Purnell is a name shared by:

• Alton Purnell (1911–1987), American pianist
• Arthur Purnell (1878–1964), architect in Melbourne, Victoria
• Benjamin Franklin Purnell (1861–1927), American preacher, House of David (commune)
• Bervin E. Purnell (1891–1972), Australian politician
• Charles Purnell (1843–1926), New Zealand soldier, journalist, lawyer, and writer
• Clyde Purnell (1877–1934), British football player
• Ella Purnell (born 1996), British actress
• Fred S. Purnell (1882–1939), American politician
• Glynn Purnell (born 1975), English chef and restaurateur
• Heather Purnell (born 1986), Canadian gymnast
• Idella Purnell (1901–1982), American author and librarian
• James Purnell (born 1970), British politician
• Jesse Purnell (1881–1966), American baseball player
• Jim Purnell (1941–2003), American football player
• John Purnell English academic administrator
• John Howard Purnell (1925–1996), Welsh chemist
• Jon Purnell, US diplomat, ambassador to Uzbekistan
• Keg Purnell (1915–1965), American drummer
• Louis Purnell (1920–2001), American curator and Tuskegee airman
• Lovett Purnell (born 1972), American football player
• Mark Purnell, British palaeontologist
• Marshall Purnell (born 1950), American architect
• Phil Purnell (born 1964), British football player
• Oliver Purnell (born 1953), American basketball coach
• Russ Purnell (born 1948), American football coach
• Sonia Purnell, British writer and journalist
• Thomas Richard Purnell (1847–1908), American judge
• Tony Purnell (born 1958), English businessman
• William Henry Purnell (1826–1902), American politician
• Winifred Purnell (born 1893), Australian-born pianist in England.
• Zedekiah Johnson Purnell (1813–1882), African-American activist and businessman

• Purnell, Baltimore, Maryland, United States, a neighborhood
• George Washington Purnell House
• Purnell House (disambiguation)

• Julia A. Purnell Museum
• Purnell and Sons, defunct British printing company
• Purnell School, a girls' school in New Jersey
• Purnell (company), Swiss watch manufacturer

• Purnell equation in chemistry

• Parnell

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