Downing is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include: Antoinette Downing (1904–2001), American historian Andrew Jackson Downing (1815–1852), American landscape designer, horticulturalist and writer Arthur Matthew Weld Downing (1850–1917), Anglo-Irish astronomer Ben Downing (writer) (born 1967), American writer Benjamin W. Downing (1835–1894), American lawyer Brian Downing (born 1950), American baseball player Burton Downing (1885–1929), American racing cyclist Calybute Downing (1605–1643), English clergyman and political figure Caroline Lowder Downing (1855–1942), British suffragette Cecilia Downing MBE (1858–1952), Australian temperance and women's rights activist Charles Downing (died 1845), American politician Charles Downing (pomologist) (1802–1885), American pomologist and horticulturalist Charles W. Downing Jr. (1825–1862), Florida politician Christine Downing, author Coe S. Downing (1791–1847), New York politician Dean Downing (born 1975), English bicycle racer Edith Downing (1857–1931), British artist and suffragette Finis E. Downing (1846–1936), American politician Frank Downing (1907–1978), Australian politician Sir George Downing, 1st Baronet (1625–1684), Anglo-Irish soldier and statesman George Downing (surfer) (1930–2018), American surfer Georgia Downing (born 1999), British trampoline gymnast Greg Downing (born 1985), American lacrosse player Henry H. Downing (1853–1919), American politician Jack G. Downing (1940–2021), Central Intelligence Agency deputy director James W. Downing (1914–2018), American naval officer Jared Downing (born 1989), American mixed martial artist Jim Downing (born 1942), American racing driver, owner, and developer K. K. Downing (born 1951), guitarist and songwriter Keith Downing (born 1965), English former footballer Ken Downing (1917–2004), British racing driver Lewis Downing (1823–1872), Native American chief of the Cherokee nation Lisa Downing (born 1974), British author and academic Michael Downing (director), Canadian film director Michael Downing (politician) (1955–2015), American politician Paul Downing (1873–1944), American college football player and coach Quincy Downing (born 1993), American sprinter Reg Downing (1904–1994), Australian politician Russell Downing (born 1978), English cycling road-racer Sara Downing (born 1979), American actress Stephen Downing (producer) (1938–2025), American screenwriter, producer, activist, and journalist Stewart Downing (born 1984), English footballer Thomas Downing (painter) (1928–1985), American painter Thomas N. Downing (1919–2001), American politician Timothy J. Downing (born 1979), American attorney, politician, judge, and Army officer Walt Downing (born 1956), American football player Wayne A. Downing (1940–2007), American general W. H. Downing (1893–1965), Australian soldier and writer
See also Downing (disambiguation) Dunning Downing baronets
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