Murdoch ( , ) Is a Scottish and Irish surname and given name. An

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form of the Gaelic personal names '' Muireadhach'' ‘mariner’, '' Murchadh'' ‘sea-warrior’, and '' Muircheartach'' ‘sea-ruler’, the first element in each being ''muir'' ‘sea’.Selectsurnames.com
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Murdoch Stewart, Duke of Albany Murdoch Stewart, Duke of Albany () (1362 – 25 May 1425) was a leading Scottish nobleman, the son of Robert Stewart, Duke of Albany, and the grandson of King Robert II of Scotland, who founded the Stewart dynasty. In 1389, he became Justicia ...

, Scottish nobleman. * Murdoch Dickie (1919–2004), Scottish footballer * Murdoch Macdonald, British politician and civil engineer * Murdoch MacLennan (born 1949), British media executive * Murdoch McKenzie - several people John Murdoch of Doune - Flint lock Pistol maker... made pistol that fired first shot in he American War of Independence.

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* Alexi Murdoch, Scottish-born singer * Alfred Murdoch (1877–1960), New Zealand politician * Alister Murdoch, Australian air marshal * Andrew Murdoch - several people * Arthur Murdoch (1882–1960), British boxer * Beamish Murdoch, judge and historian of Nova Scotia *

Ben Murdoch-Masila Ben Murdoch-Masila (born 7 February 1991) is a Tonga international rugby league footballer who plays as a and for the St George Illawarra Dragons in the National Rugby League (NRL). He played for the Wests Tigers and the Penrith Panthers in ...

, New Zealand Rugby League player * Billy Murdoch, Australian cricketer * Billy Murdoch (Scottish footballer) * Blair Murdoch, Canadian television producer * Bobby Murdoch, Scottish footballer * Bradley John Murdoch, Australian murderer * Brian H. Murdoch (1930–2020), Irish mathematician *

Colin Murdoch Colin Albert Murdoch (6 February 1929 – 4 May 2008) was a New Zealand pharmacist and veterinarian who made a number of significant inventions, in particular the tranquilliser gun, the disposable hypodermic syringe and the child-proo ...

, New Zealand pharmacist and veterinarian who invented disposable hypodermic syringes *

David Murdoch David Matthew Murdoch (born 17 April 1978) is a retired Scottish curler from Stirling. As the Scotland skip, he and his former team of Ewan MacDonald, Warwick Smith, Euan Byers and Peter Smith are the 2006 and 2009 World Curling Champions ...

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, Scottish sportsman *

Don Murdoch Donald Walter Murdoch (born October 25, 1956) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He played in the National Hockey League with the New York Rangers, Edmonton Oilers, and Detroit Red Wings between 1976 and 1982. He was featured in ...

, National Hockey League player *

Elisabeth Murdoch (businesswoman) Elisabeth Murdoch (born 22 August 1968) is an Australian-born British and American media executive based in the United Kingdom. She was a non-executive chairperson of Shine Group, the UK-based TV programme production company she founded in 200 ...

, daughter of Rupert Murdoch *

Elisabeth Murdoch (senior) Dame Elisabeth Joy Murdoch, Lady Murdoch (née Greene; 8 February 1909 – 5 December 2012), also known as Elisabeth, Lady Murdoch, was an Australian philanthropist and matriarch of the Murdoch family. She was the wife of Australian newsp ...

, philanthropist, wife of Keith Murdoch and mother of Rupert Murdoch * Francis B. Murdoch (1805–1882) was an American attorney and newspaper publisher * George Murdoch, first mayor of Calgary, Alberta, Canada * Gilbert Hugh Murdoch, Canadian politician *

Iris Murdoch Dame Jean Iris Murdoch ( ; 15 July 1919 – 8 February 1999) was an Irish and British novelist and philosopher. Murdoch is best known for her novels about good and evil, sexual relationships, morality, and the power of the unconscious. Her fi ...

, British novelist and philosopher * Ivon Murdoch (1892–1964), Australian Army officer during World War I *

James Murdoch James Rupert Jacob Murdoch (born 13 December 1972) is an American - British businessman. He is the younger son of media mogul Rupert Murdoch and the former chief executive officer (CEO) of 21st Century Fox from 2015 to 2019. He was the chairma ...

– several people including **

(born 1972), British-American businessman * John E. Murdoch, American historian and philosopher of science * John Smith Murdoch, Australian architect * Keith Murdoch, Australian journalist and father of Rupert Murdoch * Keith Murdoch (rugby union) (1943–2018), New Zealand rugby union footballer *

Lachlan Murdoch Lachlan Keith Murdoch (; born 8 September 1971) is a British and Australian businessman and mass media heir. He is the son of the media Business magnate, tycoon Rupert Murdoch. He is the executive chairman of Nova Entertainment, chairman of N ...

, former chief operating officer of News Corporation and eldest son of Rupert Murdoch *

, Canadian actor * Lesley Murdoch (born 1956), New Zealand former cricketer and field hockey player * Marion Murdoch (1849–?), American minister * Mary Murdoch (1864–1916), Scottish-born physician and suffragist * Nina Murdoch (1890–1976), Australian writer * Patrick Murdoch, author, publisher, and mathematician * Paul Murdoch (born 1973), Australian former professional boxer *

Richard Murdoch Richard Bernard Murdoch (6 April 1907 – 9 October 1990) was an English actor and entertainer. After early professional experience in the chorus in musical comedy, Murdoch quickly moved on to increasingly prominent roles in musical comedy and ...

, British comedian and light actor * Robert C. Murdoch, New Zealand malacologist * Ronald Murdoch (born 1945), New Zealand former cricketer *

Rupert Murdoch Keith Rupert Murdoch ( ; born 11 March 1931) is an Australian - American retired business magnate, investor, and media mogul. Through his company News Corp, he is the owner of hundreds of List of assets owned by News Corp, local, national, a ...

, Australian-American media mogul, CEO and Chairman of News Corporation * Sarah Murdoch (born 1972), British-Australian model, actress, and television presenter * Sean Murdoch (born 1986), Scottish former professional football goalkeeper * Steven Murdoch, Professor of Security Engineering in the Computer Science Department, University College London * Stuart Murdoch (football manager), former footballer and ex-manager of Milton Keynes Dons F.C. * Stuart Murdoch (musician), Scottish singer * Thomas Murdoch - several people * Trevor Murdoch, American professional wrestler *

Walter Murdoch Sir Walter Logie Forbes Murdoch, (17 September 187430 July 1970) was a prominent Australian academic and essayist famous for his intelligence and wit. He was a founding professor of English and former Chancellor of the University of Western A ...

, Australian academic and essayist *

Wendi Deng Murdoch Wendi Deng Murdoch (; born Deng Wen'ge; December 5, 1968) is a Chinese Americans, Chinese-born American entrepreneur and socialite. She was the third wife of media mogul Rupert Murdoch from 1999 until 2013. Early life and education Wendi Deng w ...

(born 1968), Chinese-born American entrepreneur and socialite *

William Murdoch William Murdoch (sometimes spelled Murdock) (21 August 1754 – 15 November 1839) was a Scottish chemist, inventor, and mechanical engineer. Murdoch was employed by the firm of Boulton & Watt and worked for them in Cornwall, as a steam engin ...

– several people, including: **

William McMaster Murdoch William McMaster Murdoch, Royal Naval Reserve, RNR (28 February 1873 – 15 April 1912) was a British sailor who served as a Lieutenant in the Royal Navy Reserve and was the Chief mate, first officer on the . He was the officer in charge on th ...

, first officer on the RMS ''Titanic'' **

, Scottish engineer and inventor of gas lighting (sometimes spelt "Murdock") ** William Murdoch (poet), Scottish poet Murdoch O' Daly - Bard... Founder of the name and Can Currie.

Fictional characters

* Detective William Murdoch, the protagonist in a series of novels by Maureen Jennings, and a spin-off television series *

Murdoch Murdoch ( , ) Is a Scottish and Irish surname and given name. An Anglicized form of the Gaelic personal names ''Muireadhach'' ‘mariner’, ''Murchadh'' ‘sea-warrior’, and ''Muirchertach, Muircheartach'' ‘sea-ruler’, the first element i ...

, a tender engine character in ''Thomas & Friends'', Introduced in the Series 7 episode (Peace and Quiet) * Matt Murdock, a lawyer blinded in childhood in an accident that gave him special abilities, commonly known by his alias, Daredevil.

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