Peter Townsend may refer to:
Peter Townsend (cricketer) (1910-1995), English cricket player
Peter Townsend (drummer), American musician
Peter Townsend (golfer) (born 1946), British golf player
Peter Townsend (RAF officer) (1914-1995), British military pilot linked with Princess Margaret
Peter Townsend (sociologist) (1928-2009), British academic
Peter Townsend (1919-2006), Art Monthly Australasia editor
Peter Townsend, American owner of the Sterling Iron Works