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 and a co-founder 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 Ella Maisy Purvis (born 2003), English actress 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 suffragist Harriet Purvis, Jr. (1839–1904), African-American abolitionist, suffragist and member of the temperance movement Hugh Purvis (1843–1922), United States Marine awarded the Medal of Honor Jack Purvis (actor) (1937–1997), British actor Jack Purvis (musician) (1906–1962), jazz musician James F. Purvis (c. 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) 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 Richard Purvis (1913–1994), U. S. organist and composer Rosalie Purvis (born 1975), Dutch-American theatre director Robert Purvis (disambiguation) Ryan Purvis (born 1986), National Football League player Sarah Louisa Forten Purvis (1814–1883), 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) Xenobe Purvis (born 1990), British novelist
Given name Purvis Short (born 1957), American retired National Basketball Association player Purvis Young (1943–2010), African-American painter
See also Pervis, a given name and surname Purves (surname)