Namesakes
Nobel Prize Winners:
1 physics
(physics) Edward Mills Purcell 1952 
Notable Actors and Entertainers:
2 actors
Noel Purcell 1900-1985
Dominic Purcell 1970-
Notable Musicians:
1 composer
Henry Purcell 1659-1695
Notable Scientists and Inventors:
1 physicist
Edward Mills Purcell 1912-1997
Olympic Medalists:
1 bronze, 1 gold
(gold) Noel Purcell 1920 water polo
(bronze) David López-Zubero Purcell 1980 swimming - 100 m butterfly