David Townsend

• David Townsend , American botanist and banker
• David Wood Townsend, American builder
• David Townsend , American art director
• David Townsend , English cricketer
• David R. Townsend Jr., member of the New York State Assembly
• David Townsend , American musician
• David Townsend , British rower
• David Townsend , former English cricketer