William, Bill or Billy Murphy may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
William B. Murphy (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 (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
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 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 (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) (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 (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) (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
Baseball
Yale Murphy (William Henry Murphy, 1869–1906), American Major League Baseball player and college football coach Billy Murphy (baseball) (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) (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
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
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. (born 1923), American scientist and inventor
See also
Willie Murphy (disambiguation)