Richard Murphy may refer to: Dick Murphy (Richard M. Murphy, born 1942), American retired Republican politician Dick Murphy (baseball) (Richard Lee Murphy, born 1931), retired American professional baseball player Dick Murphy (basketball) (1921–1973), American basketball player Richard Murphy (architect) (born 1955), Scottish architect Richard Murphy (Captain) (1838–1916), Gloucester, Massachusetts fishing schooner captain Richard Murphy (poet) (1927–2018), Irish poet Richard Murphy (rower) (born 1931), Olympic Gold medalist Richard Murphy (screenwriter) (1912–1993), American film and television writer Richard L. Murphy (1875–1936), American Senator from Iowa Richard W. Murphy (born 1929), American diplomat Richard Murphy (tax campaigner) (born 1958), British campaigner and accountant Richard Murphy (American football) (born 1986), American football running back Richard A. Murphy (born 1944), American neuroscientist Rick Murphy, Republican member of the Arizona State Senate Bos Murphy (Richard Murphy, 1924–2000), New Zealand boxer of the 1940s and 1950s Richard Murphy (police officer), involved in the shooting of Amadou Diallo Richard Murphy (marine ecologist) (born 1942), American marine ecologist