Richard Murphy may refer to:

Arts and entertainment

  • Richard Murphy (screenwriter) (1912–1993), American film and television writer
  • Richard Murphy (poet) (1927–2018), Irish poet
  • Richard Murphy (architect) (born 1955), Scottish architect

Politics and law

  • Richard L. Murphy (1875–1936), American Senator from Iowa
  • Richard W. Murphy (1929–2024), American diplomat
  • Dick Murphy (Richard M. Murphy, born 1942), American politician, mayor of San Diego
  • Rick Murphy, American politician, Arizona state senator

Sports

  • Dick Murphy (basketball) (1921–1973), American basketball player
  • Bos Murphy (Richard Murphy, 1924–2000), New Zealand boxer
  • Dick Murphy (baseball) (1931–2020), American baseball player
  • Richard Murphy (rower) (1931–2023), American Olympic rower
  • Richard Murphy (American football) (born 1986), American football running back

Others

  • Richard Murphy (sea captain) (1838–1916), American sea captain in Gloucester, Massachusetts
  • Richard Murphy (marine ecologist) (born 1942), American marine ecologist
  • Richard A. Murphy (1944–2022), American neuroscientist
  • Richard Murphy (tax campaigner) (born 1958), British campaigner and accountant
  • Richard Murphy (businessman) (born 1961), known for founding video rental chains
  • Richard Murphy (police officer) (fl. 1999), American police officer, involved in shooting of Amadou Diallo