# John Murphy

John Murphy may refer to:

## Arts and entertainment

* John Francis Murphy (1853–1921), American landscape painter
* John Murphy (fiddler) (1875–1955), Irish fiddle player
* John Cullen Murphy (1919–2004), American illustrator
* John Murphy (playwright) (1929–1998), Irish dramatist, author of The Country Boy
* John Murphy (musician) (1959–2015), Australian drummer and multi-instrument musician
* Kim Deal (a.k.a. Mrs. John Murphy, born 1961), American singer/songwriter
* John Murphy (composer) (born 1965), British composer of film scores
* John Murphy (voice actor) (fl. 2010s), English voice actor in The Little Prince
* John Murphy (fl. 2010s), fictional character in The 100
* John Murphy (fl. 2010s), fictional character in The Leftovers

## Business and industry

* John Murphy (bellfounder) (fl. 1837–1879), Irish bellfounder
* John H. Murphy Sr. (1841–1922), African-American newspaper publisher
* John Murphy (contractor) (1913–2009), British building contractor
* John H. Murphy III (1916–2010), American publisher and newspaper executive
* Joe Murphy (contractor) (John Murphy, 1917–2000), Irish civil engineering contractor
* John Murphy (engineer) (born 1943), American inventor and computer engineer, credited with inventing ARCNET
* John Murphy (branding consultant) (born 1946), British branding consultant, founder of Interbrand
* John D. Murphy (born 1946), American cofounder of the University of Phoenix
* John Murphy (technical analyst) (fl. 1960s–2000s), American financial market analyst

## Military

* John Murphy (priest) (1753–1798), Irish Roman Catholic priest and military leader in the Irish Rebellion of 1798
* John McLeod Murphy (1827–1871), U.S. Navy officer during the American Civil War
* John Murphy (Saint Patrick's Battalion) (fl. 1846–1848), Irish soldier
* John E. Murphy (1869–1941), United States Navy sailor and Medal of Honor recipient during the Spanish–American War
* John Alphonsus Murphy (1881–1935), American Medal of Honor recipient

## Politics and law
### Australia

* John Murphy (Queensland politician) (1820–1883), Australian politician, member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
* John Murphy (New South Wales politician, born 1821) (1821–1883), Australian politician, member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
* John Murphy (Australian politician, born 1950), Australian politician, member of the House of Representatives

### Canada

* John Joseph Murphy (Newfoundland MHA) (1849–1938), Canadian politician, member of the Newfoundland House of Assembly
* John Joseph Murphy (1922–2010), Canadian politician, mayor of St. John's, Newfoundland
* John Murphy (Canadian politician, born 1937), Canadian politician, member of the Canadian House of Commons

### U.S.

* John Murphy (Alabama politician) (1786–1841), American politician, governor of Alabama
* John Luttrell Murphy (1842–1912), American jurist, justice of the Territorial Montana Supreme Court
* John R. Murphy (1856–1932), American politician and attorney in Massachusetts
* John W. Murphy (Connecticut politician) (1878–1963), American politician, mayor of New Haven, Connecticut
* John W. Murphy (Pennsylvania politician) (1902–1962), American congressman from Pennsylvania
* John W. Murphy (Arizona politician), American lawyer and attorney general of Arizona
* John F. Murphy Sr. (1923–2011), American politician from Vermont
* John E. Murphy (judge) (1900–1994), American judge and politician from Massachusetts
* John E. Murphy Jr. (born 1943), American lobbyist and politician from Massachusetts
* John Ellsworth Murphy (1925–1984), American lawyer and judge in Omaha, Nebraska
* John M. Murphy (New York politician) (1926–2015), US congressman from New York, implicated in Abscam
* John M. Murphy (California politician) (1862–?), California state assemblyman
* John F. Murphy (South Dakota politician) (1930–2003), American lawyer and politician from South Dakota
* John F. Murphy (law professor) (1937–2021), American law professor at Villanova University
* John Murphy (Texas politician) (born 1945), American politician, mayor pro tem of Richardson, Texas
* John F. Murphy (JAG) (fl. 2000s), American lawyer, chief prosecutor of the Guantanamo Military Commissions

### Elsewhere

* John Murphy (Irish Parliamentary Party politician) (1870–1930), Irish politician, member of the UK Parliament for East Kerry
* Jack Murphy (Irish politician) (1920–1984), Irish politician, TD Dublin South Central
* John A. Murphy (1927–2022), Irish historian and senator from Cork

## Religion

* John Murphy (priest) (1753–1798), Irish Roman Catholic priest and military leader in the Irish Rebellion of 1798
* John James Murphy (1796–1883), Irish Roman Catholic priest
* John Tuohill Murphy (1854–1926), Irish Roman Catholic priest
* John Murphy (archbishop of Cardiff) (1905–1995), English Roman Catholic archbishop
* John Murphy (bishop of Cork) (1772–1847), Irish Roman Catholic bishop

## Sports
### Association football (soccer)

* John Murphy (footballer, born 1872) (1872–1924), English footballer
* John Murphy (footballer, born 1886), Irish footballer for Bradford and Luton
* John Murphy (footballer, born 1894) (1894–1921), Scottish footballer with Hamilton Academical, Bury, Rotherham County
* John Murphy (footballer, born 1898), Scottish footballer for Heart of Midlothian and Kilmarnock
* John Murphy (1900s footballer), English footballer for Stoke and Bradford
* Basher Murphy (born 1935), Scottish footballer and ice hockey player
* John Murphy (footballer, born 1942) (1942–2020), Scottish footballer
* John Murphy (footballer, born 1976), English footballer
* John Murphy (soccer, born 2000), American soccer player
* John Murphy (soccer, born 1967) (born 1967), American soccer coach

### Australian rules football

* Johnny Murphy (footballer, born 1879) (1879–1950), Australian rules footballer
* John P. Murphy (born 1945), Australian rules footballer at South Melbourne and Sturt
* John Murphy (Australian rules footballer) (born 1949), Australian rules footballer for the Fitzroy Football Club

### Baseball

* John Murphy (pitcher) (1858–1905), American baseball pitcher
* John Murphy (infielder) (1879–1949), American baseball infielder
* Johnny Murphy (1908–1970), American baseball pitcher
* John Ryan Murphy (born 1991), American baseball catcher

### Other sports

* John Murphy (Cork hurler) (fl. 1880s–1890s), Irish hurler
* John Murphy (Offaly hurler) (born 1999), Irish hurler
* Johnny Murphy (coach) (1891–1961), American basketball player-coach for the Rochester Centrals
* John Murphy (high jumper) (1895–1972), American high jumper
* John Murphy (sport shooter) (1919–1997), Australian Olympic shooter
* John Murphy (basketball) (1924–2003), American basketball player
* John Murphy (Derry Gaelic footballer) (1925/1926–2009), Irish Gaelic footballer
* Jack Murphy (American football) (John A. Murphy, c. 1932–2021), American college football coach for the Toledo Rockets
* John Murphy (Down Gaelic footballer) (1948–2020) Irish Gaelic footballer, manager, coach and selector
* John Murphy (swimmer) (born 1953), American Olympic gold medal swimmer
* Johnny Murphy (hurler) (born 1954), Irish hurler
* John Murphy (sportscaster) (born 1955), American football announcer for the Buffalo Bills
* John Murphy (cyclist) (born 1984), American cyclist
* Johne Murphy (born 1984), Irish rugby union player
* Jonny Murphy (born 1992), Irish rugby union player
* John Murphy (rugby union, born 1957), Irish rugby union player
* John Murphy (rugby union, born 1963), Irish rugby union player

## Others

* John Benjamin Murphy (1857–1916), American surgeon, president of the American Medical Association
* John Murphy (sanatorium operator) (1912–1977), American professional wrestler and sanatorium operator, nicknamed "Dropkick" and namesake of the band Dropkick Murphys
* John Murphy (loyalist), loyalist from Belfast, Northern Ireland
* John Murphy, architect in Australia, see John and Phyllis Murphy