Michael, Mick, or Mike Murphy may refer to:

Artists and entertainers

Michael Murphy (actor) Michael George Murphy (born May 5, 1938) is a multi-award-winning American film, television and stage actor. He often plays unethical or morally ambiguous characters in positions of authority, including politicians, executives, administrators, c ...

(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 Michael Austin "Mic" Murphy (born January 9, 1958) is an American musician, lead singer of the successful 1980s synth R&B duo the System. He is well known for singing the group's biggest hit, " Don't Disturb This Groove," a 1987 US #4 Pop and #1 ...

(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

Sportspeople

Association football

* Mick Murphy (footballer) (born 1976), English former football midfielder * Mike Murphy (footballer) (born 1939), English former football goalkeeper

Gaelic football

Michael Murphy (Gaelic footballer) Michael Murphy (born 4 August 1989) is an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays as a full forward for Glenswilly and for the Donegal county team, which he captained from December 2010 until his initial retirement from inter-county football in Nove ...

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

Gridiron football

* Mike Murphy (American football) (born 1944), American football coach *

Mike Murphy (Canadian football) Mike Murphy (born September 6, 1954) is a former award-winning Canadian Football League fullback. Career A graduate of University of Ottawa, Murphy was a member of the famed 1975 Vanier Cup champion Ottawa Gee-Gees team. The Ottawa Rough Riders ...

(born 1954), Canadian Football League fullback *

Mike Murphy (trainer and coach) Michael Charles Murphy (February 26, 1860 – June 4, 1913) was an American athletic trainer and coach at Yale University (1887–1889, 1892–1896, 1901–1905), Detroit Athletic Club (1889–1892), University of Michigan (1891), Villanova Unive ...

(1860–1913), trainer of boxing champion John L. Sullivan, first Michigan Wolverines football coach, and the "father of American track athletics"

Hurling

Mick Murphy (Limerick hurler) Michael J. Murphy (1897 – 18 October 1955) was an Irish hurler who played as a goalkeeper for the Limerick senior team. Born in Limerick, Murphy first played competitive hurling in his youth. He made his first impression on the inter-county ...

(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) Michael Murphy (30 March 1894 – 20 September 1968) was an Irish sportsman and revolutionary figure. He is best known as a hurler who played in a variety of positions for the Cork and Dublin senior teams. Biography Born in Ballintemple, Co ...

(1894–1968), Irish sportsman and revolutionary figure

Other sports

Michael Murphy (Australian footballer) Michael Murphy (born 8 September 1965) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with the North Melbourne Football Club, Adelaide Football Club and the Brisbane Bears in the Victorian/Australian Football League (VFL/AFL). Murphy, a k ...

(born 1965), VFL/AFL player *

Mick Murphy (rugby league) Michael Anastasio Murphy (30 September 1941 – 17 March 2019) was an English rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s and 1970s. He played club level rugby union (RU) for Waterloo R.F.C., and representativ ...

(1941–2019), rugby union and rugby league footballer of the 1960s and 1970s *

Mike Murphy (baseball) Michael Jerome Murphy (August 19, 1888 – October 26, 1952) was an American Major League Baseball catcher. He played for the St. Louis Cardinals during the season and the Philadelphia Athletics The Philadelphia Athletics were a Major Leagu ...

(1888–1952), American Major League Baseball catcher *

Michael Murphy (cricketer) Michael Murphy (12 June 1854 – 2 September 1890) was an Australian cricketer. He played one first-class cricket match for Victoria in 1874. See also * List of Victoria first-class cricketers This is a list of Victoria first-class cricke ...

(1854–1890), Australian cricketer *

Mick Murphy (cyclist) Michael Murphy (28 April 1934 – 10 September 2015) was an Irish cyclist. He won the Rás Tailteann in 1958. Early life Murphy was a native of Cahirsiveen. He left school at 11 and worked variously as a farm labourer, a quarryman and a turf-c ...

(1934–2015), Irish cyclist, wrestler and boxer *

Michael Murphy (diver) Michael Andrew Murphy (born 29 November 1973 in Brisbane, Queensland) is a former Olympic diver for Australia. He was an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder.Mike Murphy (ice hockey, born 1950) Michael John Murphy (born September 12, 1950) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League The National Hockey League (NHL; , ''LNH'') is a professional ice hockey league in North America com ...

, ice hockey player and head coach, currently NHL vice-president of hockey operations *

Mike Murphy (ice hockey, born 1989) Michael Murphy (born January 15, 1989) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender. Murphy is currently an assistant coach for the Queen's Golden Gaels women's ice hockey. He last played with Dornbirner EC of the Austrian Hockey Leag ...

, Canadian ice hockey goaltender *

(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) John Glass (1911 – 1998) was a motorcycle speedway rider from Australia. During his speedway career he rode under the pseudonym Mick Murphy. Career Glass was born in Scotland but emigrated to Perth in Australia with his parents as a chil ...

(1911 – 1998), Australian speedway rider

Politicians

* Michael Murphy (New Hampshire politician), member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives *

Michael Murphy (Indiana politician) Michael Brendan Murphy (born February 16, 1957) served as a Republican member of the Indiana House of Representatives, representing the 90th District from 1994 to 2010. A conservative, Murphy was known for his speeches on behalf of free mark ...

(born 1957), member of the Indiana House of Representatives *

Michael Pat Murphy Michael Patrick Murphy (12 March 1919 – 28 October 2000) was an Irish Labour Party politician. A publican before entering politics, he was first elected to Dáil Éireann as a Labour Party Teachta Dála (TD) for the Cork West constituency at ...

(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) Michael Cotter Murphy (March 7, 1839 – March 4, 1903) was an American politician from New York (state), New York, and a recipient of the Medal of Honor during the American Civil War. He was the first New York City Police Commissioner. Biograp ...

(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) Mick Murphy is a Socialist Party political activist who sat as a Tallaght Central representative on South Dublin County Council. It was Murphy who discovered the GAMA construction scandal, which was subsequently raised in Dáil Éireann and led ...

, Irish Socialist Party political activist *

Mick Murphy (Sinn Féin politician) Michael Murphy (born 6 February 1942) is an Irish nationalist politician in Northern Ireland. Background Active in Irish republicanism after getting involved with the Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association of the 1960s, he worked as a publi ...

(born 1942), nationalist politician in Northern Ireland * Mike Murphy (Illinois politician), Illinois politician *

Mike Murphy (New Brunswick politician) Michael Barry Murphy (born January 25, 1958) is a New Brunswick lawyer and politician. Biography Murphy graduated from Moncton High School in 1976, from the University of New Brunswick with a Bachelor of Business Administration in 1980 an ...

(born 1958), Canadian lawyer and Liberal politician *

Mike Murphy (political consultant) Michael Ellis Murphy (born June 4, 1962) is a Republican political consultant, entertainment industry writer, and producer. He advised Republicans including John McCain, Jeb Bush, David Dreier, John Engler, Tommy Thompson, Spencer Abraham, Ch ...

(born 1962), American Republican political consultant *

Mike Murphy (Washington politician) 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 ...

, treasurer of the state of Washington *

Michael Murphy (Kansas politician) Michael Murphy is an American politician and retired pilot from the state of Kansas. He served as a Republican member of the Kansas House of Representatives for the 114th district from 2021 to 2025, and in 2024 was elected to fill the 34th dist ...

, member of the Kansas House of Representatives *

Michael A. Murphy Michael Augustus Murphy (September 29, 1837 – October 26, 1909)

(1837–1909), associate justice of the Supreme Court of Nevada *

Michael Murphy (Fine Gael politician) Michael Murphy is an Irish Fine Gael politician who has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Tipperary South constituency since the 2024 general election. He was elected to South Tipperary County Council in 2009, was a member of Tipperary County ...

, Irish Fine Gael politician

Soldiers

* Michael Murphy (VC) (c. 1837–1893), Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross *

Michael D. Murphy Michael D. Murphy is a former lawyer and United States Air Force officer. He was a colonel and commander of the Air Force Legal Operations Agency, and retired as a lieutenant. A former top lawyer in the Air Force, Murphy was relieved of his co ...

, 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

Characters

* Michael Murphy, fictional character in the TV series '' The Leftovers'' * Michael Murphy, main protagonist of '' Babylon Rising''

Others

Michael Murphy (author) Michael Murphy (born September 3, 1930) is an American writer, co-founder of the Esalen Institute, and a key figure in the Human Potential Movement. Life and career Michael Murphy was born September 3, 1930, to an Irish father and Basques, Basqu ...

(born 1930), American Integral Movement author and co-founder of the Esalen Institute *

Michael Murphy (priest) Fr. Michael Murphy (c. 1767 – 9 June 1798) was an Irish people, Irish Roman Catholic priest and United Irishmen leader during the Irish Rebellion of 1798. While his birthplace in Ireland is undetermined, various locations (such as Balli ...

(), 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) Michael B. Murphy is an Irish doctor and academic. He was the University president, President of University College Cork from 2007 to 2017. From 2019 until 2023, Murphy served as the president of the European University Association (EUA). Since ...

, former President of University College Cork * Michael Murphy (New Zealand magistrate) (1806–1852), New Zealander clerk, police magistrate, and subsheriff *

Michael Murphy (journalist) Michael Murphy (born 1947) is an Irish journalist, newsreader, psychoanalyst and author. He works for RTÉ and is considered "one of the most popular voices on radio". Murphy is from Castlebar, County Mayo, and has lectured at St. Vincent's Uni ...

(born 1948/49), news reader with RTÉ *

Mike Murphy (presenter) Michael James Murphy (born 20 October 1941) is an Irish broadcaster, actor and property developer. He is best known for his long broadcasting career with RTÉ, presenting many TV shows such as ''The Live Mike'', ''Winning Streak'' and '' The Bi ...

(born 1941), Irish broadcaster *

Mike Murphy (sports radio personality) Mike Murphy (born May 1, 1951) is an American sports radio personality, who hosted ''The Mike Murphy Show'' on Chicago's Sports Radio 670 The Score. His last show aired on June 12, 2009. He currently hosts a show on WMVP-AM every Saturday from 9 ...

(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