Editing Truro (section)

==Notable residents==
{{See also|Category:People from Truro}}
[[File:Admiral Edward Boscawen (1711-1761) RMG BHC2565.tiff|thumb|140px|Admiral Edward Boscawen]]
[[File:Richard Lemon Lander.jpg|140px|thumb|Richard Lemon Lander]]

===Public thinking, public service===
*[[Henry Killigrew (diplomat)|Sir Henry Killigrew]] (c. 1528–1603), Cornish diplomat and an ambassador<ref>{{Cite DNB |wstitle=Killigrew,_Henry_(died 1603) |volume=31 |short=x}}</ref><ref>{{Cite EB1911|wstitle= Killigrew, Sir Henry |volume= 15 | pages = 795&ndash;796 |short= 1}}</ref>
*[[Owen Fitzpen]] (1552–1636), philanthropist and merchant seaman, led a successful slave revolt in 1627 to free captives of [[Barbary pirates]], memorialised on a plaque in St Mary's Church.
*[[John Robartes, 1st Earl of Radnor]] (1606–1685) a politician who fought for the Parliamentary cause<ref>{{Cite DNB |wstitle=Robartes,_John |volume= 48 |short=x}}</ref><ref>{{Cite EB1911|wstitle= Radnor, Earls of |volume= 22 | page = 808 |short= 1}}</ref> 
*[[William Gwavas]] (1676–1741), barrister and writer in the Cornish language<ref>{{Cite DNB |wstitle=Gwavas,_William |volume= 23 |short=x}}</ref> 
*[[Edward Boscawen]] (1711–1761), [[Royal Navy]] [[admiral]], eponym of a cobbled street at the centre of Truro and a park<ref>{{Cite DNB |wstitle=Boscawen, Edward (1711-1761) |volume=05 |short=x}}</ref><ref>{{Cite EB1911 |wstitle=Boscawen,_Edward |volume=04 |short=x}}</ref> 
*[[Samuel Walker of Truro|Samuel Walker]] (1714–1761), evangelical clergyman, curate of Truro from 1746
*[[Richard Polwhele]] (1760–1838) a clergyman, poet and historian of Cornwall and Devon<ref>{{Cite DNB |wstitle=Polwhele,_Richard |volume=46 |short=x}}</ref> 
*[[Charles Sandoe Gilbert]] (1760–1831), [[druggist]] and historian of Cornwall<ref>{{Cite DNB |wstitle=Gilbert,_Charles_Sandoe |volume=21 |short=x}}</ref> 
*[[Hussey Vivian, 1st Baron Vivian]] (1775–1842) a senior British cavalry officer<ref>{{Cite DNB |wstitle=Vivian,_Richard_Hussey |volume=58 |short=x}}</ref><ref>{{Cite EB1911|wstitle= Vivian, Richard Hussey Vivian, 1st Baron |volume= 28 | page = 153 |short= 1}}</ref>
*[[Henry Martyn]] (1781–1812), [[Cambridge]] mathematician and missionary in [[India]] and [[Persia]], who translated the Bible into local languages<ref>{{Cite EB1911 |wstitle=Martyn,_Henry |volume=17 |short=x}}</ref> 
*[[Thomas Wilde, 1st Baron Truro]] (1782–1855) [[Lord Chancellor|Lord High Chancellor]], 1850 to 1852.<ref>{{Cite EB1911|wstitle= Truro, Thomas Wilde, 1st Baron |volume= 27 | pages = 328&ndash;329 |short= 1}}</ref>
*[[Barrington Reynolds|Admiral Sir Barrington Reynolds]] (1786–1861) senior [[Royal Navy]] officer<ref>{{Cite DNB |wstitle=Reynolds,_Barrington |volume=48 |short=x}}</ref> 
*[[FitzRoy Somerset, 1st Baron Raglan]] (1788–1855) a senior Army officer and MP for Truro in 1818 & 1826.<ref>{{Cite EB1911|wstitle= Raglan, Fitzroy James Henry Somerset, 1st Baron |volume= 22 | page = 815|short= 1}}</ref> 
*[[Richard Spurr]] (1800–1855), cabinet maker and lay preacher imprisoned for Chartism. A large allotment in the town was dedicated to him in 2011.
*[[Henry James (British Army officer)|Major-General Sir Henry James]] (1803–1877), a Royal Engineers officer and DG of the [[Ordnance Survey]] 1854–1875<ref>{{Cite DNB |wstitle=James,_Henry |volume=29 |short=x}}</ref>
*[[Richard Lemon Lander]] (1804–1834), explorer in West Africa.<ref>{{Cite DNB |wstitle=Lander,_Richard_Lemon |volume=32 |short=x}}</ref> A local secondary school is named in his honour and a monument to his memory stands at the top of Lemon Street.<ref name="ReferenceA">{{Cite EB1911|wstitle= Lander, Richard Lemon and John |volume= 16 | page = 154 |short= 1}}</ref>
*[[John Lander (explorer)|John Lander]] (1806–1839), printer and explorer with his brother [[Richard Lemon Lander]]<ref>{{Cite DNB |wstitle=Lander,_John |volume=32| short=x}}</ref><ref name="ReferenceA"/>
*[[Charles Chorley]] (c. 1810–1874), journalist and man of letters<ref>{{Cite DNB |wstitle=Chorley,_Charles |volume=10 |short=x}}</ref> 
*[[William Bennett Bond]] (1815–1906), Canadian priest and second primate of the [[Anglican Church of Canada]]
*[[Alexander Mackennal]] (1835–1904), nonconformist minister<ref>{{Cite EB1911 |wstitle=Mackennal,_Alexander |volume=17 |short=x}}</ref><ref>{{Cite DNB12 |wstitle=Mackennal,_Alexander |short=x}}</ref> 
*[[Silvanus Trevail]] (1851–1903) local architect and mayor of Truro<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/cornwall/content/articles/2009/01/05/history_silvanustrevail_feature.shtml |title=Silvanus Trevail |publisher=BBC |first=Matt |last=Shepherd |date=5 January 2015 |access-date=31 August 2015 |archive-date=4 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150904024512/http://www.bbc.co.uk/cornwall/content/articles/2009/01/05/history_silvanustrevail_feature.shtml |url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[Joseph Hunkin (Bishop of Truro)|Joseph Hunkin]] (1887–1950), Bishop of Truro from 1935 to 1950<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,848822,00.html |title=Joseph Hunkin in New York |access-date=20 March 2009 |date=14 February 1938 |archive-date=26 August 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100826052755/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,848822,00.html |url-status=dead}}</ref>
*[[James Henry Fynn]] (Finn, 1893–1917), recipient of the [[Victoria Cross]]
*[[Barbara West|Barbara Joyce West]] (1911–2007), second-to-last survivor of the {{RMS|Titanic}}
*[[Alison Adburgham]] (1912–1997), social historian and fashion journalist, died in the town.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Adburgham, Alison |url=http://guardian.calmview.eu/CalmView/Record.aspx?src=CalmView.Persons&id=DS%2fUK%2f1989 |website=guardian.calmview.eu |publisher=Guardian Observer archive |access-date=2 August 2015 |archive-date=31 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171231051501/http://guardian.calmview.eu/CalmView/Record.aspx?src=CalmView.Persons&id=DS%2fUK%2f1989 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
*[[Hugh Clegg (industrial relations expert)|Hugh Clegg]] (1920–1995), academic, founded the [[National Board for Prices and Incomes]] (1965–1971)
*[[David Penhaligon]] (1944–1986), politician, Liberal MP for [[Truro (UK Parliament constituency)|Truro]] 1974–1986<ref>[https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-david-penhaligon/index.html HANSARD 1803–2005 → Mr David Penhaligon] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190329115728/https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-david-penhaligon/index.html |date=29 March 2019}}. Retrieved 22 January 2020.</ref>
*[[Paul Myners, Baron Myners]], (1948–2022), businessman and politician
*[[Mark Laity]] (born c. 1962), [[NATO]] spokesman and former [[BBC]] correspondent
*[[NneNne Iwuji-Eme]] (born c. 1978), British diplomat, UK [[List of High Commissioners of the United Kingdom to Mozambique|High Commissioner to Mozambique]]
*[[Olaf Schmid|Staff Sergeant Olaf Schmid]], (1979–2009), a British Army bomb-disposal expert

===Arts===
[[File:Samuel Foote by Jean François Colson.jpg|140px|thumb|Samuel Foote, 1769]]
[[File:William Golding 1983.jpg|140px|thumb|William Golding, 1983]]
*[[Giles Farnaby]] (c. 1563–1640), composer and [[virginalist]]<ref>{{Cite DNB |wstitle=Farnaby,_Giles |volume=18 |short=x}}</ref> 
*[[Samuel Foote]] (1720–1777), actor and playwright<ref>{{Cite EB1911|wstitle=Foote,_Samuel |volume=10 |short=x}}</ref>
*[[Henry Bone]] (1755–1834), porcelain, jewellery and enamel painter<ref>{{Cite DNB |wstitle=Bone,_Henry |volume=05 |short=x}}</ref><ref>{{Cite EB1911|wstitle= Bone, Henry |volume= 4 | page = 200 |short= 1}}</ref>
*[[Joseph Antonio Emidy]] (1775–1835), former slave from Guinea turned violinist
*[[Charles William Hempel]] (1777–1855), organist of St Mary's Church, Truro, and poet<ref>{{Cite DNB |wstitle=Hempel,_Charles_William |volume=25 |short=x}}</ref> 
*[[Nicholas Michell]] (1807–1880) a Cornish writer, best known for his poetry<ref>{{Cite DNB |wstitle=Michell,_Nicholas |volume=37 |short=x}}</ref> 
*[[Charles Frederick Hempel]] (1811–1867), organist and composer<ref>{{Cite DNB |wstitle=Hempel,_Charles_Frederick |volume=25 |short=x}}</ref> 
*[[Walter Hawken Tregellas]] (1831–1894) professional draughtsman and historical and biographical writer<ref>{{Cite DNB |wstitle=Tregellas,_Walter_Hawken |volume=57 |short=x}}</ref>
*[[Francis Charles Hingeston-Randolph]] (1833–1910), cleric, antiquary and author<ref>{{Cite DNB12 |wstitle=Hingeston-Randolph,_Francis_Charles |short=x}}</ref>
*[[Henry Dawson Lowry]] (1869–1906), journalist, short story writer, novelist and poet<ref>{{Cite DNB12 |wstitle=Lowry,_Henry_Dawson |short=x}}</ref> 
*[[Hugh Walpole]] (1884–1941) novelist, who attended a preparatory school in Truro
*[[Maria Kuncewiczowa]] (1895–1989), Polish writer living in Truro after WWII. Her novel ''Tristan 1946'' was set here.
*[[Margaret Steuart Pollard]] (1904–1996), poet and translator lived in Truro from 1930s
*[[William Golding]] (1911–1993), novelist, playwright and poet, gained the [[Nobel Prize in Literature]] in 1983. Born in St Columb Minor, he returned to live near Truro in 1985.
*[[Alison Adburgham]] (1912–1997), author, social historian and fashion editor of [[The Guardian]]
*[[Irene Newton]] (1915–1992), artist<ref>{{Cite book |author=Sara Gray |publisher=Dark River |year=2019 |title= British Women Artists. A Biographical Dictionary of 1000 Women Artists in the British Decorative Arts |isbn=978-1-911121-63-3}}</ref>
*[[Catherine Grubb]], artist (born 1945), lives in Truro.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Catherine GRUBB |url=https://cornwallartists.org/cornwall-artists/catherine-grubb |website=Cornwall Artists |access-date=22 December 2020 |archive-date=25 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201025131446/https://cornwallartists.org/cornwall-artists/catherine-grubb |url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[Roger Taylor (Queen drummer)|Roger Taylor]] (born 1949), drummer from the rock band [[Queen (band)|Queen]]<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0003547/ IMDb Database] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200118164225/https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0003547/ |date=18 January 2020}}. Retrieved 19 January 2020.</ref>
*[[Robert Goddard (novelist)|Robert Goddard]] (born 1954), novelist, lives in Truro.
*[[James Marsh (director)|James Marsh]] (born 1963), film director and Academy Award winner<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1016428/ IMDb Database] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200724070445/https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1016428/ |date=24 July 2020}} retrieved 21 January 2020.</ref>
*[[Ben Salfield]] (born 1971), guitarist, lutenist, composer and teacher, has lived in Truro since age of nine.
*[[Paul Kerensa]] (born 1979), comedy writer and stand-up comedian<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1772717/ IMDb Database] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210116114832/https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1772717/ |date=16 January 2021}}. Retrieved 20 January 2020.</ref>
*[[Brett Harvey (English director)|Brett Harvey]] (born c. 1980), film writer and director based in Cornwall<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2450548/ IMDb Database] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170219074611/http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2450548/ |date=19 February 2017}}. Retrieved 19 January 2020.</ref>
*[[Calvin Dean]] (born 1985), award-winning actor<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2842144/ IMDb Database] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190405230117/https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2842144/ |date=5 April 2019}}. Retrieved 19 January 2020.</ref>
*[[Kerensa Briggs]] (born 1991), composer
*Oliver Buckland<ref>{{Cite web |title=Oliver Buckland |url=https://genius.com/artists/Oliver-buckland |access-date=2024-03-28 |website=Genius}}</ref> (born 1997), composer, was a Truro Cathedral chorister<ref>{{Cite web |title=BBC - Radio 4 - PM - John Buckland |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/news/pm/galleries/900/19/ |access-date=2024-03-28 |publisher=BBC}}</ref> and student of Polwhele School.
[[File:Charles Foster Barham by Harold Harvey.jpg|140px|thumb|Charles Foster Barham]]

===Science and business===
*[[John Vivian (1750–1826)|John Vivian]] (1750–1826) industrialist in [[Swansea]], descendant of the [[Vivian family (baronets and barons)|Vivian family]]
*[[Elizabeth Andrew Warren]] (1786–1864) a Cornish botanist and marine [[Phycology|algologist]]
*[[Charles Foster Barham]] (1804–1884), physician and writer on public health<ref>{{Cite DNB |wstitle=Barham,_Charles_Foster |volume=03 |short=x}}</ref>
*[[Edwin Dunkin]] (1821–1898) an astronomer and the president of the [[Royal Astronomical Society]]
*[[Henry Charlton Bastian]] (1837–1915), [[physiologist]] and [[neurologist]]
*[[Edward Arnold (publisher)#Founder|Edward Arnold]] (1857–1942), a publisher, founded [[Edward Arnold (publisher)|Edward Arnold Publishers Ltd]] in 1890.
*[[Elsie Wilkins Sexton]] (1868–1959) a zoologist and biological illustrator
*[[H. Lou Gibson]] (1906–1992), expert in medical uses of [[infrared]] to detect breast cancer

===Sport===
[[File:Matt Etherington at the Boleyn Ground 2015.jpg|140px|thumb|Matthew Etherington, 2015]]
*[[Nick Nieland]] (born 1972), javelin gold medallist at the [[2006 Commonwealth Games]] 
*[[Matthew Etherington]] (born 1981), former professional footballer with 426 club caps, he played for [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham]] and [[Stoke City F.C.|Stoke City]].
*[[David Paynter (cricketer)|David Paynter]] (born 1981), former first-class cricketer
*[[Tom Voyce]] (1981–2024) former rugby union footballer with London Wasps and England
*[[Annabel Vernon]] (born 1982), retired rower, team silver medallist at the [[2008 Summer Olympics]] 
*[[Chris Harris (speedway rider)|Chris Harris]] (born 1982), international speedway rider
*[[Gemma Prescott]] (born 1983), Paralympic track and field athlete
*[[Darren Dawidiuk]] (born 1987), rugby union footballer
*[[Craig Alcock]] (born 1987), professional footballer
*[[Matthew Whorwood]] (born 1989), Paralympic swimmer, bronze medallist in two [[Paralympic Games]]
*[[Matthew Shepherd (rugby)|Matthew Shepherd]] (born 1990), rugby union player
*[[Luke Cowan-Dickie]] (born 1993), rugby union player
*[[Jack Nowell]] (born 1993), rugby union player
*[[Molly Caudery]] (born 2000), British pole vaulter
*[[Alex Quinn (racing driver)|Alex Quinn]] (born 2000), racing driver