Richard Townsend

Richard Townsend may refer to:


 * Richard Townsend (soldier) (c. 1618–1692), English soldier, Irish MP for Baltimore
 * Richard Townsend (mathematician) (1821–1884), Irish mathematician, author, and academic
 * Richard Townsend (sportsman) (1886–1960), Australian rules footballer and cricketer
 * Richard Townsend (politician) (c. 1731–1783), Irish MP for Cork County and Dingle 1776
 * Richard Boyle Townsend (1756–1826), Irish MP for Dingle 1782–1795
 * Richard Townsend (sailor) (born 1929), Canadian sailor
 * Richard Townsend (cricketer) (1829–1852), English cricketer