Editing Torquay (section)

== Notable people ==
{{Main|Category:People from Torquay}}
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!colspan="2"|Notable people born in Torquay
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| 1821
| [[Richard Francis Burton|Richard Burton]], explorer and linguist<ref>{{cite web |title=BBC – Devon – Features – Explorer and word inventor |website=BBC |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/devon/discovering/famous/sir_richard_burton.shtml |access-date=9 October 2006 |archive-date=31 August 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060831142536/http://www.bbc.co.uk/devon/discovering/famous/sir_richard_burton.shtml |url-status=live}}</ref>
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| 1867
| [[Percy Fawcett]], archaeologist and explorer<ref>{{cite web |title=Percy (Harrison) Fawcett Biography |publisher=The Biography Channel |url=http://www.biography.com/search/article.do?id=9292425|access-date=9 October 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070807234552/http://www.biography.com/search/article.do?id=9292425 <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date=7 August 2007}}</ref>
|-
| 1890
| [[Agatha Christie]], best-selling crime novelist<ref name="agatha-christie-autobiography"/>
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| 1937
| [[Peter Cook]], writer and comedian<ref>{{cite web |title=Peter Cook (I) |website=Internet Movie Database |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0177228/ |access-date=9 October 2006
|archive-date=5 August 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060805122200/http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0177228/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| 1947
| [[Martin Turner]], [[Wishbone Ash]] founder<ref>{{cite web |title=Wishbone Ash – The Band – Past Members |publisher=Wishbone Ash |url=http://www.wishboneash.com/band_pastmembers.asp |access-date=8 October 2006 |archive-date=19 November 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061119224807/http://wishboneash.com/band_pastmembers.asp |url-status=usurped}}</ref>
|-
| 1949
| [[Roger Deakins]], cinematographer<ref>{{cite web |title=Roger Deakins |website=Internet Movie Database |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005683/ |access-date=9 October 2006 |archive-date=25 August 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060825060156/http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005683/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| 1972
| [[Miranda Hart]], actress and comedian<ref>{{cite web |title=Miranda Hart |website=Internet Movie Database |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1635000/ |access-date=9 October 2006 
|archive-date=5 March 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070305191724/http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1635000/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| 1983
| [[Lauren Pope]], DJ, model and entrepreneur
|-
| 1987
| [[Lily Cole]], model and actress
|-
|1994
|[[Georgia Toffolo]], TV and media personality
|}
* [[Sir Richard Francis Burton]] - British explorer, writer, scholar and military officer.
* [[Blanche Pentecost Bagley]] – English-born American Unitarian minister
* [[Agatha Christie]] –  English mystery and detective writer
* [[Peter Cook]] – English comedian, actor, satirist, playwright and screenwriter
* [[Roger Deakins]] – English cinematographer
* [[Max Evans (rugby union)|Max Evans]] – Rugby player
* [[Percy Fawcett]] – English explorer
* [[Larry Grayson]] – English comedian and television presenter, who lived in Torquay in later life<ref name=coventrytelegraph>{{Cite web|url=http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/local-news/door-stays-open-larrys-legacy-8391367|title=The door stays open as Larry Grayson's legacy continues|first=Mike|last=Malyon|date=6 January 2015|website=[[Coventry Telegraph]]}}</ref>
* [[Penny Mordaunt]] – English politician
* [[Ollie Watkins]] – English footballer for [[Aston Villa F.C.]] and [[England national football team]]
* [[Mike Westmacott]] – Mountaineer and member of the successful [[1953 British Mount Everest Expedition]]