Murdoch
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Murdoch can be any of the following:
- Murdoch Corporation — Owner/creator of MySpace
- Murdoch, Western Australia—a suburb of Perth, Western Australia
- Electoral district of Murdoch in Western Australia
- Murdoch University in Western Australia
- Murdoch the Heavy Goods Engine - a character in the Thomas & Friends stories
- Notable people whose surname is or was Murdoch include:
- Iris Murdoch, a British novelist and philosopher
- Rupert Murdoch, an Australian-American media mogul who controls the public listed company, News Corporation
- Lachlan Murdoch, former chief operating officer of News Corporation and the elder son of Rupert Murdoch
- James Murdoch (media executive), CEO of British Sky Broadcasting and the youngest son of Rupert Murdoch
- James Murdoch (Scottish journalist)
- William Murdoch, a Scottish engineer and inventor of gas lighting (sometimes spelled "Murdock")
- Colin Murdoch, a New Zealand pharmacist and veterinarian who invented disposable hypodermic syringes