Peter Townsend

• Peter Townsend (cricketer), English cricket player
• Peter Townsend (drummer), American musician
• Peter Townsend (golfer), British golf player
• Peter Townsend (RAF officer), British military pilot linked to Princess Margaret
• Peter Townsend (sociologist), British academic
• Peter Townsend, Art Monthly Australasia editor
• Peter Townsend, American owner of the Sterling Iron Works