Purdy

Purdy may refer to:

Surname

 * Al Purdy (1918–2000), Canadian poet
 * Amy Purdy (born 1979), American actress, model and Paralympic snowboarder
 * Ashley Purdy, Black Veil Brides bassist
 * Bill Purdy (born 1946), American rower
 * Brock Purdy (born 1999), American football player
 * Cecil Purdy (1906–1979), Australian chess player
 * Charlie Purdy (1905–1982), New Zealand boxer
 * Debbie Purdy (1963–2014), British music journalist, political activist and right-to-die patient
 * Frederick Warren Purdy (1911–1942), US Navy World War II officer
 * George B. Purdy, American mathematician and computer scientist
 * Gordon Purdy (1888–1972), Canadian politician
 * Hamish Purdy, Canadian art director and set decorator
 * Helen Purdy Beale, born Helen Alice Purdy (1893–1976), US virologist
 * Henry Purdy (cricketer) (1883–1943), English cricketer
 * Henry Purdy (politician) (c. 1744–1827), landowner, judge and political figure in Nova Scotia
 * Henry Purdy (rugby union) (born 1994), English rugby player
 * James Purdy (1914–2009), American novelist, poet and playwright
 * Jedediah Purdy (born 1974), American legal scholar and cultural commentator
 * Joe Purdy, American folk singer-songwriter
 * John Purdy (chess player) (1935–2011), Australian chess champion
 * John Purdy (cricketer) (1871–1938), English cricketer
 * John Purdy (hydrographer) (1773–1843), English compiler of naval charts
 * John Smith Purdy (1872–1936) public health expert and military physician associated with Australia
 * Kate Purdy, American television writer and producer
 * Ken Purdy (1913–1972), American automotive writer and editor
 * Kym Purdy, Australian slalom canoeist
 * Margaret Purdy (born 1995), Canadian pair ice skater
 * G. Michael Purdy, British geophysicist and oceanographer
 * Mike Purdy (1892–1950), American football player and coach
 * Milton D. Purdy (1866–1937), American lawyer, US Attorney for Minnesota (1901–1902)
 * Patrick Purdy (1964–1989), American perpetrator of the Stockton schoolyard shooting, killing five schoolchildren
 * Pid Purdy (1904–1951), American baseball and football player
 * Samuel Purdy (1819–1882), third Lieutenant Governor of California
 * Steve Purdy (born 1985), American-born Salvadoran footballer
 * Ted Purdy (born 1973), American golfer
 * William Purdy (born 1940), Canadian politician

Given name

 * Purdy Crawford (1931–2014), Canadian lawyer and businessman

In the United States

 * Purdy, Kentucky, an unincorporated community
 * Purdy Township, Barry County, Missouri
 * Purdy, Missouri, a city
 * Purdy, Oklahoma, an unincorporated community
 * Purdy, Tennessee, an unincorporated community
 * Purdy, Virginia, an unincorporated community
 * Purdy, Washington, an unincorporated community and census-designated place
 * Purdy, West Virginia, an unincorporated community
 * Purdy, Wisconsin, an unincorporated community

Elsewhere

 * Purdy, a community in Hastings Highlands, Ontario, Canada
 * Purdy Islands, Papua New Guinea

Other uses

 * USS Purdy, a US Navy destroyer that saw service in World War II
 * Purdy's Chocolates, known as "Purdy's", Canadian chocolatier, confectionery manufacturer and retail operator