Purvis
Purvis is a surname and occasionally a masculine given name which may refer to:
Surname
- Al Purvis (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 (1842–1929), physician in Washington, D.C. and among the founders of the medical school at Howard University
- Dawn Purvis (born 1967), member of the Northern Ireland Assembly
- Duane Purvis (c. 1913–1989), All-American football player and track and field athlete
- Edward William Purvis (1857–1888), British officer and Hawaiian official
- François Pervis (born 1984), French track cyclist
- Gloria Purvis, African American Catholic media commentator, public scholar, whole life activist
- Harriet Forten Purvis (1810–1875), African-American abolitionist and first generation suffragist
- Harriet Purvis, Jr. (1839–1904), African-American abolitionist, suffragist and a member of the temperance movement
- Hugh Purvis (1843–1922), United States Marine who received the Medal of Honor
- Jack Purvis (actor) (1937–1997), British actor
- 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
- Jim Purvis (cricketer) (born 1954), former English cricketer
- John Purvis (disambiguation), several people
- Katharine Purvis (died 1909), writer of "When the Saints Go Marching in"
- Melvin Purvis (1903–1960), FBI agent
- Neal Purvis (born 1961), screenwriter
- Perrin H. Purvis (1918–2004) American politician from Mississippi
- Richard Purvis (1913–1994), U. S. organist and composer
- Rosalie Purvis (born 1975), Dutch-U.S. theatre director
- Robert Purvis (disambiguation), several people, including:
- Robert Purvis (1810–1898), American abolitionist
- Ryan Purvis (born 1986), National Football League player
- Sarah Louisa Forten Purvis (1814–1883) was a poet and abolitionist.
- Stewart Purvis (born 1947), CEO ITN, British news provider
- T G Purvis (Thomas George; 1861–1933), marine artist
- Tom Purvis (1888–1959), painter, commercial poster artist
- William Purvis (disambiguation), several people
Given name
- Purvis Short (born 1957), American retired National Basketball Association player
- Purvis Young (1943–2010), African-American painter
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