Notable Residents
See also: Category:People from Truro- 16th century
- Giles Farnaby — a madrigalist of the Elizabethan age.
- 18th century
- Edward Boscawen — an admiral of the Royal Navy. A cobbled street at the centre of Truro and a park are named in his honour.
- 18th/19th century
- Henry Martyn — Cambridge mathematician, missionary in India and Persia, translated the Bible into local languages.
- 19th century
- Charles Foster Barham— physician and writer on public health
- Henry Charlton Bastian — physiologist and neurologist
- Charles Chorley— journalist and man of letters
- Joseph Antonio Emidy — a former slave turned violinist.
- James Henry Fynn sometimes James Henry Finn — a recipient of the Victoria Cross.
- Samuel Foote — an actor and playwright.
- Charles William Hempel — organist of St Mary's Church
- Richard Lemon Lander — an explorer of West Africa. A local secondary school is named in his honour and a monument to his memory stands at the top of Lemon Street.
- Richard Spurr - a cabinet maker and lay preacher who was imprisoned for his part in leading the political movement Chartism. A large allotment in the town was dedicated to his memory in 2011.
- Silvanus Trevail — a well known local architect
- 20th century
- Matthew Etherington — a professional football player playing for Stoke City.
- Henry Louis Gibson — an expert in medical uses of infrared and pioneer of its use in detecting breast cancer.
- Robert Goddard — novelist.
- Joseph Hunkin — bishop of Truro
- Roger Meddows-Taylor — drummer from the rock band Queen
- Nick Nieland — a Commonwealth Games javelin gold medallist.
- Joanna Thomas — professional female bodybuilder.
- Tom Voyce — a former London Wasps and England rugby union footballer who now plays at wing or fullback for Gloucester RFC.
- Barbara Joyce West — second to last survivor of the RMS Titanic.
- James Marsh — film director and winner of the Academy Award.
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