Purvis - People

People

  • Al Purvis (1929–2009), Canadian ice hockey player
  • Alexandra Purvis (born 1988), Canadian actress
  • Dawn Purvis (born 1967), member of the Northern Ireland Assembly
  • Duane Purvis (c. 1913–1989), All-American football player and track and field athlete
  • Hugh Purvis (1843–1922), United States Marine who received the Medal of Honor
  • Jack Purvis (1906–1962), jazz musician
  • Jeff Purvis (born 1959), race car driver
  • Jeremy Purvis (born 1974), Scottish Member of Parliament
  • Jim Purvis, American soccer player in the 1920s
  • John Purvis (born 1938), Scottish Member of the European Parliament
  • Katharine Purvis (died 1909), writer of "When the Saints Go Marching in"
  • Melvin Purvis (1903–1960), FBI agent
  • Neal Purvis (born 1961), screenwriter
  • Richard Purvis (1913–1994), U. S. organist and composer
  • Rosalie Purvis (born 1975), Dutch-U.S. theatre director
  • Robert Purvis (1810–1898), African-American abolitionist
  • Ryan Purvis (born 1986), National Football League player
  • T G Purvis (1861–1933), marine artist
  • Tom Purvis (1888–1959), painter, commercial poster artist
  • William Purvis (born 1948), American French horn player
  • William H. Purvis (1858–1950), investor who first planted the macadamia nut in Hawaii
  • Purvis Short (born 1957), American retired National Basketball Association player

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