Richard Townsend may refer to:
Richard Townsend (soldier) (c. 1618–1692), English soldier, Irish MP for Baltimore Richard Townsend (mathematician) (1821–1884), Irish mathematician, author, and academic Richard Townsend (sportsman) (1886–1960), Australian rules footballer and cricketer Richard Townsend (politician) (c. 1731–1783), Irish MP for Cork County and Dingle 1776 Richard Boyle Townsend (1756–1826), Irish MP for Dingle 1782–1795 Richard Townsend (sailor) (born 1929), Canadian sailor Richard Townsend (cricketer) (1829–1852), English cricketer
See also Richard W. Townshend (1840–1889), U.S. Representative from Illinois