Richard Townley (died 1711) was a privy counsellor.
Richard Townley or Richard Towneley or Richard de Towneley may also refer to: Richard de Towneley (MP) (1323–1381), MP for Lancashire Richard Towneley (1387–1455), Man-at-arms at the battle of Agincourt Sir Richard Towneley (1445–1482), soldier for future Richard III of England Richard Towneley (1629–1707), English mathematician and astronomer Richard Greaves Townley (1786–1855), English Whig politician
See also Towneley family, many of whom were called Richard