William, Bill or Billy Murphy may refer to:

Arts and entertainment

William B. Murphy William B. Murphy (January 9, 1908 – July 2, 1970) was an American film editor who, in the course of a twenty-year career, served as president of American Cinema Editors (ACE) from 1952 to 1955 and was distinguished in 1966 with ACE's Eddie ...

(1908–1970), American film editor * William Murphy (actor) (1921–1989), American actor * Billy Murphy (fashion entrepreneur) (1940–2014), British fashion entrepreneur * William Murphy (musician) (born 1973), American gospel musician

Business and industry

William John Murphy William John Murphy (August 23, 1839 – April 17, 1923) was an American businessman, contractor, land developer and founder of the Arizona Improvement Company. He is also remembered as the "Founder of Glendale, Arizona" and an important contrib ...

(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 A Murphy bed (also known as a pull-down bed, fold-down bed, or wall bed) is a bed that is hinged at one end to store vertically against the wall, or inside a closet or cabinet. Since they often can be used as both a bed or a closet, Murphy beds ...

(1876–1959), Irish-American inventor of the Murphy bed * William Beverly Murphy (1907–1994), American food industry executive

Politics and law

Australia

William Edward Murphy William Edward Murphy was a politician in Queensland, Australia. He was a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, the first representative for the seat of Cook. He held this seat from 1 June 1876 to 5 December 1878. Personal life He w ...

(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.

* 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 William Thomas Murphy (August 7, 1899 – January 29, 1978) of Chicago was a U.S. Representative from the 3rd congressional district of Illinois During his time in office, from 1959 to 1971, Murphy's district saw cultural and economic shifts wit ...

(1899–1978), American politician, U.S. Representative from Illinois * William J. Murphy (Idaho politician) (1912–1993), American politician, Lieutenant Governor of Idaho * 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) William John Murphy (born January 4, 1963) is an American attorney and was a Democratic member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives, representing the 26th District from 1993 to 2011. He served as the 221st Speaker of the House from Ja ...

(born 1963), American politician, Rhode Island state representative * William Murphy (Wisconsin legislator), Irish-born American merchant, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly

Elsewhere

William Samuel Murphy William Samuel Murphy (12 February 1882 – 29 April 1961) was an Independent Conservative member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Portland, Ontario and became a physician. Murphy attended public school at Portland, then ...

(1882–1961), Canadian politician * William Lindsay Murphy (1888–1965), British Governor of the Bahamas *

William Murphy (Irish politician) William Murphy (12 February 1892 – 16 November 1967) was an Irish Fine Gael politician and Teachta Dála (TD) for Clare (Dáil constituency), Clare from 1951 until his death in 1967. Biography A publican before entering politics, Murphy was a ...

(1892–1967), Irish Fine Gael TD *

William J. Murphy (Labour politician) William J. Murphy (17 May 1928 – 17 September 2018) was an Irish Labour Party politician. He was elected as a Labour Party Teachta Dála (TD) for the Cork West constituency at the 1949 by-election on 15 June. His father, Timothy J. Murphy ...

(1928–2018), Irish Labour Party politician

Religion

William Murphy (bishop of Saginaw) William Francis Murphy (May 11, 1885 – February 7, 1950) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as the first bishop of the new Diocese of Saginaw in Michigan from 1938 until his death in 1950. Biography Early life ...

(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

Sport

Baseball

* Yale Murphy (William Henry Murphy, 1869–1906), American Major League Baseball player and college football coach *

Billy Murphy (baseball) William Eugene Murphy (born May 7, 1944) is a former Major League Baseball outfielder. He played in 84 games for the New York Mets in 1966, mostly as a center fielder and a pinch hitter. He had a batting average of .230 in 135 at bats, with ...

(born 1944), American Major League Baseball outfielder * Bill Murphy (pitcher) (born 1981), American Major League Baseball pitcher * Bill Murphy (baseball coach), American baseball coach

Other sports

* Torpedo Billy Murphy (1863–1939), featherweight boxer from New Zealand *

William Murphy (lacrosse) William Arthur Murphy (May 23, 1867 – April 17, 1957) was an American lacrosse player who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics The 1904 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the III Olympiad and also known as St. Louis 1904) we ...

(1867–1957), American Olympic lacrosse player *

William Murphy (rugby union) William Murphy (c. 1880–c. 1957) was a rugby union player who represented Australia. Murphy, a Number eight (rugby union), number eight, claimed 1 international rugby cap for Australia. His brother Pat Murphy (rugby union), Pat was also an Au ...

(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) William E. Murphy (November 15, 1917 – May 16, 2005) was a Navy Cross winner in World War II, an American Championship tennis player and university coach. Early life In 1941, he earned a Master's Degree in Physical Education from George Wi ...

(1917–2005), American tennis player and coach * Bill Murphy (footballer) (1921–2004), English footballer *

Billy J. Murphy Billy Jack "Spook" Murphy (January 13, 1921 – February 21, 2008) was an American college football player, coach, and athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Memphis State University—now known as the University of Mem ...

(1921–2008), American college football coach at the University of Memphis *

Bill Murphy (businessman) Bill Murphy (born 1946) is a former American professional wide receiver who played one season in 1969 for the New England Patriots. He subsequently became a financial commentator and gold bug, who serves as the chairman and director of the Gold ...

(born 1946), American NFL football player and businessman

Others

William P. Murphy William Parry Murphy (Stoughton, Wisconsin, February 6, 1892 – October 9, 1987) was an American physician who shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1934 with George Richards Minot and George Hoyt Whipple for their combined work ...

(1892–1987), American physician and Nobel laureate *

William J. Murphy (RAF officer) William J. Murphy (1916 – 4 September 1939) was the first British Royal Air Force (RAF) pilot to be shot down and killed during World War II. Murphy was born in Mitchelstown, County Cork in Ireland to William Joseph Murphy and Katherine C. ...

(1916–1939), British Royal Air Force pilot *

William P. Murphy Jr. William P. Murphy Jr. (born November 11, 1923) is a medical doctor and inventor of medical devices including collaborating on a flexible sealed blood bag used for blood transfusions. He is the son of the American physician William Parry Murphy ...

(born 1923), American scientist and inventor