William, Bill or Billy Murphy may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
edit- 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
- William Murphy (musician) (born 1973), American gospel musician
Business and industry
edit- 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
editAustralia
edit- 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 Emmet Murphy, Australian trade unionist and politician
U.S.
edit- 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 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
Elsewhere
edit- 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
edit- 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) (born 1940), 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
editBaseball
edit- 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), American baseball coach
Other sports
edit- 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) (1904–?), 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
Others
edit- 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