Namesakes
Nobel Prize Winners:
1 physics
(physics) Edward Mills Purcell 1952 
Notable Actors and Actresses:
1 actor
Dominic Purcell 1970-
Notable Musicians:
1 composer
Henry Purcell 1659-1695 classical
Olympic Medalists:
1 bronze, 1 gold
(gold) Noel Purcell 1920 water polo
(bronze) David López-Zubero Purcell 1980 swimming - 100 m butterfly