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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), American abolitionist and 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 (1934-2024), 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