Peter Townsend may refer to:
- Peter Townsend (golfer) (born 1946), player in the 1969 and 1971 Ryder Cups
- Peter Townsend (sociologist) (1928–2009), economist, author and university professor at the London School of Economics
- Peter Townsend (RAF officer) (1914–1995), Royal Air Force pilot at one time linked romantically with Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon
- Peter Townsend (drummer), American drummer
- Peter Townsend Barlow (1857–1921), American jurist
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Famous quotes containing the words peter and/or townsend:
“In a hierarchy every employee tends to rise to his level of incompetence.”
—Laurence J. Peter (1919–1990)
“An aspiring genius was D. Green:
The son of a farmer, age fourteen;
His body was long and lank and lean—
Just right for flying, as will be seen;”
—John Townsend Trowbridge (1827–1916)