray-Darling Basin
    The Murray-Darling basin is a large geographical area in the interior of southeastern Australia, whose name is derived from its two major rivers, the Murray River and the Darling River. It drains one-seventh of the Australian land mass, and is currently by far the most significant agricultural...

    , which drains one-seventh of Australia
  • Division of Murray
    Division of Murray
    The Division of Murray is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of Victoria. It is located in the north of the state, adjoining the Murray River, which forms Victoria's border with New South Wales...

    , an electoral district in the Australian House of Representatives in Victoria
  • Murray Bridge, South Australia
    Murray Bridge, South Australia
    Murray Bridge is the fourth most populous city in South Australia after Adelaide, Mount Gambier and Whyalla. It is located east-southeast of Adelaide and north of Meningie....

  • Murray Island, Queensland
  • Murrays Road, Logan City, Queensland
  • Murray Street, Perth
    Murray Street, Perth
    Murray Street is one of four main east-west roads within the Perth central business district.The street, the central portion of which has become a pedestrian mall, was named after Sir George Murray, Secretary of State for War and the Colonies from 1828 to 1830.It is the one main road in Perth that...

    , Western Australia

New Zealand

  • Murray Aynsley
    Murray Aynsley
    Murray Aynsley is a suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand, located on the fringes of the Port Hills 5 km south-east of the city centre. Situated above the suburb is Glenelg Children's Health Camp. The suburb is named after early Christchurch settler Hugh Murray-Aynsley JP....

    , a suburb in Christchurch, New Zealand
  • Murray River, New Zealand
    Murray River, New Zealand
    The Murray River is a minor river on Stewart Island / Rakiura of New Zealand. It enters the Foveaux Strait sea on the eastern side of the island....

    , a minor river on Stewart Island/Rakiura of New Zealand
  • Murrays Bay, New Zealand, a suburb in Auckland, New Zealand

Elsewhere

  • Lake Murray (Papua New Guinea)
  • Murray House
    Murray House
    Murray House is a Victorian-era building in Stanley in Hong Kong. Originally built in the present-day business district of Central in 1846 as officers' quarters of the Murray Barracks, the building was relocated to the south of Hong Kong Island during the 2000s.- Architecture :Murray House was one...

    , Hong Kong
  • Murray Park
    Murray Park
    Murray Park is the training ground of association football team Rangers F.C. Located in Auchenhowie, Milngavie, on the outskirts of Glasgow.- History :...

     on the outskirts of Glasgow, Scotland
  • Murray Town
    Murray Town
    Murray Town is an upscale neighborhood in Sierra Leone's capital of Freetown. It is home to a camp for the War Wounded and Amputeed population and the Amputees and War Wounded Association. It is also home to the Sierra Leone Grammar School....

    , a district of Freetown, Sierra Leone

Business

  • Murray (bicycles)
    Murray (bicycles)
    Murray was an American company whose assets are now owned by Briggs & Stratton and Dorel Industries. The corporate brand is a descendant of the Murray Ohio Manufacturing Company, which manufactured bicycles and lawn and garden equipment ....

    , an American manufacturer of low-cost bicycles
  • Murray-Latta
    Murray-Latta
    The Murray-Latta Machine Company is a British Columbian machine manufacturing and steel fabrication company. In the 1960s and 1970s, they built a number of chairlifts, mainly in British Columbia...

    , a Canadian manufacturer
  • Murrays
    Murrays
    Murrays Coaches is an Australian bus and coach charter company. Murrays provides scheduled services in New South Wales, including:*EXPRESS - Canberra to Sydney,*EXPRESS - Canberra to Snowfields...

    , an Australian bus company
  • Murray cookies, a Kellogg brand
  • Murray Chevrolet
    Murray Chevrolet
    In 1998 Murray Chevrolet Oldsmobile opened on the corner of Waverley St. and Bishop Grandin Blvd. in Winnipeg, Manitoba and is part of the Murray Automotive Group. In 2000 an addition was added to the building increasing the size of the service, parts, and PDI departments...

    , a Winnipeg Canada Automotive dealership
  • Murray International Trust
    Murray International Trust
    Murray International Trust is a large British investment trust dedicated to investments in worldwide equities. Established in 1991, the company is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index. The Chairman is John Trott and its fund manager is Bruce Stout of Aberdeen Asset Management....

    , a Scottish investment trust

Other

  • Murray cod
    Murray Cod
    The Murray cod is a large Australian predatory freshwater fish of the Maccullochella genus and the Percichthyidae family. Although the species is a called cod in the vernacular, it is not related to the northern hemisphere marine cod species...

    , a freshwater fish in Australia
  • Murray Grey
    Murray Grey
    Murray Grey is a breed of Australian polled beef cattle that was developed in the upper Murray River valley on the New South Wales /Victorian border...

    , a cattle breed
  • Murray Street (album)
    Murray Street (album)
    Murray Street is the twelfth album by Sonic Youth. It was released in 2002. It was the first album by the group to feature Jim O'Rourke as an official fifth member.Members of noise improv group Borbetomagus appear on "Radical Adults Lick Godhead Style"...

    , by Sonic Youth
  • HMS Murray
    HMS Murray
    Two ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Murray, after Vice-Admiral Sir George Murray: was an Admiralty M-class destroyer launched in 1914 and sold in 1921. was a Blackwood-class frigate launched in 1955 and sold in 1970....

    , two Royal Navy ships with this name
  • USS Murray
    USS Murray
    USS Murray has been the name of more than one United States Navy ship, and may refer to:*USS Murray , a patrol boat in commission from 1917 to 1918, a Wickes-class destroyer in commission from 1918 to 1936...

    , three US Navy ships with this name
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