George Townshend is the name of:
- George Townshend (Bahá'í) (1876–1957), author, promoter of the Bahá'í Faith
- George Townshend (Royal Navy officer) (1715–1769), British naval commander
- George Townshend, 1st Marquess Townshend (1724–1807), British field marshal
- George Townshend, 2nd Marquess Townshend (1753–1811), British peer and politician
- George Townshend, 3rd Marquess Townshend (1778–1855), British peer
- George Townshend, 7th Marquess Townshend (1916–2010), British peer
Famous quotes containing the words george and/or townshend:
“Compare society to a boat. Her progress through the water will not depend upon the exertion of her crew, but upon the exertion devoted to propelling her. This will be lessened by any expenditure of force in fighting among themselves, or in pulling in different directions.”
—Henry George (1839–1897)
“But neither steele nor stony breast
Are proof against those lookes of thine,
Nor can a Beauty lesse divine
Of any heart be long possest,
Where thou pretend’st an interest.”
—Aurelian Townshend (c. 1583–c.1651)