Downing is an English surname. List of people with the surname Antoinette Downing (1904–2001), Rhode Island architectural historian and preservationist Andrew Jackson Downing (1815–1852), American landscape designer, horticulturalist and writer Arthur Matthew Weld Downing (1850–1917), 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 Caroline Lowder Downing (fl. 1912), British suffragette, sister of Edith Downing Charles Downing (died 1845), American politician Charles Downing (pomologist) (1802–1885), American pomologist and horticulturalist Charles W. Downing Jr. (1825–1862), Florida politician 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), Irish soldier and statesman George Maxwell Downing (born 1963), British entrepreneur George Downing (surfer) (1930–2018), American surfer Greg Downing (born 1985), American professional lacrosse player 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 Jim Downing (Gaelic footballer) (1946–2012), Irish Gaelic footballer 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 head coach Reg Downing (1904–1994), Australian politician Russell Downing (born 1978), English cycling road-racer Sara Downing (born 1979), American actress Stephen Downing (born 1938), American screenwriter, producer, activist, and journalist Stewart Downing (born 1984), English footballer Thomas Downing, several people Timothy J. Downing (born 1979), American attorney, politician, judge, and U.S. Army officer Walt Downing (born 1956), American football player Wayne A. Downing (1940–2007), US Army four-star general See also Downing baronets, an extinct title in the Baronetage of England and Ireland Dineen (surname) Downes (surname) Dunning (surname) English-language surnames