Notable Former and Present Residents
- Olly Barkley – current England rugby union international player
- Michaela Breeze – Commonwealth weightlifting champion
- Sir Goldsworthy Gurney – surgeon based in Wadebridge from 1814 who invented the Bude-Light. A street in Wadebridge has subsequently been named after him (Goldsworthy Way)
- Francis Hurdon – prominent figure in Canadian politics.
- Andrew Ridgeley – member of the pop music duo, Wham!
- Sgt Steven Roberts – the first solder to die in the invasion of Iraq
- Jethro - (Geoffrey Rowe) a comedian who formerly lived in Wadebridge for many years
- Annie Vernon – 2007 World Rowing Champion Women's Quad Sculls
- Michael White - journalist, Associate Editor and former Political Editor of The Guardian
- Keren Woodward – pop singer and songwriter from the girl band Bananarama.
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