William Murphy

William, Bill or Billy Murphy may refer to:

Politics[]

William Murphy (Australian politician) (1858–1929), Australian politician, member of the New South Wales and Western Australian parliaments
William Murphy (Queensland politician) (1868–1930), newspaper proprietor and member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
William Murphy (Irish politician) (1892–1967), Irish Fine Gael TD
William Murphy (Wisconsin legislator), Irish-born merchant and member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
William Edward Murphy (1833–1881), Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, Queensland
Billy Murphy Jr. (born 1943), Baltimore attorney and political figure
William J. Murphy (Labour politician) (1928–2018), Irish Labour Party politician
William J. Murphy (Idaho politician) (1912–1993), U.S. Democratic politician from Idaho
William J. Murphy (Rhode Island politician) (born 1963), U.S. Democratic politician from Rhode Island
William John Murphy (1839–1923), founder of Glendale, Arizona
William Samuel Murphy (1882–1961), Canadian politician
William T. Murphy (1899–1978), American member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois

William Murphy (boxer) (1904–?), Irish Olympic boxer
William Murphy (lacrosse) (1867–1957), American Olympic lacrosse player
William Murphy (rower) (1889–1916), Canadian Olympic rower
William Murphy (rugby union), rugby union player who represented Australia
William Murphy (tennis) (1917–2005), American championship tennis player and coach
Yale Murphy (William Henry Murphy, 1869–1906), former Fordham University football coach
Bill Murphy (baseball coach), American baseball coach
Bill Murphy (pitcher) (born 1981), American baseball player
Bill Murphy (footballer) (1921–2004), English footballer
Billy Murphy (footballer) (1895–1962), English footballer
Billy Murphy (baseball) (born 1944), former Major League Baseball outfielder
Billy J. Murphy (1921–2008), head football coach at the University of Memphis
Torpedo Billy Murphy (1863–1939), featherweight boxer from New Zealand

William Murphy (bishop of Kerry) (born 1936), Irish Roman Catholic bishop
William Murphy (bishop of Rockville Centre) (born 1940), American Roman Catholic bishop
William Murphy (bishop of Saginaw) (1885–1950), American Roman Catholic bishop

William Murphy (actor) (1921–1989), American actor
William Beverly Murphy (1907–1994), American food industry executive
William Lawrence Murphy (1876–1959), inventor of the Murphy bed
William Lindsay Murphy (1888–1965), British Governor of the Bahamas, 1945–1950
William Martin Murphy (1844–1919), Irish industrialist and newspaper proprietor, involved in the Dublin Lockout
William P. Murphy (judge) (1898–1986), American attorney and former member of the Minnesota Supreme Court, 1955–1972
William P. Murphy (1892–1987), American physician and Nobel laureate
William P. Murphy Jr. (born 1923), his son, American scientist and inventor in the field of medical instrumentation
Bill Murphy (businessman), chairman and director of the Gold Antitrust Action Committee
William B. Murphy (1908–1970), American film editor
William Murphy (musician) (born 1973), American gospel musician
William L. Murphy (1944–2010), Staten Island (Richmond County) District Attorney
William J. Murphy (RAF officer) (1916–1939), British Royal Air Force pilot
Billy Murphy (fashion entrepreneur) (1940–2014), British fashion entrepreneur
William Dennistoun Murphy (1859–1935), American real estate manager
William Sumter Murphy (1796–1844), American lawyer and diplomat