James Murphy may refer to:
The arts James Murphy (Irish novelist) (1839–1921) James Cavanah Murphy (1760–1814), Irish architect and antiquary James Vincent Murphy (1880–1946), translated Hitler's Mein Kampf into English James Murphy (electronic musician) (born 1970), American, leader of LCD Soundsystem James Murphy (guitarist) (born 1967), American heavy metal guitarist
Politics and law James Murphy (Irish judge) (1823–1901), Judge of the High Court of Justice in Ireland James Murphy (Canadian politician) (1872–1921), lawyer and politician in British Columbia, Canada James Murphy (Irish politician) (1887–1961), Irish Sinn Féin & Cumann na nGaedhael politician from Louth James Murphy (New South Wales politician), member of the New South Wales Legislative Council and Mayor of Sydney James A. Murphy III (born c. 1961), Former District Attorney, current County Court Judge, Saratoga County, New York James A. Murphy (1889–1939), member of the Michigan Senate, 1933–1939 James E. Murphy (1897–1986), American judge James J. Murphy (1898–1962), United States Representative from New York James Laurence Murphy (1860–1942), Australian politician and member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly James M. Murphy (born 1969), Massachusetts State Representative James R. Murphy (1904–1986), American attorney and counterintelligence chief for the Office of Strategic Services during WW2 James W. Murphy (politician) (1852–1913), Wisconsin state legislator James William Murphy (1858–1927), United States Representative from Wisconsin James Murphy (Victorian politician) (1821–1888), brewer and politician in colonial Victoria
Sports James Murphy (runner) (1880–1962), Irish runner, Olympic finalist in 1908 James Murphy (cricketer) (1911–1984), Australian cricketer James Murphy (gridiron football) (born 1959), retired American and Canadian football player James Murphy (soccer, born 1936) (1936–2025), American soccer player James Murphy (soccer, born 1997), American soccer player James Murphy (rugby union) (born 1995), South African rugby sevens player
Other James Bumgardner Murphy (1884–1950), American pathologist and cancer researcher James Murphy (bishop) (1744–1824), Bishop of Clogher James Murphy (architect) (1834–1907), Irish-American architect James Ford Murphy, head of animation at Pixar Animation Studios James D. "Murph" Murphy (born 1964), founder and CEO, Afterburner Inc.
See also James Francis Murphy (disambiguation) Jamie Murphy (disambiguation) Jim Murphy (disambiguation) Jimmy Murphy (disambiguation) Séamus Murphy (disambiguation), Irish equivalent Murphy's Brewery, founder James Jeremiah Murphy (1825–1897)