John Townsend may refer to: *

John Townsend (author) John Townsend (born June 1, 1952) is an American Christian self help author, business consultant, and psychologist. Biography Townsend holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology with honors from North Carolina State University, a Master of ...

(born 1952), American psychologist and author * John Townsend (basketball) (1916–2001), American basketball player * John Townsend (MP for Greenwich) (1819–1892), British politician and member of Parliament for Greenwich *

John Townsend (educator) John Townsend (24 March 1757 – 7 February 1826) was a Congregationalist minister, and founder of the Asylum for the Deaf and Dumb, the first public institution in England for deaf children. Life Townsend was born in Whitechapel, London in 1757, ...

(1757–1826), English Congregationalist minister and founder of school for deaf children *

John Townsend (footballer) John Townsend (born 16 June 1943) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Originally from Sale, Townsend came to Melbourne and made his league debut in 1962. He played as a ...

(born 1943), Australian rules footballer *

John Townsend (Irish politician) John Townsend (1737 – 4 August 1810) was an Irish politician. He was the third son of Richard Townsend, son of Bryan Townsend, and his second wife Elizabeth Beecher, daughter of Henry Beecher and granddaughter of Thomas Beecher. In 1783, Tow ...

(1737–1810), Irish MP for Dingle, Doneraile and Castlemartyr * John Townsend (mayor) (1783–1854), 37th mayor of Albany, NY *

John Townsend (MP for Warwick) John Townsend of Warwick was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1597 to 1614. Townsend was the son of Richard Townsend of Warwick and his wife Christian. He was bailiff of Warwick from 1589 to 1590 and then in 1597 and ...

, English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1597 to 1614 *

John Townsend (New York City) John Townsend (1789–1863) was an American politician from New York. Life He was the son of Israel Townsend (1742–1832) and Phebe (Weeks) Townsend (1752–1836). The family lived in Armonk, a hamlet in the Town of North Castle, Westchester Cou ...

(1789–1863), New York politician * John Townsend (Oyster Bay) (1608–1668), early settler of the American colonies * John Townsend (Wisconsin politician) (born 1938), Wisconsin politician *

Johnny Townsend (American football) Johnny Townsend (born February 14, 1995) is an American football Punter (football), punter who is a free agent. He played college football at Florida Gators football, Florida. He was drafted by the Oakland Raiders in the fifth round of the 2018 ...

(born 1995), American football player *John Townsend (1732–1809), cabinet maker of the

Goddard and Townsend The Goddard and Townsend families of Newport lend their name to an extensive body of New England furniture associated with Newport, Rhode Island in the second half of the 18th century. Family of artisans The Townsend and Goddard families were t ...

style * John G. Townsend Jr. (1871–1964), American businessman and politician, governor and senator from Delaware *

John Kirk Townsend John Kirk Townsend (August 10, 1809 – February 6, 1851) was an American naturalist, ornithologist and collector. Townsend was a Quaker born in Philadelphia, the son of Charles Townsend and Priscilla Kirk. He attended Westtown School in ...

(1809–1851), American naturalist *

John P. Townsend John Pomeroy Townsend (1832–1898) was an American financier of the Gilded Age. He proudly claimed descent from "old Puritan stock", tracing his ancestry to a Thomas Townsend who settled at Lynn, Massachusetts in 1637. Business career Townsend ...

(1832–1898), American financier *

John Rowe Townsend John Rowe Townsend (19 May 1922 – 24 March 2014) was a British children's writer and children's literature scholar. His best-known children's novel is ''The Intruder'', which won a 1971 Edgar Award. His best-known academic work is a reference s ...

(1922–2014), British children's author * John Richard Townsend (1930–2013), British painter *

John Sealy Townsend Sir John Sealy Edward Townsend, FRS (7 June 1868 – 16 February 1957) was an Irish-British mathematical physicist who conducted various studies concerning the electrical conduction of gases (concerning the kinetics of electrons and ions) and d ...

(1868–1957), Irish physicist *

John Selby Townsend John Selby Townsend (August 24, 1824 – April 23, 1892) was an American judge and politician. He was a member of the Democratic Party. Townsend was born on August 24, 1824, in Morganfield, Kentucky to James Townsend a planter and large slaveo ...

(1824–1892), American Democrat legislator and jurist from Iowa * John Townsend (musician), musician with the Sanford-Townsend Band

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