Charles Townsend may refer to:

  • Charlie Townsend (1876–1958), Gloucestershire cricketer
  • Charles Champlain Townsend (1841–1910), U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania
  • Charles E. Townsend (1856–1924), U.S. Representative Senator from Michigan
  • Charles E. Townsend (linguist) (1932–2015), American Slavist and linguist
  • Charles Harrison Townsend (1851–1928), English architect
  • Charles Haskins Townsend (1859–1944), American zoologist
  • Charles Henry Tyler Townsend (1863–1944), American entomologist
  • Charles Townsend (BMX rider) (born 1967), American former professional BMX racer
  • Charles Townsend (fencer) (1872–1906), American fencer and Olympic silver medalist
  • Charles Townsend (Ohio politician) (1834–1900), Republican politician in Ohio
  • Charles Townsend (British politician), British politician of the 1890s
  • Charles H. Townsend, president and CEO of the Condé Nast publishing company
  • Charles Townsend, community-college instructor, see
  • Charles Townsend, Wyoming state senator representing the 1st district 2003–2011
  • Charles "Charlie" Townsend, fictional unseen character on the Charlie's Angels television and motion picture series
  • Charles Wendell Townsend (1850 – 1934), American physician and ornithologist

See also

  • Charles Townshend (disambiguation)