Famous People with Name Murray

Murray McLauchlan            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Murray McLauchlan: a Canadian singer, songwriter, guitarist, pianist, and harmonica player.Born in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland, he emigrated to Canada with his family when he was five years old. At 17, he began playing at coffeehouses in Toronto's Yorkville area and lat

Murray Llewellyn Bar            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Murray Llewellyn Bar: was a Canadian physician and medical researcher who discovered with graduate student Ewart George Bertram, in 1948, an important cell structure, the "Barr body".

Murray Irwin "Moe" Norman            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Murray Irwin "Moe" Norman: was a Canadian professional golfer.Norman's play, along with his way of dressing, were both described as unconventional. He devised what is known as "The Norman Swing"—very short backswing and very short follow-through which produced an amazingly accurate

Murray Waxman            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Murray Waxman: was a Canadian basketball player who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics. He was part of the Canadian basketball team, which finished eighth in the Olympic tournament.

Murray Dorin            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Murray Dorin: was a Progressive Conservative party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was a chartered accountant and controller by career.He was first elected at the Alberta riding of Edmonton West in the 1984 federal election. Following changes to electoral district boundaries, he won the Edmonton Northwest riding in the 1988 federal election, therefore serving in both the 33rd and 34th Canadian Parliaments.

Edward Peter "Eddie" Murray            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Edward Peter "Eddie" Murray: is a retired American football kicker.Murray was signed out of Tulane University by the Detroit Lions. He would play for the Lions, as well as the Kansas City Chiefs, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the Dallas Cowboys, the Philadelphia Eagles, the Minnesota Vikings and the Washington Redskins

Jan Murray            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Jan Murray: was an American stand-up comedian and actor who made his name on the Borscht Belt.Murray began performing on the vaudeville stage at the age of 18, then later at the Catskills resorts popular with Jewish vacationers. In the early 50's he became a Las Vegas marquee performer, then later segued into TV, going on to host a number of gameshows such as Dollar a Second (1953-1957), his creation Treasure Hunt (1956-1959), Charge Account (also known as The Jan Murray Show, 1960-1962), and Chain Letter. He was later a frequent panelist on The Hollywood Squares and co-hosted the annual West Coast Chabad Lubavitch telethon for many years.[1]

Robert Lindley Murray            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Robert Lindley Murray: was an American male tennis player.

Sir John Murray            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Sir John Murray: was a pioneering Scots-Canadian oceanographer and marine biologist.He returned to Edinburgh to complete his studies in geology under Sir Archibald Geikie and natural philosophy under Peter Guthrie Tait. Tait introduced Murray to Charles Wyville Thomson who had been appointed to lead the Challenger Expedition. In 1872, Murray joined Wyville Thomson as his assistant on this four-year expedition to explore the deep oceans of the globe. After Wyville Thompson succumbed to the stress of publishing the reports of the Challenger Expedition, Murray took over, and edited and published over 50 volumes of reports, which were completed in 1896. He was knighted (K.C.B.) in 1898. Murray was killed when his car overturned near his home on 16 March 1914 at Kirkliston, Edinburgh; he is buried at the nearby Dean Kirkyard.

Clark Murray            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Clark Murray: an American sculptor who is best known for his large outdoor constructions of welded and painted steel pipes.