List of Famous people with last name Purvis

Melvin Horace Purvis II was an American law enforcement official and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agent. Given the nickname "Little Mel" because of his short, 5 ft 4 in (163 cm) frame, Purvis became noted for leading the manhunts that captured or killed bank robbers such as Baby Face Nelson, John Dillinger, and Pretty Boy Floyd, but his high public profile was resented by local law enforcement. Purvis asserted he had killed Floyd single-handed, others variously claimed that Floyd had been already wounded, or even that Purvis had ordered Floyd summarily shot dead for refusing to provide information.

Philip Alston Willcox Purvis, son of Melvin Purvis, is an American graphic designer, artist, professor and author.

Neal Purvis and Robert Wade are screenwriters who co-wrote the seven James Bond films from 1999's The World Is Not Enough to 2021's No Time to Die, as well as other works.