Peter Townsend
# Peter Townsend

Peter Townsend may refer to:

* Peter Townsend, owner of the Sterling Iron Works, who forged the 186-ton Hudson River Chain in 1778
* Peter Townsend (golfer) (born 1946), British professional golfer
* Peter Townsend (sociologist) (1928–2009), British sociologist, professor at the London School of Economics
* Peter Townsend (cricketer) (1910–1995), English cricketer
* Peter Townsend (RAF officer) (1914–1995), Royal Air Force pilot, linked romantically with Princess Margaret
* Peter Townsend (1919–2006), former editor of Art Monthly Australasia
* Peter Townsend (drummer), American drummer
