# William Murphy

William, Bill or Billy Murphy may refer to:

## Arts and entertainment

* William B. Murphy (1908–1970), American film editor
* William Murphy (actor) (1921–1989), American actor
* Bill Murphy (Irish actor) (born 1963), Irish actor, writer and producer
* Billy Murphy (fashion entrepreneur) (1940–2014), British fashion entrepreneur
* William Murphy (musician) (born 1973), American gospel musician

## Business and industry

* William John Murphy (1839–1923), American businessman, founder of Glendale, Arizona
* William Martin Murphy (1844–1919), Irish industrialist and newspaper proprietor, involved in the Dublin Lockout
* William Dennistoun Murphy (1859–1935), American real estate manager
* William Lawrence Murphy (1876–1959), Irish-American inventor of the Murphy bed
* William Beverly Murphy (1907–1994), American food industry executive
* William J. Murphy (journalist) (1859–1918), American newspaper proprietor

## Politics and law
### Australia

* William Edward Murphy (1833–1881), Australian politician, member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
* William Murphy (Australian politician) (1858–1929), Australian politician, member of the New South Wales and Western Australian parliaments
* William Murphy (Queensland politician) (1868–1930), Australian politician and newspaper proprietor, member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
* William Emmet Murphy, Australian trade unionist and politician

### U.S.

* William Sumter Murphy (1796–1844), American lawyer and diplomat
* William P. Murphy (judge) (1898–1986), American attorney, member of the Minnesota Supreme Court
* William T. Murphy (1899–1978), American politician, U.S. Representative from Illinois
* W. Tayloe Murphy (1901–1962), American politician from Virginia
* William J. Murphy (Idaho politician) (1912–1993), American politician, Lieutenant Governor of Idaho
* W. Tayloe Murphy Jr. (1933–2021), American politician from Virginia
* Billy Murphy Jr. (born 1943), American attorney, judge, and civil rights advocate
* William L. Murphy (1944–2010), American lawyer, Staten Island (Richmond County) District Attorney
* William J. Murphy (Rhode Island politician) (born 1963), American politician, Rhode Island state representative
* William Murphy (Wisconsin legislator), Irish-born American merchant, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly

### Elsewhere

* William Samuel Murphy (1882–1961), Canadian politician
* William Lindsay Murphy (1888–1965), British Governor of the Bahamas
* William Murphy (Irish politician) (1892–1967), Irish Fine Gael TD
* William J. Murphy (Labour politician) (1928–2018), Irish Labour Party politician

## Religion

* William Murphy (bishop of Saginaw) (1885–1950), American Roman Catholic bishop
* William Murphy (bishop of Kerry) (born 1936), Irish Roman Catholic bishop
* William Murphy (bishop of Rockville Centre) (born 1940), American Roman Catholic bishop
* William J. Murphy (Jesuit) (1895 – 1973), American educator and president of Boston College
* William Murphy (activist) (1834–1872), Irish anti-Catholic activist and public lecturer

## Sport
### Baseball

* Yale Murphy (William Henry Murphy, 1869–1906), American Major League Baseball player and college football coach
* Billy Murphy (baseball) (1944–2024), American Major League Baseball outfielder
* Bill Murphy (pitcher) (born 1981), American Major League Baseball pitcher
* Bill Murphy (baseball coach), American baseball coach

### Other sports

* Torpedo Billy Murphy (1863–1939), featherweight boxer from New Zealand
* William Murphy (lacrosse) (1867–1957), American Olympic lacrosse player
* William Murphy (rugby union) (c.1880–c.1957), Australian rugby union footballer
* William Murphy (rower) (1889–1916), Canadian Olympic rower
* Billy Murphy (footballer) (1895–1962), English footballer
* William Murphy (boxer) (1904–?), Irish Olympic boxer
* William Murphy (tennis) (1917–2005), American tennis player and coach
* Bill Murphy (footballer) (1921–2004), English footballer
* Bill Murphy (Gaelic footballer), scored the decisive goal in the 1896 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final
* Billy J. Murphy (1921–2008), American college football coach at the University of Memphis
* Bill Murphy (businessman) (born 1946), American NFL football player and businessman

## Others

* William P. Murphy (1892–1987), American physician and Nobel laureate
* William J. Murphy (RAF officer) (1916–1939), British Royal Air Force pilot
* William P. Murphy Jr. (1923–2023), American scientist and inventor