Townley

Townley is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:


 * A. C. Townley (1880–1959), American political organizer, founder the National Non-Partisan League
 * Alvin Townley (born 1975), American author who writes about adventure with a greater purpose
 * Athol Townley (1905–1963), Australian politician and Minister for Defence
 * Ben Townley (born 1984), professional motocross rider originating from Taupo, New Zealand
 * Charles Townley (1737–1805), English country gentleman, antiquary and collector of the Townley Marbles
 * Charles Townley (officer of arms) (1713–1774), long-serving officer of arms at the College of Arms in London
 * Doody Townley (born 1925), driver of standardbred racehorses in New Zealand
 * Fred Townley, architect who designed many buildings in Vancouver, Canada
 * Frederick Townley-Smith (1887–1961), Co-operative Commonwealth Federation member of the Canadian House of Commons
 * George Townley (1891–1977), the sixth Bishop of Hull in the modern era from 1957 until 1965
 * Henry Townley Heald (1904–1975), president of Armour Institute of Technology from 1938 to 1940
 * Jack Townley (1897–1960), American screenwriter
 * James Townley (1714–1778), English dramatist and anonymous playwright
 * Jimmy Townley (1902–1983), English professional footballer
 * John Townley (born 1945), musician who was a member of the folk-rock group The Magicians from 1965 to 1966
 * John Wes Townley (born 1989), former NASCAR Nationwide Series driver
 * Jonathan Townley Crane (1819–1880), American clergyman, author and abolitionist
 * Max Townley (1864–1942), British land agent, agriculturist and politician
 * Michael Townley, US citizen living in the United States under terms of the federal witness protection program
 * Michael Townley (politician) (born 1934), former Tasmanian senator
 * Rex Townley (1904–1982), Australian politician who served as leader of the Liberal Party in Tasmania from 1950 to 1956
 * Richard Greaves Townley (1786–1855), English Whig politician
 * Richard Townley (died 1711), the 8th son of Nicholas Townley of Littleton and Joanne White
 * Robert Townley Caldwell, the Master of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge from 1906 to 1914
 * Roderick Townley (born 1942), American author of juvenile, young adult, and adult books
 * Sidney Dean Townley (1867–1946), American astronomer and geodeticist
 * Simon Townley, piano player and composer
 * Thomas Townley (1862–1935), Canadian lawyer and the eighth Mayor of Vancouver, British Columbia
 * Thomas Townley (cricketer) (1825–1895), English soldier, cricketer and amateur jockey
 * Toke Townley, (1912–1984), English actor
 * Sir Walter Townley (1863–1945), British ambassador
 * William Townley, (1866–1950), English football (soccer) player and coach
 * William Townley Mitford (1817–1889), Victorian Conservative Party politician in Britain
 * Winfield Townley Scott (1910–1968), American poet, critic and diarist