Purcell
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Purcell is a family name in English. It can refer to the following:
[edit] People
- Henry Purcell (1659-1695), English composer
- Andrew Purcell, former rugby league player
- Daniel Purcell (1664-1717), English composer, younger and less significant brother to Henry
- Dominic Purcell, Australian actor
- Edward Mills Purcell (1912-1997), U.S. physicist, Nobel Prize winner
- Joe Purcell (born 1923), former Governor of Arkansas
- John Purcell, recipient of the Victoria Cross
- John Baptist Purcell (1800-1883), Archbishop of Cincinnati
- Philip J. Purcell, Morgan Stanley CEO 1997-2005
- Steve Purcell, comic book artist
- William R. Purcell, North Carolina politician
[edit] Places
- Canada
- Purcell Mountains, a major component of the grouping known as the Columbia Mountains; their extension into the United States is called the Percell Mountains
- United States

