David Murray
Wikimedia disambiguation page
David Murray may refer to:
Business
David Murray (Australian businessman) (born 1949), CEO of the Commonwealth Bank of Australia
Sir David Murray (Scottish businessman) (born 1951), chairman of Rangers Football Club
David Isaac Murray (born 1983), American entrepreneur and computer scientist
Entertainment
Sir David Murray (painter) (1849–1933), Scottish landscape painter
David Murray (saxophonist) (born 1955), American jazz saxophonist and clarinetist
Dave Murray (musician) (born 1956), British guitarist for the heavy metal band Iron Maiden
David Murray (actor) (born 1970), Irish actor
Politics
David Murray, 1st Viscount of Stormont (died 1631), Scottish courtier
Sir David Murray (poet) (1567–1629), favourite of Henry, Prince of Wales
David Murray, 5th Viscount of Stormont (1665–1731), Scottish peer
David Murray, 6th Viscount of Stormont (c. 1690–1748), Scottish peer
David Murray, 2nd Earl of Mansfield (1727–1796), 7th Viscount of Stormont
David Murray (1748–1794), MP for Peeblesshire and New Radnor
David William Murray, 3rd Earl of Mansfield (1777–1840), British army officer and peer
David Murray (South Australian politician) (1829–1907), member of lower house in the 1870s, upper house 1882 to 1891
Sir David King Murray, Lord Birnam (1884–1955), Scottish politician and judge
David Murray (New South Wales politician) (1885–1928), member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
David Murray (Scottish politician) (1900–?), Scottish nationalist and Liberal Party politician
Sports
Association football (soccer)
David Murray (footballer, born 1882) (1882–1915), Scottish football player for Liverpool and Everton
David Murray (soccer, born 1901) (1901–1992), South African football player for Bristol Rovers
David Murray (footballer, born 1967), English football player for Chester City
Other sports
David Murray (racing driver) (1909–1973), Scottish Formula One driver
David Murray (water polo) (1925–2020), British Olympic water polo player
David Murray (cricketer) (1950–2022), West Indian cricketer
Dave Murray (skier) (1953–1990), Canadian alpine skier
David Murray (Australian footballer) (born 1955), Australian footballer for Melbourne
Dave Murray (American football), American football coach and player
Other
David Murray (bishop), Anglican bishop
David Murray (educator) (1830–1905), American educator and government adviser in Meiji period Japan
David Murray (solicitor, born 1842) (1842–1928), Scottish lawyer, antiquarian, and bibliophile
David Christie Murray (1847–1907), English journalist and writer
David Stark Murray (1900–1977), British president of the Socialist Medical Association
David Murray (RAF officer) (born 1963), British air marshal
David Leslie Murray (1888–1962), British author and editor of the Times Literary Supplement
Sir David Murray, 4th Baronet (died 1769), Scottish Jacobite soldier.
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