John Murphy
John Murphy may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
- John Francis Murphy, American landscape painter
- John Murphy (fiddler), Irish fiddle player
- John Cullen Murphy, American illustrator
- John Murphy (playwright), Irish dramatist, author of The Country Boy
- John Murphy (musician), Australian drummer and multi-instrument musician
- Kim Deal, American singer/songwriter
- John Murphy (composer), British composer of film scores
- John Murphy (voice actor), 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 (bellfounder), Irish bellfounder
- John H. Murphy Sr., African-American newspaper publisher
- John Murphy (contractor), British building contractor
- John H. Murphy III, American publisher and newspaper executive
- Joe Murphy (contractor), Irish civil engineering contractor
- John Murphy (engineer), American inventor and computer engineer, credited with inventing ARCNET
- John Murphy (branding consultant), British branding consultant, founder of Interbrand
- John D. Murphy, American cofounder of the University of Phoenix
- John Murphy (technical analyst), American financial market analyst
Military
- John Murphy (priest), 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 (Saint Patrick's Battalion), 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 (Queensland politician), Australian politician, member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
- John Murphy (New South Wales politician, born 1821), 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), Canadian politician, member of the Newfoundland House of Assembly
- John Joseph Murphy, 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), 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 (Connecticut politician), American politician, mayor of New Haven, Connecticut
- John W. Murphy (Pennsylvania politician), American congressman from Pennsylvania
- John W. Murphy (Arizona politician), American lawyer and attorney general of Arizona
- John F. Murphy Sr., American politician from Vermont
- John E. Murphy (judge), 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 (New York politician), US congressman from New York, implicated in Abscam
- John M. Murphy (California politician, born 1862), Irish-born California state assemblyman
- John Marion Murphy Canadian-born American rancher, businessperson, politician, and an early settler in California
- John F. Murphy (South Dakota politician), American lawyer and politician from South Dakota
- John F. Murphy (law professor), American law professor at Villanova University
- John Murphy (Texas politician), American politician, mayor pro tem of Richardson, Texas
- John F. Murphy (JAG), American lawyer, chief prosecutor of the Guantanamo Military Commissions
Elsewhere
- John Murphy (Irish Parliamentary Party politician), Irish politician, member of the UK Parliament for East Kerry
- Jack Murphy (Irish politician), Irish politician, TD Dublin South Central
- John A. Murphy, Irish historian and senator from Cork
Religion
- John Murphy (priest), 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 (archbishop of Cardiff), English Roman Catholic archbishop
- John Murphy (bishop of Cork), Irish Roman Catholic bishop
Sports
Association football (soccer)
- John Murphy (footballer, born 1872), English footballer
- John Murphy (footballer, born 1886), Irish footballer for Bradford and Luton
- John Murphy (footballer, born 1894), 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, Scottish footballer and ice hockey player
- John Murphy (footballer, born 1942), Scottish footballer
- John Murphy (footballer, born 1976), English footballer
- John Murphy (soccer, born 2000), American soccer player
- John Murphy (soccer, born 1967), American soccer coach
Australian rules football
- Johnny Murphy (footballer, born 1879), Australian rules footballer
- John P. Murphy, Australian rules footballer at South Melbourne and Sturt
- John Murphy (Australian rules footballer), Australian rules footballer for the Fitzroy Football Club
Baseball
- John Murphy (pitcher), American baseball pitcher
- John Murphy (infielder), American baseball infielder
- Johnny Murphy, American baseball pitcher
- John Ryan Murphy, American baseball catcher
Other sports
- John Murphy (Cork hurler), Irish hurler
- John Murphy (Offaly hurler), Irish hurler
- Johnny Murphy (coach), American basketball player-coach for the Rochester Centrals
- John Murphy (high jumper), American high jumper
- John Murphy (sport shooter), Australian Olympic shooter
- John Murphy (basketball), American basketball player
- John Murphy (Derry Gaelic footballer), Irish Gaelic footballer
- Jack Murphy (American football), American college football coach for the Toledo Rockets
- John Murphy (Down Gaelic footballer) Irish Gaelic footballer, manager, coach and selector
- John Murphy (swimmer), American Olympic gold medal swimmer
- Johnny Murphy (hurler), Irish hurler
- John Murphy (sportscaster), American football announcer for the Buffalo Bills
- John Murphy (cyclist), American cyclist
- Johne Murphy, Irish rugby union player
- Jonny Murphy, 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, American surgeon, president of the American Medical Association
- John Murphy (sanatorium operator), 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