Editing Totnes (section)

==Notable people==
[[File:SeanOcaseyPlaque.JPG|thumb|A plaque commemorating Seán O'Casey's residence in Totnes.]]
Notable people from Totnes include:

*[[Pegaret Anthony]], [[World War II]] artist, was born in the town in 1915
* [[Charles Babbage]] had a strong family connection with the town and returned to attend the [[King Edward VI Community College#Grammar school|King Edward VI Grammar School]] for a period before going up to [[University of Cambridge|Cambridge]].
* The novelist [[Desmond Bagley]] lived in Totnes from 1966 to 1976.
* [[William Brockedon]], Artist and inventor, 1787–1854.  Son of Philip Brockedon, Clockmaker.
* [[James Brooke]], the first [[Rajah of Sarawak]], spent his final years in nearby [[Burrator]], and Brooke's biographer claims "there is little doubt ... he was carnally involved with the [[Trade (gay slang)#Rough trade|rough trade]] of Totnes."<ref>Barley, N. (2003) ''White Rajah'', Abacas: London, p. 208.</ref>
* [[Richard Burthogge]], physician, magistrate and philosopher (1637/38–1705)
* Actor and dancer [[Emrhys Cooper]] grew up in Totnes.<ref>[https://archive.today/20150119032520/http://www.torquayheraldexpress.co.uk/Totnes-actor-sights-set-Bond/story-25754493-detail/story.html Totnes actor has his sights set on becoming the next Bond] (retrieved 18 January 2015)</ref>
* [[Sophie Dix]], actress, born in Totnes.
* [[Sir William Elford, 1st Baronet]], Recorder of the borough and artist
* Historian [[James Anthony Froude]], author of ''History of England From the fall of cardinal Wolsey to the Defeat of the Spanish Armada'', was born in Totnes.
* His brother [[Richard Hurrell Froude]] was a theologian; he belonged to a group of Anglicans who initiated the [[Oxford Movement]] in 1833.
* Television screenwriter and author [[David Gilman (writer)|David Gilman]] lives in Totnes.
* Humorous poet [[Matt Harvey (poet)|Matt Harvey]] is a resident.
* [[Rob Hopkins]], founder of the Transition movement.
* Folk singer-songwriter [[Ben Howard]] was brought up and lives in Totnes.
* Singer-songwriter and filmmaker [[Cosmo Jarvis]] was raised in Totnes.
* Comic-book artists [[Jock (comics)|Jock]], [[Dom Reardon]] and [[Lee O'Connor (comics)|Lee O'Connor]] live and work in Totnes.
* [[Hebrew language|Hebrew]] scholar, [[Benjamin Kennicott]] was also born in Totnes.
* Keith Law, Songwriter for [[Velvett Fogg]] lives in Totnes
* Linguist [[Edward Lye]], who wrote the first dictionary of [[Old English|Anglo-Saxon]], was born in Totnes.
* [[Rik Mayall]] previously lived in Totnes and is buried on his family estate, Hutcherleigh.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://knowhere.co.uk/4281_heroes.html |title=Knowhere: Totnes, Devon, Local Heroes, Famous Residents<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=27 November 2007 |archive-date=12 January 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080112050028/http://knowhere.co.uk/4281_heroes.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
* Admiral Sir [[Frederick Thomas Michell]] (1788–1873) mayor of Totnes 1855 to 1858.
* Captain [[Reynell Michell]] (1732–1802) Lord Mayor of Totnes from 1784 to 1802<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://threedecks.org/index.php?display_type=show_crewman&id=10489 |title=Reynell Michell (1732-1802) |access-date=20 July 2021 |archive-date=20 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210720181254/https://threedecks.org/index.php?display_type=show_crewman&id=10489 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Mike Edwards (musician)|Mike Edwards]], former cellist with the [[Electric Light Orchestra]] from 1972 to 1975, lived in Totnes in the later years of his life until his death in 2010.
* [[Joseph Mount]], musician and frontman of the band [[Metronomy]], was born in Totnes.
* Playwright [[Seán O'Casey]] lived in the town from 1938 to 1954.
* [[John Prince (Totnes)|John Prince]] was vicar of Totnes in the late 17th century, was author of ''The Worthies of Devon'', a major biographical work. He was also involved in a scandal, the court records of which were made into a book and stage play in the early 2000s.
*[[William Reeve (composer)|William Reeve]], composer, musician and actor, was organist of the church from 1781 to 1783 before moving to London to compose for [[Sadler's Wells Theatre|Sadler's Wells]] and the [[Lyceum Theatre, London|Lyceum Theatre]]
* [[Sam Richards (writer)|Sam Richards]], musician and music teacher lives in Totnes
* [[Matt Roper]], a character stand-up comic.
* [[Oliver St John]] represented the town in both the Short and the Long parliaments. One of the outstanding political leaders of the Parliamentary cause in the [[English Civil War]]. His reputation was made when he acted as lead counsel for [[John Hampden]] in the Ship Money case.
* [[William Stumbels]], a [[clockmaker]] lived and worked in Totnes in the 18th century. (His workshop was possibly at No. 4 Castle Street, within the town walls.) Two of his clocks, a [[Longcase clock|longcase]] (grandfather) and a [[turret clock]], are displayed in [[Totnes Museum]].<ref>Bellchambers, J. K. (1962) ''Devonshire Clockmakers''. Torquay: The Devonshire Press.</ref>
* [[Christopher Titmuss]], an [[Vipassanā|Insight Meditation]] meditation instructor and an author of books on [[Dharma (Buddhism)|Dharma]]
* Novelist [[Mary Wesley]], author of ''[[The Camomile Lawn]]'', spent her final years in Totnes.
* The explorer [[William John Wills]] of [[Burke and Wills expedition]] fame was born in Totnes. A memorial to Wills was erected using money from public subscriptions in 1864. It can still be seen on the Plains. There were originally two gas lamps attached to the monument, but both have since been removed.
* Film-score composer and mystery writer [[Edmund Crispin|Bruce Montgomery]] (penname Edmund Crispin) lived in Totnes in the 1950s–60s.
*The poet and writer [[John Lancaster (writer)|John Lancaster]] lives in Totnes.
*Writer and activist [[George Monbiot]] lives in Totnes.