Murdock is a surname. A relatively modern iteration of the Irish or Scottish name

Murdoch Murdoch ( , ) is an Irish/Scottish given name, as well as a surname. The name is derived from old Gaelic words ''mur'', meaning "sea" and ''murchadh'', meaning "sea warrior". The following is a list of notable people or entities with the name. ...

. Notable people with the surname include: *

Andrew Murdock Andrew Murdock (born January 24, 1962), also known as Mudrock, is an American record producer specializing in rock and metal genres. He is best known for producing Godsmack's ''Godsmack'' and ''Awake'' albums. More recently, Murdock has produc ...

, American record producer * Andrew G. Murdock, botanist whose official abbreviation is "Murdock", who described the fern genus ''

Ptisana Sori of ''Ptisana fraxinea'' ''Ptisana'' is a genus in the eusporangiate fern family Marattiaceae, comprising species historically treated in the genus '' Marattia''. The establishment of this genus follows the 2008 work by Andrew G. Murdock, wh ...

'' *

Bennet Murdock Bennet Bronson Murdock Jr. (October 18, 1925 – March 26, 2022) was an American psychologist known for his research on human memory, especially his pioneering research into short-term memory. Education Murdock received his undergraduate degree ...

(1925–2022), American psychologist * Colin Murdock (born 1975), Northern Irish former footballer *

Dorothy M. Murdock Dorothy Milne Murdock (March 27, 1960 – December 25, 2015), better known by her pen names Acharya S and D. M. Murdock, was an American writer supporting the Christ myth theory that Jesus never existed as a historical person, but was rathe ...

, better known by pen name

Acharya S Dorothy Milne Murdock (March 27, 1960 – December 25, 2015), better known by her pen names Acharya S and D. M. Murdock, was an American writer supporting the Christ myth theory that Jesus never existed as a historical person, but was rathe ...

, author and proponent of the Christ myth theory * David H. Murdock, American businessman * Deroy Murdock, American syndicated columnist *

Eric Murdock Eric Lloyd Murdock (born June 14, 1968) is an American former professional basketball player who was selected by the Utah Jazz in the first round (21st pick overall) of the 1991 NBA draft. Biography Murdock grew up in Bridgewater Township, New ...

, retired American professional basketball player * George Peter Murdock, American anthropologist known for his empirical approach to ethnological studies * George Murdock, American actor * Ian Murdock, founder and former leader of the Debian Linux Distribution *

James Murdock (disambiguation) James Murdock may refer to: *James Murdock (scholar) (1776–1856), American scholar *James Murdock (politician) (1871–1949), Canadian politician *James Murdock (actor) (1931–1981), American actor See also *James Murdoch (disambiguation) James ...

, various people *

Joseph Murdock (disambiguation) Joseph Murdock or Murdoch may refer to: *Joseph B. Murdock (1851–1931), United States Navy rear admiral * Joseph Royal Murdock (1858–?), American politician from Utah *Joseph S. Murdock Joseph Stacy Murdock (June 26, 1822 – February 14, 18 ...

, various people * Kirk Radomski (known to players as Murdock), former New York Mets employee *

Mike Murdock Michael Dean Murdock (born April 18, 1946) is an American Contemporary Christian singer-songwriter, televangelist and pastor of The Wisdom Center ministry based in Haltom City, Texas. Murdock preaches around the world and is best known for his pr ...

, American televangelist and pastor *

Murdock Murdock is a surname. A relatively modern iteration of the Irish or Scottish name Murdoch. Notable people with the surname include: * Andrew Murdock, American record producer * Andrew G. Murdock, botanist whose official abbreviation is "Murdock", ...

, Portuguese professional footballer *

Orrice Abram Murdock, Jr. Orrice Abram "Abe" Murdock Jr. (July 18, 1893September 15, 1979) was an American attorney and politician who served as a member of both chambers of the United States Congress for Utah. From 1947 to 1957, he served as a member of the National Lab ...

, United States Representative and Senator from Utah *

Roger E. Murdock Roger Eugene Murdock (July 27, 1909 – July 2, 1995) served as interim LAPD police chief in 1969 after Thomas Reddin had left to pursue a job in the media industry. He graduated from Los Angeles High School and USC, where he earned a degree ...

, LAPD Chief *

Sharon Murdock Sharon Margaret Murdock (born June 29, 1946) is a politician and administrator in Ontario, Canada. She was a New Democratic Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1990 to 1995. Background Murdock was educated at Ottawa Teacher's ...

, Canadian politician *

Shirley Murdock Shirley Murdock (born May 22, 1957) is an American R&B singer-songwriter, who is best known for her 1986 R&B hit single "As We Lay" and for her vocals on Zapp and Roger's hit single " Computer Love". Her lead vocal special guest appearance w ...

, American R&B singer * William Murdock, eighteenth century US politician * William Murdoch, also spelled Murdock, early-nineteenth century Scottish engineer

Fictional characters

* Murdock, the fictional main antagonist in Carland Cross * Buz Murdock, fictional character from the TV series ''Route 66'' * HM " Howling Mad" Murdock, character played by the actor Dwight Schultz in the 1980s television series ''The A-Team'' * Roger Murdock, character from '' Airplane!'', played by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar * Buck Murdock, character from '' Airplane II: The Sequel'', played by William Shatner

Marvel Comics

* Matthew Murdock, the given name of the Marvel Comics superhero

Daredevil Daredevil may refer to: * A stunt performer Arts and media Comics * Daredevil (Lev Gleason Publications), a fictional 1940s superhero popularized by writer-artist Charles Biro * Daredevil (Marvel Comics character), a Marvel comic book superher ...

of Earth-616 and namesake of the Netflix series

* Mike Murdock, Matt Murdock's magically created twin brother * Jack Murdock, Matt's and Mike's father *

Maggie Murdock Margaret Grace "Maggie" Murdock is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. She is the ex-wife of Jack Murdock and the mother of Matt Murdock who grew up to become the superhero known as Daredevil.Dared ...

, Matt's and Mike's mother * Matthew Murdock, the given name of the Kingpin of Earth-65