Nobel Prize Winners: 1 peace, 1 physics

      (peace) Nicholas Murray Butler   1931  
      (physics) Murray Gell-Mann   1969  

Notable Actors and Actresses: 2 actors

      F. Murray Abraham   1939-  
      Murray Head   1946-  

Notable Musicians: 1 singer

      Murray Head   1946-   rock  

Olympic Medalists: 2 gold, 1 silver/gold/bronze

      (gold) Murray Halberg   1960   5000 m  
      (silver/gold/bronze) Murray Rose   1956; 1960   swimming - 1500 m freestyle; swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay; swimming - 400 m freestyle  
      (gold) Murray Stewart   2012   canoe sprint  

Oscar Award Winners: 1 actor

      (actor) F. Murray Abraham   1984   Amadeus