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 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