Downs is a surname of Old English origin.[1] Notable people with the surname include:
Arts and entertainment
edit- Cathy Downs (1924-1976), American actress
- Deidre Downs (born 1980), American physician and winner of Miss America 2005
- Hugh Downs (1921–2020), American broadcaster
- Bertis Downs, IV (born 1956), American entertainment lawyer
- Georgina Downs, British journalist
- Jason Downs (born 1973), American singer
- Johnny Downs (1913–1994), American actor
- Nicholas Downs (born 1976), American actor
- Lila Downs (born 1968), Mexican-American singer
- Samara Downs, British ballerina
Politics
edit- Charles E. Downs (1898–1967), American politician
- C. H. "Sammy" Downs (1911–1985), American lawyer and politician
- George W. Downs (political scientist) (1946–2015), American political scientist
- Solomon W. Downs (1801–1854), American politician
Sport
edit- Alexander Downs (1876–1924), Scottish cricketer
- Christopher Downs (born 1974), American boxer
- Dave Downs (born 1952), American baseball player
- David Downs (fl. 1970s), British rugby player
- Devante Downs (born 1995), American football player
- Dorothea Downs (1917–1968), American baseball player
- Jack Downs (born 1995), English rugby player
- Jeter Downs (born 1998), American baseball player
- Josh Downs (born 2001), American football player
- Matt Downs (born 1984), American baseball player
- Scott Downs (born 1976), American baseball player
Other
edit- Anthony Downs (1930–2021), American economist
- Bill Downs (1914–1978), American war correspondent
- Diane Downs (born 1955), American murderer
- Donald Downs (born 1948), American professor
- Ephraim Downs (1787–1860), American clockmaker
- George W. Downs (physicist) (fl. 1946), American businessman
- James Cloyd Downs (1885–1957) inventor of the Downs cell for electrochemical production of sodium
- Joseph Downs (1895–1954), American curator
- Sally Ward Lawrence Hunt Armstrong Downs (1827–1896), American socialite
- Thomas Nelson Downs (1867–1938), American magician
- Wilbur Downs (1913–1991), American naturalist and virologist
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Surname Database: Downs Last Name Origin". surnamedb.com. Retrieved 2016-12-31.
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