| Wayne Townsend | |
| State Senate: | Indiana |
| State: | Indiana |
| District: | 19th |
| Term Start: | November 8, 1972 |
| Term End: | November 5, 1986 |
| Preceded: | John Mutz[1] |
| Succeeded: | Larry David Macklin |
| State Senate1: | Indiana |
| State1: | Indiaan |
| District1: | 13th |
| Term Start1: | November 4, 1970 |
| Term End1: | November 8, 1972 |
| Preceded1: | Frank James Biddinger[2] |
| Succeeded1: | John Frederick Augsburger |
| Office2: | Member of the Indiana House of Representatives from Blackford County and Grant County |
| Term Start2: | November 7, 1962 |
| Term End2: | November 9, 1966 |
| Preceded2: | Ray Manual Hickam[3] |
| Succeeded2: | Roger Lee Jessup |
| Term Start3: | November 5, 1958 |
| Term End3: | November 9, 1960 |
| Preceded3: | James O. Murrell |
| Succeeded3: | Ray Manual Hickam |
| Birth Date: | 1 May 1926 |
| Birth Place: | Grant County, Indiana, U.S. |
| Death Place: | South Haven, Michigan, U.S. |
| Party: | Democratic |
| Occupation: | farmer |
| Spouse: | Helen |
| Children: | five |
| Relations: | M. Clifford Townsend (grandfather) |
| Residence: | Hartford City, Indiana |
| Alma Mater: | Purdue University (1951) |
W. Wayne Townsend (May 1, 1926 - July 3, 2015) was an American politician from the U.S. state of Indiana. A Democrat, he was his party's gubernatorial nominee in 1984. Townsend was defeated by the incumbent Republican Governor Robert D. Orr.