Purnell is a name shared by:
Alton Purnell (1911–1987), American pianistArthur Purnell (1878–1964), architect in Melbourne, VictoriaBenjamin Franklin Purnell (1861–1927), American preacher House of David (commune)Bervin E. Purnell (1891–1972), Australian politicianCharles Purnell (1843–1926), New Zealand soldier, journalist, lawyer, and writerClyde Purnell (1877–1934), British football playerElla Purnell (born 1996), British actressFred S. Purnell (1882–1939), American politicianHeather Purnell (born 1986), Canadian gymnastIdella Purnell (1901–1902), American author and librarianJames Purnell (born 1970), British politicianJesse Purnell (1881–1966), American baseball playerJim Purnell (1941–2003), American football playerJohn Purnell English academic administratorJohn Howard Purnell (1925-1996), Welsh chemistJon Purnell US ambassador to Uzbekistan 2004 - 2007Keg Purnell (1915–1965), American drummerLouis Purnell (1920 – 2001) American curator and Tuskegee AirmanLovett Purnell (born 1972), American football playerMark Purnell, British palaeontologistMarshall Purnell (born 1950), American architectPhil Purnell (born 1964), British football playerOliver Purnell (born 1953), American basketball coachRuss Purnell (born 1948), American football coachThomas Richard Purnell (1847–1908), American judgeTony Purnell (born 1958), English businessmanWilliam Henry Purnell (1826–1902), American politicianJulia A. Purnell MuseumPurnell and Sons, defunct British printing companyPurnell School, a girls' school in New JerseyGeorge Washington Purnell HousePurnell equationPurnell's Old Folks Country Sausage, manufactured in Simpsonville, Kentucky by the F.B. Purnell Sausage CompanyPurnell Wikipedia (Text) CC BY-SA