John Murphy may refer to:

Arts and entertainment

John Francis Murphy John Francis Murphy (December 11, 1853 – January 30, 1921) was an American Irish landscape painter. His style moved from poetic Tonalism to the innovative application of multiple layers of pigment, in order to create a sparse, brooding lands ...

(1853–1921), American landscape painter * John Murphy (fiddler) (1875–1955), Irish fiddle player *

John Cullen Murphy John Cullen Murphy (May 3, 1919 – July 2, 2004) was an American illustrator best known for his three decades of work on the ''Prince Valiant'' comic strip. Early life and education Born in New York City, Murphy spent his childhood in Chicago a ...

(1919–2004), American illustrator * John Murphy (playwright) (1929–1998), Irish dramatist, author of ''The Country Boy'' *

John Murphy (musician) John Russell Murphy (11 July 1959 – 11 October 2015) was an Australian drummer, percussionist and multi-instrumental session musician who played in Australian and British post-punk, ambient and industrial music groups. Early life John R ...

(1959–2015), Australian drummer and multi-instrument musician *

Kim Deal Kimberley Ann Deal (born June 10, 1961) is an American musician. She was the original bassist and co-vocalist in the alternative rock band the Pixies (band), Pixies from 1986 to 1993 and again from 2004 to 2013. She is the frontwoman of the Bre ...

(a.k.a. Mrs. John Murphy, born 1961), American singer/songwriter *

John Murphy (composer) John Murphy (born 4 March 1965) is an English film composer. He is a self-taught multi-instrumental musician who began his career in the 1980s, working with fellow Liverpool-natives The Lotus Eaters and Thomas Lang, as well as Claudia Brüc ...

(born 1965), British composer of film scores * John Murphy (voice actor) ( 2010s), English voice actor in ''

The Little Prince ''The Little Prince'' (, ) is a novella written and illustrated by French writer and aviator Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. It was first published in English and French in the United States by Reynal & Hitchcock in April 1943 and was published po ...

'' *John Murphy ( 2010s), fictional character in ''

The 100 The 100 or The Hundred may refer to: Arts and entertainment * 100 (DC Comics), fictional organized crime groups appearing in DC Comics * The 100 (novel series), ''The 100'' (novel series), a 2013–2016 science fiction novel series written by Kass ...

'' *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) John Murphy (5 October 1913 – 7 May 2009) was an Irish business man who established the construction and infrastructure contractor J. Murphy & Sons. The company, based in Kentish Town, with its green vans and lorries, works on buildin ...

(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) John A. Murphy is an American inventor and computer engineer credited with inventing ARCNET, the first commercial networking system, in 1976. He was working for Datapoint Corporation at the time. His biography appeared in the IT History Society we ...

(born 1943), American inventor and computer engineer, credited with inventing ARCNET *

John Murphy (branding consultant) John Matthew Murphy (born 1944, Essex) is a British marketing consultant who first described the process of branding. He also pioneered the art of brand valuation, that is, measuring the accounting value of a company's brands as assets, and in s ...

(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) John Murphy (c. 1753 – c. 2 July 1798) was an Irish Catholic Church, Roman Catholic priesthood (Catholic Church), priest of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Ferns, who is mainly remembered for his central role in the Irish Rebellion of 1798 in ...

(1753–1798), Irish Roman Catholic priest and military leader in the Irish Rebellion of 1798 *

John McLeod Murphy John McLeod Murphy (February 14, 1827 – June 1, 1871) was an officer in the United States Navy during the American Civil War. Biography Murphy was born in Westchester County, New York, and was appointed midshipman on August 10, 1841. He s ...

(1827–1871), U.S. Navy officer during the American Civil War *

John Murphy (Saint Patrick's Battalion) John Murphy, Irish soldier, fl. 1846-48. Murphy was a native of County Mayo, Ireland who later served with the Saint Patrick's Battalion. He had deserted the U.S. army 8th Infantry on 17 May 1846, and joined the Mexican army. Because the Unite ...

( 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 John Alphonsus Murphy (February 26, 1881 – November 29, 1935) was an American drummer serving in the United States Marine Corps during the Boxer Rebellion who received the Medal of Honor for bravery. Biography Murphy was born February 26, 1881, ...

(1881–1935), American Medal of Honor recipient

Politics and law

Australia

John Murphy (Queensland politician) John Murphy was a politician in Queensland, Australia. He was a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly. He was the member for Ipswich 18 June 1867 to 12 August 1870. Early life He was born 25 September 1820 (County Cork, Ireland) to ...

(1820–1883), Australian politician, member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly *

John Murphy (New South Wales politician, born 1821) John Murphy (1821 – 24 June 1883) was an English-born Australian politician. He migrated to New South Wales around 1843 and became a pastoralist. On 22 February 1855 he married Mary Albon, with whom he had six children. By 1866 he owned Ky ...

(1821–1883), Australian politician, member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly *

John Murphy (Australian politician, born 1950) John Paul Murphy (born 31 May 1950) is an Australian former politician who served as an Australian Labor Party member of the Australian House of Representatives from October 1998 until September 2013, representing Lowe and then Reid, New Sout ...

, Australian politician, member of the House of Representatives

Canada

John Joseph Murphy (Newfoundland MHA) John Joseph Murphy (May 13, 1849 – August 4, 1938) was a businessman and politician. He represented Harbour Main in the Newfoundland House of Assembly from 1908 to 1913 as a People's Party member. Biography The son of James Murphy, a ...

(1849–1938), Canadian politician, member of the Newfoundland House of Assembly *

John Joseph Murphy John Joseph Murphy (September 24, 1922 – December 15, 2010 ) was a Canadian businessman and politician who was the 11th mayor of St. John's, Newfoundland. Biography Born the son of John Murphy and Gertrude Wadden in St. John's, Newfoundla ...

(1922–2010), Canadian politician, mayor of St. John's, Newfoundland *

John Murphy (Canadian politician, born 1937) John Murphy (August 26, 1937 – June 12, 2024) was a member of the House of Commons of Canada from 1993 to 1997. Born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Murphy became a Liberal party candidate for the Annapolis Valley—Hants electoral district in t ...

(1937–2024), Canadian politician, member of the Canadian House of Commons

U.S.

John Murphy (Alabama politician) John Murphy (1786 – September 21, 1841) was the fourth Governor of the U.S. state of Alabama, serving two terms from 1825 to 1829. Biography Early life John Murphy was born in 1786 in Robeson County, North Carolina. He attended South Caro ...

(1786–1841), American politician, governor of Alabama * John Luttrell Murphy (1842–1912), American jurist, justice of the Territorial Montana Supreme Court * 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 * John F. Murphy Sr. (1923–2011), American politician from Vermont *

John E. Murphy (judge) John E. Murphy (February 13, 1900 – November 1, 1994) was an American jurist and politician who served as presiding justice of Peabody District Court and served two stints in the Massachusetts House of Representatives. Early life Murphy was bor ...

(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 M. Murphy (New York politician) John Michael Murphy (August 3, 1926 – May 25, 2015) was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 16th (1963–1973) and 17th (1973–1981) districts. He was convicted of taking bribes in the 1980 Abscam scand ...

(1926–2015), US congressman from New York, implicated in Abscam * John M. Murphy (California politician) (1862–?), California state assemblyman * John F. Murphy (South Dakota politician) (1930–2003), American lawyer and politician from South Dakota * John F. Murphy (law professor) (1937–2021), American law professor at Villanova University * John Murphy (Texas politician) (born 1945), American politician, mayor pro tem of Richardson, Texas * John F. Murphy (JAG) ( 2000s), American lawyer, chief prosecutor of the Guantanamo Military Commissions

Elsewhere

* John Murphy (Irish Parliamentary Party politician) (1870–1930), Irish politician, member of the UK Parliament for East Kerry *

Jack Murphy (Irish politician) John Murphy (1920 – 11 July 1984) was an Irish politician and the first unemployment, unemployed person ever elected to a national legislature.''The man in the black beret leads the battle for Éire's workless'', Andrew Boyd (1957). He was ele ...

(1920–1984), Irish politician, TD Dublin South Central * John A. Murphy (1927–2022), Irish historian and senator from Cork

Religion

(1753–1798), Irish Roman Catholic priest and military leader in the Irish Rebellion of 1798 * 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) John Murphy (born 20 November 1949) is a former Australian rules footballer who played in the Victorian Football League (now AFL). Playing career Murphy debuted with the Fitzroy Football Club in 1967 after being recruited from Diamond Va ...

(born 1949), Australian rules footballer for the Fitzroy Football Club

Baseball

John Murphy (pitcher) John Henry Murphy (1858 – March 7, 1905) was an American professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball in 1884 with Altoona Mountain City and the Wilmington Quicksteps. He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ...

(1858–1905), American baseball pitcher * John Murphy (infielder) (1879–1949), American baseball infielder *

Johnny Murphy John Joseph Murphy (July 14, 1908 – January 14, 1970) was an American All-Star right-handed relief pitcher in Major League Baseball (1932, 1934–1943, 1946–1947) who later became a front office executive in the game. Yankees' relief ace A ...

(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) John Leonard Murphy (March 23, 1895 – August 17, 1972) was an American track and field athlete who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics. He was born in Portland, Oregon and died in Midland, Michigan. In 1920, he finished fifth in the high ju ...

(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) John Murphy (–2009) was a Gaelic footballer who played for the Derry county team. He was part of the first Derry side to win the National Football League. Murphy played club football for Seán O'Leary's and won the Derry Senior Football Ch ...

(1925/1926–2009), Irish Gaelic footballer *

Jack Murphy (American football) John A. Murphy (August 6, 1932 – January 9, 2021) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head coach at Heidelberg University in Tiffin, Ohio in 1970 and at the University of Toledo from 1971 to 1976, compiling a career co ...

(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) John Joseph Murphy (born July 19, 1953) is an American former backstroke and freestyle swimmer who attended Indiana University and won a gold in the 4x100 freestyle relay and a bronze medal in the 100-meter backstroke at the 1972 Summer Olympic ...

(born 1953), American Olympic gold medal swimmer * Johnny Murphy (hurler) (born 1954), Irish hurler *

John Murphy (sportscaster) John Murphy (born March 14, 1955) is an American former sportscaster from Buffalo, New York. He is best known as the former voice of the Buffalo Bills Radio Network and host of ''One Bills Live'' (formerly ''The John Murphy Show'') on WGR and ...

(born 1955), American football announcer for the Buffalo Bills * John Murphy (cyclist) (born 1984), American cyclist *

Johne Murphy Johne Murphy (; born John Edmund Murphy 10 November 1984) is a retired Irish rugby union player who played wing, fullback or centre. On 27 August 2015, Murphy announced his retirement from rugby. Family Murphy was born John Edmund Murphy to ...

(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 John Benjamin Murphy, born John Murphy (December 21, 1857 – August 11, 1916) was an American physician and abdominal surgeon noted for advocating early surgical intervention in appendicitis appendectomy, and several eponyms: Murphy’s button, ...

(1857–1916), American surgeon, president of the American Medical Association *

John Murphy (sanatorium operator) John E. "Dropkick" Murphy (May 12, 1912 – October 17, 1977) was an American professional wrestler and sanatorium owner. He operated the Bellows Farms Sanatorium, an alcoholic rehabilitation facility in Acton, Massachusetts from 1941 to 1971. T ...

(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 is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second Ep ...