Namesakes
Nicholas Murray Butler
(m) 1862-1947 
Nobel Prize Winners 1931 (peace)
Alex Haley
(middle name Murray) (m) 1921-1992
Notable Writers
Sumner Redstone
(middle name Murray) (m) 1923-2020
Notable Businesspeople
Bert Olmstead
(a.k.a. Murray) (m) 1926-2015
Hall-of-Famers 1985 (ice hockey)
Notable Athletes (ice hockey)
Murray Gell-Mann
(m) 1929-2019
Nobel Prize Winners 1969 (physics)
Notable Scientists and Inventors
Murray Halberg
(m) 1933-2022
Olympic Medalists 1960 5000 m (gold)
Murray Rose
(m) 1939-2012
Olympic Medalists 1956; 1960 swimming - 1500 m freestyle; swimming - 400 m freestyle; swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay (gold/silver/bronze)
F. Murray Abraham
(m) 1939-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Oscar Award Winners 1985 Amadeus (actor)
Murray Head
(m) 1946-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Notable Musicians
Murray Stewart
(m) 1986-
Olympic Medalists 2012 canoe sprint (gold)