William Townsend may refer to:

• William Townsend (mayor) (1821–1882), Australian politician
• William Townsend (cricketer) (1821–1891), English cricketer and barrister
• William Townsend (Oneida County, NY) (1848–1919), New York politician
• William A. Townsend (1904–1993), British philatelist
• William Cameron Townsend (1896–1982), American Christian missionary
• William Charles Townsend (1803–1850), English barrister and writer
• William George Paulson Townsend (1868–1941), English artist, designer and writer
• William H. Townsend (1812–1873), former Nova Scotia political figure
• William H. Townsend (1914–2005), American state legislator and optometrist
• William John Townsend (1835–1915), British Methodist minister
• William Kneeland Townsend (1849–1907), U.S. federal judge
• William Richard Townsend (died 1914), British lawyer and colonial administrator
• William T. Townsend, founder and CEO of Barrett Technology
• Bill Townsend (born 1965), businessman
• Bill Townsend (footballer) (1922–1988), English football player and manager

• William Townshend (disambiguation)

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