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

• 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

• Purvis Short (born 1957), American retired National Basketball Association player
• Purvis Young (1943–2010), African-American painter

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