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