John Murphy

Arts and entertainment

• John Francis Murphy, American landscape painter
• John Murphy , Irish fiddle player
• John Cullen Murphy, American illustrator
• John Murphy , Irish dramatist, author of The Country Boy
• John Murphy , Australian drummer and multi-instrument musician
• Kim Deal, American singer/songwriter
• John Murphy , British composer of film scores
• John Murphy , English voice actor in The Little Prince
• John Murphy, fictional character in The 100
• John Murphy, fictional character in ''The Leftovers''

  Business and industry

• John Murphy , Irish bellfounder
• John H. Murphy Sr., African-American newspaper publisher
• John Murphy , British building contractor
• John H. Murphy III, American publisher and newspaper executive
• Joe Murphy , Irish civil engineering contractor
• John Murphy , American inventor and computer engineer, credited with inventing ARCNET
• John Murphy , British branding consultant, founder of Interbrand
• John D. Murphy, American cofounder of the University of Phoenix
• John Murphy , American financial market analyst

  Military

• John Murphy , Irish Roman Catholic priest and military leader in the Irish Rebellion of 1798
• John McLeod Murphy, U.S. Navy officer during the American Civil War
• John Murphy , Irish soldier
• John E. Murphy, United States Navy sailor and Medal of Honor recipient during the Spanish–American War
• John Alphonsus Murphy, American Medal of Honor recipient

  Politics and law

Australia

• John Murphy , Australian politician, member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
• John Murphy , Australian politician, member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
• John Murphy, Australian politician, member of the House of Representatives

  Canada

• John Joseph Murphy , Canadian politician, member of the Newfoundland House of Assembly
• John Joseph Murphy, Canadian politician, mayor of St. John's, Newfoundland
• John Murphy , Canadian politician, member of the Canadian House of Commons

  U.S.

• John Murphy , American politician, governor of Alabama
• John Luttrell Murphy, American jurist, justice of the Territorial Montana Supreme Court
• John R. Murphy, American politician and attorney in Massachusetts
• John W. Murphy , American politician, mayor of New Haven, Connecticut
• John W. Murphy , American congressman from Pennsylvania
• John W. Murphy , American lawyer and attorney general of Arizona
• John F. Murphy Sr., American politician from Vermont
• John E. Murphy , American judge and politician from Massachusetts
• John E. Murphy Jr., American lobbyist and politician from Massachusetts
• John Ellsworth Murphy, American lawyer and judge in Omaha, Nebraska
• John M. Murphy , US congressman from New York, implicated in Abscam
• John M. Murphy , Irish-born California state assemblyman
• John Marion Murphy Canadian-born American rancher, businessperson, politician, and an early settler in California
• John F. Murphy , American lawyer and politician from South Dakota
• John F. Murphy , American law professor at Villanova University
• John Murphy , American politician, mayor pro tem of Richardson, Texas
• John F. Murphy , American lawyer, chief prosecutor of the Guantanamo Military Commissions

  Elsewhere

• John Murphy , Irish politician, member of the UK Parliament for East Kerry
• Jack Murphy , Irish politician, TD Dublin South Central
• John A. Murphy, Irish historian and senator from Cork

  Religion

• John Murphy , Irish Roman Catholic priest and military leader in the Irish Rebellion of 1798
• John James Murphy, Irish Roman Catholic priest
• John Tuohill Murphy, Irish Roman Catholic priest
• John Murphy , English Roman Catholic archbishop
• John Murphy , Irish Roman Catholic bishop

  Sports

Association football (soccer)

• John Murphy , English footballer
• John Murphy, Irish footballer for Bradford and Luton
• John Murphy , Scottish footballer with Hamilton Academical, Bury, Rotherham County
• John Murphy, Scottish footballer for Heart of Midlothian and Kilmarnock
• John Murphy, English footballer for Stoke and Bradford
• Basher Murphy, Scottish footballer and ice hockey player
• John Murphy , Scottish footballer
• John Murphy, English footballer
• John Murphy, American soccer player
• John Murphy , American soccer coach

  Australian rules football

• Johnny Murphy , Australian rules footballer
• John P. Murphy, Australian rules footballer at South Melbourne and Sturt
• John Murphy , Australian rules footballer for the Fitzroy Football Club

  Baseball

• John Murphy , American baseball pitcher
• John Murphy , American baseball infielder
• Johnny Murphy, American baseball pitcher
• John Ryan Murphy, American baseball catcher

  Other sports

• John Murphy , Irish hurler
• John Murphy , Irish hurler
• Johnny Murphy , American basketball player-coach for the Rochester Centrals
• John Murphy , American high jumper
• John Murphy , Australian Olympic shooter
• John Murphy , American basketball player
• John Murphy , Irish Gaelic footballer
• Jack Murphy , American college football coach for the Toledo Rockets
• John Murphy Irish Gaelic footballer, manager, coach and selector
• John Murphy , American Olympic gold medal swimmer
• Johnny Murphy , Irish hurler
• John Murphy , American football announcer for the Buffalo Bills
• John Murphy , American cyclist
• Johne Murphy, Irish rugby union player
• Jonny Murphy, Irish rugby union player
• John Murphy, Irish rugby union player
• John Murphy, Irish rugby union player

  Others

• John Benjamin Murphy, American surgeon, president of the American Medical Association
• John Murphy , American professional wrestler and sanatorium operator, nicknamed "Dropkick" and namesake of the band Dropkick Murphys
• John Murphy , loyalist from Belfast, Northern Ireland
• John Murphy, architect in Australia, see John and Phyllis Murphy