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
See also
edit- Baron Downes, a former title in the peerage of Ireland
- Downes v. Bidwell, a U.S. Supreme Court case of 1901
- Mollie Panter-Downes (1906–97), American novelist and newspaper columnist
- Molly Smitten-Downes (born 1987), British singer-songwriter
- Richard Downes Jackson (1777–1845), English-born Canadian administrator
- William Downes Griffith (1829–1908), Attorney General of Cape Colony 1866–72
- Downs (surname)
- Down (surname)
This page lists people with the surname Downes.
If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name(s) to the link.
If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name(s) to the link.