Downs is a surname of

Old English Old English (, ), or Anglo-Saxon, is the earliest recorded form of the English language, spoken in England and southern and eastern Scotland in the early Middle Ages. It was brought to Great Britain by Anglo-Saxon settlers in the mid-5th c ...

origin. Notable people with the surname include: * Alexander Downs (1876–1924), Scottish cricketer *

Anthony Downs Anthony Downs (November 21, 1930October 2, 2021) was an American economist specializing in public policy and public administration. His research focuses included political choice theory, rent control, affordable housing, and transportation ec ...

(born 1930), American economist * Bertis Downs, IV (born 1956), American e–ntertainment lawyer *

Bill Downs William Randall Downs, Jr. (August 17, 1914 – May 3, 1978) was an American broadcast journalist and war correspondent. He worked for CBS News from 1942 to 1962 and for ABC News beginning in 1963. He was one of the original members of the te ...

(1914–1978), American war correspondent * Charles E. Downs (1898–1967), American politician *

Cathy Downs Catherine N. Downs (March 3, 1926 – December 8, 1976) was an American film actress. Biography Downs was born in Port Jefferson, New York. She was the daughter of James Nelson Downs and Edna Elizabeth Newman. A model for the Walter Thornton ...

(19241976), American actress *

Christopher Downs Christopher Downs (born November 5, 1974) is a US-American amateur boxer who won a bronze medal at the 2007 Pan American Games 2007. Career A member of the U.S. Army's World Class Athlete Program, Sergeant Christopher Downs only took up boxing ...

(born 1974), American boxer * C. H. "Sammy" Downs (1911–1985), American lawyer and politician * Dave Downs (born 1952), American baseball player * David Downs (fl. 1970s), British rugby player * Deidre Downs (born 1980), American physician and winner of Miss America 2005 *

Devante Downs Devante Downs (born October 18, 1995) is a former American football linebacker. He played college football at California. Professional career Minnesota Vikings Downs was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the seventh round (225th overall) of t ...

(born 1995), American football player *

Donald Downs Donald Alexander Downs (born December 2, 1948) is an American political science professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison known for his work on the First Amendment. Education Downs received his B.A. from Cornell University Cornell ...

(born 1948), American professor * Dorothea Downs (1917–1968), American baseball player * Ephraim Downs (1787–1860), American clockmaker * George W. Downs (physicist) (fl. 1946), American businessman * George Woodrow Downs (1946–2015), American political scientist *

Georgina Downs Georgina Downs is a British journalist who is a campaigner on health effects of pesticides. After experiencing chronic illness throughout her childhood and adolescence, she launched a campaign against the use of pesticides in industrial agricultu ...

, British journalist *

Hollis Downs Hollis may refer to: *Hollis (singer) *Hollis (name) Places * Hollis, Alaska * Hollis, Kansas * Hollis, Maine * Hollis, Missouri * Hollis, New Hampshire * Hollis, Oklahoma * Hollis, Queens, neighborhood in New York **Hollis (LIRR station), its Lo ...

(born 1946), American politician *

Hugh Downs Hugh Malcolm Downs (February 14, 1921July 1, 2020) was an American radio and television broadcaster, announcer and programmer; television host; news anchor; TV producer; author; game show host; talk show sidekick; and music composer. A regular t ...

(1921–2020), American broadcaster * Jack Downs (born 1995), English rugby player * James Crawford Downs (born 1940), American lawyer and politician * James U. Downs (born 1941), American jurist *

Jason Downs Jason Wright Downs (born September 8, 1973, in Columbia, Maryland) is an American actor and singer. He has released two albums on Jive Records, ''White Boy with a Feather'' and ''The Spin''. He also released "White Boy with a Feather", "Revenue", ...

(born 1973), American singer * Jeter Downs (born 1998), American baseball player *

Johnny Downs John Morey Downs (October 10, 1913 – June 6, 1994) was an American child actor, singer, and dancer. He began his career as a child actor, most notably playing Johnny in the ''Our Gang'' short series from 1923 to 1926. He remained active ...

(1913–1994), American actor *

Joseph Downs Joseph Downs (July 24, 1895 – September 8, 1954) was an American museum curator and scholar of American decorative arts. After 17 years at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Downs became founding curator of the Winterthur Museum, Garden and Libra ...

(1895–1954), American curator *

Lila Downs Ana Lila Downs Sánchez (born 9 September 1968 * *) is a Mexican singer-songwriter. She performs her own compositions and the works of others in multiple genres, as well as tapping into Mexican traditional and popular music. She also incorporat ...

(born 1968), Mexican-American singer * Matt Downs (born 1984), American baseball player *

Nicholas Downs Nicholas William Downs is an American actor. Downs has played supporting roles in several films, including '' Constantine'' (2005), '' The Girl Next Door'' (2004), and ''Pearl Harbor'' (2001). He played the main character in " Is It Just Me?" (20 ...

(born 1976), American actor *

Sally Ward Lawrence Hunt Armstrong Downs Sally Ward Lawrence Hunt Armstrong Downs, also known as Sallie Ward, (September 29, 1827July 8, 1896) was a "Southern belle." Born into the Southern aristocracy of Kentucky in the Antebellum South, she married four times. After a failed marriage in ...

(1827–1896), American socialite *

Samara Downs Samara Downs, is a British ballerina, and currently a principal dancer with the Birmingham Royal Ballet. Samara Downs was born in Ashford, Kent. She trained at the Caroline Shaw and Pauline Kellett Dance Schools, and the Royal Ballet School. D ...

, British ballerina * Scott Downs (born 1976), American baseball player * Solomon W. Downs (1801–1854), American politician * Thomas Nelson Downs (1867–1938), American magician * Wilbur Downs (1913–1991), American naturalist and virologist

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