James Townsend
James Townsend may refer to any one of the following persons:
- James Townsend (cricketer) (b. 1790), English cricketer
- James Townsend (Lord Mayor of London), Lord Mayor of London 1772
- James Townsend (New York) (d. 1790), U.S. Congressman-elect from New York
- Jim Townsend (b. 1937), Irish politician
- James William Emery Townsend (1838-1900), better known as Lying Jim Townsend, American storyteller
- James Townsend Saward (b. 1799), English forger