Richard Townsend

• Richard Townsend (soldier), English soldier, Irish MP for Baltimore
• Richard Townsend (mathematician), Irish mathematician, author, and academic
• Richard Townsend (sportsman), Australian rules footballer and cricketer
• Richard Townsend (politician), Irish MP for Cork County and Dingle 1776
• Richard Boyle Townsend, Irish MP for Dingle 1782–1795
• Richard Townsend (sailor), Canadian sailor
• Richard Townsend (cricketer), English cricketer