Townes
# Townes

Townes may refer to:

## People

### Given name

* Townes Van Zandt (1944–1997), American singer songwriter
   * Townes Van Zandt (album), eponymous album
   * Townes (album), 2009 album by Steve Earle, dedicated to Townes Van Zandt

### Surname

* Carol Lynn Townes, American gospel singer
* Charles Hard Townes (1915–2015), American Nobel Prize-winning physicist
* Harry Townes (1914–2001), American television and movie actor
* Henry Keith Townes (1913–1990), American entomologist
* Jeffrey Townes (born 1965), an American singer, more commonly known as DJ Jazzy Jeff
* Linton Townes (born 1959), American basketball player
* Marques Townes (born 1995), American basketball player
* Marvin Townes (born 1980), American football running back
* Sandra L. Townes (1944-2018), federal judge for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
* Philip L. Townes, physician and human geneticist who identified Townes–Brocks syndrome

## Other

* Townes (album), 2009 Steve Earle album
