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Melvin Purvis

FBI Agent (1903–1960)

  • Fame52.9
  • Momentum0.0
  • Lawyers rank#121
Source-basedFalling
  • Fame52.9
  • Momentum0.0
  • Lawyers rank#121
  • Wikipedia15.3K
Lived 1903–1960, aged 57United States
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  • Wikipedia
    16 languages
    Cross-language footprint
  • Era
    1903–1960
    Aged 57
  • Known for
    Dillinger: Public Enem…
    1934
Summary
Updated 2026-08-18

Melvin Horace Purvis II was an FBI agent who was instrumental in capturing bank robbers John Dillinger and Pretty Boy Floyd in 1934. In his later military career, he was directly involved with General George Patton, Hermann Göring, and the Nuremberg Trials.

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52.9
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Historical14.8
Source confidence65.0
Completeness75.0
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#121
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