Michael Murphy

Last updated May 16, 2025

Michael, Mick, or Mike Murphy may refer to:

Artists and entertainers

Michael Murphy (actor) (born 1938), American actor
Michael Murphy (Canadian actor) (born 1996), Canadian actor best known for the role of "Sam Foster" in the sitcom Life with Boys
Mike Murphy (musician) (1946–2006), American drummer for the Bee Gees and Chicago
Michael Bryan Murphy, lead singer of REO Speedwagon
Michael John Murphy, American folk musician
Mike L. Murphy (born 1975), American film maker and animator
Michael Murphy (singer) (born 1986), New Zealand Idol runner up
Mic Murphy (born 1958), member of musical duo The System
Michael Murphy (sculptor) (born 1975), American artist
Mick Murphy (guitarist) (born 1972), American guitarist and multi-instrumentalist

Michael Murphy (Gaelic footballer) (born 1989), Donegal and Glenswilly sportsman
Mick Murphy (Gaelic footballer) (1931–2009), Irish Gaelic footballer

Mike Murphy (American football) (born 1944), American football coach
Mike Murphy (Canadian football) (born 1954), Canadian Football League fullback
Mike Murphy (trainer and coach) (1860–1913), trainer of boxing champion John L. Sullivan, first Michigan Wolverines football coach, and the "father of American track athletics"

Mick Murphy (Limerick hurler) (1897–1955), Irish hurler who played as a goalkeeper for the Limerick senior team
Michael Murphy (Templederry hurler) (born 1959), Irish hurler
Mick Murphy (Tipperary hurler) (1940–2018), Irish sportsperson
Mick Murphy (hurler, born 1918) (1918–2018), Irish hurler with Tipperary and Clare
Mick Murphy (Cork hurler) (1894–1968), Irish sportsman and revolutionary figure

Michael Murphy (Australian footballer) (born 1965), VFL/AFL player
Mick Murphy (rugby league) (1941–2019), rugby union and rugby league footballer of the 1960s and 1970s
Mike Murphy (baseball) (1888–1952), American Major League Baseball catcher
Michael Murphy (cricketer) (1854–1890), Australian cricketer
Mick Murphy (cyclist) (1934–2015), Irish cyclist, wrestler and boxer
Michael Murphy (diver) (born 1973), Australian Olympic diver
Mike Murphy (ice hockey, born 1950), ice hockey player and head coach, currently NHL vice-president of hockey operations
Mike Murphy (ice hockey, born 1989), Canadian ice hockey goaltender
Mike Murphy (trainer and coach) (1860–1913), trainer of boxing champion John L. Sullivan, first Michigan Wolverines football coach, and the "father of American track athletics"
Mick Murphy (speedway rider) (1911 – 1998), Australian speedway rider

Michael Murphy (New Hampshire politician), member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives
Michael Murphy (Indiana politician) (born 1957), member of the Indiana House of Representatives
Michael Pat Murphy (1919–2000), Irish Labour Party politician
Michael Murphy (Tennessee politician), member of the Tennessee House of Representatives (1971–1986)
Michael C. Murphy (New York politician) (1839–1903), New York politician and Medal of Honor recipient
Michael C. Murphy (Michigan politician) (1952–2014), member of the Michigan House of Representatives
Mick Murphy (Irish Socialist politician), Irish Socialist Party political activist
Mick Murphy (Sinn Féin politician) (born 1942), nationalist politician in Northern Ireland
Mike Murphy (Illinois politician), Illinois politician
Mike Murphy (New Brunswick politician) (born 1958), Canadian lawyer and Liberal politician
Mike Murphy (political consultant) (born 1962), American Republican political consultant
Mike Murphy (Washington politician), treasurer of the state of Washington
Michael Murphy (Kansas politician), member of the Kansas House of Representatives
Michael A. Murphy (1837–1909), associate justice of the Supreme Court of Nevada
Michael Murphy (Fine Gael politician), Irish Fine Gael politician

Michael Murphy (VC) (c. 1837–1893), Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross
Michael D. Murphy, U.S. Air Force colonel charged with falsely claiming to be an attorney
Michael P. Murphy (1976–2005), U.S. Navy SEAL and Medal of Honor recipient, killed in the War in Afghanistan

Michael Murphy (author) (born 1930), American Integral Movement author and co-founder of the Esalen Institute
Michael Murphy (priest) (c. 1767–1798), co-leader of the Irish Rebellion of 1798
Michael Murphy (bishop), 20th-century Irish Roman Catholic bishop
Michael Derrington Murphy (born 1940), chemistry professor and bluegrass musician
Michael J. Murphy (police commissioner) (1913–1997), American police commissioner
Michael Joseph Murphy (1915–2007), American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church
Michael R. Murphy (born 1947), American judge
Michael Murphy (academic), former President of University College Cork
Michael Murphy (New Zealand magistrate) (1806–1852), New Zealander clerk, police magistrate, and subsheriff
Michael Murphy (journalist) (born 1948/49), news reader with RTÉ
Mike Murphy (presenter) (born 1941), Irish broadcaster
Mike Murphy (sports radio personality) (born 1951), nicknamed "Murph", American radio talk-show host
Michael J. Murphy (builder) (1885–1959), master builder in the Carmel-by-the-Sea, California
Michael J. Murphy (diplomat), American diplomat
USS Michael Murphy, a destroyer