Murphy
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Murphy is an Anglicized
version of two Irish
surnames: Ó Murchadha/Ó Murchadh ("descendant of Murchadh"), and Mac Murchaidh/Mac Murchadh ("son of Murchadh") derived from the Irish personal name Murchadh, which meant "sea-warrior" or "sea-battler". (Muir meaning "sea" and cath meaning "battle".)
Spelling variations include Murphey, MacMurphy, MacMurrough, O'Morchoe and others. In modern Irish, "Ó Murchú", rather than "Ó Murchadha", is used.
Murphy is the most common surname in Ireland and the fifty-eighth most common surname in the United States
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English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
version of two Irish
Irish language
Irish , also known as Irish Gaelic, is a Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family, originating in Ireland and historically spoken by the Irish people. Irish is now spoken as a first language by a minority of Irish people, as well as being a second language of a larger proportion of...
surnames: Ó Murchadha/Ó Murchadh ("descendant of Murchadh"), and Mac Murchaidh/Mac Murchadh ("son of Murchadh") derived from the Irish personal name Murchadh, which meant "sea-warrior" or "sea-battler". (Muir meaning "sea" and cath meaning "battle".)
Spelling variations include Murphey, MacMurphy, MacMurrough, O'Morchoe and others. In modern Irish, "Ó Murchú", rather than "Ó Murchadha", is used.
Murphy is the most common surname in Ireland and the fifty-eighth most common surname in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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Men
- Alex Murphy (rugby league)Alex Murphy (rugby league)Alex J. Murphy OBE is an English former professional rugby league footballer and coach of the mid to late 20th century...
, English rugby league footballer - Anthony Murphy (footballer) (born 1982), Irish soccer player
- Arthur Murphy, several people:
- Arthur MurphyArthur MurphyArthur Murphy , also known by the pseudonym Charles Ranger, was an Irish writer.-Biography:He was born at Cloonyquin, County Roscommon, Ireland, the son of Richard Murphy and Jane French....
(1727–1805), Irish actor and playwright - Arthur H. MurphyArthur H. MurphyArthur H. Murphy was an entrepreneur and political figure in Quebec. He represented Quebec-Ouest in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1878 to 1881 as a Liberal....
(1831–1903), entrepreneur and political figure in Quebec, Canada - Arthur P. MurphyArthur P. MurphyArthur Phillips Murphy was a U.S. Representative from Missouri.Born in Hancock, Missouri, Murphy attended the public schools of Pulaski County and the School of Mines and Metallurgy at Rolla, Missouri....
(1870–1914), American Republican politician
- Arthur Murphy
- Audie MurphyAudie MurphyAudie Leon Murphy was a highly decorated and famous soldier. Through LIFE magazine's July 16, 1945 issue , he became one the most famous soldiers of World War II and widely regarded as the most decorated American soldier of the war...
(1925–1971), American war hero and actor - Austin J. MurphyAustin J. MurphyAustin John Murphy was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania from 1977 to 1995.Born in North Charleroi, Pennsylvania, Murphy grew up in New London, Connecticut. He later returned to Charleroi and served in the United States Marine Corps from 1944 to 1946. He...
(born 1927), Democratic Congressman from Pennsylvania - Barnes MurphyBarnes MurphyBarnes Murphy is a former gaelic footballer who represented the Sligo county football team during the 70's and 80's. Aside from winning a GAA All Stars Award in 1974 , he won a Connacht Senior Football Championship medal with Sligo in 1975 when he both captained and coached Sligo the same year...
(born 1947), Famous Sligo Gaelic Footballer - Bob Murphy, several people, see Robert Murphy
- Brian Murphy, several people:
- Brian Murphy (actor)Brian Murphy (actor)Brian Murphy is a British actor.Murphy was born in Ventnor, Isle of Wight. Although a prolific actor in many films and theatre productions for almost half a century, Murphy's most famous role was as the henpecked husband George Roper in the sitcom Man About the House and spin-off George and...
(born 1933), British actor most noted for his role as George Roper in the sitcom George and Mildred - Brian Murphy (politician)Brian Murphy (politician)Brian J. Murphy is a former mayor of Moncton and was the Liberal Member of the Canadian House of Commons from Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe. After his term as mayor, he was succeeded by Lorne Mitton....
, former mayor of Moncton in New Brunswick, Canada - Brian Murphy (cricketer)Brian Murphy (cricketer)Brian Andrew Murphy is a former Zimbabwean cricketer. He played his cricket for Mashonaland in Zimbabwe and Western Province in South Africa. He played a total of 11 Test matches and 31 One Day Internationals for Zimbabwe, and was the surprise choice as captain when Heath Streak stepped down in 2001...
(born 1976), former captain of the Zimbabwean cricket team - Brian Murphy (dual player)Brian Murphy (dual player)Brian Murphy is a retired Irish sportsperson. A dual player at the highest levels, he played hurling and Gaelic football with his local club Nemo Rangers and was a member of the Cork senior inter-county teams in both codes between 1972 and 1982.Born in Cork in 1952, Brian Murphy is regarded as...
(born 1952), former hurler and Gaelic footballer with Cork, Ireland - Brian Murphy (footballer)Brian Murphy (footballer)Brian Murphy is an Irish footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Queens Park Rangers. Murphy previously played for Bohemians, Swansea City, Manchester City and Ipswich Town.-Club career:...
(born 1983), currently playing for Bohemian F.C.Bohemian F.C.Bohemian F.C. , more commonly referred to as Bohemians, is a professional football club from Dublin, Ireland. Bohemians compete in the Premier Division of the League of Ireland and are the third most successful club in League of Ireland football history, having won the League of Ireland title 11... - Brian Murphy (politician)Brian Murphy (politician)Brian J. Murphy is a former mayor of Moncton and was the Liberal Member of the Canadian House of Commons from Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe. After his term as mayor, he was succeeded by Lorne Mitton....
(born 1956), first to win independent race in his town - Brian Murphy (hurler)Brian Murphy (hurler)Brian Murphy is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Bride Rovers and has been a member of the Cork senior inter-county team since 2004.-Biography:...
(born 1982), corner-back on the Cork, Ireland, senior hurling team - Brian Murphy (writer)Brian Murphy (writer)Brian Murphy is the U.S. religion editor at the Associated Press and the author of a number of non-fiction books on religion, including "The New Men," a chronicle of American seminarians in Rome, and "The Root of Wild Madder," about the carpet trade in Iran and Afghanistan...
(born 1959), religion editor for the Associated Press
- Brian Murphy (actor)
- Calvin Murphy (born 1948), American retired basketball player
- Charles Murphy, several people:
- Charles Murphy (1880–1958), Irish politician more commonly referred to as Cathal Ó MurchadhaCathal Ó MurchadhaCathal Ó Murchadha was an Irish politician and republican. He was born in Albert Place East, Dublin. He was a member of the Boland's Mills Garrison under the command of Éamon de Valera during the 1916 Rising and was interned in Frongoch after the Rising...
- Charles Murphy (1880–1958), Irish politician more commonly referred to as Cathal Ó Murchadha
- *Stephon Murphy (born 1997),North Carolina's biggest pot dealer, Musical producer,American rapper
- Charles Murphy (architect)Charles Murphy (architect)Charles Francis Murphy was an American architect based in Chicago, Illinois.-Biography:Born in Jersey City, New Jersey, Murphy was educated at the De La Salle Institute in Chicago....
(1890–1985), the ChicagoChicagoChicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
based architect of C.F. Murphy Associates, later Murphy/Jahn Inc. - Charles Murphy (Canadian politician)Charles Murphy (Canadian politician)Charles Murphy, PC was a Canadian politician and Liberal MP for Russell in the Canadian House of Commons from 1908 to 1925. He was appointed to the Canadian Senate in 1925....
(1862–1935) - Charles Francis MurphyCharles Francis MurphyCharles Francis "Silent Charlie" Murphy was a U.S. political figure, head of New York City's Tammany Hall.-Biography:...
(1858–1924), American political figure - Charles Minthorn Murphy (1870–1950), aka "Mile-a-Minute" MurphyMile-a-Minute MurphyCharles Minthorn Murphy , also known as Mile-a-Minute Murphy, was an American cycling athlete. He was the first man ever to ride a bicycle for one mile in less than a minute...
, American cyclist - Charles Quinton MurphyCharlie MurphyCharles Quinton "Charlie" Murphy is an American actor, comedian, and writer notable as being a cast member and writer on the Comedy Central sketch-comedy series Chappelle's Show...
(born 1959), American writer, actor, and stand-up comedian - Charles Terrence Murphy (politician)Terrence Murphy (politician)Charles Terrence Murphy, Q.C. was a Canadian lawyer, politician and judge. Born in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario Murphy was the eldest son of Charlie and Monica Murphy of John Street. He attended Holy Angels Catholic School and Sault Collegiate Institute , and entered St. Peter's Seminary in London,...
(born 1926), Canadian politician
- Charles Murphy (architect)
- Cillian MurphyCillian MurphyCillian Murphy is an Irish film and theatre actor. He is often noted by critics for his chameleonic performances in diverse roles and distinctive blue eyes and general sex appeal....
(born 1976), Irish actor - Colin Murphy, several people:
- Colin Murphy (comedian)Colin Murphy (comedian)Colin Murphy is an Irish comedian. He was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland but now lives in Downpatrick, Northern Ireland. He is best known for his television work hosting and co-writing The Blizzard of Odd, The Unbelievable Truth, and as resident panelist on The Panel for RTÉ and The Blame Game...
, Irish comedian - Colin Murphy (footballer)Colin Murphy (footballer)Colin Murphy is a former amateur footballer and professional manager who has taken charge of numerous clubs during a long management career, including Derby County, Lincoln City, Stockport County, Southend United, Shelbourne, Notts County, Cork City and the Vietnam national side.-Early...
, English football manager - Colin Murphy (ice hockey) (born 1980), Canadian ice-hockey player
- a different, Anglicized, spelling of Colm MurphyColm MurphyColm Murphy is an Irish publican and building contractor who was the first person to be convicted in connection with the Omagh bombing, but whose conviction was overturned on appeal...
(born 1952), Irish, alleged suspect in the Omagh bombingOmagh bombingThe Omagh bombing was a car bomb attack carried out by the Real Irish Republican Army , a splinter group of former Provisional Irish Republican Army members opposed to the Good Friday Agreement, on Saturday 15 August 1998, in Omagh, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. Twenty-nine people died as a...
- Colin Murphy (comedian)
- Conor MurphyConor MurphyConor Terence Murphy is an Irish republican Sinn Féin politician.According to An Phoblacht, Murphy first became involved with the Irish Republican Army during the 1981 hunger strikes...
, Sinn Féin politician in Northern Ireland - Dale Murphy, several people:
- Dale MurphyDale MurphyDale Bryan Murphy is a former Major League Baseball outfielder and first baseman. During an 18-year baseball career, 1976–1993, he played for three different teams, but is noted for his time with the Atlanta Braves...
(born 1956), American retired baseball player - Dale D. MurphyDale D. MurphyDale D. Murphy is a professor in the Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University. He teaches international relations, international business, international economics, entrepreneurship, and corporate social responsibility in the Landegger Program in International Business Diplomacy. ...
, professor at Georgetown University
- Dale Murphy
- Daniel Murphy, several people
- Danny Murphy, several people
- Daryl MurphyDaryl MurphyDaryl Murphy is an Irish footballer who currently plays as a striker for Ipswich Town on loan from Scottish Premier League club Celtic.-Waterford United:...
, Irish professional football player - David Murphy, several people:
- David Murphy (baseball) (born 1981), American
- David Murphy (CIA)David Murphy (CIA)David Murphy was the CIA's station chief in Berlin from 1959 to 1961, in which position he advised John F. Kennedy on how to react to the construction of the Berlin Wall...
, CIA's station chief in Berlin from 1959–1961 - David Murphy (footballer)David Murphy (footballer)David Paul Murphy is an English professional footballer who plays for Birmingham City. Murphy, born in Hartlepool, County Durham, is a defender who plays at left back.-Club career:...
(born 1984), English - David Lee MurphyDavid Lee MurphyDavid Lee Murphy is an American country music artist. Signed to MCA Nashville Records in 1994, Murphy made his first appearance on the Billboard country charts that year with "Just Once", a song from the soundtrack to the 1994 film 8 Seconds. A year later, Murphy's debut album Out with a Bang was...
(born 1959), American country music singer-songwriter
- Dick MurphyDick MurphyRichard M. Murphy is a former U.S. politician. He served as the 33rd Mayor of San Diego, California from 2000 to 2005-Early life:...
(born 1942), American retired Republican politician - Donald E. MurphyDonald E. MurphyDonald E. Murphy was a member of the Maryland House of Delegates, representing District 12A, which covered portions of Baltimore and Howard County Maryland. He served alongside Democrat James E. Malone Jr. In 1993, he defeated Democratic incumbent Kenneth H. Masters.-Education:Murphy graduated...
(born 1960), American Republican politician- Donnie MurphyDonnie MurphyDonald Rex Murphy is a Major League Baseball shortstop and third baseman, who is currently on the Miami Marlins...
, American Baseball Player
- Donnie Murphy
- Eddie MurphyEddie Murphy (disambiguation)Eddie Murphy may refer to:*Eddie Murphy , American actor and comedian**Eddie Murphy , his self-titled 1982 comedy album*Eddie Murphy , American baseball player...
, several people:- Eddie MurphyEddie MurphyEdward Regan "Eddie" Murphy is an American stand-up comedian, actor, writer, singer, director, and musician....
(born 1961), American comedian and actor - Eddie Murphy (1891–1969), American baseball player
- Eddie Murphy
- Edgar Gardner MurphyEdgar Gardner MurphyEdgar Gardner Murphy was an American clergyman and author.He was born at Fort Smith, Arkansas, graduated from the University of the South in 1889, and served as a priest of the Episcopal Church for twelve years. After 1903, he worked exclusively in educational and social work...
(1869–1913), American clergyman and author - Edward Murphy, several people, most notably:
- Major Edward A. Murphy, Jr. 1918–1990, American aerospace engineer linked with Murphy's lawMurphy's lawMurphy's law is an adage or epigram that is typically stated as: "Anything that can go wrong will go wrong". - History :The perceived perversity of the universe has long been a subject of comment, and precursors to the modern version of Murphy's law are not hard to find. Recent significant...
- Major Edward A. Murphy, Jr. 1918–1990, American aerospace engineer linked with Murphy's law
- Elliott MurphyElliott MurphyElliott James Murphy is an American rock singer-songwriter, novelist, producer and journalist living in Paris.-Biography:Elliott James Murphy, Jr. was born in Rockville Centre, New York to a show business family...
(born 1949), American singer/songwriter - Everett J. MurphyEverett J. MurphyEverett Jerome Murphy was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born in Nashville, Washington County, Illinois, Murphy moved with his parents to Sparta, Illinois.He attended the public and high schools....
(1852–1922), politician - Francis Murphy, several people:
- Francis Murphy (bishop) (1795–1858), Australian bishop
- Francis Murphy (evangelist)Francis Murphy (evangelist)Francis Murphy was an American temperance evangelist, born in County Wexford, Ireland. He served in the Federal army during the Civil War. Beginning in 1870 at Portsmouth, N. H., he started temperance reform clubs throughout that state and was their first president...
(1836–1907), American temperance evangelist - Francis P. MurphyFrancis P. MurphyFrancis Parnell Murphy was a manufacturer and politician from Nashua, New Hampshire. He served in the New Hampshire House of Representatives and on the Governor's Council before being twice elected as a Republican Governor.Murphy supported Roosevelt's New Deal policies and switched to the...
(1877–1958), Republican 73rd Governor of New Hampshire - Francis X. MurphyFrancis X. MurphyFrancis X. Murphy was a Redemptorist chaplain and theology professor. He is most known for his articles about the Second Vatican Council, published under the pseudonym Xavier Rynne.-Youth:...
(1915–2002), Catholic theologian and chaplain
- Frank MurphyFrank Murphy (disambiguation)Frank Murphy is the name of:*Frank Murphy *Frank Murphy , Justice of the United States Supreme Court*Frank Murphy , Irish professional rugby union player...
, several people:- Frank MurphyFrank MurphyWilliam Francis Murphy was a politician and jurist from Michigan. He served as First Assistant U.S. District Attorney, Eastern Michigan District , Recorder's Court Judge, Detroit . Mayor of Detroit , the last Governor-General of the Philippines , U.S...
(1890–1949), former Justice of the United States Supreme Court - Frank Murphy (American football)Frank Murphy (American football)Frank Murphy is a gridiron football wide receiver who is currently a member of the Tampa Bay Storm of the Arena Football League. He was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the sixth round of the 2000 NFL Draft...
(born 1977), former NFL player - Frank Murphy (rugby player)Frank Murphy (rugby player)Frank Murphy is an Irish professional rugby union player and currently plays with Connacht Rugby. He is an Ireland A International and a former Munster and Leicester Tigers player....
(born 1981), Irish professional rugby union player - B. Frank MurphyB. Frank MurphyBenjamin Franklin Murphy was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Steubenville, Ohio, Murphy attended the public schools. He learned the glassworker's trade, and later engaged in the retail shoe business, in banking, and in the real estate business. He served as vice president of the Peoples...
(1867–1938), U.S. Representative from Ohio
- Frank Murphy
- George MurphyGeorge MurphyGeorge Lloyd Murphy was an American dancer, actor, and politician.-Life and career:He was born in New Haven, Connecticut of Irish Catholic extraction, the son of Michael Charles "Mike" Murphy, athletic trainer and coach, and Nora Long. He was educated at Peddie School, Trinity-Pawling School, and...
(1902–1992, American dancer, actor, and Republican Senator - Henry Murphy, several people:
- Henry Murphy (1877–1954), American architect
- Henry Cruse MurphyHenry Cruse MurphyHenry Cruse Murphy was an American politician and historian, born in Brooklyn, N. Y. He graduated at Columbia College in 1830, studied law, and was admitted to the bar in Brooklyn, where he became city attorney and, in 1842, mayor. The next year he became a member of Congress...
(1810–1882), American politician from New York and U.S. minister to the Netherlands
- Isaac Murphy, several people:
- Isaac MurphyIsaac MurphyFor the African-American Hall of Fame jockey see: Isaac Burns MurphyIsaac Murphy was the first Reconstruction Governor of Arkansas. He was the first reconstruction governor to come to power under President Abraham Lincoln's conciliatory policy...
(1802–1882), Republican Governor of Arkansas - Isaac Burns MurphyIsaac Burns MurphyIsaac Burns Murphy was an African-American Hall of Fame jockey, who is considered one of the greatest riders in American Thoroughbred horse racing history. Murphy won three Kentucky Derbies.-Early life:...
(1861–1896), American Hall of Fame jockey
- Isaac Murphy
- Jack Murphy, several people:
- Jack Murphy (Irish Politician) (1920–1984), Irish republican and independent politician
- Jack Murphy (footballer)Jack Murphy (footballer)Jack P.J. Murphy is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the VFL.Murphy played 160 games for the Magpies, usually in defence, and won the 1941 Copeland Trophy for Collingwood's best and fairest player. His son John played for Sturt in the SANFL and South...
(born 1918), retired Australian Rules footballer - Jack Murphy (sportswriter)Jack Murphy (sportswriter)Jack Murphy was a sports editor and columnist for the San Diego Union newspaper from 1951-1980 and the brother of New York Mets broadcaster Bob Murphy...
(1923–1980), American sportswriter and brother of Bob MurphyBob Murphy (announcer)Robert Allan Murphy was an American sportscaster who spent 50 years doing play-by-play of Major League Baseball games on television and radio. The Oklahoman was best known for announcing the New York Mets, from their inception in 1962 until his retirement in 2003... - Jack M. MurphyJack M. MurphyJack M. Murphy was a Republican politician from Idaho. He served as the 32nd Lieutenant Governor of Idaho between 1967 and 1975....
(1925–1984), Republican Lieutenant Governor of Idaho - Jack Roland Murphy (born 1938), aka Murph the Surf, American, convicted robber and murderer
- James or Jimmy Murphy, several people:
- James Murphy (electronic musician) (born 1970), American
- James Murphy (metal guitarist) (born 1967), American heavy metal guitarist
- James Murphy (soccer)James Murphy (soccer)James W. "Jimmy" Murphy is a former U.S. soccer player who was a member of the St. Louis Kutis in the mid-1950s. He earned two caps, scoring one goal, with the United States men's national soccer team in 1957....
, retired American soccer player - James "Quick" MurphyJames Murphy (football player)"James"Quick"Murphy was a receiver for 8 seasons with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League.-Career:...
(born 1959), retired Canadian football player - James A. Murphy IIIJames A. Murphy IIIJames A. Murphy III, a Republican , is the elected District Attorney for Saratoga County, New York. Murphy is responsible for prosecuting all crime, including felonies, misdemeanors and violations in Saratoga County...
, District Attorney, Saratoga County, New York - James Anthony MurphyJames Anthony MurphyJames Anthony Murphy was a race car driver who was the American Racing Champion in 1922 and 1924.-Background:...
(1894–1924), "Jimmy" Murphy, American racing driver - James J. MurphyJames J. MurphyJames J. Murphy was a United States Representative from New York. He was born in Brooklyn. He was educated in the public schools of Staten Island and served as a noncommissioned officer with the First New York Cavalry on the Mexican border in 1916...
(1898–1962), a United States Representative from New York - James William MurphyJames William MurphyJames William Murphy was an American politician from Wisconsin....
(1858–1927), a United States Representative from Wisconsin - Jimmy Murphy (cartoonist) (1891–1965), cartoonist of Toots and CasperToots and CasperToots and Casper was a long-run family comic strip by Jimmy Murphy, distributed to newspapers for 37 years by King Features Syndicate, resulting in many merchandising tie-ins, including books, dolls, paper dolls, pins, bisque nodders and comic books....
comic strip - Jimmy Murphy (footballer) (1910–1989), Welsh football player and manager
- Jimmy Murphy (musician)Jimmy Murphy (musician)Jimmy Murphy was an American country and rockabilly guitarist and singer-songwriter....
, (1925–1981), American Country musician - Jimmy Murphy (playwright)Jimmy Murphy (playwright)Jimmy Murphy is an Irish playwright living in Dublin.He is a former writer in residence at NUI Maynooth , a member of the Abbey Theatre’s Advisory Council and a recipient of three Bursaries in literature from the Arts Council/An Chomhairle Ealaíon. He is a member of Aosdána.Murphy was born to Irish...
(born 1962), Irish playwright
- John Murphy, several people:
- John Murphy (Alabama)John Murphy (Alabama)John Murphy was the fourth Governor of the U.S. state of Alabama, serving two terms from 1825 to 1829. Born in 1786 in Columbia, North Carolina, he also represented Alabama in the United States House of Representatives from 1833 to 1835.Under date of April 2, 1834, John Quincy Adams records in his...
(1786–1841), American Democratic Governor and Congressman from Alabama - John Murphy (announcer)John Murphy (announcer)John Murphy is an American sportscaster from Buffalo, New York.Murphy is best known for his association with the Buffalo Bills, where he currently serves as the play-by-play announcer for the team's radio network...
, American football announcer for the Buffalo Bills - John Murphy (Australian politician)John Murphy (Australian politician)John Paul Murphy , Australian politician, is an Australian Labor Party member of the Australian House of Representatives since October 1998, representing Lowe and then Reid, New South Wales. He was born in Dunedoo, New South Wales...
(born 1950), member of the House of Representatives - John Murphy (Australian rules footballer)John Murphy (Australian rules footballer)John Murphy was a former Australian rules footballer who played in the Victorian Football League .- Playing career :...
(born 1949), former champion player with the Fitzroy Football Club in the 1960s and 1970s - John Murphy (baseball infielder)John Murphy (baseball infielder)John Patrick "Soldier Boy" Murphy was an infielder in Major League Baseball. He died in 1949 and is buried at the Immaculate Conception Cemetery in Lawrence, Massachusetts.-Sources:...
(died 1949), aka Soldier Boy, a baseball infielder - John Murphy (baseball pitcher)John Murphy (baseball pitcher)John Henry Murphy was an American professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball in 1884 with Altoona Mountain City and the Wilmington Quicksteps. He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.-Sources:...
, a 19th century baseball pitcher - John Murphy (Canadian politician)John Murphy (Canadian politician)John Murphy was a member of the Canadian House of Commons from 1993 to 1997.Born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Murphy became a Liberal party candidate for the Annapolis Valley—Hants electoral district in the 1988 federal election...
(born 1937), member of the Canadian House of Commons from 1993–1997 - John Murphy (composer)John Murphy (composer)John Murphy is an English film composer. He is a self taught multi-instrumental musician who began his career in the 1980s working notably with The Lotus Eaters, Thomas Lang and Claudia Brücken....
(born 1965), British composer of film scores - John Murphy (economist), financial market analyst
- John Murphy (English footballer) (born 1976), English striker for Chester City
- John Murphy (Irish footballer)John Murphy (Irish footballer)John Murphy was an Irish soccer player during the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s.He played for Bohemians during his career in the League of Ireland and made just 5 league appearances for Bohs, all of them coming in the 1975/76 season...
, played for Bohemian F.C. - John Murphy (musician)John Murphy (musician)John Murphy , sometimes credited as "Jonh Murphy", is an Australian drummer, percussionist and multi-instrumental session musician who has played in numerous Australian and British post-punk, ambient and industrial music groups...
(born 1959), sometimes credited as "Jonh Murphy", Australian drummer and multi-instrument musician - John Murphy (playwright) (1929–1998), Irish dramatist, author of The Country Boy.
- John Murphy (swimmer)John Murphy (swimmer)John Joseph Murphy is a former backstroke and freestyle swimmer from the United States, who won the gold medal in the men's 4×100m freestyle relay at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. At the same tournament, the 19-year old also collected a bronze medal in the 100m backstroke.-...
(born 1953), retired American Olympic gold medalist in swimming - Father John Murphy (1753–1798), one of the leaders during the Irish Rebellion of 1798
- John A. MurphyJohn A. MurphyJohn A. Murphy is an Irish historian and a former senator. He is currently Emeritus Professor of history at University College Cork ....
(born 1927), Irish historian and former independent Senator from Cork - John Alphonsus MurphyJohn Alphonsus MurphyJohn Alphonsus Murphy was an American drummer serving in the United States Marine Corps during the Boxer Rebellion who received the Medal of Honor for bravery.-Biography:...
, American Medal of Honor recipient - John Benjamin MurphyJohn Benjamin MurphyJohn Benjamin Murphy, born John Murphy , was an American physician and abdominal surgeon noted for advocating early surgical intervention in appendicitis appendectomy, and several eponyms: Murphy’s button, Murphy drip, Murphy’s punch, Murphy’s test, and Murphy-Lane bone skid...
(1857–1916), American surgeon, president of the American Medical Association in 1911 - John E. MurphyJohn E. MurphyJohn Edward Murphy was a United States Navy sailor and a recipient of America's highest military decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions in the Spanish-American War.-Biography:...
(1869–1941), United States Navy sailor and Medal of Honor recipient during the Spanish-American War - John Francis MurphyJohn Francis MurphyJohn Francis Murphy , American landscape painter.-Biography:He was born at Oswego, New York and first exhibited at the National Academy of Design in 1876, and was made an associate in 1885 and a full academician two years later. He became a member of the Society of American Artists and of the...
(1853–1921), American landscape painter - John J. MurphyJohn J. MurphyJohn J. Murphy is an American Republican Party politician from New Jersey., he is currently in his third term on the Morris County Board of Chosen Freeholders. He served two terms as Freeholder Director and is currently liaison to the Department of Administration and Finance and the Department of...
(born 1959), American Republican politician - John Michael Murphy, US Congressman from New York, implicated in Abscam
- John W. MurphyJohn W. MurphyJohn William Murphy was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.John W. Murphy was born in Avoca, Pennsylvania. He graduated from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania at Philadelphia in 1926 and from the law department of the same university in...
(1902–1962), American Democratic Congressman from Pennsylvania - John W. Murphy (Connecticut)John W. Murphy (Connecticut)John W. Murphy , a Democrat, was mayor of New Haven, Connecticut, from 1932 to 1935, and again from 1940 to 1941. He was born in Fair Haven, Connecticut, where a street is named for him.-External links:**...
, former mayor of New Haven, Connecticut
- John Murphy (Alabama)
- Joseph MurphyJoseph Murphy (disambiguation)Joseph Murphy may refer to:*Joseph Murphy , author and lecturer on the subconscious*Joe Murphy , hunger striker*Joseph C. Murphy, Michigan State Representative*Joseph P. Murphy, Wisconsin State Assemblyman*Joseph R...
, several people - Kevin Murphy, several people:
- Kevin Murphy (actor)Kevin Murphy (actor)Kevin Wagner Murphy is an American actor and writer best known as the voice and puppeteer of Tom Servo on the Peabody Award-winning comedy series Mystery Science Theater 3000.- Early career :...
(born 1956), American actor, author and puppeteer - Kevin Murphy (American football)Kevin Murphy (American football)Kevin Murphy is a former American football linebacker who played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the San Diego Chargers and the Seattle Seahawks in the National Football League. He was converted from defensive lineman to linebacker in the NFL. He played college football for the Oklahoma Sooners...
(born 1963), retired American football player - Kevin Murphy (Irish ombudsman)Kevin Murphy (Irish ombudsman)Kevin Murphy was appointed Ombudsman by the President of Ireland, Mary Robinson, upon nomination by both Houses of the Oireachtas. His term of office began November 1, 1994 and ended in 2003....
- Kevin Murphy (screenwriter)Kevin Murphy (screenwriter)Kevin Murphy is an American screenwriter, television producer, lyricist and composer. He wrote the book and lyrics of the musical Reefer Madness, as well as its television adaptation...
, American screenwriter, television producer, and composer - Kevin Murphy (swimmer)Kevin Murphy (swimmer)Kevin Murphy has swum the English Channel 34 times, more than any other man in history. The overall title of greatest number of successful English Channel swims is held by Alison Streeter with 43 to her name....
(born 1949), "King of the Channel" title holder for crossing the English ChannelEnglish ChannelThe English Channel , often referred to simply as the Channel, is an arm of the Atlantic Ocean that separates southern England from northern France, and joins the North Sea to the Atlantic. It is about long and varies in width from at its widest to in the Strait of Dover... - Kevin M. MurphyKevin M. MurphyKevin Miles Murphy is the George J. Stigler Distinguished Service Professor of Economics at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and a Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution....
, economist and professor at the University of ChicagoUniversity of ChicagoThe University of Chicago is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It was founded by the American Baptist Education Society with a donation from oil magnate and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller and incorporated in 1890...
- Kevin Murphy (actor)
- Lambert MurphyLambert MurphyLambert Murphy was an American tenor, born in Springfield, Massachusetts. While pursuing an academic course at Harvard University, he studied singing under T. L. Cushman in Boston from 1904 to 1908. He graduated from Harvard in 1908 with his younger brother, Ray D...
(1885–?), American tenor, sang at the Metropolitan Opera - Larry Murphy (born 1961), Canadian retired professional ice hockey player
- Lionel MurphyLionel MurphyLionel Keith Murphy, QC was an Australian politician and jurist who served as Attorney-General in the government of Gough Whitlam and as a Justice of the High Court of Australia from 1975 until his death.- Personal life :...
(born 1922), Australian politician and jurist - Marc MurphyMarc MurphyMarc Murphy is an Australian rules footballer, recruited at number one in the 2005 AFL Draft by the Carlton Football Club.-Early life and junior career:...
(born 1987), Australian rules footballer - Mark Murphy, several people:
- Mark Murphy (safety b. 1958) (born 1958), retired American football player
- Mark Murphy (safety b. 1955) (born 1955), retired American football player, now President and CEO of the Green Bay Packers
- Mark Murphy (singer)Mark Murphy (singer)Mark Murphy is an American jazz singer based in New York. He is most noted for his definitive and unique vocalese and vocal improvisations with both melody and lyrics...
(born c. 1932), American jazz singer
- Martin Murphy, several people
- Matt Murphy, several people:
- Matt Murphy (American football)Matt Murphy (American football)Matthew "Matt" Jarrid Murphy is an American football player in the National Football League. Murphy was selected in the seventh round of the 2002 NFL Draft by the Detroit Lions. He is currently a free agent.-Early life:...
(born 1980), American football player - Matt Murphy (blues guitarist)Matt Murphy (blues guitarist)Matt "Guitar" Murphy is an American blues guitarist.-Life and career:Matt Murphy was born in Sunflower, Mississippi, United States, and was educated in Memphis, where his father worked at the Peabody Hotel...
(born 1927), aka Matt "Guitar" Murphy, an American musician - Matt Murphy (Canadian musician)Matt Murphy (Canadian musician)Matt Murphy is a Canadian musician and actor. He is perhaps best known as the vocalist and guitarist of 1990s band The Super Friendz.-Music career:...
- Matt Murphy (Illinois politician)Matt Murphy (Illinois politician)Matt Murphy is a Republican Illinois State Senator, representing the 27th district since 2007. The district includes parts of Arlington Heights, Barrington, Buffalo Grove, Inverness, Palatine, Wheeling, Prospect Heights and South Barrington....
, an American Republican Senator - Matt Murphy (wrestler)Matt Murphy (wrestler)"All That" Matt Murphy is a retired American professional wrestler. During his career, he wrestled for numerous promotions and held the World League Wrestling Tag Team Titles on three separate occasions...
(born 1979), aka "All That" Matt Murphy, a retired American professional wrestler
- Matt Murphy (American football)
- Michael Murphy, several people:
- Michael Murphy (actor)Michael Murphy (actor)Michael George Murphy is an American film and television actor.-Career:Murphy played Woody Allen's duplicitous friend Yale in the film Manhattan...
(born 1938), American actor - Michael Murphy (author)Michael Murphy (author)Michael Murphy is the co-founder of the Esalen Institute, a key figure in the Human Potential Movement and author of both fiction and non-fiction books on topics related to extraordinary human potential.- Biography :...
(born 1930), American Integral Movement author and co-founder of the Esalen Institute - Michael Murphy (diver)Michael Murphy (diver)Michael Andrew Murphy is a former Olympic diver for Australia. Murphy competed twice at the Olympic Games , placing 4th in the 3 metre springboard event at the 1992 Games in Barcelona....
(born 1973), retired Australian Olympic diver - Michael Murphy (New Jersey politician) (born 1949), New Jersey lobbyist, former Prosecutor and candidate for Governor
- Michael Murphy (priest)Michael Murphy (priest)Fr. Michael Murphy was an Irish Roman Catholic priest and United Irishmen leader during the Irish Rebellion of 1798.Michael Murphy was born in either Ballinoulart, Castleannesley or in Kilnew, County Wexford....
(c. 1767–1798), co-leader in the Irish Rebellion of 1798Irish Rebellion of 1798The Irish Rebellion of 1798 , also known as the United Irishmen Rebellion , was an uprising in 1798, lasting several months, against British rule in Ireland... - Michael Murphy (singer)Michael Murphy (singer)Michael Murphy is a singer and New Zealand Idol runner-up for 2004. Right from the start of the competition, Michael was a hot favourite with the majority of the voters being female and aged between 11-17...
(born 1986), New Zealand Idol runner up - Michael Murphy (VC)Michael Murphy (VC)Michael Murphy VC was an Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross , the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.Murphy was born circa 1837 in Cahir, Tipperary to Michael Murphy, a local blacksmith, and his...
(c. 1837–1893), Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross - Michael Bryan Murphy, former lead singer of REO Speedwagon
- Michael D. MurphyMichael D. Murphy1st Lieutenant Michael D. Murphy, was a United States Air Force colonel, and was commander of the Air Force Legal Operations Agency. A former top lawyer in the Air Force, Murphy was relieved of his command on November 30, 2006 after Air Force officials discovered that he had been disbarred more...
, United States Air Force Colonel under charges for falsely claiming to be an attorney - Michael P. MurphyMichael P. MurphyMichael Patrick Murphy was a United States Navy SEAL posthumously awarded the United States military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his actions in 2005 during the War in Afghanistan. He was the first person to be awarded the medal for actions in Afghanistan; and the first member of...
(1976–2005), United States Navy SEAL and Medal of Honor recipient, killed in action in Afghanistan - Michael Martin MurpheyMichael Martin MurpheyMichael Martin Murphey is an American singer-songwriter best known for writing and performing Western music, Country music, and Popular music. A multiple Grammy nominee, Murphey has six gold albums, including Cowboy Songs, the first album of cowboy music to achieve gold status since Gunfighter...
(born 1945, American singer and songwriter
- Michael Murphy (actor)
- Mick Murphy (Sinn Féin politician)Mick Murphy (Sinn Féin politician)Michael Murphy is a nationalist politician in Northern Ireland. Active in republican politics since the civil rights campaigns of the 1960s, he worked as a publican. In 1996 he was elected as a member of the Northern Ireland Forum for Sinn Féin in South Down...
(born 1942) - Mike Murphy, several people:
- Mike Murphy (broadcaster) (born 1941), retired Irish broadcaster
- Mike Murphy (ice hockey b. 1950), retired ice hockey player and head coach, currently NHL vice-president of hockey operations
- Mike Murphy (ice hockey b. 1989)Mike Murphy (ice hockey b. 1989)Mike Murphy is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender who is currently plays for the Charlotte Checkers of the American Hockey League.-Playing career:...
, ice hockey player for the Belleville Bulls of the Ontario Hockey League - Mike Murphy (New Brunswick politician) (born 1958), Canadian lawyer and Liberal politician
- Mike Murphy (political consultant)Mike Murphy (political consultant)Michael Ellis "Mike" Murphy is a Republican political consultant. He has advised such nationally prominent Republicans as John McCain, Rick Lazio, Jeb Bush, John Engler, Tommy Thompson, Spencer Abraham, Christie Whitman, Lamar Alexander, and Arnold Schwarzenegger...
(born 1962), American Republican political consultant - Mike Murphy (Washington politician)Mike Murphy (Washington politician)Michael J. "Mike" Murphy, an American politician, served as the State Treasurer of Washington from 1996-2008. He is a Democrat.-Early career:Murphy is a native of Seattle. He attended St...
, Democratic Treasurer of the State of Washington
- Nicholas MurphyNicholas MurphyNicholas Murphy is an Irish sportsperson. He plays Gaelic football with his local club Carrigaline and has been a member of the Cork senior inter-county team since 1998.-Club:...
(born 1978), Gaelic footballer - Nicholas Daniel MurphyNicholas Daniel MurphyNicholas Daniel Murphy was an Irish politician from Cork. He was a Member of Parliament from 1865 to 1880.Standing as a Liberal, he was elected to the Parliament of the United Kingdom at a by-election on 14 February 1865 for Cork City, after the resignation from the House of Commons of the...
(1811–1890), Irish politician from Cork, Member of Parliament (MP) 1865–1880 - Nick MurphyNick MurphyNicholas Jon "Nick" Murphy was an American football punter with 4 years spent between the National Football League and NFL Europa. Two of these three years were spent playing in Europe.-Life and career:...
(born 1979), American football player - Oakes MurphyOakes MurphyNathan Oakes Murphy was the fourteenth Governor of Arizona Territory.Born in Jefferson, Maine, Murphy attended the public schools.He taught school in Wisconsin....
(1849–1908), Two-time Governor of Arizona Territory - Paul Murphy, several people
- Peter Murphy, several people:
- Peter Murphy (artist)Peter Murphy (artist)Peter Murphy is an English artist working in traditional egg tempera and gold leaf techniques, and a member of the Stuckist art movement.-Life and work:...
(born 1959), English Stuckist artist - Peter Murphy (footballer born 1980) (born 1980), Irish international footballer
- Peter Murphy (JAG)Peter Murphy (JAG)Peter M. Murphy is an American lawyer, and former senior legal advisor to the Commandant of the Marine Corps.Murphy was the Commandant's legal advisor twenty years prior to becoming a partner with the legal firm of Holland & Knight....
, American lawyer and officer in the United States Marine Corps - Peter Murphy (musician)Peter Murphy (musician)Peter John Murphy is an English rock vocalist. He was the vocalist of the rock group Bauhaus, and later went on to release a number of solo albums, such as Deep and Love Hysteria...
(born 1957), British musician with BauhausBauhaus (band)Bauhaus was an English rock band formed in Northampton in 1978. The group consisted of Peter Murphy , Daniel Ash , Kevin Haskins and David J . The band was originally Bauhaus 1919 before they dropped the numerical portion within a year of formation... - Peter Murphy (politician)Peter Murphy (politician)Peter Murphy is an American politician who represents district 28 in the Maryland House of Delegates.-Background:Murphy was born in Washington, D.C., on July 15, 1949. He has both a B.A. and an M.A. from the American University, and an Ed.S...
(born 1949), American politician, Member of the Maryland House of Delegates - Peter Murphy (UK footballer)Peter Murphy (footballer born 1922)Peter Murphy , often referred to as "Spud" Murphy, was an English footballer who played as an inside left. He played professionally for three clubs, Coventry City, Tottenham Hotspur and Birmingham City...
(1922–1975), aka "Spud" Murphy, English footballer - Peter Murphy (executive)Peter Murphy (executive)Peter E Murphy is an American businessman. He was chief strategic officer of Disney and President, Strategy & Development of Caesars Entertainment Corporation.-Current:...
American entertainment executive
- Peter Murphy (artist)
- Philip D. MurphyPhilip D. MurphyPhilip D. Murphy is an American businessman and the United States Ambassador to Germany. He was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on August 7, 2009. Murphy arrived with his family in Berlin on August 21, 2009....
(born 1957), ambassador - Richard Murphy, several people:
- Dick MurphyDick MurphyRichard M. Murphy is a former U.S. politician. He served as the 33rd Mayor of San Diego, California from 2000 to 2005-Early life:...
(Richard M. Murphy) (born 1942), American retired Republican politician - Richard Murphy (architect)Richard Murphy (architect)Richard Murphy OBE is an architect based in Edinburgh, Scotland, and principal architect in Richard Murphy Architects.-History:Murphy was educated at Newcastle and Edinburgh Universities, and has taught at the latter. He formed his practice in 1991, which has since grown to over twenty architects,...
, Scottish architect - Richard Murphy (poet)Richard Murphy (poet)Richard Murphy is an Irish poet. He is a member of Aosdána and currently lives in Sri Lanka.-Early years:Murphy was born to an Anglo-Irish family at Milford House, near the Mayo-Galway border, in 1927...
(born 1927), Irish poet - Richard Murphy (screenwriter)Richard Murphy (screenwriter)Richard Murphy was an American screenwriter, film director, and producer.-Biography:Born in Boston, Massachusetts, Murphy worked for Literary Digest in the 1930s before leaving in 1937 to work in the short film department at MGM...
(1912–1993), American film and television writer - Richard L. MurphyRichard L. MurphyRichard Louis Murphy of Dubuque, Iowa was a Democratic U.S. Senator from Iowa. Elected with President Franklin D...
(1875–1936), American Senator from Iowa - Richard W. MurphyRichard W. MurphyRichard William Murphy is an American diplomat.After graduating from The Roxbury Latin School in 1947, he received BAs from Harvard University in 1951 and from Emmanuel College, University of Cambridge in 1953. From 1953 to 1955, he served in the U.S...
(born 1929), American diplomat
- Dick Murphy
- Rob MurphyRob Murphy (disambiguation)Rob Murphy is the name of:* Rob Murphy , American retired baseball player* Rob Murphy , American head basketball coach* Rob Murphy , professional Canadian football player...
, several people:- Rob MurphyRob MurphyRobert A. "Rob" Murphy, Jr. is a former American professional baseball player who was a relief pitcher in Major League Baseball for eleven seasons in the 1980s and 1990s. Murphy played college baseball for the University of Florida, and was picked by the Cincinnati Reds in the first round of the...
(born 1960), American retired baseball player - Rob Murphy (basketball)Rob Murphy (basketball)Rob Murphy is a head coach for the Eastern Michigan Eagles who has been with Eastern Michigan since the spring of 2011.-College:Murphy played on Central State University in Wilberforce, Ohio from 1992–96 and was a two-time team captain for the NAIA program...
, American assista basketball coach - Rob Murphy (football player)Rob Murphy (football player)Robert Donald Murphy is a professional gridiron football offensive lineman currently playing for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League. He was originally signed by the Kansas City Chiefs as an undrafted free agent in 2000...
(born 1977), professional Canadian football player - Rob Murphy (ice hockey)Rob Murphy (ice hockey)Robert Murphy is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. Murphy played parts of seven seasons in the National Hockey League between 1987 and 1994.-Playing career:...
(born 1969), Canadian retired ice hockey player
- Rob Murphy
- Robert Murphy, several people:
- Irish Bob MurphyIrish Bob MurphyBob Murphy, , was an Irish-American light heavyweight boxer who fought from 1945 to 1954. He was born Edwin Lee Conarty in Flagler, Colorado, but fought out of San Diego, California...
(1922–1961), American light heavyweight boxer - Bob Murphy (announcer)Bob Murphy (announcer)Robert Allan Murphy was an American sportscaster who spent 50 years doing play-by-play of Major League Baseball games on television and radio. The Oklahoman was best known for announcing the New York Mets, from their inception in 1962 until his retirement in 2003...
(1924–2004), American baseball announcer - Bob Murphy (golfer)Bob Murphy (golfer)Robert Joseph Murphy, Jr. is an American professional golfer who was formerly a member of the PGA Tour and currently plays on the Champions Tour. Murphy has won 21 tournaments as a professional.-Early years:...
(born 1943), American PGA winning golfer - Bob Murphy (musician)Bob Murphy (musician)Bob Murphy is a veteran Canadian jazz pianist, prominent on the Vancouver, British Columbia and Toronto, Ontario music scenes. A professional musician since age 14, Murphy has composed, arranged, and performed music for films, CBC Television shows, CTV shows, commercials, and CBC radio...
, Canadian jazz pianist - Robert Murphy (Australian rules footballer)Robert Murphy (Australian rules footballer)Robert "Bob" Murphy is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Western Bulldogs in the Australian Football League. Renowned for his silky skills and leadership qualities, Murphy has also proven himself a versatile player, equally capable of playing in attack or in defence depending on the...
(born 1982), Australian rules football - Robert C. MurphyRobert C. MurphyRobert C. Murphy was a lawyer and jurist from Baltimore County, Maryland. He served as Chief Judge of the Maryland Court of Appeals, the state's highest court, from 1972 to October 1996...
(1926–2000), American lawyer and judge - Robert Cushman MurphyRobert Cushman MurphyRobert Cushman Murphy was an American ornithologist and former Lamont curator of birds for the American Museum of Natural History....
(1887–1973), American ornithologist - Robert Daniel MurphyRobert Daniel MurphyRobert Daniel Murphy was an American diplomat.Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Murphy had begun his diplomatic career in 1917 as a member of the American Legation in Bern, Switzerland. Among the several posts he held were Vice-Consul in Zurich and Munich, American Consul in Paris from 1930 to 1936,...
(1894&ndas1978), American diplomat - Robert F. MurphyRobert F. MurphyRobert F. Murphy was an American politician who as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives. In 1949 Murphy became the first Democrat to serve as the Majority Leader of the Massachusetts House of Representatives...
, American retired Republican politician, Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts from 1957 to 1961 - Robert F. Murphy (anthropologist)Robert F. Murphy (anthropologist)Robert Francis Murphy was a distinguished anthropologist and professor of anthropology at Columbia University in New York City, from the early 1960s to 1990...
(1924–1990), American anthropologist - Robert P. MurphyRobert P. MurphyRobert P. "Bob" Murphy is an Austrian School economist and anarcho-capitalist.-Education and personal life:Murphy completed his Bachelor of Arts in economics at Hillsdale College in 1998. He then moved back to his home state of New York to continue his studies at New York University. Murphy earned...
(born 1976), American economist and author - Robert S. MurphyRobert S. MurphyRobert S. Murphy was the Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania from 1907 to 1911. He was from Johnstown, Pennsylvania.-External links:*...
(1861–1912), American politician, Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania from 1907 to 1911
- Irish Bob Murphy
- Ryan Murphy, two people:
- Ryan Murphy (Australian rules footballer)Ryan Murphy (Australian rules footballer)Ryan Murphy is an Australian rules footballer who played forward for the Fremantle Dockers in the Australian Football League....
(born 1985) - Ryan Murphy (writer), American television writer, director and producer
- Ryan Murphy (Australian rules footballer)
- Scott MurphyScott MurphyMatthew Scott Murphy is an entrepreneur and the former U.S. Representative for , serving from 2009 until 2011. He is a member of the Democratic Party...
, three people:- Scott Murphy (politician)Scott Murphy (politician)Matthew Scott Murphy is an entrepreneur and the former U.S. Representative for , serving from 2009 until 2011. He is a member of the Democratic Party...
, current DemocraticDemocratic Party (United States)The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
candidate in a special election for New York's 20th congressional districtNew York's 20th congressional district special election, 2009The 2009 special election for the 20th congressional district of New York was held on March 31, 2009 to fill the vacancy created in January 2009 when the district's representative, Congresswoman Kirsten Gillibrand, was appointed US senator from New York, replacing Hillary Clinton, who had been... - Scott Murphy, a programmer behind the Space QuestSpace QuestSpace Quest is a series of six comedic science fiction computer games that follow the adventures of a hapless janitor named Roger Wilco, as he campaigns through the galaxy for "truth, justice and really clean floors"....
series
- Scott Murphy (politician)
- Sean Murphy, several people:
- Sean Murphy (artist)Sean Murphy (artist)Sean Gordon Murphy is an American animator and comic book creator known for work on books such as Batman/Scarecrow: Year One, Teen Titans, Hellblazer, Shaun of the Dead and Joe the Barbarian.-Early life:...
, cartoonist - Sean Murphy (cryptographer)Sean Murphy (cryptographer)Sean Murphy is a cryptographer, currently a professor at Royal Holloway, University of London. He worked on the NESSIE and ECRYPT projects. His notable research includes the cryptanalysis of FEAL and the Advanced Encryption Standard, and the use of stochastic and statistical techniques in...
, professor at Royal Holloway, University of London - Seán Murphy (footballer)Seán Murphy (footballer)Dr. Seán Murphy is a retired Irish sportsperson. He played Gaelic football with his local club Dingle and was a member of the Kerry senior inter-county team from 1953 until 1961. Murphy is regarded as one of the greatest players of all-time.-Football career:Born in County Kerry, Murphy played...
, retired Irish football player - Sean Murphy (golfer)Sean Murphy (golfer)Sean Patrick Murphy is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour.-Amateur career:...
(born 1965), American professional golfer - Sean Murphy (journalist)Sean Murphy (journalist)Sean Murphy is an Australian journalist.He was born in Western Australia in 1958. He was brought up on Rottnest Island where his parents owned a pub. He commenced journalism in 1979 when he worked for the Sunday Independent in Perth. He subsequently moved to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation...
(born 1958), Australian journalist - Sean Murphy (Oz)Sean Murphy (Oz)Sean Murphy is an Irish American Correctional Officer on the HBO drama Oz, played by Robert Clohessy. A fair and honest officer, Murphy is handpicked by Tim McManus to act as the head CO of Emerald City as he and McManus are lifelong friends...
, a fictional character on the television series Oz - Sean Murphy (racer)Sean Murphy (racer)Sean Murphy in Auckland, New Zealand and raised in Fort Lauderdale, Florida is a current competitor in the ASA Super Late Model Series. He is racing in the #07 ASI Limited Chevrolet for SS-Green Light Racing in 2007....
(born 1984)
- Sean Murphy (artist)
- Shaun Murphy, several people:
- Shaun Murphy (cue sports) (born 1982), English snooker player
- Shaun Murphy (footballer)Shaun Murphy (footballer)Shaun Peter Murphy is an Australian football player. Shaun currently lives in Perth, Western Australia with his family....
(born 1970), retired Australian soccer player - note: there also is a woman of this name: Shaun Murphy (singer)Shaun Murphy (singer)Shaun Murphy is an American R&B singer songwriter, best known for her powerhouse singing style. Her recording career started in 1971 with Motown Records and continues to this day.-Biography:...
, aka Stoney, American singer
- Shawn MurphyShawn MurphyShawn Murphy, PC, MP, QC is a Canadian politician.Murphy attended the University of Prince Edward Island, and later the University of New Brunswick Faculty of Law, graduating with a law degree in 1976. He returned to Prince Edward Island and joined a local law practice, working alongside future...
(born 1951), Canadian Liberal politician - Timothy MurphyTimothy Murphy (disambiguation)Timothy Murphy may refer to:*Tim Murphy , American football coach*Tim Murphy , retired Canadian politician*Tim Murphy , American Republican politician...
, several people:- Tim Murphy (born 1959), retired Canadian politician
- Tim Murphy, a fictional character in Jurassic Park
- Tim Murphy (congressman)Tim Murphy (congressman)Timothy "Tim" F. Murphy is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2003. He is a member of the Republican Party. He previously served in the Pennsylvania Senate....
(born 1952), American Republican politician - Tim Murphy (football coach)Tim Murphy (football coach)Tim Murphy is an American football coach and former player. He is currently the head football coach at Harvard University, a position he has held since the 1994 season. Murphy served as the head coach at the University of Maine from 1987 to 1988 and at the University of Cincinnati from 1989 to...
, currently at Harvard University - Timothy Murphy (1751–1818), sniper in the American Revolutionary War
- Timothy D. MurphyTimothy D. MurphyTimothy D. "Big Tim" Murphy was a Chicago mobster and labor racketeer who controlled several major railroad, laundry and dye workers' unions during the 1910s and early 1920s....
(died 1928), aka "Big Tim", Chicago mobster and labor racketeer - Timothy J. MurphyTimothy J. MurphyTimothy J. Murphy was an Irish Labour Party politician.A native of Dunmanway, he was first elected to Dáil Éireann at the 1923 general election as a TD for Cork West. He was re-elected at the next nine general elections, but remained on the opposition benches of the Dáil until 1948 when the...
(died 1949), Irish Labour Party politician - Timothy Patrick MurphyTimothy Patrick MurphyTimothy Patrick Murphy, born in Hartford, Connecticut, was an American actor, perhaps best known for his role as "Mickey Trotter" on the popular CBS prime time soap opera Dallas during the 1982–83 season....
(1959–1988), American film and television actor
- Thomas Murphy (or Tom), several people
- Tom Murphy (athlete)Tom Murphy (athlete)Thomas Joseph Murphy is a former middle distance runner from the United States, who represented his native country at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. He is best known for winning the gold medal in the men's 800 metres event at the 1959 Pan American Games in Chicago.-References:*...
, American middle distance runner - Troy MurphyTroy MurphyTroy Brandon Murphy is an American professional basketball power forward who last played with the Boston Celtics in the National Basketball Association. Murphy was born in Morristown, New Jersey but grew up in Sparta Township located in northwest New Jersey...
, power forward for the Boston Celtics - Turlach Murphy (born 1982), Irish gaelic gootballer, wing half back for Rostrevor GAC
- Vincent B. MurphyVincent B. MurphyVincent Bernard Murphy was an American politician from New York.-Life:He was the son of Daniel B. Murphy. He served in the U.S. Army during World War I....
, NYS Comptroller 1925–1926 - Vincent J. MurphyVincent J. MurphyVincent Joseph Murphy was an American labor leader and Democratic Party politician from New Jersey. He was Mayor of Newark, New Jersey from 1941 to 1949 and the Democratic nominee for Governor of New Jersey in 1943....
, Mayor of Newark 1941–1949 - Wendell H. MurphyWendell H. MurphyWendell H. Murphy is a former North Carolina farmer, Democratic politician, and namesake of the Wendell H. Murphy Football Center.Wendell H. Murphy was born in Rose Hill, North Carolina. In 1960, Murphy received a B.S. in agriculture from North Carolina State University...
, North Carolina politician - William Murphy, several people
- Yo MurphyYo MurphyLlewellyn "Yo" Murphy is a former Gridiron football player of multiple professional leagues. He is currently the head coach of the Tampa Breeze of the Lingerie Football League. He was originally signed by the BC Lions as an undrafted free agent in 1993...
, football player, CFL, NFL
Women
- Caitlin MurphyCaitlin MurphyCaitlin Murphy is an Australian actress and model of Irish descent, who is best known for her role as Veronica "Ronny" Robinson on the Jetix series Power Rangers Operation Overdrive....
(born 1986), Australian actress - Brittany MurphyBrittany MurphyBrittany Anne Murphy-Monjack , known professionally as Brittany Murphy, was an American actress and singer. She starred in films such as Clueless, Just Married, Girl Interrupted, Spun, 8 Mile, Uptown Girls, Sin City, Happy Feet, and Riding in Cars with Boys...
(1977–2009), American actress - Caitlin MurphyCaitlin MurphyCaitlin Murphy is an Australian actress and model of Irish descent, who is best known for her role as Veronica "Ronny" Robinson on the Jetix series Power Rangers Operation Overdrive....
(born 1986), actress who plays the Yellow Overdrive Ranger in Power Rangers: Operation Overdrive - Dervla MurphyDervla MurphyDervla Murphy is an Irish touring cyclist and author of adventure travel books for over 40 years.Murphy is best known for her 1965 book Full Tilt: Ireland to India With a Bicycle, about an overland cycling trip through Europe, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan and India...
(born 1931), travel writer - Carolyn MurphyCarolyn MurphyCarolyn Murphy is an American model and actress.-Biography:Carolyn Murphy was born in Panama City, Florida and grew up mainly in Northwest Florida, with brief periods in England and Maryland, as a result of her parents’ divorce. Her career began when at the age of 16, her mother enrolled her in a...
(born 1975), American model - Donna MurphyDonna MurphyDonna Murphy is an American stage, film, television actress and singer.Murphy has won two Tony Awards for Best Actress in a Musical for her roles in Passion as Fosca and in The King and I as Anna Leonowens...
(born 1958), American Tony Award winning actress - Erin Murphy, several people:
- Erin MurphyErin MurphyErin Margaret Murphy is an American actress who is best known for her role as young Tabitha Stephens on the top-ten television sitcom Bewitched, which ran from 1964 to 1972. For the first season, she shared this role with her sister, Diane, as they were of similar appearance and stature...
(born 1964), American actress - Erin Murphy (poet)Erin Murphy (poet)-Publications - Books:* Dislocation and Other Theories * Science of Desire , a finalist for the Paterson Poetry Prize.* Too Much of this World , winner of the Anthony Piccione Poetry Prize....
, American poet - Erin Murphy (politician)Erin Murphy (politician)Erin Murphy is a Minnesota politician and a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives representing District 64A, which includes portions of the city of Saint Paul in Ramsey County, which is part of the Twin Cities metropolitan area...
(born 1960), Minnesota politician - Gillian MurphyGillian MurphyGillian Murphy is a principal dancer with American Ballet Theatre.Murphy was born in Wimbledon, England and took her first ballet class at the age of three in Belgium while her father was working overseas...
. principal dancer at American Ballet Theatre
- Erin Murphy
- Kelly MurphyKelly MurphyKelly Murphy is an American author and illustrator of children's books from Massachusetts. Murphy attended the Rhode Island School of Design in Providence, Rhode Island, her student work receiving distinction from the Society of Illustrators...
(born 1977), American author and illustrator - Mary Murphy, several people:
- Mary Murphy (actress)Mary Murphy (actress)Mary Murphy was an American film actress of the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. She was born in Washington, D.C. and spent most of her early childhood in Cleveland, Ohio. Her father, James Victor Murphy, died in 1940. Shortly afterwards, she and her mother moved to Southern California...
(born 1931), American actress - Mary Murphy (choreographer)Mary Murphy (choreographer)Mary Ann Murphy is a ballroom dance champion, accredited dance judge, and a judge and choreographer on the Fox dance competition-reality show So You Think You Can Dance.-Biography:...
, American choreographer - Mary Murphy (politician)Mary Murphy (politician)Mary Catherine Murphy is a Minnesota politician and a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives representing District 6B, which includes portions of Carlton and St. Louis counties in the northeastern part of the state. A Democrat, she is also a retired history and social studies teacher at...
(born 1940), American politician and member of the Minnesota House of Representatives - Mary Murphy (reporter)Mary Murphy (reporter)Mary Murphy is the weekend co-anchor of the PIX 11 News at Ten on WPIX-TV in New York City, and is a correspondent and substitute anchor for Kaity Tong on the station's weekday broadcasts....
(born 1959), American reporter and anchorwoman
- Mary Murphy (actress)
- Róisín MurphyRóisín MurphyRóisín Marie Murphy is an Irish singer-songwriter and record producer, known for her electronic style.Murphy first came to note as part of the electronic music duo Moloko. Her partner in the band was then-boyfriend Mark Brydon. After the two ended their romantic relationship, Murphy released her...
(born 1973), Irish electronica singer, songwriter, and producer - Shaun Murphy (singer)Shaun Murphy (singer)Shaun Murphy is an American R&B singer songwriter, best known for her powerhouse singing style. Her recording career started in 1971 with Motown Records and continues to this day.-Biography:...
, aka Stoney, American singer
Fictional
- Alex James Murphy, the police officer who became RoboCopRoboCopRoboCop is a 1987 American science fiction-action film directed by Paul Verhoeven. Set in a crime-ridden Detroit, Michigan in the near future, RoboCop centers on a police officer who is brutally murdered and subsequently re-created as a super-human cyborg known as "RoboCop"...
- Alexis "Lex" Murphy, a character in Jurassic Park
- Bridey MurphyBridey MurphyBridey Murphy is the alias of U.S. housewife Virginia Tighe ; the name of the woman Tighe claimed to have been in her previous life.-Hypnotic regression:...
, historical character in a hypnotic regression case detailed in Bernstein's The Search for Bridey Murphy - "Bleeding Gums" Murphy, a character on the cartoon television series The Simpsons
- Dr. Colin MurphyColin Murphy (fiction)Dr. Colin Murphy was a fictional character on the American soap opera Days of our Lives. He was played by two actors. Robert Cuthill played him from July 2001 through October 2001...
, character on the American soap opera Days of our LivesDays of our LivesDays of our Lives is a long running daytime soap opera broadcast on the NBC television network. It is one of the longest-running scripted television programs in the world, airing nearly every weekday in the United States since November 8, 1965. It has since been syndicated to many countries around... - Sean MurphySean Murphy (Oz)Sean Murphy is an Irish American Correctional Officer on the HBO drama Oz, played by Robert Clohessy. A fair and honest officer, Murphy is handpicked by Tim McManus to act as the head CO of Emerald City as he and McManus are lifelong friends...
, an Irish correctional officer in the HBO drama OzOz (TV series)Oz is an American television drama series created by Tom Fontana, who also wrote or co-wrote all of the series' 56 episodes . It was the first one-hour dramatic television series to be produced by premium cable network HBO. Oz premiered on July 12, 1997 and ran for six seasons... - MurphyMurphy (novel)Murphy, first published in 1938, is a novel as well as the third work of prose fiction by the Irish author and dramatist Samuel Beckett. The book was Beckett's second published prose work after the short-story collection More Pricks than Kicks and his unpublished first novel Dream of Fair to...
, the eponymous protagonist in Samuel Beckett'sSamuel BeckettSamuel Barclay Beckett was an Irish avant-garde novelist, playwright, theatre director, and poet. He wrote both in English and French. His work offers a bleak, tragicomic outlook on human nature, often coupled with black comedy and gallows humour.Beckett is widely regarded as among the most...
first published novel - Professor Michael Murphy, the protagonist in the Babylon RisingBabylon RisingCurrently, there are four novels in Tim LaHaye's fiction series Babylon Rising . Each novel has to do with the hero, Michael Murphy, a college professor, and his struggles to find an artifact that could prove the Bible correct...
series by Dr Tim LaHayeTim LaHayeTimothy F. LaHaye is an American evangelical Christian minister, author, and speaker. He is best known for the Left Behind series of apocalyptic fiction, which he co-wrote with Jerry B. Jenkins. He has written over 50 books, both fiction and non-fiction.-Early life:LaHaye was born in Detroit,... - Murphy MacManus, one of the two main characters from the movie The Boondock SaintsThe Boondock SaintsThe Boondock Saints is a 1999 American action comedy film written and directed by Troy Duffy. The film stars Sean Patrick Flanery and Norman Reedus as Irish fraternal twins, Connor and Murphy MacManus, who become vigilantes after killing two members of the Russian Mafia in self-defense...
- Murphy, professional wrestler also known as Mikael JudasMikael JudasMichael Cole is an American professional wrestler best known by the ring name Mikael Judas and for his tenure in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling under the ring name Murphy.-Professional wrestling career:...
- Randle Patrick McMurphy, one of the main characters in Ken KeseyKen KeseyKenneth Elton "Ken" Kesey was an American author, best known for his novel One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest , and as a counter-cultural figure who considered himself a link between the Beat Generation of the 1950s and the hippies of the 1960s. "I was too young to be a beatnik, and too old to be a...
's 1962 novel One Flew Over the Cuckoo's NestOne Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (novel)One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest is a novel written by Ken Kesey. Set in an Oregon asylum, the narrative serves as a study of the institutional process and the human mind, as well as a critique of Behaviorism and a celebration of humanistic principles. Written in 1959, the novel was adapted into a...
External links
- Murphys of Ireland website, featuring general information about the Murphy surname, including derivation and discussion of the major early Murchadha septs in Ireland.