William Townsend
William Townsend may refer to:
- William Townsend , Australian politician
- William Townsend , English cricketer and barrister
- William Townsend , New York politician
- William A. Townsend, British philatelist
- William Cameron Townsend, American Christian missionary
- William Charles Townsend, English barrister and writer
- William George Paulson Townsend, English artist, designer and writer
- William H. Townsend, former Nova Scotia political figure
- William H. Townsend, American state legislator and optometrist
- William John Townsend, British Methodist minister
- William Kneeland Townsend, U.S. federal judge
- William Richard Townsend, British lawyer and colonial administrator
- William T. Townsend, founder and CEO of Barrett Technology
- Bill Townsend, businessman
- Bill Townsend , English football player and manager