Murdock
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People
- Andrew MurdockAndrew MurdockAndrew Murdock, also known as Mudrock, is an American record producer specializing in the rock and metal genres.He is best known for producing Godsmack's Godsmack and Awake albums...
, record producer - Andrew G. Murdock, botanist whose official abbreviation is "Murdock", who described the fern genus PtisanaPtisanaPtisana 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, which supported recognition of this group on the basis of genetic analysis and morphology...
- Colin MurdockColin MurdockColin Murdock is a Northern Irish former footballer.He is currently a trainee solicitor at Manchester law firm George Davies LLP...
, football player - D.M. Murdock, better known by pen name Acharya S, author and proponent of the Christ myth theory
- David H. MurdockDavid H. MurdockDavid Howard Murdock is an American businessman. Forbes ranks him as the 130th-richest person in the "Forbes 400" list and 376th in the "World's Billionaires" list, with a net worth of US$3 billion as of March 2011....
- Deroy MurdockDeroy MurdockDeroy Murdock is an American syndicated columnist for the Scripps Howard News Service and a contributing editor with National Review Online....
- Eric MurdockEric MurdockEric Lloyd Murdock is a retired American professional basketball player who was selected by the Utah Jazz in the 1st round of the 1991 NBA Draft....
- George MurdockGeorge MurdockGeorge Peter Murdock was a notable American anthropologist. He is remembered for his empirical approach to ethnological studies and his landmark works on Old World populations.-Early life:...
, anthropologist who collected cultural traits for comparative purposes - George Murdock (actor)George Murdock (actor)George Murdock is an American actor.Known for frequently playing judges, , he also performed the role of "Big Daddy" in Tennessee Williams' Cat on a Hot Tin Roof with the Arizona Theater Company during the 1988...
, American actor - Ian MurdockIan MurdockIan Murdock is the founder of the Debian distribution and Progeny Linux Systems, a commercial Linux company.- Life and career :Murdock was born in Konstanz, Germany....
, founder and former leader of the Debian GNU/Linux Distribution - Kathleen MurdockKathleen MurdockKathleen Murdock graduated from Erskine College and was one of the earliest female students to attend Erskine Theological Seminary in Due West, South Carolina. She graduated with a Master of Divinity degree in 1980. As a student, she was one of the co-authors of the Erskine Declaration...
- Kirk RadomskiKirk RadomskiKirk J. Radomski is a former batboy and clubhouse employee for the New York Mets Major League Baseball team from 1985–1995, who on April 27, 2007 pleaded guilty in United States district court to money laundering and illegal distribution of anabolic steroids, human growth hormone, Clenbuterol,...
(known to players as Murdock), former New York Mets employee - Mike MurdockMike MurdockMichael Dean Murdock is a televangelist and pastor of the Wisdom Center ministry based in Fort Worth, Texas. His father, J.E. Murdock, is also a pastor. Murdock was educated in LaGrange High School in Lake Charles, and in Southwestern Assemblies of God University in Waxahachie for three semesters...
- Orrice Abram Murdock, Jr.Orrice Abram Murdock, Jr.Orrice Abram "Abe" Murdock, Jr. was a United States Representative and Senator from Utah. Born in Austin, Nevada, he moved with his parents to Beaver, Utah in 1898, attended the public schools and Murdock Academy in Beaver, and the University of Utah at Salt Lake City. He studied law, and was...
- Roger E. MurdockRoger E. MurdockRoger Eugene Murdock 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 with honors in public administration...
- Sharon MurdockSharon MurdockSharon Margaret Murdock 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:...
- Shirley MurdockShirley MurdockShirley Murdock is an American R&B singer, who is best known for her 1986 R&B hit single "As We Lay" and for her vocals on Zapp and Roger hit single Computer Love.-Career:...
- William MurdockWilliam MurdockWilliam Murdock was a Scottish-born American statesman in colonial Maryland. During the tensions leading up to the American Revolution he was an important spokesman for the rights of the colonists...
, 18th century US politician - William MurdochWilliam MurdochWilliam Murdoch was a Scottish engineer and long-term inventor.Murdoch was employed by the firm of Boulton and Watt and worked for them in Cornwall, as a steam engine erector for ten years, spending most of the rest of his life in Birmingham, England.He was the inventor of the oscillating steam...
, also spelled Murdock, early 19th century Scottish engineer
Fictional
- Murdock, the fictional main antagonist in Carland CrossCarland Cross (TV series)Carland Cross was an 1996 hardboiled animated television series developed with the collaboration of Belgium, France and the Canada broadcasts, the 26 episodes for 26 minutes series, based most of the comics The Adventures of Carland Cross by two Belgians, Olivier Grenson and Michel Oleffe, tell the...
- Buz MurdockBuz MurdockBuz Murdock was a fictional character portrayed by actor George Maharis on the 1960’s American prime-time dramatic television series Route 66. Buz was one of three main regular characters on the program, and his tenure lasted for two and a half of the program’s four seasons. It ended with Maharis’...
, fictional character - H. M. MurdockH. M. MurdockCaptain H.M. "Howling Mad" Murdock is a fictional character in the 1980s action/adventure television series, The A-Team. He was played by Dwight Schultz. The character of Murdock was almost written out of the series before it aired, as the producers found the character too "over the top"...
("Howling Mad Murdock"), character played by the actor Dwight Schultz in the 1980s TV series The A-Team - Roger Murdock, character from Airplane!Airplane!Airplane! is a 1980 American satirical comedy film directed and written by David Zucker, Jim Abrahams, and Jerry Zucker and released by Paramount Pictures...
, played by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar - Buck Murdock, character from Airplane II: The SequelAirplane II: The SequelAirplane II: The Sequel is an American comedy sequel to the 1980 film Airplane!. First released on December 10, 1982, the film was written and directed by Ken Finkleman and stars Robert Hays, Julie Hagerty, Lloyd Bridges, Chad Everett, William Shatner, Rip Torn, and Sonny Bono.-Plot:In the near...
, played by William Shatner - Matt Murdock, fictional character, aka Daredevil (Marvel Comics)Daredevil (Marvel Comics)Daredevil is a fictional character, a superhero in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by writer-editor Stan Lee and artist Bill Everett, with an unspecified amount of input from Jack Kirby, and first appeared in Daredevil #1 .Living in the Hell's Kitchen neighborhood...
Place names
Australia- Murdock Island (Queensland)
Canada
- Murdock RiverMurdock RiverThe Murdock River is a river in Sudbury District in central Ontario which flows into the French River near the community of French River. It flows through the town of Alban, Ontario and contains various types of fish, including Northern pike, bass, pickerel, and musky....
, Ontario
United States
- Murdock, IllinoisMurdock, IllinoisMurdock is an unincorporated community in Douglas County, Illinois, United States. Its elevation is 640 feet . Although Murdock is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 61941....
- Murdock, MinnesotaMurdock, MinnesotaMurdock is a city in Swift County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 278 at the 2010 census. Murdock was surveyed and platted in 1878, and was incorporated in 1881. The city is part of the Kerhoven-Murdock-Sunburg school district...
- Murdock, NebraskaMurdock, NebraskaMurdock is a village in Cass County, Nebraska. The population was 269 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Murdock is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all of it land....
- Murdock-Portal Elementary SchoolMurdock-Portal Elementary SchoolMurdock-Portal Elementary School is a public elementary school and magnet school in San Jose, California serving students from Kindergarten through Fifth grade...
, San Jose, California - Murdock, Florida