title: Downes (surname)
text: # 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 (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
  * 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
  