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
 * James F. Purvis (~1808–1880), American slave trader and banker
 * 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