Downes (surname)

Downes is a surname, and may refer to:

 Andrew Downes (composer)
 Andrew Downes (scholar)
 Doris Downes, American artist
 Edward Downes (1911–2001), American musicologist, critic and quizmaster for the Metropolitan Opera
 Sir Edward Downes (1924-2009), British conductor
 Melissa Downes, Australian news presenter
 Olin Downes, American music critic
 Percy Downes, English footballer
 Ralph Downes, organist
 Stephen Downes, Canadian philosopher