John Downey may refer to: John G. Downey (1827–1894), Governor of California John T. Downey (1930–2014), former CIA officer shot down over communist China and imprisoned for two decades John V. Downey (c.1884–1960), New York politician John W. Downey (1927–2004), contemporary classical composer John Downey (RAF officer) (1920–2010) John Anthony Downey, accused of carrying out the Hyde Park bombing in 1982