John Downes

John Downes

John Downes may refer to:

*John Downes (regicide), convicted of regicide of Charles I of England at the restoration of Charles II
*John Downes (17th-century prompter), English theatre prompter for most of the Restoration period, 1660-1700
*John Downes (naval officer) (1786–1854), officer in the United States Navy
*John Downes (sailor) (1870-1943), British Olympic gold medalist in 1908
*John K. Downes, Canadian politician, member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba, 1922-1927
*John Downs (broadcaster), reporter and radio personality in Toronto, Canada

ee also

*Johnny Downs, child actor who appeared in the "Our Gang" series of short films
*Jonathan Downes (born 1959), English cryptozoologist, author, film-maker, journalist, composer and singer-songwriter


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