William Townsend

William Townsend may refer to:


 * William Townsend (mayor) (1821–1882), Australian politician
 * William Townsend (cricketer) (1821–1891), English cricketer and barrister
 * William Townsend (Oneida County, NY) (1848–1919), New York politician
 * William A. Townsend (1904–1993), British philatelist
 * William Cameron Townsend (1896–1982), American Christian missionary
 * William Charles Townsend (1803–1850), English barrister and writer
 * William George Paulson Townsend (1868–1941), English artist, designer and writer
 * William H. Townsend (1812–1873), former Nova Scotia political figure
 * William H. Townsend (1914–2005), American state legislator and optometrist
 * William John Townsend (1835–1915), British Methodist minister
 * William Kneeland Townsend (1849–1907), U.S. federal judge
 * William Richard Townsend (died 1914), British lawyer and colonial administrator
 * William T. Townsend, founder and CEO of Barrett Technology
 * Bill Townsend (born 1965), businessman
 * Bill Townsend (footballer) (1922–1988), English football player and manager