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
- Chari Towne, American rower
- Charles A. Towne, U.S. Senator and U.S. Representative from Minnesota
- Charles Towne (artist), English painter
- 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, American abolitionist and educator
- Mary Eastey, née Towne, executed for witchcraft by the government of the Province of Massachusetts Bay during the Salem witch trials
- Matthew Towne, American politician
- Rebecca Nurse, née Towne, sister of Mary Eastey, also executed for witchcraft during the Salem witch trials
- Robert Towne, American actor and screenwriter
- Salem Towne, American educator, author and politician
- Sarah Cloyce, née Towne, sister of Mary Eastey and Rebecca Nurse, accused but not convicted of witchcraft during the Salem witch trials