Notable Former and Present Residents
- W. J. Burley, author, was born here.
- James Power Carne Lieutenant-Colonel of the 1st Gloucestershire Regiment in the Korean War
- Sebastian Coe, former middle-distance runner and politician, now a prominent sports administrator, was the Member of Parliament for the area in the 1990s.
- Joseph Conrad, 9 months in 1882 Short story, Youth
- Thomas Corker, Chief agent for the Royal African company in York Island, Sherbro
- Fox family of Falmouth
- Susan Elizabeth Gay (1845–1918), a chronicler of Falmouth
- Charles Hartley (1825–1897) Founder of Palmerston North, New Zealand
- Charles Napier Hemy seascape artist
- Tony Kellow, striker with Exeter City FC; top goal scorer with 129 goals in his career
- Philip Melvill, philanthropist, whose name was used for a Falmouth road
- Kevin Miller (footballer) professional goalkeeper played for Crystal Palace, Birmingham City and Watford
- David Mudd, TV presenter and politician. He was the Member of Parliament for the area in the 1970/80s
- Lovell Squire, schoolteacher, climatologist, hymn-writer
- John Sterling (1806–1844), author
- Richard Thomas, Civil Engineer — in 1815, he produced a survey of the navigation of the River Severn
- Henry Scott Tuke, artist
- Craig Weatherhill, historian and novelist
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