| Ntl Team: | USA |
| Birth Date: | 1 March 1932 |
| Birth Place: | Grand Forks, ND, USA |
| Death Place: | Rapid City, SD, USA |
| Position: | Right Wing |
| Height Ft: | 5 |
| Height In: | 7 |
| Weight Lb: | 141 |
| Career Start: | 1951 |
| Career End: | 1956 |
Kenneth Richard Purpur (March 1, 1932 – June 5, 2011) was an ice hockey player who played for the American national team. He won a silver medal at the 1956 Winter Olympics.[1] He is the younger brother of Fido Purpur who coached him at the University of North Dakota.[2]