Robert Townsend may refer to: * Robert Townsend (spy) (1753–1838), American spy * Robert Townsend (captain) (1819–1866), United States Navy * Robert Townsend (author) (1920–1998), American author, CEO of Avis Rent a Car * Ed Townsend (swimmer) (Robert Edward Townsend Jr., born 1943), American swimmer * Rob Townsend (born 1947), English rock drummer * Robert M. Townsend (born 1948), professor of economics at MIT * Robert Townsend (actor) (born 1957), American actor and filmmaker

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