George Townsend

George Townsend may refer to:
 * George Townsend (politician) (1769–1844), U.S. Representative from New York
 * George Fyler Townsend (1814–1900), translator of the standard English edition of Aesop's Fables
 * George Townsend (cricketer) (1814–1870), English cricketer
 * George Townsend (priest) (1788–1857), English clergyman and author
 * George Townsend (baseball) (1867–1930), American baseball player
 * George Alfred Townsend (1841–1914), war correspondent and novelist
 * George Henry Townsend (1787–1869), English literary compiler and journalist
 * George Townsend (footballer) (1957-), English footballer