Thomas Murphy
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Government, military, law, business and clergy
- Tom Murphy (U.S. politician) (1924–2007), former Speaker of the House of Representatives, from the state of Georgia
- Thomas Francis MurphyThomas Francis MurphyThomas Francis Murphy was a federal prosecutor and judge in New York City.-Biography:Murphy was born in New York. He attended Georgetown University and Fordham Law School, from which he graduated in 1930...
(1905–1995), American lawyer, prosecutor, and federal judge - Thomas Gerow MurphyThomas Gerow MurphyThomas Gerow Murphy, PC was a Canadian politician.Born in Northumberland County, Ontario, he was a pharmacist before being elected to the Canadian House of Commons representing the Manitoba riding of Neepawa in the 1925 federal election. A Conservative, he was defeated in the 1926 election by...
(1883–1971), Canadian politician - Thomas Joseph MurphyThomas Joseph MurphyThomas Joseph Murphy was an American bishop in the Catholic Church who served as Bishop of Great Falls from 1978–1987, Coadjutor Archbishop of Seattle from 1987–1991, and Archbishop of Seattle from 1991 until his death....
(1932–1997), American archbishop - Thomas M. MurphyThomas M. MurphyRichard Paul Pavlick was a retired postal worker from New Hampshire who stalked U.S. President-Elect John F. Kennedy, with the intent of assassinating him...
(1926–2002), US Postmaster of the Town of Belmont, New Hampshire whose alertness just might have saved the life of US President-elect, John F. Kennedy - Thomas Murphy (chairman)Thomas Murphy (chairman)Thomas Aquinas Murphy was former CEO of General Motors during the 1970s.Murphy began with GM as a clerk in the controller's office after graduating in 1938 from the University of Illinois with a B.S. in accountancy. During World War II, Murphy served in the Navy for three years before returning to...
(died 2006), former CEO of General Motors - Thomas W. Murphy (American Samoa judge) (1935–1992), American jurist who served as Associate Justice from 1980 to 1987; subsequently Federal attorney in Hawaii
- Thomas W. Murphy (Illinois judge) (born 1953), American jurist and local legislator who has been serving on Cook County Circuit Court since 2006
- Thomas Murphy (Irish republican), IRA Army Council Chief of Staff
- Thomas J. Murphy, Jr., former mayor of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Thomas Murphy (Medal of Honor recipient), Civil War soldier and Medal of Honor recipient
- Thomas Murphy (Medal of Honor, 1869), American Indian Wars soldier and Medal of Honor recipient
- Thomas C. Murphy, Civil War soldier and Medal of Honor recipient
- Thomas J. Murphy (Medal of Honor recipient), Civil War soldier and Medal of Honor recipient
- Thomas Murphy (VC)Thomas Murphy (VC)Thomas Murphy VC was an Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
(1839–1900), Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross - Thomas P. Murphy, (Emigranted from Ireland to US)
Media, music, entertainment, arts and academia
- Tom Murphy (artist)Tom Murphy (artist)Tom Murphy is an English artist.He is a self taught artist, starting his artistic career initially as a hobby and moved quickly to an intense period of self-study, mastering a range of techniques in many art disciplines....
, English artist - Thomas W. Murphy (anthropologist) (born 1967), American Latter Day Saint scholar, author and academic, whose research into genetic origins of Book of Mormon caused controversy
- Tom Murphy (actor)Tom Murphy (actor)Tom Jordan Murphy was an Irish theatre and film actor best known for his 1998 Tony Award winning performance in The Beauty Queen of Leenane....
(1968–2007), Tony Award-winning Irish actor - Tom Murphy (luthier), known for the GibsonGibson Guitar CorporationThe Gibson Guitar Corporation, formerly of Kalamazoo, Michigan and currently of Nashville, Tennessee, manufactures guitars and other instruments which sell under a variety of brand names...
"Tom Murphy" aged guitars, using a process that makes new guitars look like old ones. - Tom Murphy (playwright)Tom Murphy (playwright)Tom Murphy is an Irish dramatist who has worked closely with the Abbey Theatre in Dublin and with Druid Theatre, Galway. He was born in Tuam, County Galway, Ireland...
, Irish playwright - Tommy Murphy (Australian playwright), Australian playwright
- Thomas Murphy (UCD), President University College DublinUniversity College DublinUniversity College Dublin ) - formally known as University College Dublin - National University of Ireland, Dublin is the Republic of Ireland's largest, and Ireland's second largest, university, with over 1,300 faculty and 17,000 students...
- Thomas Murphy (broadcasting)Thomas Murphy (broadcasting)Thomas S. Murphy is an American broadcast executive, and was chair and chief executive officer of Capital Cities / ABC, Inc. until 1996. Together with fellow Capital Cities executive Daniel Burke, Murphy engineered the 1986 acquisition of the American Broadcasting Company in 1986 for $3.5 billion...
, former chairman and CEO of Capital Cities Communications - Thomas Murphy (journalist)Thomas Murphy (journalist)Thomas "Tom" Murphy is a British born journalist. Tom has worked as a producer / cameraman specializing in current affairs and documentaries, filming in many different environments, hostile and otherwise, throughout the world....
Sports and games
- Tom Murphy (American football)Tom Murphy (American football)Tom Murphy was a player in the National Football League. He played for the Milwaukee Badgers during the 1926 NFL season.-References:...
, American football player - Tom Murphy (athlete)Tom Murphy (athlete)Thomas Joseph Murphy is a former middle distance runner from the United States, who represented his native country at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. He is best known for winning the gold medal in the men's 800 metres event at the 1959 Pan American Games in Chicago.-References:*...
(born 1935), American middle distance runner - Tom Murphy (baseball)Tom Murphy (baseball)Thomas Andrew Murphy is a former professional baseball pitcher who played twelve seasons for the California Angels, Kansas City Royals, St. Louis Cardinals, Milwaukee Brewers, Boston Red Sox, and Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball.He was one of only two American League pitchers to get a...
(born 1945), American former baseball pitcher - Tommy Murphy (baseball) (born 1979), American baseball outfielder
- Tom Murphy (chess player)Tom Murphy (chess player)Tom Murphy is a black, formerly homeless chess player who sleeps and gives chess lessons in Dupont Circle, Washington, D.C.. He is considered one of the top regular players in the Dupont Circle chess park, and one of the best blitz chess players in the United States of America...
- Tom Murphy (fighter)Tom Murphy (fighter)Tom Murphy is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the heavyweight division. He last fought on February 21, 2010 at MFL 2: Battleground against Bruno Hosier, winning by TKO in the first round. He was a cast member of the second season of UFC's hit reality show The Ultimate Fighter. He...
, mixed martial arts fighter - Thomas Murphy (footballer)Thomas Murphy (footballer)Thomas "Tom" Murphy is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Hawthorn in the Australian Football League . Murphy was selected with the 21st pick in the 2004 AFL Draft and is a defender....
, Australian rules footballer with the Hawthorn Football Club - Tom Murphy (footballer)Tom Murphy (footballer)Thomas "Tom" Murphy is a footballer who plays for Farnborough as a striker. He played previously for Football League Two team Gillingham.-Career:...
, English footballer formerly at Gillingham F.C. - Tommy Murphy (Gaelic footballer)Tommy Murphy (Gaelic Footballer)Tommy Murphy was a famous Gaelic footballer for County Laois, Ireland.Tommy Murphy was born in Graiguecullen, County Laois in 1921. He was educated in the nearby Knockbeg College in Carlow. Murphy played for the Laois Minors when he was just 15 and came to prominence in 1937 when he played his...
, Irish player of Gaelic football - Tommy Murphy (snooker player), Northern Irish snooker player
- Tommy Murphy (soccer player), Irish soccer player
Education
- Tom Murphy (physicist)Tom Murphy (physicist)Tom Murphy is a Professor of Physics at the University of California, San Diego. He is the project investigator for the Apache Point Observatory Lunar Laser-ranging Operation Project...
, astrophysicist
- Tom Murphy (teacher), computer science teacher, high performance computing expert