John Townsend

John Townsend may refer to:

Politicians

• John Townsend (MP for Warwick), English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1597 to 1614
• John Townsend (Irish politician) (1737–1810), Irish MP for Dingle, Doneraile and Castlemartyr
• John Townsend (mayor) (1783–1854), 37th mayor of Albany, NY
• John Townsend (New York City) (1789–1863), New York politician
• John Townsend (MP for Greenwich) (1819–1892), British politician and member of Parliament for Greenwich
• John Selby Townsend (1824–1892), American Democrat legislator and jurist from Iowa
• John G. Townsend Jr. (1871–1964), American businessman and politician, governor and senator from Delaware
• John Townsend (Wisconsin politician) (born 1938), Wisconsin politician

Scientists

• John Kirk Townsend (1809–1851), American naturalist
• John Sealy Townsend (1868–1957), Irish physicist
• John W. Townsend Jr. (1924–2011), American physicist and aerospace engineer

Sportspeople

• John Townsend (basketball) (1916–2001), American basketball player
• John Townsend (footballer) (born 1943), Australian rules footballer
• Johnny Townsend (American football) (born 1995), American football player

Others

• John Townsend (Oyster Bay) (1608–1668), early settler of the American colonies
• John Townsend (1732–1809), cabinet maker of the Goddard and Townsend style
• John Townsend (educator) (1757–1826), English Congregationalist minister and founder of school for deaf children
• John P. Townsend (1832–1898), American financier
• John Rowe Townsend (1922–2014), British children's author
• John Richard Townsend (1930–2013), British painter
• John Townsend (musician) (active 1974–1980), musician with the Sanford-Townsend Band
• John Townsend (author) (born 1952), American psychologist and author

See also

• John Townend (rugby league), rugby league footballer who played in the 1890s and 1900s
• John Townend (born 1934), British politician
• John Townshend (disambiguation)