William Murphy

William, Bill or Billy Murphy may refer to:

Arts and entertainment

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

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

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

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

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

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

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