Famous People with Name Murray

Murray Gell-Mann            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Murray Gell-Mann: is an American physicist who received the 1969 Nobel Prize in physics for his work on the theory of elementary particles.is an American physicist who received the 1969 Nobel Prize in physics for his work on the theory of elementary particles.

Murray Foster            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Murray Foster: a Canadian musician. The first concert he went to was a Peter Frampton concert at age 12 with Jian Ghomeshi in 1978. He attended Thornlea Secondary School, where he formed Moxy Früvous.Murray started Moxy Früvous in 1990 with Jian Ghomeshi, Mike Ford and

Murray Perahia            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Murray Perahia: is an American concert pianist. He is also a respected conductor. His recordings are characterized by a consistent quality of sound, technique and interpretation and a careful attention to dynamic and stylistic details.

Murray Fife Buell            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Murray Fife Buell: was an American ecologist and palynologist. He was born in New Haven, Connecticut. He attended Cornell University (B.S., 1930) and the University of Minnesota (M.A., 1934; Ph.D., 1935). After completing his Ph.D., studies with W.S. Cooper stimulated his interest in plant ecology.During graduate school, Buell married Helen Foot (Ph. D., Algology, U. Minn.); the Buells raised two children. Helen was his field companion as well as his wife, and the two worked as a team in research and publication of several papers.[1]Buell began his professional career at North Carolina State University in 1935, where he started his research on paleoecology of bogs and plant succession.

Murray Llewellyn Barr            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Murray Llewellyn Barr: was a Canadian physician and medical researcher who discovered with graduate student Ewart George Bertram, in 1948, an important cell structure, the "Barr body".[1]He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.In 1968, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada. In 1959, he received the Royal Society of Canada's Flavelle Medal. In 1962, he won a Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. Foundation Award for his contributions to the understanding of the causes of mental retardation. In 1963, he received the Gairdner Foundation International Award. In 1998, he was inducted into Canadian Medical Hall of Fame.

Raymond V. Murray            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Raymond V. Murray: was an American speed skater who competed in the 1932 Winter Olympics. In 1932 he finished fifth in the 1500 metres event. He also participated in the 500 metres competition but was eliminated in the heats.

Dave Murray            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Dave Murray: was an alpine ski racer. He was noted for being a member of the Crazy Canucks, the Canadian downhill racers of the late 1970s and early 1980s known for their fearless (and sometimes reckless) racing style. His teammates in the group were Ken Read, Dave Ir

Julia Murray            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Julia Murray: is a Canadian freestyle skier and resides in Whistler, British Columbia. Murray is a member of the Canadian national ski cross team. Murray's parents were both members of Canadian national ski teams. Julia's father was Dave Murray one of the original Craz

James Cunningham Murray            Origin/Culture/Country: American

James Cunningham Murray: was a U.S. Representative from Illinois from 1955-1957. He graduated from De Paul University Law School in 1940, and subsequently worked as a lawyer. He served in the United States Army Air Forces from 1942 to 1945.Murray was elected to the Chicago City C

Philip Murray            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Philip Murray: 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 of America (USWA), and the longest-serving president of the Congress