Downs is a surname of Old English origin.
People with this surname include:
Anthony Downs (born 1930), scholar in public policy and public administration
Bertis Downs, IV (born 1956), counselor and manager for the rock band R
Bill Downs (1914–1978), American war correspondent
Charles E. Downs, first Los Angeles City Councilman
C. H. "Sammy" Downs (1911–1985), Louisiana politician
Deidre Downs (born 1980), winner of Miss America 2005
Donald Downs, American political science professor
Ephraim Downs (1787–1860), America wooden movement clockmaker
George Edward Downs (1856–1936), cricket Test match umpire
George W. Downs
Hollis Downs (born 1946), American politician
Hugh Downs (born 1921), American broadcaster
Jack Downs, English rugby league footballer
James Crawford Downs (born 1940), American former district attorney
James U. Downs (born 1941), American jurist
Jason Downs (born 1973), American singer
J. Earl Downs (1905–1998), Louisiana politician
Johnny Downs (1913–1994), American actor
Lila Downs (born 1968), Mexican/American singer
Matt Downs (born 1984), Major League Baseball baseman
Nicholas Downs (born 1976), American actor
Sally Ward Lawrence Hunt Armstrong Downs, also known as Sallie Ward, (1827–1896), American socialite
Scott Downs (born 1976), American baseball pitcher
Solomon W. Downs (1801–1854), United States Senator
Thomas Nelson Downs (1867–1938), magician
U. T. Downs (1880–1941), Louisiana politician
Wilbur Downs (1913–1991), naturalist and virologist
