John Downes

John Downes may refer to:

  • John Downes (regicide) (1609–c. 1666), English commissioner convicted of regicide of Charles I of England at the restoration of Charles II
  • John Downes (prompter) (died c. 1712), English theatre prompter for most of the Restoration period, 1660–1700
  • John Downes (naval officer) (1786–1854), American Commodore and ship captain in the United States Navy
  • John Downes (sailor) (1870–1943), British Olympic sailing gold medalist in 1908
  • John K. Downes, Canadian politician, member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba, 1922–1927

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    And I heard a voice from heaven, as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of a great thunder: and I heard the voice of harpers harping with their harps.
    —Bible: New Testament St. John the Divine, in Revelation, 14:2.