Richard Townsend
Richard Townsend may refer to:
- Richard Townsend , English soldier, Irish MP for Baltimore
- Richard Townsend , Irish mathematician, author, and academic
- Richard Townsend , Australian rules footballer and cricketer
- Richard Townsend , Irish MP for Cork County and Dingle 1776
- Richard Boyle Townsend, Irish MP for Dingle 1782–1795
- Richard Townsend , Canadian sailor
- Richard Townsend , English cricketer