John Purves may refer to:
- John Purves (ice hockey), Canadian ice hockey player
- John Purves (politician), Australian politician
- John Archibald Purves, English electrical engineer
- Tug John Purves, a museum boat
See also
edit- John-Clay Purves, British geologist and museum curator
- Captain John Purves and His Wife (1775), portrait by American painter Henry Benbridge