Charles Townsend

Charles Townsend may refer to:


 * Charlie Townsend (1876–1958), Gloucestershire cricketer
 * Charles Champlain Townsend (1841–1910), U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania
 * Charles E. Townsend (1856–1924), U.S. Representative Senator from Michigan
 * Charles E. Townsend (linguist) (1932–2015), American Slavist and linguist
 * Charles Harrison Townsend (1851–1928), English architect
 * Charles Haskins Townsend (1859–1944), American zoologist
 * Charles Henry Tyler Townsend (1863–1944), American Entomologist
 * Charles Townsend (BMX rider) (born 1967), American former professional BMX racer
 * Charles Townsend (fencer) (1872–1906), American fencer and Olympic silver medalist
 * Charles Townsend (Ohio politician) (1834–1900), Republican politician in Ohio
 * Charles Townsend (British politician), British politician of the 1890s
 * Charles H. Townsend, president and CEO of the Condé Nast publishing company
 * Charles Townsend, community-college instructor, see
 * Charles Townsend (Wyoming politician), Wyoming state senator
 * Charles "Charlie" Townsend, fictional unseen character on the Charlie's Angels television and motion picture series