George Townsend may refer to:George Townsend (politician) (1769–1844), U.S. Representative from New York George Fyler Townsend (1814–1900), translator of the standard English edition of Aesop's Fables George Townsend (cricketer) (1814–1870), English cricketer George Townsend (priest) (1788–1857), English clergyman and author George Townsend (baseball) (1867–1930), American baseball player George Alfred Townsend (1841–1914), American journalist, war correspondent and novelist George Henry Townsend (1787–1869), English literary compiler and journalist George Townsend (footballer) (1957-), English footballer