Edward Purcell may refer to: Edward A. Purcell Jr., American historian Edward Henry Purcell (died 1765), English organist, printer, and music publisher Edward Mills Purcell (1912–1997), American physicist, Nobel Prize winner Edward Purcell (musician) (1689–1740), English composer Edward Purcell (rugby league) (born 1988), Samoan rugby league international Teddy Purcell (Edward Purcell, born 1985), Canadian ice hockey player