Purvis is a surname and occasionally a masculine given name which may refer to:

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Al Purvis Allan Ruggles Purvis (January 9, 1929 – August 13, 2009) was a Canadian ice hockey player who played with the Edmonton Mercurys, a team which represented Canada and won a gold medal at the 1950 World Ice Hockey Championships and also won a gol ...

(1929–2009), Canadian ice hockey player * Arthur Blaikie Purvis (1890–1941), Canadian industrialist * Bart Purvis (1919–2001), English footballer * Bob Purvis (disambiguation), several people *

Charles Burleigh Purvis Charles Burleigh Purvis (April 14, 1842 – December 14, 1929) was a physician in Washington, D.C. He was among the founders of the medical school at Howard University. He was the first African-American physician to attend a sitting president of t ...

(1842–1929), physician and a co-founder of the medical school at Howard University *

Dawn Purvis Dawn Purvis (born 22 October 1966) is a Northern Irish former unionist politician, who was a Member of the Legislative Assembly, Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly (MLA) for Belfast East (Assembly constituency), Belfast East from 2007 to 2 ...

(born 1967), member of the Northern Ireland Assembly *

Duane Purvis Duane Purvis (November 13, 1912 – March 18, 1989) was an American college football player and track and field athlete. A native of Mattoon, Illinois, Purvis played halfback and fullback for the Purdue Boilermakers from 1932 to 1934. He was se ...

(c. 1913–1989), All-American football player and track and field athlete *

Edward William Purvis Colonel Edward William Purvis (July 4, 1857 – August 16, 1888) was a British army officer and settler of the Kingdom of Hawaii who served as Vice-Chamberlain during the reign of King Kalākaua. After resigning from the royal household, Purvis ...

(1857–1888), British officer and Hawaiian official *

Ella Maisy Purvis Ella Maisy Purvis (born 2 June 2003) is an English actress. Early life From South London, Purvis was born on 2 June 2003 to an urban planner mother and a business coach father. She trained as a classical ballet dancer before pursuing acting as a ...

(born 2003), English actress *

François Pervis François "Franck" Pervis (born 16 October 1984) is a French track cyclist. He is a former junior world champion in the team sprint and twice European under 23 champion, as well as a seven-time world champion and a holder of two world records. I ...

(born 1984), French track cyclist * Gloria Purvis, African American Catholic media commentator, public scholar, whole life activist *

Harriet Forten Purvis Harriet Forten Purvis (c. 1810June 11, 1875) was an African-American abolitionist and first generation suffragist. With her mother and sisters, she formed the first biracial women's abolitionist group, the Philadelphia Female Anti-Slavery Society ...

(1810–1875), African-American abolitionist and suffragist * Harriet Purvis, Jr. (1839–1904), African-American abolitionist, suffragist and member of the temperance movement *

Hugh Purvis Hugh Purvis (March 5, 1840 – February 12, 1922) was a United States Marine who received the Medal of Honor for actions on board the during the United States 1871 expedition to Korea. Biography Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Purvis enli ...

(1843–1922), United States Marine awarded the Medal of Honor *

Jack Purvis (actor) Jack Purvis (13 July 1937 – 21 November 1997) was a British film actor. Purvis had dwarfism, and at was mainly cast in roles requiring actors of short stature. He appeared in three of director Terry Gilliam's early fantasy films, with signifi ...

(1937–1997), British actor * Jack Purvis (musician) (1906–1962), jazz musician * James F. Purvis (c. 1808–1880), American slave trader and banker *

Jeff Purvis Jeffery Purvis (born February 19, 1959) is a former race car driver in the NASCAR Xfinity Series. He is a 15-year veteran with four wins and 25 top-five finishes. He suffered a massive brain injury after a 2002 crash and has not run a NASCAR-san ...

(born 1959), race car driver * Jeremy Purvis (born 1974), Scottish Member of Parliament *

Jim Purvis Jim Purvis was a Scottish former football inside forward who played professionally in the American Soccer League. Purvis played for several youth teams, but never played professionally in Scotland before moving the United States and settling in ...

, American soccer player in the 1920s * Jim Purvis (cricketer) (born 1954), former English cricketer *

John Purvis (disambiguation) John Purvis may refer to: * John Purvis (politician) (1938–2022), Conservative MEP for Mid Scotland and Fife * John Gordon Purvis (born 1942), man who spent nine years in prison for a murder he did not commit *John Stanley Purvis John Stanley ...

Katharine Purvis Katharine Elinda Nash Purvis (May 19, 1842 – October 23, 1907) was an educator, political activist, orator, and hymn lyricist in the United States during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. She is best known as the lyricist for ''W ...

(died 1909), writer of "When the Saints Go Marching in" *

Melvin Purvis Melvin Horace Purvis II (October 24, 1903 – February 29, 1960) was an FBI agent instrumental in capturing bank robbers John Dillinger and Pretty Boy Floyd in 1934. All of this would later overshadow his military career which saw him directl ...

(1903–1960), FBI agent * Neal Purvis (born 1961), screenwriter * Perrin H. Purvis (1918–2004) American politician *

Richard Purvis Richard (Irven) Purvis (August 25, 1913 – December 25, 1994) was an American organist, composer, conductor and teacher. He was best known for his expressive recordings of the organ classics and his own lighter compositions for the instrument. ...

(1913–1994), U. S. organist and composer *

Rosalie Purvis Rosalie Purvis (born 1975) is a Dutch-American theatre director and choreographer. She earned her Bachelor of Arts in literature and dance from Bard College, followed by a Master of Fine Arts in directing from Brooklyn College, and is studying towa ...

(born 1975), Dutch-American theatre director *

Robert Purvis (disambiguation) Robert Purvis (1810–1898), was an American abolitionist. Robert Purvis, Bob Purvis, Rob Purvis, and other variations can also refer to: * Bob Purvis (footballer) (born 1948), former Scottish footballer, played for Queen's Park * Bob Purvis (s ...

Ryan Purvis Ryan J. Purvis (born May 8, 1986) is a former American football tight end. He was signed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as an undrafted free agent in 2009. He played college football at Boston College. Early life Purvis played high school football ...

(born 1986), National Football League player *

Sarah Louisa Forten Purvis Sarah Louisa Forten Purvis (1814–1884) was an American poet and abolitionist from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She co-founded The Philadelphia Female Anti-Slavery Society and contributed many poems to the anti-slavery newspaper ''The Liberato ...

(1814–1883), poet and abolitionist *

Stewart Purvis Stewart Peter Purvis CBE is a British broadcaster, broadcasting executive, author and academic. Purvis is married with three children. Education Purvis was educated at Southville School, a state primary in Feltham, West London then Dulwich Colleg ...

(born 1947), CEO ITN, British news provider *

T G Purvis T G Purvis (12 April 1861 – 17 January 1933) was a British marine artist. A sea captain who turned to painting, he was a prolific painter of ship portraits and marine scenes from the early 1890s to the late 1920s. His paintings can be found ...

(Thomas George; 1861–1933), marine artist * Tom Purvis (1888–1959), painter, commercial poster artist * William Purvis (disambiguation)

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Purvis Short Purvis Short (born July 2, 1957) is a retired American professional basketball player who played with the Golden State Warriors, Houston Rockets and New Jersey Nets of the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1978 to 1990. A 6'7" small for ...

(born 1957), American retired National Basketball Association player *

Purvis Young Purvis Young (February 4, 1943 – April 20, 2010) was an American artist of Bahamian descent. Young's work is celebrated at the museum and institutional level while also finding a home in many private collections as well, with a following that ...

(1943–2010), African-American painter

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