Purdie is a surname and may refer to: Alexander Purdie, Colonial Williamsburg printer, publisher, merchant Alexander Callender Purdie, New Zealand naturalist Bernard Purdie, American session drummer Bernard Purdie, Welsh footballer Brad Purdie, Canadian ice hockey player Ethel Ayres Purdie, British accountant and suffragist Henry Augustus Purdie, American naturalist Jock Purdie, English footballer Justin Purdie, Samoan rugby union player Rob Purdie, English footballer Tom Purdie, Scottish footballer who played for Hearts Russell Purdie American, intern underPat Buchanan American conservative columnist and Communications Director for USA President Ronald Reagan. Wikipedia