# Downes (surname)

Downes (Irish: Ó Dubháin), is a surname of Irish and English origin, and may refer to:
* Aaron Downes (born 1985), Australian footballer
* Aidan Downes (born 1988), Irish footballer
* Alexander Downes (1868–1950), Australian-born rugby player and cricketer who relocated to New Zealand
* Andrew Downes (scholar) (c. 1549–1628), English classical scholar
* Andrew Downes (composer) (1950–2023), British classical composer
* Arthur Downes (1883–1956), Scottish sailor who competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics
* Arthur Downes (police officer) (1895–1984), British-born New Zealand soldier, clerk, salesman and policeman
* Austin Downes (active 1930–31), American football player at the University of Georgia
* Bessie Downes (1860–1920) Elizabeth (Bessie) Downes, botanical artist, Southport, UK
* Bob Downes (born 1937), English avant-garde jazz flautist and saxophonist
* Bobby Downes (footballer) (born 1949), English footballer
* Bobby Downes (film producer) (born before 1983), American movie producer, elder brother of Kevin Downes
* Disappearance of Charlene Downes (1989–2003), English suspected murder victim
* Danny Downes (born 1986), American mixed martial artist
* David Downes (disambiguation), multiple people
* Doris Downes (born 1961), American botanical artist, painter of natural history, and writer
* Edward Downes (1911–2001), American musicologist, critic and quizmaster for the Metropolitan Opera
* Sir Edward Downes (1924–2009), British conductor
* Flynn Downes (born 1999), English footballer
* Francis Downes (1606–48), English politician
* Fred Downes (1855–1917), Australian politician
* Garry Downes (born 1944), Australian judge
* Geoff Downes (born 1952), English rock songwriter, record producer, and musician
* Henry Downes (disambiguation), multiple people (including Harry)
* John Downes (disambiguation), multiple people
* Johnny Haddon Downes (1920–2004), English Royal Air Force flyer and television producer
* Joseph M. Downes (before 1946 – 1993), American politician in Massachusetts
* Julia Downes (born before 1982), songwriter, musician and producer
* Katie Downes (born 1984), English glamour model
* Kerry Downes (1930–2019), English architectural historian, son of Ralph Downes
* Kevin Downes (born 1972), American actor, writer, producer and director, younger brother of Bobby Barnes
* Kevin Downes (hurler) (born 1991), Irish hurler
* Kit Downes (born before 2007), British jazz pianist
* Kyle Downes (born 1983), Canadian-American actor
* Lara Downes, American classical pianist and cultural activist
* Larry Downes (born before 1998), American internet industry analyst and author on business strategies and information technology
* Lawrence Downes (born before 1986), American journalist
* Lorraine Downes (born 1964), New Zealand dancer and beauty queen
* Major Downes (1834–1923), British army officer
* Mark Downes (born 1974), English cricketer
* Melissa Downes (born 1971), Australian broadcast journalist
* Mike Downes (born 1979), American telecom entrepreneur and iconic world traveler
* Miranda Downes (died 1985), Australian screenwriter
* Olin Downes (1886–1955), American classical music critic
* P. G. Downes (AKA Spike Downes, 1909–59), American school teacher, author and explorer
* Paul Downes (born before 1968), English folk guitarist, singer and composer
* Percy Downes (1905–89), English footballer
* Rackstraw Downes (born 1939), British-born realist painter and author
* Ralph Downes (1904–93), English organist, father of Kerry Downes
* Rebecca Downes, English blues rock singer, guitarist, songwriter and vocal coach
* Richard Downes (journalist) (active from 1985), Irish broadcaster and journalist
* Robin Atkin Downes (born 1978), English screen and voice actor
* Roger Downes (before 1601 – 1638), English lawyer and politician
* Rupert Downes (1885–1945), Australian soldier, general, surgeon and historian
* Sean Downes ( 1962–1984), Irish republican and plastic bullet victim
* Stephen Downes (disambiguation), multiple people (including Steve and Steven)
* Terry Downes (1936–2017), British professional boxer
* Thomas William Downes (1868–1938), New Zealand historian, ethnologist and river works supervisor
* Tony Downes (active 2012), British academic lawyer
* Tyrone Downes (born 1957), Barbadian professional boxer
* Wally Downes (born 1961), English football player, manager and coach
* Willard A. Downes (1908–2000), American artist and illustrator
* William Downes (disambiguation), multiple people