Townsend (name)

Townsend is a topographic surname of Yorkshire and Norfolk origin, indicating residence at the extremity of a city or burgh (from Middle English touun "village", "hamlet", "stead" + ende "end".) Popular variants are Townshend (of Norfolk variety), and Townend.

Given name

 * Townsend Bell, motor racing driver
 * Townsend Coleman, American voice actor
 * Townsend Cromwell, oceanographer
 * Townsend Dodd, US Army aviator
 * Townsend Haines (1792–1865), American politician and judge from Pennsylvania
 * Townsend Harris, 19th century American merchant and politician
 * Townsend Hoopes, former Undersecretary of the US Air Force
 * Townsend Saunders, Olympic medalist in wrestling
 * Townsend Scudder, US Congressman from New York
 * Townsend Whelen, American hunter, soldier, writer, outdoorsman and rifleman

Middle name

 * Charles Townsend Ludington, American aviator
 * Cyrus Townsend Brady, American journalist
 * Frederick Townsend Martin, American author
 * Frederick Townsend Ward, American mercenary
 * James Townsend Saward, English barrister and forger
 * John Townsend Trowbridge, American author
 * Light Townsend Cummins, American educator and historian
 * Lynn Townsend White, Jr., American professor
 * Mary Townsend Seymour, African-American politician
 * Sylvia Townsend Warner, English novelist and poet
 * Thomas Townsend Brown, American inventor

Townsend

 * A. A. Townsend, American pioneer and politician
 * Albert Alan Townsend (1917–2010), Australian fluid dynamicist
 * Alf Townsend, rugby league footballer of the 1920s for New Zealand
 * Amos Townsend (1821–1895), American politician
 * Andros Townsend, English football player
 * Andy Townsend, Irish soccer player
 * Anna Townsend, American silent film actress
 * Anel Townsend, Peruvian politician
 * Ben Townsend, English football player
 * Bertha Townsend, American tennis player
 * Bill Townsend, American entrepreneur
 * Bill Townsend (footballer), English football player and manager
 * Boris Townsend, English physicist
 * Brian Townsend (poker player), American poker player
 * Bruce C. Townsend, American politician
 * Camilla Townsend (born 1965), American historian
 * Cathy Townsend (born 1937), Canadian ten-pin bowler
 * Charles Townsend (disambiguation) (multiple, includes "Charlie")
 * Chauncy Townsend, British politician
 * Chris Townsend (disambiguation)
 * Clinton Paul Townsend (1868 — 1931), American chemist
 * M. Clifford Townsend, former Governor of the U.S. state of Indiana
 * Cornelia Townsend (born 11 August 1851, date of death unknown), American composer
 * Cyril Townsend, Sir Cyril David Townsend (1937-2013), British politician.
 * Dallas Townsend, Dallas S. Townsend, Jr., American broadcaster
 * Darian Townsend, South African swimmer
 * Dave Townsend, contemporary British musician
 * David Townsend (disambiguation)
 * Deshea Townsend, American football player
 * Dequan Townsend, American mixed martial artist
 * Devin Townsend, Canadian musician
 * Douglas Townsend, American composer
 * Dwight Townsend (1826-1899), U.S. Representative from New York
 * E. Reginald Townsend, American politician and journalist
 * Ed Townsend, song writer
 * Eddie Townsend, boxing trainer
 * Edward D. Townsend, Adjutant General of the United States Army
 * Edgar Jerome Townsend (1864–1955), American mathematician and translator of David Hilbert's Grundlagen der Geometrie.
 * Eliza Townsend (1788-1854), American poet
 * Elizabeth Sthreshley Townsend (died 1919), American inventor
 * Emma Jose Townsend, British recipient of the Empire Gallantry Medal
 * Emily Vermeule, née Emily Dickinson Townsend
 * Ernest Townsend, British portraitist from Derby (1880-1944)
 * F. H. Townsend, British cartoonist and illustrator (1868-1920)
 * Fitzhugh Townsend (1872–1906), American fencer
 * Frances Townsend, former Homeland Security Adviser to U.S. President George W. Bush
 * Francis Townsend, creator of the proposal for an old-age pension plan during the Great Depression
 * Franklin Townsend (1821–1898), 47th Mayor of Albany, New York, Adjutant General of the State of New York
 * Frederick Townsend (1825–1897), Union Army officer in the Civil War, Adjutant General of New York
 * Fred Townsend, American politician
 * Gareth Townsend, English cricketer and cricket coach
 * George Alfred Townsend ("Gath"), war correspondent
 * George Fyler Townsend (Reverend), British writer and translator
 * Gregor Townsend, Scottish rugby player
 * Harry Everett Townsend WWI war artist
 * Henry Townsend (missionary) (1815–1886), Anglican missionary
 * Henry Townsend (musician) (1909–2006), American blues singer, guitarist and pianist
 * Henry Townsend (Norwich) (1626–1695), early American colonist born in Norwich, Norfolk, England
 * Henry Townsend (Oyster Bay) (1649–1703), American colonist born in Oyster Bay
 * Howard Townsend (1823–1867), physician and lecturer in Albany, New York
 * James Townsend (disambiguation), several people
 * Jill Townsend, American actress
 * John Townsend (author) (born 1956), American psychologist and author
 * John Townsend (basketball) (died 2001), American basketball player
 * John Townsend (footballer) (born 1943), Australian rules footballer
 * John Townsend (Mayor) (1783–1854), 37th mayor of Albany, NY
 * John Townsend (Norwich) (1608–1668), early American settler in Oyster Bay, Long Island
 * John Townsend (Wisconsin politician), American politician
 * John Townsend (MP for Greenwich) (1819–1892), British politician and Member of Parliament for Greenwich
 * John Townsend (Irish politician) (1737–1810), Irish MP for Dingle, Doneraile and Castlemartyr
 * John G. Townsend, Jr. (1871–1964), American businessman and politician, Governor and Senator from Delaware
 * John Kirk Townsend (1809–1851), American naturalist
 * John Rowe Townsend (1922–2014), British children's author
 * John Sealy Townsend (1868–1957), Irish physicist
 * John Selby Townsend, American politician
 * Johnny Townsend (American football), American football player
 * Jon Townsend, a historical YouTuber
 * Joseph Townsend (1737–1816), English minister and economist
 * Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, American politician
 * Lady Juliet Townsend (1941–2014), British writer and Lord Lieutenant of Northamptonshire
 * Larry Townsend (politician), American politician
 * Lauren Townsend (disambiguation), several people
 * Lena Townsend, British politician
 * Les Townsend, Australian cricket umpire
 * Leslie Townsend (disambiguation)
 * Madame Lawrence Townsend (see Natalie Townsend)
 * Mansfield Townsend (see Marie Townsend)
 * Marie Townsend (1851-1912) American author and composer, aka Mansfield Townsend
 * Mark Lee Townsend, American rock guitarist
 * Mary Townsend (artist) (1822-1869), New Zealand artist
 * Mary Townsend (entomologist) (1814-1851), American abolitionist and entomologist
 * Mary Ashley Townsend (1836-1901), American poet and writer
 * Michael Townsend, English footballer
 * Mike Townsend, American football player
 * Natalie Townsend (1866-1962), American composer aka Pearl Townsend and Madam Lawrence Townsend)
 * Norman Townsend, Australian cricket umpire
 * Paul Townsend, British physicist
 * Pearl Townsend (see Natalie Townsend)
 * Peter Townsend (RAF officer) (1914–1995), British air-soldier and royal-family associate
 * Peter Townsend (sociologist) (1928–2009), economist and author
 * Prescott Townsend, American gay rights activist
 * Primi Townsend, British actress
 * Ralph Townsend, American author and activist
 * Randolph Townsend, American politician
 * Raymond Townsend (born 1955), American basketball player
 * Richard Townsend (mathematician) (1821–1884), Irish mathematical physicist
 * Richard Townsend (soldier), colonel of Oliver Cromwell's army
 * Rick Townsend, American politician
 * Robert Townsend (disambiguation), several people
 * Ryan Townsend, Australian footballer
 * Simon Townsend, Australian television presenter
 * Solomon Townsend, Revolutionary War era ship captain and ironworker
 * Stacy Townsend, fictional character in Doctor Who
 * Stephen J. Townsend, United States army officer
 * Stuart Townsend, Irish actor and director
 * Sue Townsend (1946–2014), English writer and humorist
 * Tammy Townsend, American actress and singer
 * Taylor Townsend (disambiguation)
 * Tom Townsend, English bridge player
 * Tommy Townsend (born 1996), American football player
 * Trey Townsend (born 2002), American basketball player
 * Veronica Townsend, fictional character
 * Wade Townsend, American baseball pitcher
 * Wallace Townsend, American lawyer and politician
 * Washington Townsend, American politician
 * Willard Saxby Townsend (1895–1957), African-American labour leader
 * William Townsend (disambiguation), several people
 * William Cameron Townsend, prominent Christian missionary and founder of Wycliffe Bible Translators
 * Yulia Townsend, Russian-born New Zealand singer

Fictional characters

 * Charlie Townsend, fictional character from Charlie’s Angels
 * Dr. Leland Townsend, main character from American TV series Evil
 * Mia Townsend, main character portrayed by American actress Josie Maran in the 2005 video game Need for Speed: Most Wanted

Townshend

 * Anne Townshend (1573-1622), English Puritan
 * Aurelian Townshend, English poet
 * Cenzo Townshend, English music producer
 * Charles Townshend (disambiguation)
 * The Honorable Charlotte Anne Townshend, English landowner (Melbury House, Dorset) and daughter of the 9th Viscount Galway
 * Chauncy Hare Townshend, English poet and collector
 * Cliff Townshend, musician (1916–1986)
 * Dorothea Petrie Townshend Carew (1895 - 1968), poet, writer and the editor of a literary magazine
 * Emma Townshend, writer and musician, daughter of Pete Townshend
 * George Townshend (disambiguation)
 * Graeme Townshend, retired ice hockey forward
 * Henry Townshend (disambiguation)
 * John Townshend (disambiguation), several people
 * Pete Townshend, guitarist and songwriter of The Who
 * Robert "Fuzz" Townshend, British drummer
 * Simon Townshend, musician (brother of Pete Townshend)
 * Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount Sydney
 * William Townshend (colonial governor)

Fictional characters

 * Henry Townshend, main protagonist of the 2004 video game Silent Hill 4: The Room

Townesend

 * Stephen Townesend (priest), Dean of Exeter, 1583–1588
 * Stephen Townesend (surgeon), English surgeon, stage actor, anti-vivisectionist and writer

Pseudonyms

 * Mike Townsend, pseudonym of Michael McCrea, a British financial adviser, author and convicted killer