# Michael Murphy

Michael, Mick, or Mike Murphy may refer to:

## Artists and entertainers

* Michael Murphy (actor) (born 1938), American actor
* Michael Murphy (Canadian actor) (born 1996), Canadian actor best known for the role of "Sam Foster" in the sitcom Life With Boys
* Mike Murphy (musician) (1946–2006), American drummer for the Bee Gees and Chicago
* Michael Bryan Murphy, lead singer of REO Speedwagon
* Michael John Murphy, American folk musician
* Mike L. Murphy (born 1975), American film maker and animator
* Michael Murphy (singer) (born 1986), New Zealand Idol runner up
* Mic Murphy (born 1958), member of musical duo The System
* Michael Murphy (sculptor) (born 1975), American artist
* Mick Murphy (guitarist) (born 1972), American guitarist and multi-instrumentalist

## Sportspeople
### Association football

* Mick Murphy (footballer) (born 1976), English former football midfielder
* Mike Murphy (footballer) (born 1939), English former football goalkeeper

### Gaelic football

* Michael Murphy (Gaelic footballer) (born 1989), Donegal and Glenswilly sportsman
* Mick Murphy (Gaelic footballer) (1931–2009), Irish Gaelic footballer

### Gridiron football

* Mike Murphy (American football) (born 1944), American football coach
* Mike Murphy (Canadian football), Canadian Football League fullback
* Mike Murphy (trainer and coach) (1860–1913), trainer of boxing champion John L. Sullivan, first Michigan Wolverines football coach, and the "father of American track athletics"

### Hurling

* Mick Murphy (Limerick hurler) (1897–1955), Irish hurler who played as a goalkeeper for the Limerick senior team
* Michael Murphy (Templederry hurler) (born 1959), Irish hurler
* Mick Murphy (Tipperary hurler) (1940–2018), Irish sportsperson
* Mick Murphy (hurler, born 1918) (1918–2018), Irish hurler with Tipperary and Clare
* Mick Murphy (Cork hurler) (1894–1968), Irish sportsman and revolutionary figure

### Other sports

* Michael Murphy (Australian footballer) (born 1965), VFL/AFL player
* Mick Murphy (rugby league) (1941–2019), rugby union and rugby league footballer of the 1960s and 1970s
* Mike Murphy (baseball) (1888–1952), American Major League Baseball catcher
* Michael Murphy (cricketer) (1854–1890), Australian cricketer
* Mick Murphy (cyclist) (1934–2015), Irish cyclist, wrestler and boxer
* Michael Murphy (diver) (born 1973), Australian Olympic diver
* Mike Murphy (ice hockey, born 1950), ice hockey player and head coach, currently NHL vice-president of hockey operations
* Mike Murphy (ice hockey, born 1989), Canadian ice hockey goaltender
* Mike Murphy (trainer and coach) (1860–1913), trainer of boxing champion John L. Sullivan, first Michigan Wolverines football coach, and the "father of American track athletics"
* Mick Murphy (speedway rider) (1911 – 1998), Australian speedway rider

## Politicians

* Michael Murphy (New Hampshire politician), member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives
* Michael Murphy (Indiana politician) (born 1957), member of the Indiana House of Representatives
* Michael Pat Murphy (1919–2000), Irish Labour Party politician
* Michael Murphy (Tennessee politician), member of the Tennessee House of Representatives (1971–1986)
* Michael C. Murphy (New York politician) (1839–1903), New York politician and Medal of Honor recipient
* Michael C. Murphy (Michigan politician) (1952–2014), member of the Michigan House of Representatives
* Mick Murphy (Irish Socialist politician), Irish Socialist Party political activist
* Mick Murphy (Sinn Féin politician) (born 1942), nationalist politician in Northern Ireland
* Mike Murphy (Illinois politician), Illinois politician
* Mike Murphy (New Brunswick politician) (born 1958), Canadian lawyer and Liberal politician
* Mike Murphy (political consultant) (born 1962), American Republican political consultant
* Mike Murphy (Washington politician), treasurer of the state of Washington
* Michael Murphy (Kansas politician), member of the Kansas House of Representatives
* Michael A. Murphy (1837–1909), associate justice of the Supreme Court of Nevada
* Michael Murphy (Fine Gael politician), Irish Fine Gael politician

## Soldiers

* Michael Murphy (VC) (c. 1837–1893), Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross
* Michael D. Murphy, U.S. Air Force colonel charged with falsely claiming to be an attorney
* Michael P. Murphy (1976–2005), U.S. Navy SEAL and Medal of Honor recipient, killed in the War in Afghanistan

## Characters

* Michael Murphy, fictional character in the TV series The Leftovers
* Michael Murphy, main protagonist of Babylon Rising

## Others

* Michael Murphy (author) (born 1930), American Integral Movement author and co-founder of the Esalen Institute
* Michael Murphy (priest) (c. 1767–1798), co-leader of the Irish Rebellion of 1798
* Michael Murphy (bishop), 20th-century Irish Roman Catholic bishop
* Michael Derrington Murphy (born 1940), chemistry professor and bluegrass musician
* Michael J. Murphy (police commissioner) (1913–1997), American police commissioner
* Michael Joseph Murphy (1915–2007), American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church
* Michael R. Murphy (born 1947), American judge
* Michael Murphy (academic), former President of University College Cork
* Michael Murphy (New Zealand magistrate) (1806–1852), New Zealander clerk, police magistrate, and subsheriff
* Michael Murphy (journalist) (born 1948/49), news reader with RTÉ
* Mike Murphy (presenter) (born 1941), Irish broadcaster
* Mike Murphy (sports radio personality) (born 1951), nicknamed "Murph", American radio talk-show host
* Michael J. Murphy (builder) (1885–1959), master builder in the Carmel-by-the-Sea, California
* Michael J. Murphy (diplomat), American diplomat
* USS Michael Murphy, a destroyer