Paul Murphy
Wikimedia disambiguation page
Paul Murphy may refer to:
Sportspeople
Paul Murphy (English footballer) (born 1954), English football player for Workington
Paul Murphy (Derry Gaelic footballer) (born 1979), Irish Gaelic footballer
Paul Murphy (Kerry Gaelic footballer) (born 1991), Irish Gaelic footballer
Paul Murphy (hurler) (born 1989), Irish hurler
Politicians
Paul Murphy (Irish politician) (born 1983), Solidarity TD (Dublin South West) and former Socialist Party MEP
Paul Murphy (Manitoba politician), Canadian politician
Paul Murphy (Massachusetts politician) (1932–2020), American politician
Paul F. Murphy (born 1932), American politician, member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
Paul Murphy, Baron Murphy of Torfaen (born 1948), Welsh Labour Party politician
Others
Paul Murphy (Australian journalist) (1942 or 1943–2020), Australian political journalist
Paul Murphy (British journalist), founder editor of FT Alphaville
Skratch Bastid (Paul Murphy, born 1982), Canadian hip hop DJ
Paul Murphy (musician) (born 1949), jazz percussionist
Paul Murphy, former lead singer of The Destroyers (band)
Paul St.
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