Towne
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 - see History of American Newspapers
- Charles A. Towne, U.S. Senator and U.S. Representative from Minnesota
- Charles Towne , English painter
- Charles Hanson Towne, American author, poet and editor
- Francis Towne, British landscape painter
- Gene Towne, American screenwriter
- Henry R. Towne, American mechanical engineer and entrepreneur
- John Towne, British religious controversialist
- Joseph Towne, British anatomical modeller
- Laura Matilda Towne, African-American educator
- Mary Eastey, née Towne, executed for witchcraft by the government of the Province of Massachusetts Bay during the Salem witch trials
- Rebecca Nurse, née Towne, sister of Mary Eastey, also executed for witchcraft during the Salem witch trials
- Robert Towne, American actor and screenwriter
- Robert Towne , British clergyman and ejected minister
- Sarah Cloyce, née Towne, sister of Mary Eastey and Rebecca Nurse, accused but not convicted of witchcraft during the Salem witch trials
