Athletes

• Brian Murphy (cricketer) (born 1976), Zimbabwean cricketer
• Brian Murphy (baseball), American head baseball coach at the College of William & Mary
• Brian Murphy (Gaelic games) (born 1952), Irish former hurler and Gaelic footballer for Cork
• Brian Murphy (1990s Gaelic footballer), Irish former inter-county goalkeeper for Kerry and Dublin
• Brian Murphy (1960s Gaelic footballer) (born 1943) Irish former corner-back on the Cork senior football team
• Brian Murphy (hurler, born 1982) (born 1982), Irish former corner-back on the Cork senior hurling team
• Brian Murphy (ice hockey) (born 1947), played in one NHL game
• Brian Murphy (linesman), National Hockey League linesman, see 49th National Hockey League All-Star Game
• Brian Murphy (rugby union), Irish rugby player
• Brian Murphy (association footballer) (born 1983), Irish soccer player who was League of Ireland Goalkeeper of the Year 2008, now playing with Queens Park Rangers

Others

• Brian Murphy (actor) (born 1933), British actor most noted for his role as George Roper in the sitcom George and Mildred
• Brian Murphy (broadcaster) (1941-2005), notable broadcaster and music historian at CHEZ-FM, 1977-1993
• Brian Murphy (musician), Irish multi-instrumentalist and engineer
• Brian Murphy (politician) (born 1961), former mayor of Moncton in New Brunswick, Canada
• Brian Murphy (scholar), scholar of Russian literature
• Brian Murphy (writer) (born 1959), American religion editor for the Associated Press

[ Source: Wikipedia ]