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Towne, an archaic spelling of the word town, is a surname, and may refer to:
- Benjamin Towne publisher of the first American daily newspaper, the Pennsylvania Evening Post in 1783
- Chari Towne (born 1960), American rower
- Charles A. Towne (1858–1928), U.S. Senator and U.S. Representative from Minnesota
- Charles Towne (artist) (1763–1840), English painter
- Francis Towne (1739 or 1740–1816), British landscape painter
- Gene Towne (1904–1979), American screenwriter
- Henry R. Towne (1844–1924), American mechanical engineer and entrepreneur
- John Towne (1711?–1791), British religious controversialist
- Joseph Towne (1806–1879), British anatomical modeller
- Laura Matilda Towne (1825-1901), African-American educator
- Mary Eastey (1634–1692), née Towne, executed for witchcraft by the government of the Province of Massachusetts Bay during the Salem witch trials
- Rebecca Nurse (1621–1692), née Towne, sister of Mary Eastey, also executed for witchcraft during the Salem witch trials
- Robert Towne (born 1934), American actor and screenwriter
- Sarah Cloyce (1648–1702), née Towne, sister of Mary Eastey and Rebecca Nurse, accused but not convicted of witchcraft during the Salem witch trials
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surname Towne.
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Look up
towne in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Towne, an archaic spelling of the word town, is a surname, and may refer to:
- Benjamin Towne publisher of the first American daily newspaper, the Pennsylvania Evening Post in 1783
- Chari Towne (born 1960), American rower
- Charles A. Towne (1858–1928), U.S. Senator and U.S. Representative from Minnesota
- Charles Towne (artist) (1763–1840), English painter
- Francis Towne (1739 or 1740–1816), British landscape painter
- Gene Towne (1904–1979), American screenwriter
- Henry R. Towne (1844–1924), American mechanical engineer and entrepreneur
- John Towne (1711?–1791), British religious controversialist
- Joseph Towne (1806–1879), British anatomical modeller
- Laura Matilda Towne (1825-1901), African-American educator
- Mary Eastey (1634–1692), née Towne, executed for witchcraft by the government of the Province of Massachusetts Bay during the Salem witch trials
- Rebecca Nurse (1621–1692), née Towne, sister of Mary Eastey, also executed for witchcraft during the Salem witch trials
- Robert Towne (born 1934), American actor and screenwriter
- Sarah Cloyce (1648–1702), née Towne, sister of Mary Eastey and Rebecca Nurse, accused but not convicted of witchcraft during the Salem witch trials
See also
This page lists people with the
surname Towne.
If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name(s) to the link.
If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name(s) to the link.