John Murphy may refer to:

Arts and entertainment

  • John Francis Murphy (1853–1921), American landscape painter
  • John Murphy (fiddler) (1875–1955), Irish fiddle player
  • John Cullen Murphy (1919–2004), American illustrator
  • John Murphy (playwright) (1929–1998), Irish dramatist, author of The Country Boy
  • John Murphy (musician) (1959–2015), Australian drummer and multi-instrument musician
  • Kim Deal (a.k.a. Mrs. John Murphy, born 1961), American singer/songwriter
  • John Murphy (composer) (born 1965), British composer of film scores
  • John Murphy (voice actor) ( 2010s), English voice actor in The Little Prince
  • John Murphy ( 2010s), fictional character in The 100
  • John Murphy ( 2010s), fictional character in The Leftovers

Business and industry

  • John Murphy (bellfounder) (fl. 1837–1879), Irish bellfounder
  • John H. Murphy Sr. (1841–1922), African-American newspaper publisher
  • John Murphy (contractor) (1913–2009), British building contractor
  • John H. Murphy III (1916–2010), American publisher and newspaper executive
  • Joe Murphy (contractor) (John Murphy, 1917–2000), Irish civil engineering contractor
  • John Murphy (engineer) (born 1943), American inventor and computer engineer, credited with inventing ARCNET
  • John Murphy (branding consultant) (born 1946), British branding consultant, founder of Interbrand
  • John D. Murphy (born 1946), American cofounder of the University of Phoenix
  • John Murphy (technical analyst) ( 1960s–2000s), American financial market analyst

Military

  • John Murphy (priest) (1753–1798), Irish Roman Catholic priest and military leader in the Irish Rebellion of 1798 <!--listed twice because he comes under two sections-->
  • John McLeod Murphy (1827–1871), U.S. Navy officer during the American Civil War
  • John Murphy (Saint Patrick's Battalion) ( 1846–1848), Irish soldier
  • John E. Murphy (1869–1941), United States Navy sailor and Medal of Honor recipient during the Spanish–American War
  • John Alphonsus Murphy (1881–1935), American Medal of Honor recipient

Politics and law

Australia

  • John Murphy (Queensland politician) (1820–1883), Australian politician, member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
  • John Murphy (New South Wales politician, born 1821) (1821–1883), 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) (1849–1938), Canadian politician, member of the Newfoundland House of Assembly
  • John Joseph Murphy (1922–2010), Canadian politician, mayor of St. John's, Newfoundland
  • John Murphy (Canadian politician, born 1937) (1937–2024), Canadian politician, member of the Canadian House of Commons

U.S.

  • John Murphy (Alabama politician) (1786–1841), American politician, governor of Alabama
  • John Murphy (Nebraska politician) (1918–2010), American politician from Nebraska
  • John Murphy (Texas politician) (born 1945), American politician, mayor pro tem of Richardson, Texas
  • John E. Murphy (judge) (1900–1994), American judge and politician from Massachusetts
  • John E. Murphy Jr. (born 1943), American lobbyist and politician from Massachusetts
  • John Ellsworth Murphy (1925–1984), American lawyer and judge in Omaha, Nebraska
  • John F. Murphy (JAG) ( 2000s), American lawyer, chief prosecutor of the Guantanamo Military Commissions
  • John F. Murphy (South Dakota politician) (1930–2003), American lawyer and politician from South Dakota
  • John F. Murphy Sr. (1923–2011), American politician from Vermont
  • John Luttrell Murphy (1842–1912), American jurist, justice of the Territorial Montana Supreme Court
  • John M. Murphy (California politician, born 1862) (1862–?), Irish-born California state assemblyman
  • John M. Murphy (New York politician) (1926–2015), US congressman from New York, implicated in Abscam
  • John Marion Murphy (1824–1892) Canadian-born American rancher, businessperson, politician, and an early settler in California
  • John R. Murphy (1856–1932), American politician and attorney in Massachusetts
  • John W. Murphy (Connecticut politician) (1878–1963), American politician, mayor of New Haven, Connecticut
  • John W. Murphy (Pennsylvania politician) (1902–1962), American congressman from Pennsylvania
  • John W. Murphy (Arizona politician) (1874–1947), American lawyer and attorney general of Arizona

Elsewhere

  • John Murphy (Irish Parliamentary Party politician) (1870–1930), Irish politician, member of the UK Parliament for East Kerry
  • Jack Murphy (Irish politician) (1920–1984), Irish politician, TD Dublin South Central
  • John A. Murphy (1927–2022), Irish historian and senator from Cork

Religion

  • John Murphy (priest) (1753–1798), Irish Roman Catholic priest and military leader in the Irish Rebellion of 1798 <!--listed twice because he comes under two sections-->
  • John James Murphy (1796–1883), Irish Roman Catholic priest
  • John Tuohill Murphy (1854–1926), Irish Roman Catholic priest
  • John Murphy (archbishop of Cardiff) (1905–1995), English Roman Catholic archbishop
  • John Murphy (bishop of Cork) (1772–1847), Irish Roman Catholic bishop

Sports

Association football (soccer)

  • John Murphy (footballer, born 1872) (1872–1924), English footballer
  • John Murphy (footballer, born 1886), Irish footballer for Bradford and Luton
  • John Murphy (footballer, born 1894) (1894–1921), 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 (born 1935), Scottish footballer and ice hockey player
  • John Murphy (footballer, born 1942) (1942–2020), Scottish footballer
  • John Murphy (footballer, born 1976), English footballer
  • John Murphy (soccer, born 2000), American soccer player
  • John Murphy (soccer, born 1967) (born 1967), American soccer coach

Australian rules football

  • Johnny Murphy (footballer, born 1879) (1879–1950), Australian rules footballer
  • John P. Murphy (born 1945), Australian rules footballer at South Melbourne and Sturt
  • John Murphy (Australian rules footballer) (born 1949), Australian rules footballer for the Fitzroy Football Club

Baseball

  • John Murphy (pitcher) (1858–1905), American baseball pitcher
  • John Murphy (infielder) (1879–1949), American baseball infielder
  • Johnny Murphy (1908–1970), American baseball pitcher
  • John Ryan Murphy (born 1991), American baseball catcher

Other sports

  • John Murphy (Cork hurler) ( 1880s–1890s), Irish hurler
  • John Murphy (Offaly hurler) (born 1999), Irish hurler
  • Johnny Murphy (coach) (1891–1961), American basketball player-coach for the Rochester Centrals
  • John Murphy (high jumper) (1895–1972), American high jumper
  • John Murphy (sport shooter) (1919–1997), Australian Olympic shooter
  • John Murphy (basketball) (1924–2003), American basketball player
  • John Murphy (Derry Gaelic footballer) (1925/1926–2009), Irish Gaelic footballer
  • Jack Murphy (American football) (John A. Murphy, 1932–2021), American college football coach for the Toledo Rockets
  • John Murphy (Down Gaelic footballer) (1948–2020) Irish Gaelic footballer, manager, coach and selector
  • John Murphy (swimmer) (born 1953), American Olympic gold medal swimmer
  • Johnny Murphy (hurler) (born 1954), Irish hurler
  • John Murphy (sportscaster) (born 1955), American football announcer for the Buffalo Bills
  • John Murphy (cyclist) (born 1984), American cyclist
  • Johne Murphy (born 1984), Irish rugby union player
  • Jonny Murphy (born 1992), 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 (1857–1916), American surgeon, president of the American Medical Association
  • John Murphy (sanatorium operator) (1912–1977), American professional wrestler and sanatorium operator, nicknamed "Dropkick" and namesake of the band Dropkick Murphys
  • John Murphy (loyalist) (1950–1998), loyalist from Belfast, Northern Ireland
  • John Murphy, architect in Australia, see John and Phyllis Murphy
  • John F. Murphy (law professor) (1937–2021), American law professor at Villanova University

See also

  • Jack Murphy (disambiguation)
  • Jon Murphy (disambiguation)