Purtell is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Adrian Purtell (born 1985), Australian rugby league footballer Billy Purtell (1886–1962), third baseman who played five seasons in Major League Baseball Marty Purtell (1889–1970), long-time minor league baseball player and manager William A. Purtell (1897–1978), American politician from Connecticut
See also Purtell Park, rugby league ground in Bardon, a suburb in Brisbane's west
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