'''William''', '''Bill''' or '''Billy Murphy''' may refer to:
{{TOC right}} ==Arts and entertainment== * William B. Murphy (1908–1970), American film editor * William Murphy (actor) (1921–1989), American actor * Bill Murphy (Irish actor) (born 1963), Irish actor, writer and producer * Billy Murphy (fashion entrepreneur) (1940–2014), British fashion entrepreneur * Bishop William Murphy III (born 1973), American gospel musician & pastor * Willy Murphy (William Henry Murphy, 1936–1976), American underground cartoonist
==Business and industry== * 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
==Politics and law== ===Australia=== * 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 Emmett Murphy (1841–1921), Australian trade unionist and politician
===U.S.=== * 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 H. Murphy Sr. (1917–2003), American judge, lawyer, and civil rights activist * 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 K. Murphy ( 1834–1911), Illinois politician, lawyer and businessman * William Patrick Murphy (1920–2007), professor and author on the subject of Constitutional law
===Elsewhere=== * 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
==Religion== * 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) (1940–2026), 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
==Sport== ===Baseball=== * 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) (born 1989), American baseball coach * Willie Murphy (baseball) (William H. Murphy, 1864–?), American Major League Baseball player
===Other sports=== * 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) (1903–1979), 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 * Bill Murphy (American football) (1914–1985), American football guard * Willie Murphy (Cork hurler) (William Murphy, 1913–1977), Irish hurler and hurling selector
==Others== * William Cameron Murphy (1905–1961), Canadian lawyer and Canadian Army officer * William P. Murphy (1892–1987), American physician and Nobel laureate * William J. Murphy (RAF officer) (1916–1939), British Royal Air Force pilot * William P. Murphy Jr. (1923–2023), American scientist and inventor
==See also== * Willie Murphy (disambiguation)
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