What is "downes"

Downes may refer to:

• Downes Sports F.C., the former name of Hinckley Downes F.C.
• Downes v. Bidwell, a US Supreme Court case
• Downes (surname), people with the surname Downes
• USS Downes, several United States Navy ships

Downes , 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 (18681950), Australian-born rugby player and cricketer who relocated to New Zealand
• Andrew Downes (scholar) (1628), English classical scholar
• Andrew Downes (composer) (born 1950), British classical composer
• Arthur Downes (18831956), Scottish sailor who competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics
• Arthur Leonard Downes (18951984), Britis-born New Zealand soldier, clerk, salesman and policeman
• Austin Downes (active 193031), American football player at the University of Georgia
• 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 (19892003), 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 (19112001), American musicologist, critic and quizmaster for the Metropolitan Opera
• Sir Edward Downes (19242009), British conductor
• Francis Downes (160648), English politician
• Fred Downes (18551917), 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 (19202004), English Royal Air Force flyer and television producer
• Jonathan Downes (born 1959), English naturalist, cryptozoologist, author, editor, film-maker, poet, activist, journalist, composer and singer-songwriter
• Joseph M. Downes (before 19461993), American politician in Massachusetts
• Julia Downes (born before 1982), songwriter, musician and producer
• Katie Downes (born 1984), English glamour model
• Kerry Downes (born 1930), 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
• 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 (18341923), British army officer
• Mark Downes (born 1974), English cricketer
• Melissa Downes (born 1971), Australian broadcast journalist
• Miranda Downes (died 1985), Australian screenwriter
• Olin Downes (18861955), American classical music critic
• P. G. Downes (AKA Spike Downes, 190959), American school teacher, author and explorer
• Paul Downes (born before 1968), English folk guitarist, singer and composer
• Percy Downes (190589), English footballer
• Rackstraw Downes (born 1939), British-born realist painter and author
• Ralph Downes (190493), English organist, father of Kerry Downes
• Richard Downes (journalist) (active from 1985), Irish broadcaster and journalist
• Robin Atkin Downes (born 1978), English screen and voice actor
• Roger Downes (before 16011638), English lawyer and politician
• Rupert Downes (18851945), Australian soldier, general, surgeon and historian
• Stephen Downes (disambiguation), multiple people (including Steve and Steven)
• Terry Downes (born 1936), British professional boxer
• Thomas William Downes (18681938), 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 (19082000), American artist and illustrator
• William Downes (disambiguation), multiple people