John Murray facts for kids

John Murray or John Murry is a name shared by many different people throughout history. This page will help you learn about some of the famous people named John Murray, from writers and musicians to athletes, politicians, and scientists.

Arts and Media

Literature and Music

• John Murray (publishing house): This is a famous British company that publishes books. It was started by a man named John Murray (1745–1793).
• John Murray (publisher, born 1778) (died 1843): He was the second person to lead the John Murray publishing company.
• John Murray III (1808–1892): He was the third leader of the John Murray publishing company.
• John Murray (Australian writer) (born 1963): An Australian writer who also studies diseases (an epidemiologist).
• John Murray (novelist) (born 1950): A British writer who writes novels.
• John Middleton Murry (1889–1957): A well-known writer.
• John Murry (musician) (born 1979): An American musician.

Screen, Radio, and Performing Arts

• John Murray (Irish broadcaster) (born 1964): An Irish person who works in radio and journalism.
• John Murray (playwright) (1906–1984): An American writer who wrote plays for the theater. He helped write a play called Room Service.
• John Murray (sports broadcaster) (born 1966): An English person who talks about sports on the radio.
• John T. Murray (1886–1957): An actor who was born in Australia.
• Johnny Murray (voice actor): A voice actor famous for being the voice of Bosko, one of the first cartoon characters from Warner Brothers.

Sportspeople

Footballers

• John Murray (footballer, born 1865) (1865–1922): A Scottish football player who played for Scotland and for clubs like Sunderland.
• John Murray (footballer, born 1874) (c. 1874–1933): Another Scottish football player who played for Scotland and clubs like Dundee.
• John Murray (footballer, born 1927) (born 1927): An English football player who played for Gillingham.
• John Murray (English footballer) (born 1948): An English professional football player.
• John Murray (Irish footballer) (active in the 1890s): An Irish football player.
• Johnny Murray (1898–1954): An Irish football player from the 1920s.

Other Sports

• John Murray (athlete) (1881–?): An Irish athlete who competed in the Olympics.
• John Murray (boxer) (born 1984): An English boxer who competes in the lightweight category.
• John Murray (cricketer, born 1935) (1935–2018): An English cricket player.
• John Murray (ice hockey, born 1987): An American ice hockey player.

Law and Politics

United Kingdom and Britain

• John Murray, 1st Earl of Tullibardine (died 1609): A Scottish nobleman and a leader of the Clan Murray family group.
• John Murray, 3rd Duke of Atholl (1729–1774): A British politician who was a Member of Parliament (MP). He was also the Lord of the Isle of Man for a short time.
• John Murray (colonial administrator) (c. 1739–1824): He was a governor of the Cape Breton colony, which is now part of Nova Scotia in Canada.
• John Murray (British diplomat) (c. 1712–1775): A British diplomat who served as an Ambassador.
• John Murray, 5th Duke of Atholl (1778–1846): A British Army officer and a large landowner in Scotland.
• Sir Hubert Murray (1861–1940): A judge who later became the Lieutenant-Governor of Papua.

Scotland and Ireland

• John Murray, 1st Duke of Atholl (1660–1724): A Scottish nobleman and an important politician.
• John Murray, 4th Earl of Dunmore (1730–1809): He was a colonial governor of Virginia and later the Bahamas.
• John Wilson Murray (1840–1906): A Scottish-born police detective who worked in the United States and Canada.
• John L. Murray (born 1943): An Irish judge.

United States

• John Murray (congressman) (1768–1834): He was a United States Representative from Pennsylvania.
• John F. Murray (politician) (1862–1928): He was the second Borough President of The Bronx in New York City.
• John L. Murray (representative) (1806–1842): A U.S. Representative from Kentucky.

Australia

• John Murray (pastoralist) (1837–1917): A member of the Queensland Parliament.
• John Murray (Victorian politician) (1851–1916): He was the Premier of Victoria, a leader of the government in that Australian state.
• John Murray (New South Wales politician) (born 1939): A member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly.

Military

• John Murray, 2nd Earl of Dunmore (1685–1752): A Scottish nobleman and a general in the British Army.
• Sir John Murray, 8th Baronet (c. 1768–1827): A general who led a group of soldiers under the Duke of Wellington.
• John B. Murray (general) (1822–1884): An American general.
• John Ivor Murray (1824–1903): A Scottish surgeon who worked in China, Hong Kong, and during the Crimean War.
• John Murray (VC) (1837–1911): An Irish soldier who received the Victoria Cross, a very brave award.
• John M. Murray: A general in the United States Army.

Religion and Theology

• John Murray (minister) (1741–1815): A minister who is sometimes called the "founder of American Universalism," a type of religious belief.
• John Gardner Murray (1857–1929): An Episcopal bishop and a Presiding Bishop.
• John Gregory Murray (1877–1956): A Roman Catholic archbishop.
• John Murray (theologian) (1898–1975): A Scottish-born theologian and Presbyterian minister.
• John Courtney Murray (1904–1967): A Jesuit priest and theologian.

Science

• John Murray (physician) (1778–1820): A Scottish doctor and geologist.
• Sir John Murray (oceanographer) (1841–1914): A Scots-Canadian marine biologist. He is often called the "father of modern oceanography" because he studied the oceans so much.
• John F. Murray (1927-2020): A doctor who specialized in the lungs (a pulmonologist) and a researcher.

Other Notable People

• John Murray (Australian explorer) (c. 1775–c. 1807): A seaman and explorer.
• John Murray (abolitionist) (1787–1849): A key figure in the Glasgow Emancipation Society, which worked to end slavery.
• John Murray (Naperville founder) (1785–1868): One of the first people to settle the town of Naperville, Illinois, in 1831.
• John Bunion Murray (1908–1988): An artist who taught himself how to paint.

See also

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