Murchison

Murchison is the name of:

  • Alice Lynne Murchison, the maiden name of Lindy Chamberlain-Creighton
  • Carl Murchison (1887–1961), American psychologist
  • Charles Murchison (politician) (1872–1952), British politician
  • Charles Murchison (physician) (1830–1879), British physician
  • Christian Murchison (b. 1980), Singaporean racing driver
  • Clint Murchison, Jr. (1923–1987), Texas businessman
  • Clint Murchison, Sr. (1895–1969), Texas businessman
  • Ira Murchison (1933–1994), American athlete
  • Kenneth MacKenzie Murchison (1872–1938), American architect
  • Loren Murchison (1898–1979), American athlete
  • Michael Murchison, Australian music producer
  • Roderick Murchison (1792–1871), Scottish geologist
  • Sally Fletcher-Murchison (b. 1933), American/Hawaiian ceramicist
  • Tim Murchison (1896–1962), American baseball player
  • William Murchison (journalist), American political columnist

of several places:

  • Murchison County, New South Wales, Australia
  • Murchison, Victoria, a village in Victoria, Australia
  • Murchison (Western Australia), a region in Western Australia
  • Murchison, New Zealand, a town in South Island
  • Murchison, Texas, a city in Henderson County, Texas, USA

of a number of geographical features:

  • Murchison Falls, a waterfall in Uganda
  • Murchison Glacier in the South Island of New Zealand
  • Murchison Island in Lake Nipigon in Canada
  • Mount Murchison (Tasmania)
  • Murchison Mountains in the South Island of New Zealand
  • Murchison Promontory in Northern Canada
  • Murchison Range of mountains in South Africa
  • Several rivers named Murchison River
  • Davenport Murchison Ranges in Australia

and of:

  • Davenport Murchison National Park in Australia
  • Electoral district of Murchison-Eyre, a former state electorate of Western Australia
  • HMAS Murchison (K442), a warship of the Royal Australian Navy
  • In re Murchison, a 1955 U.S. Supreme Court case during the Warren Court
  • Murchison Award, awarded by the Royal Geographical Society
  • Murchison Building in Wilmington, North Carolina
  • Murchison (crater), a crater on the moon
  • Murchison Falls National Park in Uganda
  • The Murchison Fund, awarded by the Geological Society of London
  • Murchison Highway, a road in Tasmania
  • Murchison letter, a political scandal in 1888 in U.S.
  • Murchison Medal, awarded by the Geological Society of London
  • Murchison meteorite, which fell in 1969 near Murchison, Victoria, Australia
  • The Murchison Murders which occurred in the 1930s in the Murchison region of Western Australia
  • Murchison Widefield Array, a radio telescope in Western Australia
  • Murchison Hospital, a hospital near Port Shepstone, South Africa