Purdy

Purdy may refer to:

People

Surname

• Al Purdy (1918-2000), Canadian poet
• Amy Purdy (born 1979), American actress, model and Paralympic snowboarder
• Ashley Purdy, Black Veil Brides bassist
• Bill Purdy (born 1946), United States Olympic rower
• Cecil Purdy (1906-1979), Australian chess player, writer and inaugural World Correspondence Chess champion
• Charlie Purdy (1905-?), New Zealand boxer
• Debbie Purdy (1963-2014), British music journalist, political activist and right-to-die patient
• Frederick Warren Purdy (1911-1942), US Navy World War II officer
• George B. Purdy, American mathematician and computer scientist
• Gordon Purdy (1888-1972), Canadian politician
• Hamish Purdy, Canadian art director and set decorator
• Helen Purdy Beale, born Helen Alice Purdy (1893–1976), US virologist
• Henry Purdy (cricketer) (1883–1943), English cricketer
• Henry Purdy (politician) (c. 1744-1827), landowner, judge and political figure in Nova Scotia
• Henry Purdy (rugby union) (born 1994), English rugby union footballer
• James Purdy (1914-2009), American novelist, poet and playwright
• Jedediah Purdy (born 1974), American law professor
• Joe Purdy, American folk singer-songwriter
• John Purdy (chess player) (1935-2011), Australian chess champion
• John Purdy (cricketer) (1871–1938), English cricketer
• John Purdy (hydrographer) (1773–1843), English compiler of naval charts
• John Smith Purdy FRSE (1872-1936) public health expert and military physician associated with Australia
• Kate Purdy (living) writer and producer of television series
• Ken Purdy (1913–1972), American automotive writer and editor
• Kym Purdy, Australian former slalom canoeist, 1977 world championship bronze medalist
• Margaret Purdy (born 1995), Canadian pair ice skater
• G. Michael Purdy, British geophysicist and oceanographer
• Mike Purdy (1892–1950), American football player and coach
• Milton D. Purdy (1866-1937), US Attorney for Minnesota (1901–1902)
• Patrick Purdy (1964-1989), American perpetrator of the Stockton schoolyard shooting, killing five schoolchildren
• Everett Pid Purdy (1904-1951), American Major League Baseball and National Football League player
• Samuel Purdy (1819-1882), third Lieutenant Governor of California
• Steve Purdy (born 1985), American-born Salvadoran footballer
• Ted Purdy (born 1973), American professional golfer
• William Purdy (born 1940), Canadian former politician

Given name

• Purdy Crawford (1931–2014), Canadian lawyer and businessman

Places

In the United States

• Purdy, Kentucky, an unincorporated community
• Purdy Township, Barry County, Missouri
  • Purdy, Missouri, a city
• Purdy, Oklahoma, an unincorporated community
• Purdy, Tennessee, an unincorporated community
• Purdy, Virginia, an unincorporated community
• Purdy, Washington, an unincorporated community and census-designated place
• Purdy, West Virginia, an unincorporated community
• Purdy, Wisconsin, an unincorporated community

Elsewhere

• Purdy, a community in Hastings Highlands, Ontario, Canada
• Purdy Islands, Papua New Guinea

Other uses

• USS Purdy, a US Navy destroyer that saw service in World War II
• Purdy's Chocolates, known as "Purdy's", Canadian chocolatier, confectionery manufacturer and retail operator

See also

• Purdy's Wharf, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
• Purdey (disambiguation)
• Purdie, surname