Richard Murphy

Richard Murphy may refer to:

Arts and entertainment

 * Richard Murphy (screenwriter) (1912–1993), American film and television writer
 * Richard Murphy (poet) (1927–2018), Irish poet
 * Richard Murphy (architect) (born 1955), Scottish architect

Politics and law

 * Richard L. Murphy (1875–1936), American Senator from Iowa
 * Richard W. Murphy (born 1929), American diplomat
 * Dick Murphy (Richard M. Murphy, born 1942), American politician, mayor of San Diego
 * Rick Murphy, American politician, Arizona state senator

Sports

 * Dick Murphy (basketball) (1921–1973), American basketball player
 * Bos Murphy (Richard Murphy, 1924–2000), New Zealand boxer
 * Dick Murphy (baseball) (1931–2020), American baseball player
 * Richard Murphy (rower) (1931–2023), American Olympic rower
 * Richard Murphy (American football) (born 1986), American football running back

Others

 * Richard Murphy (sea captain) (1838–1916), American sea captain in Gloucester, Massachusetts
 * Richard Murphy (marine ecologist) (born 1942), American marine ecologist
 * Richard A. Murphy (1944–2022), American neuroscientist
 * Richard Murphy (tax campaigner) (born 1958), British campaigner and accountant
 * Richard Murphy (police officer) (fl. 1999), American police officer, involved in shooting of Amadou Diallo