Peter Townsend

Peter Townsend may refer to:
 * Peter Townsend (cricketer) (1910–1995), English cricket player
 * Peter Townsend (drummer), American musician
 * Peter Townsend (golfer) (born 1946), British golf player
 * Peter Townsend (RAF officer) (1914–1995), British military pilot linked with Princess Margaret
 * Peter Townsend (sociologist) (1928–2009), British academic
 * Peter Townsend (1919–2006), Art Monthly Australasia editor
 * Peter Townsend, American owner of the Sterling Iron Works