Famous People with Name Purdy

John Purdy            Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

John Purdy: is an Australian chess player. He won the Australian Chess Championship twice, in 1955 and 1963.

Cecil John Seddon Purdy            Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

Cecil John Seddon Purdy: was an Australian, who was a chess International Master (IM) and inaugural World Correspondence Chess champion. Purdy earned the Grandmaster title at Correspondence Chess in 1953. He was also an influential chess magazine writer, editor, and publisher.

Charles "Charlie" Purdy            Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

Charles "Charlie" Purdy: was a New Zealand boxer who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics.In 1924 he was eliminated in the first round of the lightweight class after losing his fight to Jean Tholey.

Henry Fox Purdy            Origin/Culture/Country: English

Henry Fox Purdy: was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire between 1906 and 1919. He made his debut for Derbyshire in July 1906 in a match against Nottinghamshire.

Iain Purdy            Origin/Culture/Country: English

Iain Purdy: is an English cricketer. Purdy is a left-handed batsman and a slow left-arm bowler who has represented Northumberland. Purdy, who made his 1st XI debut for Tynemouth CC in 2000, at the age of just fourteen, and who still plays for the side as of 2009, app